Comparing my recording pieces to a metronome

[rovis77]

When I record my pieces I tend to compare them to a metronome, is this all right?. A human being can be as exact as a metronome, I noticed that sometimes the speed in the same recordings varies in 1 bpm and this makes it not match the metronome. My question is, a human recording can maintain perfect time with a metronome?

[j_menz]

My question is, a human recording can maintain perfect time with a metronome?

Your question ought to be, should it.

Answer: No.

[ted]

Your question be, should it.

Answer: No.

I agree. Pointless exercise. The mental perception of rhythm, in all its subtlety and complexity, is much more important than the ability to replicate a simple clock tick.

[pianoman53]

You shouldn't follow the metronome. It's there to help you not completely lose track of what you're doing. To follow like that will never create music.

[faulty_damper]

If you recorded human speech, will it follow the metronome?  Few ever complain about the tempo of another's speech.