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I know karioke(sp)is a dirty word but,has anyone thought about or tried karioke CDs as an inexpensive source of rythem tracks.Cost is around $10 or less.....
BF

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Bill Ford

The sing along disks aren't a bad thing for playing along, but the lead instruments are already there. They could model your playing when looking for a new pattern. You'd end up playing close to what's there. For a living room jam, they'd probably work pretty well.

Some "Can-Choke-Me" singers could use this:
My brother and I were at Wal-Mart night before last, (a 24 hour one,) and they have a microphone for sale there that has pitch correction in it. It said things on the box about competing with your friends to see who goes off pitch the least and can change the vocal output to that of a girl, man or child. I probably should have pulled out the instruction sheet to find out more, but didn't. We had a good laugh over it.

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My best,
Ernie

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www.buddyemmons.com<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Ernie Renn on 01 December 2002 at 07:59 AM.]</p></FONT>

I think that kareoke tracks would be real good, especially for learning how to find melodies.

I'm wondering if anyone here has been called on to record kareoki tracks. Some of them already have steel parts, right?

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Why not get BIAB then you can have all the backings you will ever want IMO there is nothing better ,because if you know the chords to the tune you want to pratice you can put them in BIAB and away you go.

God Bless Jimmy Gibson.

Many of us don't have our computers hooked up to a stereo. CDs are the most convenient media to practice to. Boom boxes are really inexpensive these days.

Guys I find that Nickey Bowmans CDS on back up the singer is a great way to learn to play with a band and singers. I found that it works great for me . the only problem I do have is that he should tell what cord they are in for beginners like myself. I manage to find the cord but takes awhile.
Sam White<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Samuel E. White on 01 December 2002 at 03:55 PM.]</p></FONT>

Karaoke track cd's would do very well at a trap range. I'll bet they'll shatter real well, when hit with 12 guage no.9

BIAB is the way to go if you can manage it with a pc set up with a small PA, you can also record on it and do a playback and see how you are doing. Sometimes thats not good if you play like me.

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Wayne Morgan
BMI D10 8x8, Nash 400,Profex II,'63 Fender Super Reverbe,and '71 telecaster custom

Do the newer versions of BIAB have a feature to allow you to burn a CD of the arrangement you have made with your computer?

Do you think BIAB will ever use digital samples instead of midi sounds?

Yes Tim the new biab can burn a CD of your backings.


JIMMY GIBSON.<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Jimmy Gibson on 02 December 2002 at 05:45 AM.]</p></FONT>

For older versions of BIAB, I've been able to (on a PC) run BIAB and simultaneously record the audio in another running program (SAW, or CoolEdit). You may try doing that. You may even try the multimedia recorder bundled with windows. Then just burn a CD of the audio you create.

OR record the BIAB audio to a cassette, then play with that, or sample the cassette back to the computer and burn a CD. Lots of ways to skin a cat.

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Chris Kennison
Ft. Collins, Colorado
"There is no spoon"
www.seldomfed.com

Karaoke CD's would be ok but they already have lead solo Instruments on them and like mentioned above will tailor the phrasing to a large degree. There are conflicts. Try downloading a few from Kazaa and give them a test run. I have played over CRAZY but it drove me crazy.

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