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• #Ways to be a better live performer how to#

Many bands of the past have used MP3 players with a stereo audio splitter, but I find this is not as reliable anymore and you will be much better off by using a computer, specifically a MacBook Pro.

You can set up a backing tracks player with just a laptop computer, a digital audio workstation, cable snake, and an audio interface. Backing tracks are different from karaoke versions of songs or drumless tracks. They’re relatively easy to integrate into a show and are much more affordable than hiring additional musicians. Simply put, backing tracks are pre-recorded pieces of music that a band or artist plays-along to in a live performance, video, or just for fun at home.īacking tracks are extremely common among today’s live artists for enhancing performances.

#Ways to be a better live performer how to#

The vast majority of other bands ( your competition) will be sacrificing this honesty to win in the eyes of innocent concert-goers. If you and your band decide to steer down the road of using backing tracks, it’s important to understand how to implement such a system and realize the risks associated. Many musicians still try to fight against the grain to maintain a sense of personal integrity. Arrangements and recordings are perfectly quantized (time-aligned to a grid) in almost all popular recordings. Playback rig, backing tracks player, playback system, tracks machine, whatever you call it - I’ll teach you how to set one up in this article.