Realtracks from a live gig perspective FWIW . . . I play solo gigs, just me BIAB and my guitar. Before realtracks this meant that I had to play every solo for every song on every gig. So I did this for years, and while it made me a better musician it also was a bit repetitive as the only featured instrument all night long was my guitar. Now for an hour gig this is not that big an issue, but when I'd play 2-4 hour gigs I even got tired hearing just the guitar, so I quit booking gigs longer than 1 1/2 hours.

So here comes realtracks, IMHO a God send to the soloist gigging musician as now I choose what instrument to feature at any bar I choose. I still do lots of guitar rides and in some cases try to stick to the melody line a bit as I know the great trumpet, trombone or sax man etc. who will be playing rides will play "around" the melody and this makes for a great mix. I don't use the guitar solos as that is my instrument, and while I can not play as well as some of the great guitar solo realtracks I feel my customer booked me not artist doing the guitar solos.

In simple terms realtracks enabled me to start booking longer gigs at which I could charge mo money, and this is a very good thing.

PS: I installed my 1st realtracks two days after I played a four hour New Years Eve Gig and to say that singing every song and playing every solo for four hours was a tough gig would indeed be an understatement. So you can only imagine how happy I was to hear my first realtracks. I'd just wish I had installed before that gig.

Later,

Last edited by Danny C.; 01/10/12 04:15 PM.
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