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Help my Dad how to backing tracks

PostPosted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 8:28 am
by alexwaston
Howdy,
My Dad wants to start playing more gigs but he's always played in a band. He would like to play along to simplified backing tracks.

Removing the instruments he does not want.

I'm not totally familiar with all this stuff but to me it sounds like he needs Midi based backing tracks.

Now my Dad gets very and easily frustrated with technology. I'm overseas so I can't just go and show him I'll have to talk him through. Whatever system he gets needs to be dead simple. It took him a year to start using his Mac because he would get too frustrated. But he does use it now.

From what he has said to me he wants basically the bass and drums some harmonies. Then my uncle will do some rhythm and Dad will do some Rhythm/Lead and vocals.

Any help would be great.
Thanks.
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Re: Help my Dad how to backing tracks

PostPosted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 12:12 pm
by GuitarMikeB
Removing tracks from a recorded track is not easy and typically does not result in good sound. You can buy backing tracks from places, or create your own (recording on a computer or stand-alone recorder), or use a device like this:
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/TrioPedal

Re: Help my Dad how to backing tracks

PostPosted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 4:37 pm
by t-Roy and The Smoking Section
The best way is to record a band playing the songs and then take out the lead vocal in the mix.

Midi screams "amateur" and really sucks.

Re: Help my Dad how to backing tracks

PostPosted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 6:57 pm
by RGMixProject
http://www.karaoke-version.com/custombackingtrack/
Your dad can call these people, tell them what songs, what instruments, and what order he wants them in. They can make a cd of the tracks and send it to him.


Just push play.

Re: Help my Dad how to backing tracks

PostPosted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 7:56 pm
by GuitarMikeB
This guy posted the same question over at the acoustiguitarforum.com forums, with more info. Doesn't want to use a Trio-style pedal.
He might try the 'band in the box' software to create backing tracks, which to me is a pretty tedious process. Maybe the new BIAB sounds ok, but previous music I've heard with it sounds pretty lame. Ok for basic country songs with twanging guitar leads, I guess.

Re: Help my Dad how to backing tracks

PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2016 5:49 pm
by t-Roy and The Smoking Section
In the latest version of GarageBand, you choose the drummer and each different "drummer" plays along like a real drummer. It's actually quite intuitive.

Maybe you could record a bass/keyboards to that and use it for the basic backing track?

Re: Help my Dad how to backing tracks

PostPosted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 4:26 am
by john1092399
He might want to check out the iReal program . You can download sequences , or enter them yourself , it is really easy.There are a lot of free sequences on their forum. I throw about half of them away , but the others are good. They are free.

Re: Help my Dad how to backing tracks

PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 11:26 am
by jomofo
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Re: Help my Dad how to backing tracks

PostPosted: Thu Jul 05, 2018 1:32 pm
by schmedidiah
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