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First of
all, there are a couple of ways to get midi backing tracks. You can buy them,
or you can get them off the internet for free. Who wouldn’t want that right?
Me too. Personally I do a bit of both and here’s the reason why. I’ve found a
site called www.musicrobot.com where I can get most
of the tracks I need for free. Now I generally am not using these tracks as a
karaoke source so much as a keyboard or horn part to make the band sound
better but the principal is the same. So the problem with using free midi
backing tracks is that they are sometimes not sequenced quite correctly or
they may not have all of the instrument parts (or the correct instrument parts). When I
can’t find the midi tracks I need there I go to a site like Song Galaxy . They have loads of
midi backing tracks that you can buy for just a few dollars a piece. Go ahead
and click on the link to check out what they have. It’ll open in a new window
so you don’t lose your place here. Be sure to check out some of the samples
they have. You will probably think to yourself "How would I sing using
that? It sounds terrible!" Well you’re right it does sound terrible and
cheap but you have not yet worked the magic of midi backing tacks. Check
it out for yourself … Click here to
hear a sample of a midi backing track... Now you can hear after just a few minutes work… Click here
to hear how you can turn the midi backing track into a karaoke backing
track... The
Particular song above is actually a sample that we use on stage in our band.
Since we have a drummer and bass/guitar I was able to remove all those
instruments and made the remaining parts into different types of horn parts
and cello, violins etc, that I over-laid to help it sound thicker. Having said
all that you won’t believe how it easy it is! You have to learn how to do it
of course but once you do it’s an awesome way to get the music you need. In
some ways it’s even better than MP3 backing tracks because you can choose to
use whatever instruments you like…I have opted to use a program called Cubase to make my tracks.
Go ahead and click on the link it’ll open in a new window so you don’t have
to lose your place. Now at first glance it seems pretty expensive but it sort
of depends on what you compare it to. When I was in the Van Halen Tribute we
paid a guy a couple of thousand dollars to lay down keyboard only backing
tracks to eight songs. Buying MP3 backing tracks cost about US$10 for karaoke
and backing tracks like the ones we used in the Van Halen Tribute cost
between US$100 and US$200. The cost can add up pretty quickly. So when you
consider the cost of the program in that light it’s not really too expensive
at all. Also it’s easy to use and as I said earlier you can get most Another
inexpensive way for you to create your own backing tracks using midi is to
use a program like SONY ACID MUSIC STUDIO 7. The first time I used this
program I wasn't very enamoured by it but after spending just a few hours
with it I’ve really come to enjoy it more than the Cubase program. First of
all it’s super easy to use. You
simply open the program. Insert your midi file you got for free earlier,
install the DLS synth and pick your instruments. I have both
programs and right now am using ACID MUSIC when I just need backing tracks and I use
Cubase when I need to have tracks that require me to record backing vocals.
Go ahead and click on the links to check it out. They’ll open in a new window
so you don’t lose your place.
You can use
midi backing tracks for singing, jam tracks as a guitar player, drummers can
use them (be sure to include a click track for drummers) or anybody at all
doing anything musical. You can rehearse with them, use them for live
performances, whatever you like or need. The beauty is that once you know how
to make them. It really only takes a few minutes per song to turn it into
something you can use and you’ll literally be amazed at the sound. As a singer you’ll be happy to know that you can adjust the pitch of these tracks or the speed or anything you require so be sure to try different things to help them. Of course if this all seem s to daunting for you than it’s perfectly acceptable to buy the backing tracks you need. You can get them at www.backing-tracks-for-bands.com for a reasonable price and they’re pro quality too.est suit your purpose. Click on
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