Do you practice with a metronome?

So apparently guitarist Wayne Krantz has developed an app called the Humanome, which serves up imperfect time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUHEPmg0sPo

^Same guy who told me the thing about David Leibman upthread.

I practice with a metronome pretty regularly when I do studies

When recording musicians in situations where a human performance is desirable but a steady tempo is necessary, I typically feed the snare through a dotted-eighth delay, only to the drummer, so he has an syncopated echo of themself as they keep time. It works remarkably well and allows for the tempo to stay steady but still breathe

Oh obv that is in lieu of a metronome and/or click track. Might be fun to try it as a practice tool too

Now that I'm heavy into bluegrass/flatpicking, I've started doing a lot more practice with a metronome, and I've found it really helps not only my timing but my feel, which is sort of contrary to the canard about "metronomic" playing. In any case the music I'm trying to learn is just too unforgiving of timing mistakes to not practice with one.

Do synth wizards practice with metro gnomes? (ducks)

I typically feed the snare through a dotted-eighth delay, only to the drummer, so he has an syncopated echo of themself as they keep time.

Wow, this is brilliant (although I wonder how it works for busier snare patterns).

I like to practice jazz drumming either with a metronome, or against a track/beat with programmed drums. I think it's always good to have a reality check on your time and be conscious of those moments where you rush or drag certain patterns, and don't really believe it can ever hurt someone's feel. Although keeping great time *without* a metronome is its own skill that's not exactly the same as playing with one (and for me is a lot about confidence/mindset?).