Backing tracks?

Backing tracks?

Does anyone know a source of backing tracks for popular songs?

I found this one:
* w w w .guitarbackingtrack . com

But the tracks are MIDI. They're okay, and better than nothing.
But I was wondering if anyone sells "real" tracks.

Re: Backing tracks?

On May 6, 9:18 am, Mitch@ . wrote:
> Does anyone know a source of backing tracks for popular songs?
>
> I found this one: * w w w .guitarbackingtrack . com
>
> But the tracks are MIDI.  They're okay, and better than nothing.
> But I was wondering if anyone sells "real" tracks.

Try Limewire.

Pt

Re: Backing tracks?

Mitch wrote
> > But I was wondering if anyone sells "real" tracks.

Pt:
> Try Limewire.

Just go to the record store and shoplift
the Music Minus One and Jamie Abersold
recordings. They've made all the money
they need. It's ok for you to take them.


Lumpy

In Your Ears for 40 Years
w w w .LumpyMusic . com

Re: Backing tracks?

On Tue, 6 May 2008 08:27:37 -0700, "Lumpy"
<lumpy@digitalcartography . com > did courageously avow:

>Mitch wrote
>> > But I was wondering if anyone sells "real" tracks.
>
>Pt:
>> Try Limewire.
>
>Just go to the record store and shoplift
>the Music Minus One and Jamie Abersold
>recordings. They've made all the money
>they need. It's ok for you to take them.
>
>
This community service moment brought to you by the Metallica Can Suck
My .... Coalition.

--
Ken Wilson
* w w w .myspace . com /bcislander

Re: Backing tracks?

On May 6, 9:18 am, Mitch@ . wrote:
> Does anyone know a source of backing tracks for popular songs?
>
> I found this one: * w w w .guitarbackingtrack . com
>
> But the tracks are MIDI.  They're okay, and better than nothing.
> But I was wondering if anyone sells "real" tracks.

Play back of MIDI is obviously dependent on your sound module...if
your using some generic GM or some freeware software module, then it
is going to sound like crap, but if you get yourself a good quality
polyphonic (multi-timbral) outboard stereo sound module to hook up to
your MIDI playback unit, you will be blown away by how real those
track can sound. You can get a used Edirol SD-80 for under $600 (USB
connection to your computer means you can edit the synth part via
software...though, there are better by many makers such as Yamaha,
MOTU, E-MU, UA, Alesis and DBX amongst others...though many of these
hit closer to $1K new, on a more affordable note, a used Roland U220
can be had for as little as $150USD...make that piano roll come to
life with samples of actual instrument rather than FM synthesis.

Regards, CS

Re: Backing tracks?

Mitch@ . wrote:
> Does anyone know a source of backing tracks for popular songs?
>
> I found this one:
> * w w w .guitarbackingtrack . com
>
> But the tracks are MIDI. They're okay, and better than nothing.
> But I was wondering if anyone sells "real" tracks.

You musta missed this:

"This page contains free guitar backing tracks (BTs) for popular songs
as well as jam tracks. The backing tracks can be played in flash format
onsite or downloaded in MP3 format."

They didn't sound like midi to me.

Re: Backing tracks?

kitekrazy wrote:
> Mitch@ . wrote:
>> Does anyone know a source of backing tracks for popular songs?
>>
>> I found this one:
>> * w w w .guitarbackingtrack . com
>>
>> But the tracks are MIDI. They're okay, and better than nothing.
>> But I was wondering if anyone sells "real" tracks.
>
> You musta missed this:
>
> "This page contains free guitar backing tracks (BTs) for popular songs
> as well as jam tracks. The backing tracks can be played in flash format
> onsite or downloaded in MP3 format."
>
> They didn't sound like midi to me.

They are midi converted to mp3.

Re: Backing tracks?

I construct them on band in a box. Easy way to go. You can change
keys, tempo, style, etc.

Burn to disc if you like.

Re: Backing tracks?

Derek wrote:
> I construct them on band in a box. Easy way to go. You can change
> keys, tempo, style, etc.
>
> Burn to disc if you like.

Great minds.

--
Stephen
Ballina, Australia

Re: Backing tracks?

Stephen Calder wrote:
>
> Great minds.
>

Hehe. Maybe between the two of us we can come up with one great
mind. :-)

Re: Backing tracks?

On Tue, 06 May 2008 13:20:11 -0500, kitekrazy
<kitekrazy@sbcglobal . net > wrote:

>Mitch@_._ wrote:
>> Does anyone know a source of backing tracks for popular songs?
>>
>> I found this one:
>> * w w w .guitarbackingtrack . com
>>
>> But the tracks are MIDI. They're okay, and better than nothing.
>> But I was wondering if anyone sells "real" tracks.
>
> You musta missed this:
>
>"This page contains free guitar backing tracks (BTs) for popular songs
>as well as jam tracks. The backing tracks can be played in flash format
>onsite or downloaded in MP3 format."
>
>They didn't sound like midi to me.

That's good...that's very good...

Re: Backing tracks?

Mitch@ . wrote:
> Does anyone know a source of backing tracks for popular songs?
>
> I found this one:
> * w w w .guitarbackingtrack . com
>
> But the tracks are MIDI. They're okay, and better than nothing.
> But I was wondering if anyone sells "real" tracks.


Get Band in a Box and it's really easy to make your own.

--
Stephen
Ballina, Australia

Re: Backing tracks?

Can't you just go from mic out to amp,
if you have an amp that has cd in?


<Mitch@_._> wrote in message
news:g3q0249p9qnnuuj7fgd0c7t4obq03524ql@4ax . com ...
> Does anyone know a source of backing tracks for popular songs?
>
> I found this one:
> * w w w .guitarbackingtrack . com
>
> But the tracks are MIDI. They're okay, and better than nothing.
> But I was wondering if anyone sells "real" tracks.

Re: Backing tracks?

Meant to write the headphone jack or soundcard ouput to cd in on amp.



"stolarskin" <stolarskin@bellsouth . net > wrote in message
news:hBEVj.29556$7a.9671@bignews1.bellsouth . net ...
> Can't you just go from mic out to amp,
> if you have an amp that has cd in?
>
>
> <Mitch@_._> wrote in message
> news:g3q0249p9qnnuuj7fgd0c7t4obq03524ql@4ax . com ...
>> Does anyone know a source of backing tracks for popular songs?
>>
>> I found this one:
>> * w w w .guitarbackingtrack . com
>>
>> But the tracks are MIDI. They're okay, and better than nothing.
>> But I was wondering if anyone sells "real" tracks.
>
>