AshX
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I am performing later this month at a college with my band and will need backing tracks for three songs for instrumentation we cannot play (synths, electronic drums, strings) but am unsure how to go about doing it. Our drummer will be wearing some headphones with a click and the track but I'm stumped on the most effective way to use a backing track since several of the instruments are stereo and from what I've read, that would be an issue if you were to split the channel for the click and the rest for the backing track.
I know that some people use MacBooks or iPads to somehow play tracks and know of Main Stage but I do not trust my old MacBook I use daily that is not solely dedicated to recording to not crash on me while trying to play something back and do not own an iPad. However, I can anticipate that it would probably be nice to be able to control each of the instruments individually as the way they are mixed for the recording may not be suitable for the live venue. Since it is a college and there are many other performers, I'm hesitant to just give them a CD or an iPod and go with it less it be a train wreck.
Any advice would be welcomed. I do not have a very large budget to purchase something other than software and could probably borrow an iPad or a MacBook for the performance if that would solve things easily.
Thanks so much.
I know that some people use MacBooks or iPads to somehow play tracks and know of Main Stage but I do not trust my old MacBook I use daily that is not solely dedicated to recording to not crash on me while trying to play something back and do not own an iPad. However, I can anticipate that it would probably be nice to be able to control each of the instruments individually as the way they are mixed for the recording may not be suitable for the live venue. Since it is a college and there are many other performers, I'm hesitant to just give them a CD or an iPod and go with it less it be a train wreck.
Any advice would be welcomed. I do not have a very large budget to purchase something other than software and could probably borrow an iPad or a MacBook for the performance if that would solve things easily.
Thanks so much.