To wrap things up on this thread, we successfully held our 1st gig. The Tascam, laptop, backing tracks, keyboard and other equipment all worked fine. And I did bring a portable DAP as a backup which was not needed. The laptop and DAW works so well, including synced chord display that I'm thinking that Mario's idea of a backup laptop might be the way to go if we continue to gig.

As a matter of fact, when we meet to practice in my jam room I'm now using the laptop/interface/DAW method to play stem-separated elements of our chosen backing tracks; most often just the drums. And the icing on the cake is that we're instantly setup to record our practice sessions so they can be reviewed afterwards and emailed to potential bandmates.

Compared to 40 years ago, things are so much easier today.
Thanks go to everyone that supplied ideas.


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