Backing Tracks

Rich Taylor · Post by **Rich Taylor** » 1 Oct 2008 11:51 am

Does anybody make custom backing tracks that are for sale ? Thanks - Rich

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 1 Oct 2008 2:31 pm

Lots of people. What types of songs are you looking for? Are you looking for actual prerecorded live instruments or MIDI instruments such as found in Band In A Box? And most importantly, how much do you want to spend?

Papa Joe Pollick · Post by **Papa Joe Pollick** » 1 Oct 2008 4:09 pm

Brad,the new BIAB ver. does have live insturments...PJ...

Rich Taylor · Post by **Rich Taylor** » 1 Oct 2008 6:17 pm

Brad - I'm looking for some Santo and Johnny backing tracks like Sleepwalk of course but some lesser hits like Moonlight Serenade , Deep Purple and the like.The Band in the Box sounds fine to me, just something to play along to. Thanks - Rich

Rick Alexander · Post by **Rick Alexander** » 1 Oct 2008 6:42 pm

Rich, here's a backup track for Sleepwalk I did a few years ago:
http://rickalexander.com/BigSteel/SLEEPWALK-BUT_RA.mp3

Rich Taylor · Post by **Rich Taylor** » 2 Oct 2008 2:37 am

Rick - Thanks for Sleepwalk backing track , I'll give it a go tonight when the kids go to bed. Thanks - Rich

Eldon Cangas · Post by **Eldon Cangas** » 2 Oct 2008 4:09 am

Another possibility is playing midi tracks using the free VanBasco Karaoke Player http://www.vanbasco.com/
It has a midi search engine and lets you change tempos, keys and delete specific instruments. I use it exclusively for home practice. Another nice thing if you have a soundcard capable of playing soundfonts you get pretty close to the real instrument sound. Warmest Regards! Eldon