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Play along · Five-minute practice

Prog metal practice.
Feel seven in 2+2+3.

Repeat one short rhythm across seven eighth notes. Keep the grouping steady while the backing opens up, gets quieter, then returns with tom fills.

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120 BPM · E Dorian · 7/8 (2+2+3)

Four editable sections. You bring the riff; this is generated accompaniment, not a song transcription or original recording.

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Nothing plays on arrival. Choose Load practice setup, then Start playback.

Before you play

Count the eighth notes as 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2–3, then start again without a pause. The groups contain two, two and three equal eighth notes—not three equal beats. Mock Band’s 120 BPM counts quarter notes: each eighth lasts 0.25 seconds and one 7/8 bar lasts 1.75 seconds.

  • Start at a comfortable master volume. Loading chooses Recorded Acoustic drums and rhythm guitar; synth drums play if recordings are unavailable.
  • Loading replaces the current groove, but leaves saved scene slots and master volume untouched. Save any unsaved groove first if you want to keep it.
  • Need a slower pace? Load the setup, lower BPM in Tempo & Meter, then turn on Keep my tempo in the setup panel. Section buttons will use your current BPM. With it off, the next section restores 120 BPM. The preference resets to off on reload.
  • The same steps are available in Five-minute practice guide inside the app’s setup panel. Minute marks are a suggested pace, not an automatic timer. Mock Band does not advance sections or stop for you.

One rhythm. Five minutes. Four sections.

Use the named buttons in the practice setup panel, not the numbered Scenes slots. While playing, a section waits for the next bar. Choose once and keep counting through the change.

  1. 0–1 min

    Count before adding notes

    Section: Seven drive

    Listen to Seven drive and say 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2–3. Keep each syllable evenly spaced. Use the grouping shown in Tempo & Meter as your reference; do not add an eighth count or a pause at the end.

  2. 1–2 min

    Mark the three groups

    Section: Seven drive

    Try a muted strum on the first note of each group: eighth-note positions 1, 3 and 5. Let the last group last three eighth notes. Repeat the rhythm, or bring in a short original phrase that fits the backing.

  3. 2–3 min

    Open up without adding a beat

    Section: Open seven

    Choose Open seven. The drum style and cymbal change, but 120 BPM, 7/8 and 2+2+3 stay the same. Repeat your rhythm and listen for the return to the first group instead of stretching the bar to fit 4/4.

  4. 3–4 min

    Keep the grouping in the quiet section

    Section: Quiet seven

    Choose Quiet seven. Leave some attacks out and keep counting through the gaps. The quieter muted chords and steady eighth-note bass give you a different backing without changing the length of the bar.

  5. 4–5 min

    Come back with the band

    Section: Seven + toms

    Choose Seven + toms. Keep the same grouping through the snare-and-tom fill every four bars. You do not need to copy the fill: aim to arrive on the next first group with the band. Press Stop when you finish.

Make the next round yours

Choose a section first, then edit tempo, key or fills. Keep my tempo carries only your BPM across section changes. Other edits, including key, swing and fills, are replaced by the next section’s recipe.

Save an edited groove to a local scene slot you are happy to replace. Export scenes for a backup; local saves are not cloud storage.

Worth another session?

Did the backing help you keep the idea going, or get in the way? Try the same round another day before adding complexity.

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