How To Use Backing Tracks (and where to find the best ones) 

I am so happy that I came across this amazing channel!!! Thank you so much for this really valuable content!

Really helpful! Thanks

Really thought through. Thank you.

Great job my friend! Thanks!

Brilliant Tod, thanks for sharing!!

Karaoke version now gives the individual tracks proper names, for example Roy_Orbison_California_Blue(Lead_vocal_Custom_Backing_Track).mp3 and Roy_Orbison_California_Blue(Click_Custom_Backing_Track).mp3. This saves a lot of hassle!

Hi Todd, I'm so happy right now to have found your page, this tutorial on backing tracks is epic, thanks so much well explained throughout, I have yet to view the vlx3, I too use karaoke version, but not in the way you mention, I just take out all vocals and transpose if needs be, your way I will definitely have to try, the daw I have is reaper up to date, also studio 1, but the player I use is the Merish plus, 11 years old now and also even older is the Okyweb 1, yeah I also use midi files, But let's be honest here midi is midi and no matter what you play them through it's always going to be a midi file, MP3 is the way to go for sure, I think I'm correct on what I'm saying? right now what got me to you is backing tracks players, I want to upgrade from the mlive merish plus and driven demented with not knowing what to go with next project going forward, I am a singer guitar player like yourself and also on stage now play keyboards, audya 5 and on top Korg m1, and for my lyrics I use songbook app, and as you said half the time I don't even look at it lol, but I know it's there if needed, if not well then if I get stuck, I pop in any words to fill the gap, sure half the time people are not even listening, but anyway I was contemplating going to merish 5 plus but that's let's be honest 2000 euro down the drain on a glorified midi player, then I came across B. Beat by M-live and they got back to me by email saying it has no sound engine and don't play midi but from what I hear plays mp3 flac and even stems, but also I came across a guy that has an app called songtraxx and he uses an ipad to play everything through, surely this cannot possibly sound that great, but your way yes it is time consuming but only needs to be done once, so now I'm really interested to see your video clips on the Vlx3 and how it would benifit me with sound and ease of use, I'm trying to get as close as I can to a live band, and really midi is certainly not going to give me this nor the player I'm using now the merish plus, You swear by the Vlx and band helper, I'm exactly in the same mindset as yourself Todd, I'm so sorry for rambling on here, I just want to paint a picture for you and for your other subscribers, thank you so so so much for passing your secrets on, because you and I know only too well most musicians would prefer to keep their secrets to themselves, you or I are not one of these people, and will always help someone if I can and advise, So finally what I have been looking onto so far in way of backing track players is the merish 5, also the B.beat and I have only heard of the idoro but really no solid enough information on these players yet apart from Italian, but Vlx 3 I will give utmost attention to next, after all your the expert here and have the full experience of it and the band helper all put together sounds promising, maybe the onestop shop here, no need looking any further, thanks again for sharing this... Regards Martin

Hi, I've been looking for the track; Shutters and Boards, also the track; Do What You Do, Do Well, and there are others that I've never been able to find on Karaoke Version. However, I have used Karaoke Version, a number of times.

Great stuff, thanks Todd. After watching this I joined Karaoke version and downloaded a few tracks. However I found that I couldn't download the individual tracks as you showed you do. Maybe they don't allow that anymore? The other problem I encountered was that there was a long silence at the start of two tracks that I downloaded, so no idea when the instruments come in. This is due to only vocals and acoustic guitar intro and 1st verse. I need something for me to keep time to. Usually I have at least drums and bass all the way with the Band in a box tracks that I make myself. So I will try to put the downloaded track into a daw and add something. I like you are a vocalist and guitarist, only doing a few gigs though. But trying to improve every aspect of what I do. I have been using the TCH Play Acoustic, but just ordered the TCH Voicelive extreme 3. Looking forward to the automation. Cheers, Ken.

Great tutorial Pro Muse!... you give a lot of awsome tips and thanks for that!.. One question: the backing tracks from Karaoke version are all in mp3 (or also in wav format) ? I see that you convert them anyway later into mp3 but was curious to know if Karaoke version would come with wav files as well

Hi again. In this video you mention two-three potentiel videos on the VL3extreme. Particularly the video about setting up automation backing tracks in the VL3Extreme caught my interest. I cross my finger and hope for it to be uploaded here in 2021. EDITED---: I found two really good tutorials elsewhere. One on automation and one on amp modelling adjustments. So, I guess these video topics are already covered. --- END EDIT You mention the VL3extreme as "the best product" and it really has caught my interest, even before I came across your videos. However, my search on online forums indicate that the previous versions seem to have had issues with the screen, the memory card connection and small metal shavings from the buttons building up inside the box after extended use. Have you had any such trouble with this version, - VL3Extreme? How long time have you used it and have you had any other issues with it? One again, I much appreciate your videos

Try finding Lloyd Cole ..Lost Weekend;Can’t find it anywhere

I’m a bass player. Can I mute the bass track, only?

So if you have a count-in for a song on the backing track, do you just allow that to play through the PA? It doesn't look like you're using in-ears to keep from the audience from hearing it. Just curious

4So when you download the individual tracks, does it charge you as if it was the whole song each time? (So $2.99 per track instead of $2.99 for the whole song?)

I use this site. The bass always sounds wobbly when it's taken down in key.

I can't find the song One way by the levellers...

I am glad RU-vid has 2x speed feature, else I might have gone to sleep...

Are you using a Mac?

I was checking some tracks on that site and they still sound too amateurish to me, like a raw midi file with no edits at all.

no te he visto usar el voicelive 3 extreme en ninguno de tus videos, cuando subes algún video donde lo usar

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