10-30-2017, 09:37 PM
I sometimes record things rubato when there is not a whole lot going on... like for maybe a brief solo part with very sparse accompaniment. But the more instruments you want to add, the more of a nightmare it becomes editing things afterwards when you don't have a static point of reference (i.e. the piano roll grid). I've found that for the most part you can get 99% there with liberal yet careful use of gradual tempo changes. Make sure to have the part down pat, then record it to a fixed tempo (it will feel weird, I know), and THEN tweak it to your heart's content with tempo changes. If you can really hear and feel what you want it to sound like, you will know when and by how much the tempo should change, and faking it this way will take a lot less time than doing it completely off the grid so to speak.
