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An interesting and informative presentation. Backing tracks will always have their benefits and associated risks. In a live band, when the lead singer misses the middle 8, the band can cover instantly. Ask me how I know crazy


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An interesting and informative presentation. Backing tracks will always have their benefits and associated risks. In a live band, when the lead singer misses the middle 8, the band can cover instantly. Ask me how I know crazy

... and, of course, when the bandleader nods to you a bar before a new chorus.

There were some useful ideas in that that I may well use, if only for practice/rehearsal alone. Perhaps dumbly, it had never occurred to me to put vocal cues or words/melody reminders into such a track, but now that seems so obvious I feel almost embarrassed by it.


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I ran searches for some of our songs on the karaoke-versions.com site, had a good percentage of hits, but also a significant number of misses. It gives a good idea of the popularity of a particular song and/or how well known, though like playlists, that risks persuading people to 'conform'.

I guess I have to keep making my own backing tracks with BiaB.

This is a favourite of mine by Abdullah Ibrahim that, not really surprisingly, wasn't in their listings "Water From An Ancient Well", linked here just for the pleasure:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBf7yGbxtHw&list=RDaBf7yGbxtHw


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I find making and playing backing tracks an iterative process.
Sometimes after I've played a track at a gig I find I may wish to change the tempo a bit.
I may hear a different style for a tune after trying out a particular one I thought would work.
I may want A longer intro or a different ending.
Less keys or congas.
Always more cowbell.

Hard to do sometimes with a canned tracks you buy.
Pretty easy stuff with BIAB.

I make over 95% of my performance tracks with BIAB.


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