Backing Tracks Having fun with backing tracks!

[Dave E]

I either use backing tracks from YouTube or Karaoke version. I’ve used Audacity occasionally for simple fades or shortening the tune. For the last 5 years or so, I’ve got myself tracks from Perdido to Queens Under Pressure. Just recently though I’ve been starting to get variants of 12 bar blues which I’ve found to be great practice in terms of both improving playing rhythmically but also developing riffs and melodies.

 

[progger]

There are things you can do with tracks that really musicians may not want to though. IReal Pro’s looping for instance, or repeats ad nauseum.

Yes, that's actually huge, especially with one's own original compositions and arrangements. I have the tendency to write things that are too hard for me to play, at first... but I always make thorough demos of them in Logic, and I can loop and play along with tough sections indefinitely, getting my own repetitions up. When I bring a tricky new tune in for my band, I want to make sure that I, at least, have done my homework properly, to speed the rest of the process up for the others.

Added bonus, it makes me a better musician!

 

[prelude1]

Looper pedals are great to make your own. I use a BOSS RC10r.... It has drums too, it's a great pedal...I'll create a loop with my guitar and play my 1955 Buescher Alto over it...makes busking EZ.