What does comping mean in jazz? In popular music—most notably jazz—to comp isto play chords and rhythms that provide support for a soloing band member. Some instrumentalists, such as bassists and drummers, spend nearly all of their time comping, while others, such as saxophonists and trum...
"When there's only a basic rhythm track, you normally put a pad on before someone does a vocal, even if you remove it afterwards," John Hudson states. "It makes the track more comfortable for the singer to pitch to than if there are just these guitars with plenty of space in between...