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How do user's utilize BIAB and RB in a live setting? and also being a guitarist, I suffer from "Gear Acquisition Syndrome" so what is everyone using for live performance? Of course, live can mean just you and friends informally or in a gigging situation.

Ric



Ideally to gig with any kind of backing tracks, you need enough inputs to capture...
  1. the source of the backing tracks (laptop, CD player, whatever)
  2. any playalong instruments
  3. mics for whoever will sing along


Most PA systems will have multiple inputs where you can accommodate the backing tracks, playalong instrument and a mic or two. In your case it might be less expensive to buy a mixer and then patch the mixer's output into one of your amps, especially if your amp has a line in input. But an amp won't service the same frequency range as the PA system, so the overall sound may not be as good.

Some people carry a laptop to gigs and use BIAB or a sequencer, and send the output directly to the PA or mixer. Other people record their backing tracks to a CD then play that through the PA or mixer. The advantage of taking a PC and using BIAB directly is that BIAB plays a slightly different version every time, much like real musicians, and you don't have to take time to make finished recordings of your songs. Also, you can pick your files in any order according to the mood of the event. Once you record your songs to a CD, you're pretty much locked into playing the songs in the order they play on the CD.

If you buy a mixer, be aware that not all mixers come with MAIN and AUX outputs. It is highly desirable to have the second set of outputs so you can also use it for recording. That way you can determine which channels go to the recorder and which are heard in the background so you can hear what you are playing as you record, even without ASIO drivers. The Behringer Xenyx series of mixers comes with audio interface capability, so it's like getting two devices for the price of one

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