Music Backing Tracks

If you are a singer or are in a band, or in fact, are any other type of performer, the use of musical

backing tracks will enable you to have that professional sound that sets you well apart from other performers on the circuit. Backing tracks allow bands, singers and artists to give a clean cut, professional performance of the songs they play in their repertoire.

Although they are more suitable for some musicians and singers, rather than others, backing tracks can be used to benefit all bands and artists to a degree in some way. Cover bands and tribute bands or artists especially. On average, a lot of bands consist of a drummer, bassist, guitar player, sometimes two, and a lead singer, with the other band members providing backing vocals for the lead.

Also, in a lot of cases, not all band member musicians can sing and a lot of musicians can’t sing and play their instruments at the same time. In a lot of cases, musicians want to concentrate on their own skill without having to think about doing something else at the same time. This limits the vocal performance of the band because they can't cover harmonies that may, in fact, be critical. Other advantages of discovering backing tracks is the addition of a variety of instruments that you may want on the odd song, but you don’t necessarily want that instrument in your band full time. A good example is the keyboard, sax, harp etc – some songs cry out for the addition of a keyboard/sax/harp sound, but many bands only have a basic line-up, after all, who wants to pay a keyboard player if he only appears on a couple of your songs.

This is where backing tracks come into play. You can add specific tunes to specific areas or moments of the songs you play. You can add keyboard, percussion, horn, virtually any instrument you’d like to give a fuller, richer sound to the finished article, and even some backing vocals. It’s a good idea to be careful about how much you add to a track in terms of backing vocals. If you need to replicate a choir or replace top end harmonies that are out of your range, or vocals where more than two of you have to contribute , then go ahead, but generally, if it’s not absolutely necessary, putting in too much can ruin a song rather than optimizing it. The natural feel for a live band and some of the rawness in live instruments is always a better sound than adding too much and turning the performance into a Karaoke event. Using backing tracks is very much the cherry on top of the cake, and should be viewed in this way.

There is a lot more range to be had by using backing tracks and freeing up your artistic license. Almost all performers can benefit from using tracks on stage. It helps to make things sound just right, and will help to earn even more respect from your audience.

About the Author

London Arrangements is run by Stephen Robinson. The company started up in 2001 after it became clear there was a lack of internet companies specialising in non-pop backing track production and bespoke arrangements.

please visit http://www.londonarrangements.com for more info.

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