If you haven't seen the other videos in my live backing tracks series, we go over programming backing tracks, click track, routing, programming MIDI, lighting, and video and more. Check out the playlist here: ruclips.net/p/PLeo7dSvjxGd6S9IHsgy8Fda0UuAQfHJq-
Great video, lots of stuff in here! You said it was possible to use a stereo output for the backing tracks, since i have a one man show I would prefer to sound as large as possible. How would I output this if the clic is on mono channel 2 at the same time? Would I need an audio interface of more than 2 outputs or there's a trick I don't know of? Thanks man!
Hey Scott! Fairly new to backing tracks and your videos are super helpful. We wanted to ask how you would go about volume levels and mastering to ensure that all your backing tracks are at the same level and loud enough at stage volume in a live setting.
so useful! I hate how finnicky arrangement markers are and almost always use regular markers when i'm recording, but I LOVE this use case for them! and I'd never heard of the meta events - so cool!
Great videos. They have been really helpful in setting up back tracks. One issue I have with backing tracks is volume balance. How do you balance the tracks so that they are at equal volume. Is there a plug in I could use instead of going through each track and adjusting the slider? Thanks for your help!
Yeah that’s always been tough, and it drives me crazy sometimes. You kind of just have to watch the meters to make sure they are even, and also use some compression to even it out as much as possible 👍
So helpful! I play with an indie pop band and we run tracks very heavily to maintain the identity of the song (mono click, mono backing vocals, mono aux percussion, stereo rhythm guitars, stereo synth/pads) for each song. Have you experienced issues with CPU when running a 10-12 song set with 5-6 tracks each? My fear is logic will crash during live and wanted to see if you had any advice on how to ensure this won't happen. Great stuff Scott!
Are they just audio files? Audio files don’t take a whole lot of CPU. It’s if it’s got a lot of plugins on it. But just audio files are much less CPU intensive
Thanks for the video. Another tip with when you were locking and unlocking tracks: you can click (and hold) and drag up/down the Lock icon across various tracks so you don't have to manually click each one. So, you can just zoom out so you see all tracks, and do a quick swipe to unlock/lock the tracks. You can do this with any of the tracker header buttons.
Thanks for all your work on these videos....I can't tell you how much I learn from watching them. I am exploring altenate setups for my solo shows. I currently use a Voice Live 3 for all my effects and Harmonies. What I am looking into to replacing it with is my Macbook Pro and plugins. I will still use my iPad for backing tracks, but would like to replace my VL3 with MacBook Pro running Logic and plugins like Waves Harmony. I am looking at using the RME Babyface as the interface. Would love to hear your thoughts on this potential setup. Thanks Scott.
Thanks! And you want to make sure that your computer is powerful enough for the processing of live audio. And having something like Universal Audio interfaces should help as well if you can afford it
I watched your video series and I enjoyed them. You made it simple to understand and informative. I’m going use some techniques in another DAW that use and see how it works. These are tutorials.
This series is beyond helpful. Building an IEM system with my band very soon and this makes it a lot less overwhelming. Question though: you mentioned the need of an interface for the click and backing tracks, but I could just use input 1 and 2 of my behringer x32 to separate the click and tracks right?
Do you think it is possible to run a cord from the laptop with left click and right backing as you showed in your ipad and run it into a direct box. have left monitor from direct box be mono click and right monitor go into mixer that has guitar and mic hooked up and then output to monitors via mixer? sorry if it sounds confusing! I have an audio interface but it's in use and would need to buy another for this set up
I’m not sure I understand exactly what you are asking to be honest. You keep saying “monitor” even when talking about left and right split. I’m assuming you mean you want to send the left signal (click) to your ears, and then send the right signal (tracks) to a mixer which also has guitar and vocals? You can do that for sure, but most sound guys will want to have control over tracks and guitar and vocals separately. Especially vocals.
@@ScottUhlMusic I figured it out! I have my own mixer at home so im my own sound guy haha I play a lot of live shows online but will keep that in mind for the future. I figured out I needed another mini mixer separate from my main mixer just for the click and back track in my studio. There was a backing track diagram on a blog called ghostnoteblog I followed. It only allows mono backing tracks though. Thanks for your help and the videos are still helpful today for me so thanks!
Hi Scott, great video! Just one thing... You could put a midi click (with Klopfgeist) on one track for the whole show and stop worrying on setting up the audio click on each song. Then you just pan that track to the right and done, the tempo will change the click for us on each song.
That’s true 👍 I definitely encourage people to figure out how to do things that work best for them, and use this just as a starting point! Thanks for the tip 🤘
hey scott, i've successfully finish my band first ever live with backing track thanks to your guide, my question is whats the purpose of DI box when my audio interface already cover the output for both FOH and cues, thanks!
Hey Scott. I absolutely love your videos. So informative and game changing and the info is free, which is amazing! Whilst watching this video, I was amazed that you had to do so much work to set up each track, especially the tempos. Unless I'm missing something (and I'm sure you know more than me!) I tried what your video showed as I was curious to maybe using a laptop live, as currently I use iPods for the backing tracks. I was curious to see how using a laptop would work and also to utilise midi for my FM9 using Logic. I have a couple of queries if you don't mind. I've always bounced my backing tracks (using Karaoke Version like you) to an mp3 in Stereo, only because I never thought of bouncing them in mono! They still work at FOH and our IEM though, so what's the advantage (if any) of bouncing them in Mono? Isn't bouncing them in stereo means that the click is in the left (already panned there) and the tracks to the right (already panned there)? Also, when I imported 5 tracks to simulate your video, I simply imported the bounced mp3s (with click and track panned where they were originally bounced of course) and I didn't have to adjust the tempo at all, as the mp3 is saved with it's own tempo. I did notice that you're using wave files (which hold a greater load of info versus an mp3). So I'm wondering if you had to change the tempo for each track because you were using wav files as opposed to mp3s? Wouldn't it be easier to import the mp3s as I did and not play around with the tempo and fixing the click tracks so that they're in mono etc? The answer probably is that I know that the wav files sound better than the mp3s. As I mentioned earlier, I'm sure you know WAY more than me, but i'm just curious if I'm missing something, because I would like to go the route of the laptop, but your way seems like WAY too much work to set up, if all tempos have to be manipulated and click tracks duplicated. Sorry for the long message but thanks in advance for any response. Love your work!
This was part of the very first video series I released on RUclips, so I’ve evolved a bit sense this came out. But yeah, if you have AUDIO for a click, you don’t have to adjust the tempo at all and the KV tracks will sync up 👍
Hey Scott. Thanks for the video. I’m wanting some help if I could ask My band are transitioning into using all in ears on stage + stereo backing tracks. I have a Mac, how would I send the stereo backing tracks and the click from my Mac to The FOH and our in ears.. so that we have click in our ears, but FOH has the stereo tracks?? Right now we have a Behringer x18 we are working with
Hey, I think this video will help you out: How to Run Your Own In Ear Monitors - A Complete Step by Step Guide ruclips.net/video/XQjFhkQTVP8/видео.html
Great videos and super amazing that you reply to everyone! Is this still your preferred way for "live" performance now in 2022? I'm just learning to set this all up in my MS Surface using Cakewalk, and added an "Midi Track" to control lighting through QLC+ along with the backing track and click. Any advice is appreciated.
I use the looping in ableton, so it was worth it for me. But just lighting/midi/backing tracks without looping any DAW will work. I say to use the one you are most comfortable with
Phenomenal tutorial. I use Studio One. I'm trying to figure out how to use these principles in that program. If you have any advice it would be greatly appreciated.
Another great video, Scott, many thanks - really got me going with creating my set-list in Logic. I'm switching from Mainstage because I want to have midi events sent to my Helix to change patches and snapshots automatically, which I am now able to do, thanks to another one of your videos. I have a couple of suggestions that suit the way I work, which might be useful for others: First, I like having all my backing tracks separate, rather than bounced to a stereo mix, in order to have the flexibility to adjust the mix, if necessary. To do this, I create a folder track stack and put them all in there. When it's collapsed, it just takes up a single track space, but you can still highlight it and use 'play selected region' and it'll play everything in the folder together. With that in mind, I include a midi track for my Helix control and a stop track for the meta-event markers you describe above, in each folder. That way, they also move if I need to adjust the running order using the arrangement tabs as you describe above. Hope that's useful for someone.
Hey Scott. This video is old so I don’t know if you’ll see this comment but I have a question. What if you’re whole band wants to hear the click and tracks? Do you have a video for that set up?
Thanks for your videos 🙏 One big problem I am having is when I bounce the click and tracks into my master file they are not syncing up. Driving me up the wall. Tempo is off too. Please help when you can thanks 🙏 I have a gig tomorrow and I’m struggling. Thanks again!
That’s really odd. They are matched up in your computer but not when you export them? That shouldn’t happen. Some setting is weird in the export and/or some setting is wrong when you are importing them again
@@ScottUhlMusic thanks for your help. Also when I am in the master file it will not let me change tracks by hitting the space bar. I followed the steps in your video. Maybe I missed something. Thanks again
Hey Scott, just recently played a show where my band attempted to run backing tracks. The FOH manager handed me a direct box to run out from our interface but he received no signal and we ended up not running tracks at our show. Could you give me some possibilities why this happened? Was it potentially the wrong type of cable between the interface and the direct box?
That could be many things. Try using a passive direct box, switching the cable, and checking the output of the tracks. Somewhere signal wasn’t coming out
Interesting stuff but..I have a question. What is the use of that Direct Box in this case? For example Focusrite Scarlett interface has all its outputs are balanced. Do I still need a Direct Box? Also, if I use stereo outputs I don't think this Direct Box has enough outputs to be used for sending to the soundguy to mix
You do not “need” a direct box, but I’ve always found it to be the better way to send audio to FOH. And if you are doing stereo tracks, you will either need a stereo DI or two of these DI. But again you do not “need” one
Random tip on the meta events for stopping playback; you can't duplicate them or copy/paste but you CAN option + click and drag to duplicate the stop playback event and drag it over to where you want it to be :)
What if I want to use amp sims and vocals through the daw as well, instead of bringing extra gear like the helix or vocal effects? I would imagine you could still automate certain parameters but I’m having a hard time figuring that out...
You should be able to as well. I know plugins I use like Neural DSP and Helix Native have MIDI assign parameters in the DAW. I used to use Helix Native as my guitar tone this way, but once I added video projection and lighting my computer couldn’t handle it anymore so I switched to the HX Stomp. What amp sim are you using?
Im actually doing the same thing and its actually pretty easy when you figure it out. I use reaper but make sure the master send button is OFF or everything will go to front of house. The way i did it was making 3 "main" tracks at the top of a session labeled: ---MIX FRONT OF HOUSE--- Output 1 from Interface: All the backing tracks routed to the "Mix Front of House" track. ---MIX DRUMS--- -Output 2 from interface: All the backing tracks + click routed to the "Mix Drums" track. (If the daw recognizes a headphone output, then drummer can just use in ear monitors through that and doesnt need to use a physical output, but if the full band has in ear monitors, then i would say a mixer in output 2 is important for the band to use) ---MIX GUITAR--- Output 3 from interface: A separate track to put your amp sim plugin on, and a separate track for midi control automation of your plugin presets, both tracks routed to the "Mix Guitar" track. Like Scott Uhl said, I think this is the limit a computer can take playing live before you add Lighting and video projection and other guitar/bass outputs but this set up is pretty nice when you can't afford a dedicated piece of hardware. I think you can automate stomp box tones in a daw but im not sure. Thanks for the video Scott!
Hey Man great video, i followed all the instructions to use backing track from logic on my computer into a live setting. The only issue that i have is that by sending output 2 into my headphone mixer, i only get the left headphone speaker to work. How do i make so its doesn't split the signal and the click goes into both ears?
That sounds like an issue with the headphones or the headphone amp. Some of them send in stereo, but if you can find a way to set your headphone amp/IEM/etc to MONO it should work and you'll get them in both ears
@@ScottUhlMusic Hey buddy, really appreciate the fact that you took the time to respond. Managed to find a solution, i think it was the headphone amp so all good !! Thank you very though buddy ! Hope you're good in these weird times. All the best x
Great video - What if I wanted my laptop to go into my digital mixer? and then be sent to front of house and also be sent to the IEM's is that possible?
@@ScottUhlMusic Ok perfect, are you aware If the Behringer xr series is capable of this - I also am looking into routing the sound into my laptop and back out into the mixer again so that I can use real time vocal effects that I have on logic.
I don't need to have backing tracks but I would like to have our set list programmed for the click. In that case, is it fine to use logic's built-in metronome?
@@ScottUhlMusic Also, when adding the meta event to stop the playback, I cannot get it to unstick like the problem you show in the video. No matter how far I move the event up, it still hangs. If I have it set to stop at 941.2.3 it will stop at 941.1.3
Nice Video! Im using a very small Mono backing track rig, iPhone 12 & DBX goRack few crazy cables. quick small easy effective until someone buys me a Mac Pro & Clarett 8pre
Great Tutorial man! Unfortunatley I am having some trouble! The quality of the audio coming out of my interface outputs is really reduced and I can't work out why! Any advice you can give would be much appreciated! (I'm also on Logic and my interface is a focusrite 2i2)
Honestly, you saved my ass! I always had another band member do this in the past so was always awful at this setup. After your videos I AM A MASTER hahaha. THANK YOU. You saved our set this Fri!
thanks for the help. Great stuff. My 2 cents on mono vs stereo. I just stopped debating it and ALWAYS use stereo, I've never heard mono sound better than stereo even when the soundman tries to explain that its "not really stereo" or whatever other claim they have. I always A B the sound and like I said its a no brainer for me even though its close at times. i'm going to go back and look at your other videos, thanks
For sure, go with what sounds best for you! I stopped debating it and went Mono haha. But do what works best for your band/setup and what you think sounds best 👍 thanks for watching!
thank you so much for this video!!! i needed to know this was possible in DAWs other than ableton LOL is there another way to do this while still allowing stereo panning of the backing tracks to come through (i.e. without having to split but creating dual outputs of audio interface stereo line out and headphone jack)?
I usually send mono tracks out, so I haven't tested it, and don't know 100%. But you should just be able to send Left and Right (stereo) to front of house and it should work.
I followed the steps in all the videos and the backing tracks work but for some reason the tracks and click that are sent to the drummer only come out of one side of the in ears or headphones. Would you know how to fix that?
so when I got everything in order, do I just submit the files to the sound engineer like each individual .wav tracks for him to set it up? so he'll set up everything and prepare the session for the live instead of my band having to set it ourselves?
Okay so I'm running backing tracks through interface (Scarlett Focusrite 2i2) and have one output with click + reference/cues for drummer, and then one output with backtracks for FOH. For some reason I am getting bleed of the click in output with backtracks for FOH, which should not be getting anything. Any work around for this?
I mean if you HAVE to use a laptop. This is good advice. However I would not recommend a laptop or a phone for running those, they can die, glitch out, or have unforeseen issues. I would recommend a digital multitrack recorder. You can record them onto it, and then leave it with your gear. You don’t have to worry about much. You can program an entire set on them including between song ambient sounds. I’ve had a phone just die on me when it was mostly full battery. Maybe interference drained it, but that was my nightmare show.
That’s an option for sure. But I also have 2 backup devices. Laptops and phones can break… but so can cables and amps and guitars. So just always have a backup. I still use laptops and tablets 👍
Can you help me understand the connections better? I have a macbook running logic, apollo twin, and a DI box. In logic audio preferences should I set my Input to none and output to apollo? What kind of cable should I use to connect the interface to the DI box and headphone amp? Also is there any way the drummer can hear the backing track as well as the click?
What are you using the DI for? You shouldn’t need that if I’m understanding you correctly. Input and output are correct. Cable from the out of the Interface to the Headphone Amp can be XLR or 1/4”, on the Apollo Twin it’s a 1/4”. And yes, you can send backing tracks to your drummer with an aux send in logic. So if your tracks are going to output 1 and click to output 2.... in logic on the track that contains the backing track, do an aux send to whatever aux channel you want (let’s say 5 for this example). Then set Aux 5 to output to output 2 and you should be good.
@@ScottUhlMusic Thank you! And I meant the DI box that sends the backing to the house I just didn't know what type of cable to use to connect it to the interface. so thats a 1/4" stereo cable i'm assuming?
@@whispersofandromeda Ahhhh... sorry I read that as you would sending the click signal into a direct box. I understand now. And yes, you'll use 1/4" cables to go out of the Interface. One will go to the direct box to FOH for the tracks, and one will go to your headphone amp for your drummer.
Why do we change the tempo? I tried it and even changing the tempo does not change the speed at which the audio is played! It changes the speed of the spacebar, and or, compresses the image of the audio, but does not alter the speed at which it is played (of the sound)... the reason I am asking is that I have many tempo changes in my songs...(15 songs in the show) So having to recreate a tempo track for every song will be hell. Since the clic track has already been imported in your example, do we really need to change the tempo line according to the audio songs in this project? Thanks for your input mate!
@@ScottUhlMusic Ok so if I want to sync lights I need to set the tempo, no way around that... Do you know if there is a way to export the tempo line from each songs before importing to the master project? I noticed it asks if I want to import the tempo info on the first audio only... My set has around 15 songs for now. Otherwise it will be a maze to recreate the tempo line on an audio signal on the grid. I guess it can be done, but there is more possibilities for errors this way. Thanks again for your expertise buddy, your experience is very much appreciated!
What would I do if I wanted to send the backing track to the drummer alongside the click? Ideally I want my drummer to be able to hear the backing tracks alongside the click in real time through his headphones, but only the backing track through the front of house.
I actually have that as a trick in this video here: 10 TIPS/TRICKS If You Use BACKING TRACKS Live ruclips.net/video/IChXq2e1-D4/видео.html The part where I mention the dual direct box and send the xlr to front of house and “thru” to go to our drummers mixer
This tutorial really helps, but I still don’t get it how to use backing tracks :( I’m using GarageBand in my mac and only have 2 channels audio interface. Do you know how to use backing track and setting the click on GarageBand and allow my drummer to hear it and the other sounds send to FOH without clicks. Thank you, I hope can find the answers. I’ve been looking for it for the last 6 months:(
You interface needs to have two OUTPUTS not inputs. You need to send backing tracks panned HARD LEFT and the click track panned HARD RIGHT, and then your drummer plugs into the right channel. I'm not sure if Garageband can do that with the internal click, but you might be able to "draw out" the click like I do in my video in this series about setting up the click track
@@ScottUhlMusic yeah I do have two outputs on my audio interface using behringer uphoria um2, the output on the back 2 rca female red (2R) and white (1L) and in the front i have 6.5 female with headphones logo below What cable should I plug to my audio interface, how to route one to my drummwr with click and the other to FOH ? Yes I saw your video ablut drawing the click with midi and I already made one. Thank you
You mean your in ear monitors are only getting click to the left side? Whatever headphone amp you are using you need to set to mono instead of stereo and then you will get click in both ears. 👍
@@ScottUhlMusic thank you! I just realized this was happening because I was connecting my headphones directly to output 1 of my Pre Sonus Audiobox 96 interphase (2 ins, 2 outs) because I don't have a headphone amplifier (which now I understand converts mono to stereo, am I right?) So, I got to route my stereo click track by adding an aggregate sound device through Audio Midi Setup app (which actually was the built-in macbook's headphone output) and then from Logic configured the click track to output 1-2 (built-in) and the backing track through output 3-4 from my interphase. Afterwards, I will send my click track signal as well as backing track signal to the foh mixer and have an individual monitor signal on an individual mixer at my side sounding with the rest of the band to enhance with some more detail the general sound perception once you have the headphones on. Any suggestions? Your video was so helpful, I couldn't have figured out nor half of all the routing steps within the DAW just to start so thanks for the awesome tutorial 🙌🏼
Well a headphone amp won’t always convert to mono, just certain ones do. The behringer p2 does and that’s usually the one I recommend for drummers. No matter which way you do the routing, if you plug your in ears into the behringer p2 and set it to mono, you’ll get click in both ears 👍
Mine is a 2014/2015 MacBook Pro. 16 gigs of ram. I do a LOT of stuff with it and I’m definitely pushing it’s limits with doing tracks, click, lighting, video (video is the most for sure), midi, synth stuff. I had to cut back a little bit. When I tried having Helix Native software running that’s when it couldn’t handle it anymore.
Hey guys I'm having some trouble with this maybe someone can help me out. I set up my project just like this, but when I plug my headphones to the Mono Out 2 (Wich is R Out on my interface) it just goes out through the left ear only. Wav files are Stereo and Tracks are Mono, just like in the video.
Biffinn Bridge you could do that. I just like being in control of when it stops, or change to double time, or change the accents etc. it just gives you a little more control this way, but either would work
@@ScottUhlMusic Aside from setting outputs 1&2 in the DAW, I assume I just pan the tracks and click hard left and right, and send the signal from the interface to the DI, right?
What are you trying to accomplish? I’m not sure I understand what you are asking. How to learn songs faster? On a video about using a computer for backing tracks?
@@ScottUhlMusic Thanks for replying. Your way is too perfect for playing in small bars . Is there a way one can purchase backing tracks, play over them on stage?
Ah gotcha! Yeah karaoke version dot com is a great site. I cover that in this video here actually: ruclips.net/video/IChXq2e1-D4/видео.html That’s what I use for almost all my cover backing tracks.
You can just pan all the music tracks left and all click tracks right. Since you are changing the global tempo why not put all the music tracks on one and all clicks on one? The benefits of doing that is you can attenuate all the songs to the same volume. You will lose some arrangement features.
You could do that, but then you wouldn’t have the “play from selected region” option. It’s all up to you if you need that though. This definitely isn’t the only way to run tracks, I’m just giving you the basics of how I do it and let you tweak it to fit your needs. 👍
Why not just make stereo tracks of the songs, with click on the left and music on the right? (output 1 & 2 ) Is it so you have independent control of click level?InPro Tools and I assume Logic, you have the option to have the stereo track "split into mono tracks" Just curious. Great info on creating the bg tracks!
If you haven't seen the other videos in my live backing tracks series, we go over programming backing tracks, click track, routing, programming MIDI, lighting, and video and more. Check out the playlist here: ruclips.net/p/PLeo7dSvjxGd6S9IHsgy8Fda0UuAQfHJq-
This was amazing! Very explicit, no fuzz. And your voice makes me not want to pierce my ear drums as alot of other tutorials make me!
This is fantastic! Thank you for making this whole series of content Scott. Really appreciate it
Thanks! Glad you found it useful 🤘
by the way to switch a track from stereo to mono // mono to stereo, just click the two little white rings // one ring next to 'input'
Thank you! I knew it would be a simple solution!
Great video, lots of stuff in here! You said it was possible to use a stereo output for the backing tracks, since i have a one man show I would prefer to sound as large as possible. How would I output this if the clic is on mono channel 2 at the same time? Would I need an audio interface of more than 2 outputs or there's a trick I don't know of? Thanks man!
Yup, so you would need 3 outputs total. 1 for mono click and 2 outputs for stereo backing tracks
Hey Scott! Fairly new to backing tracks and your videos are super helpful. We wanted to ask how you would go about volume levels and mastering to ensure that all your backing tracks are at the same level and loud enough at stage volume in a live setting.
Use a LUFs meter 🤘 I use the built in one in logic
Just discovered your channel a few days ago. Great amount of very useful info! Very clear and agile explanations. Thank you so much for sharing!
Thank you!
so useful! I hate how finnicky arrangement markers are and almost always use regular markers when i'm recording, but I LOVE this use case for them! and I'd never heard of the meta events - so cool!
Great videos. They have been really helpful in setting up back tracks. One issue I have with backing tracks is volume balance. How do you balance the tracks so that they are at equal volume. Is there a plug in I could use instead of going through each track and adjusting the slider? Thanks for your help!
Yeah that’s always been tough, and it drives me crazy sometimes. You kind of just have to watch the meters to make sure they are even, and also use some compression to even it out as much as possible 👍
@@ScottUhlMusic Thanks!
In watching this video you answered my question about using a direct box.....thanks....great info!
You are the DON of IEM Setups. Thanks a lot.
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Thanks bro, you are very efficient and professional
Thanks, glad to help!
So helpful! I play with an indie pop band and we run tracks very heavily to maintain the identity of the song (mono click, mono backing vocals, mono aux percussion, stereo rhythm guitars, stereo synth/pads) for each song. Have you experienced issues with CPU when running a 10-12 song set with 5-6 tracks each? My fear is logic will crash during live and wanted to see if you had any advice on how to ensure this won't happen. Great stuff Scott!
Are they just audio files? Audio files don’t take a whole lot of CPU. It’s if it’s got a lot of plugins on it. But just audio files are much less CPU intensive
This tutorial is exactly what I was looking for !! Thank you :-)
Thanks for the video. Another tip with when you were locking and unlocking tracks: you can click (and hold) and drag up/down the Lock icon across various tracks so you don't have to manually click each one. So, you can just zoom out so you see all tracks, and do a quick swipe to unlock/lock the tracks. You can do this with any of the tracker header buttons.
Awesome, great tip! Thanks for sharing 🤘
This is exactly what I was looking for, and had all the information I needed. Thank you so much!!
Thanks for all your work on these videos....I can't tell you how much I learn from watching them. I am exploring altenate setups for my solo shows. I currently use a Voice Live 3 for all my effects and Harmonies. What I am looking into to replacing it with is my Macbook Pro and plugins. I will still use my iPad for backing tracks, but would like to replace my VL3 with MacBook Pro running Logic and plugins like Waves Harmony. I am looking at using the RME Babyface as the interface. Would love to hear your thoughts on this potential setup. Thanks Scott.
Thanks! And you want to make sure that your computer is powerful enough for the processing of live audio. And having something like Universal Audio interfaces should help as well if you can afford it
Very useful, thank you so much. Didn't know logic had such features!
This is so informative, Thank you so much! ❤
great video. do any of your videos show running vocals though DAW effects and then blending back in to a backing track please? Thanks
I haven’t done that, no. But it would probably just be a routing thing. You would need a good computer to process that live without latency too
This video is so helpful! Is there a video discussing the actual audio outputs and set up with a usb interface and separating click and playback?
Yup, watch my playlist on programming backing tracks. Start on video 1 (this is video 4B): ruclips.net/p/PLeo7dSvjxGd6S9IHsgy8Fda0UuAQfHJq-
I watched your video series and I enjoyed them. You made it simple to understand and informative. I’m going use some techniques in another DAW that use and see how it works. These are tutorials.
These have been so incredibly helpful. I'm only scratching the surface so far, but I'm already learning so much. Thank you!!
Awesome! Glad it’s helped you out 🤘
Do you prefer the iPad with Stage Traxx method or the Mac method? Seems like the iPad method is easier. Decisions decisions.
Thanks
iPad is easier. For my original music I use a laptop because the show is complex: ruclips.net/video/dFF6dgxD_5E/видео.html
So helpful it’s a joke! Playing my first gig using backing tracks tonight using this set up. Thank you so much
Glad to help 🤘
I love you Scott. You said 'Audio Snob'. I cracked up for hours.
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easy to understand and detail, the best 👍🏻
Thank you 🤘🤘
This series is beyond helpful. Building an IEM system with my band very soon and this makes it a lot less overwhelming.
Question though: you mentioned the need of an interface for the click and backing tracks, but I could just use input 1 and 2 of my behringer x32 to separate the click and tracks right?
Thanks for watching! And yeah you can route the click and tracks that way and then do not send the click to FOH 👍
Do you think it is possible to run a cord from the laptop with left click and right backing as you showed in your ipad and run it into a direct box. have left monitor from direct box be mono click and right monitor go into mixer that has guitar and mic hooked up and then output to monitors via mixer? sorry if it sounds confusing! I have an audio interface but it's in use and would need to buy another for this set up
I’m not sure I understand exactly what you are asking to be honest. You keep saying “monitor” even when talking about left and right split. I’m assuming you mean you want to send the left signal (click) to your ears, and then send the right signal (tracks) to a mixer which also has guitar and vocals? You can do that for sure, but most sound guys will want to have control over tracks and guitar and vocals separately. Especially vocals.
@@ScottUhlMusic I figured it out! I have my own mixer at home so im my own sound guy haha I play a lot of live shows online but will keep that in mind for the future. I figured out I needed another mini mixer separate from my main mixer just for the click and back track in my studio. There was a backing track diagram on a blog called ghostnoteblog I followed. It only allows mono backing tracks though. Thanks for your help and the videos are still helpful today for me so thanks!
Hi Scott, great video! Just one thing... You could put a midi click (with Klopfgeist) on one track for the whole show and stop worrying on setting up the audio click on each song. Then you just pan that track to the right and done, the tempo will change the click for us on each song.
That’s true 👍 I definitely encourage people to figure out how to do things that work best for them, and use this just as a starting point! Thanks for the tip 🤘
Scott, what a great video, thanks!
Glad it helped!
Thank you for making this video! Very useful! 😁
hey scott, i've successfully finish my band first ever live with backing track thanks to your guide, my question is whats the purpose of DI box when my audio interface already cover the output for both FOH and cues, thanks!
You might not need a DI with your audio interface 👍 if it sounds good without it, that’s completely fine! Glad the series has helped you out
Hey Scott. I absolutely love your videos. So informative and game changing and the info is free, which is amazing!
Whilst watching this video, I was amazed that you had to do so much work to set up each track, especially the tempos. Unless I'm missing something (and I'm sure you know more than me!) I tried what your video showed as I was curious to maybe using a laptop live, as currently I use iPods for the backing tracks. I was curious to see how using a laptop would work and also to utilise midi for my FM9 using Logic.
I have a couple of queries if you don't mind.
I've always bounced my backing tracks (using Karaoke Version like you) to an mp3 in Stereo, only because I never thought of bouncing them in mono! They still work at FOH and our IEM though, so what's the advantage (if any) of bouncing them in Mono? Isn't bouncing them in stereo means that the click is in the left (already panned there) and the tracks to the right (already panned there)?
Also, when I imported 5 tracks to simulate your video, I simply imported the bounced mp3s (with click and track panned where they were originally bounced of course) and I didn't have to adjust the tempo at all, as the mp3 is saved with it's own tempo. I did notice that you're using wave files (which hold a greater load of info versus an mp3). So I'm wondering if you had to change the tempo for each track because you were using wav files as opposed to mp3s? Wouldn't it be easier to import the mp3s as I did and not play around with the tempo and fixing the click tracks so that they're in mono etc? The answer probably is that I know that the wav files sound better than the mp3s.
As I mentioned earlier, I'm sure you know WAY more than me, but i'm just curious if I'm missing something, because I would like to go the route of the laptop, but your way seems like WAY too much work to set up, if all tempos have to be manipulated and click tracks duplicated.
Sorry for the long message but thanks in advance for any response. Love your work!
This was part of the very first video series I released on RUclips, so I’ve evolved a bit sense this came out. But yeah, if you have AUDIO for a click, you don’t have to adjust the tempo at all and the KV tracks will sync up 👍
God damn, your channel is a treasure trove of knowledge
Thank you! 🤘
Hey Scott. Thanks for the video. I’m wanting some help if I could ask
My band are transitioning into using all in ears on stage + stereo backing tracks.
I have a Mac, how would I send the stereo backing tracks and the click from my Mac to The FOH and our in ears.. so that we have click in our ears, but FOH has the stereo tracks??
Right now we have a Behringer x18 we are working with
Hey, I think this video will help you out:
How to Run Your Own In Ear Monitors - A Complete Step by Step Guide
ruclips.net/video/XQjFhkQTVP8/видео.html
Excellent series!
Great videos and super amazing that you reply to everyone! Is this still your preferred way for "live" performance now in 2022? I'm just learning to set this all up in my MS Surface using Cakewalk, and added an "Midi Track" to control lighting through QLC+ along with the backing track and click. Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks! I use ableton now for my complicated setup, and just an iPad when I need just backing tracks. But this still works for sure!
@@ScottUhlMusic Did you find any benefits in switching over to Ableton? Thanks again
I use the looping in ableton, so it was worth it for me. But just lighting/midi/backing tracks without looping any DAW will work. I say to use the one you are most comfortable with
Phenomenal tutorial. I use Studio One. I'm trying to figure out how to use these principles in that program. If you have any advice it would be greatly appreciated.
Zeph Jewell I have not used Studio One. I’m a Logic and Ableton guy. But the ideas should be very similar for any DAW
Great explanation, thank you so much!
Thanks 😊
This is extremely helpful. Thank you.
Wooow you just solved all my problems! Thank you!
Hi scott! I’m confused on why you need to change them in output 1 and output 2 instead just pan them left or right.
You can do that as well 👍
Another great video, Scott, many thanks - really got me going with creating my set-list in Logic. I'm switching from Mainstage because I want to have midi events sent to my Helix to change patches and snapshots automatically, which I am now able to do, thanks to another one of your videos. I have a couple of suggestions that suit the way I work, which might be useful for others: First, I like having all my backing tracks separate, rather than bounced to a stereo mix, in order to have the flexibility to adjust the mix, if necessary. To do this, I create a folder track stack and put them all in there. When it's collapsed, it just takes up a single track space, but you can still highlight it and use 'play selected region' and it'll play everything in the folder together. With that in mind, I include a midi track for my Helix control and a stop track for the meta-event markers you describe above, in each folder. That way, they also move if I need to adjust the running order using the arrangement tabs as you describe above. Hope that's useful for someone.
Hey Scott. This video is old so I don’t know if you’ll see this comment but I have a question. What if you’re whole band wants to hear the click and tracks? Do you have a video for that set up?
Yup I do! ruclips.net/video/XQjFhkQTVP8/видео.htmlsi=_oNQPn85k8SRy4ww
@@ScottUhlMusic Dude, you’re awesome!
Great info!!!!
Thank you!
Thanks for your videos 🙏 One big problem I am having is when I bounce the click and tracks into my master file they are not syncing up. Driving me up the wall. Tempo is off too. Please help when you can thanks 🙏 I have a gig tomorrow and I’m struggling.
Thanks again!
That’s really odd. They are matched up in your computer but not when you export them? That shouldn’t happen. Some setting is weird in the export and/or some setting is wrong when you are importing them again
@@ScottUhlMusic thanks for your help. Also when I am in the master file it will not let me change tracks by hitting the space bar. I followed the steps in your video. Maybe I missed something. Thanks again
Like a friend said: Logic is simply more logic than Ableton Live, however I wanna learn Ableton too :-) Thank you for this idea how to do it in Logic.
They are both great!
Hey Scott, just recently played a show where my band attempted to run backing tracks. The FOH manager handed me a direct box to run out from our interface but he received no signal and we ended up not running tracks at our show. Could you give me some possibilities why this happened? Was it potentially the wrong type of cable between the interface and the direct box?
That could be many things. Try using a passive direct box, switching the cable, and checking the output of the tracks. Somewhere signal wasn’t coming out
Interesting stuff but..I have a question. What is the use of that Direct Box in this case? For example Focusrite Scarlett interface has all its outputs are balanced. Do I still need a Direct Box? Also, if I use stereo outputs I don't think this Direct Box has enough outputs to be used for sending to the soundguy to mix
You do not “need” a direct box, but I’ve always found it to be the better way to send audio to FOH. And if you are doing stereo tracks, you will either need a stereo DI or two of these DI. But again you do not “need” one
Thanks this is great. I wanted to know one thing and ended up knowing loads more ✨
This is amazing thanks
Random tip on the meta events for stopping playback; you can't duplicate them or copy/paste but you CAN option + click and drag to duplicate the stop playback event and drag it over to where you want it to be :)
Nice! I’ll have to try that 🤘
Great explanation man! ✊🏾
THANK YOU. REALLY HELPFUL
What if I want to use amp sims and vocals through the daw as well, instead of bringing extra gear like the helix or vocal effects? I would imagine you could still automate certain parameters but I’m having a hard time figuring that out...
You should be able to as well. I know plugins I use like Neural DSP and Helix Native have MIDI assign parameters in the DAW. I used to use Helix Native as my guitar tone this way, but once I added video projection and lighting my computer couldn’t handle it anymore so I switched to the HX Stomp. What amp sim are you using?
Im actually doing the same thing and its actually pretty easy when you figure it out.
I use reaper but make sure the master send button is OFF or everything will go to front of house.
The way i did it was making 3 "main" tracks at the top of a session labeled:
---MIX FRONT OF HOUSE---
Output 1 from Interface: All the backing tracks routed to the "Mix Front of House" track.
---MIX DRUMS---
-Output 2 from interface: All the backing tracks + click routed to the "Mix Drums" track.
(If the daw recognizes a headphone output, then drummer can just use in ear monitors through that and doesnt need to use a physical output, but if the full band has in ear monitors, then i would say a mixer in output 2 is important for the band to use)
---MIX GUITAR---
Output 3 from interface: A separate track to put your amp sim plugin on, and a separate track for midi control automation of your plugin presets, both tracks routed to the "Mix Guitar" track.
Like Scott Uhl said, I think this is the limit a computer can take playing live before you add Lighting and video projection and other guitar/bass outputs but this set up is pretty nice when you can't afford a dedicated piece of hardware. I think you can automate stomp box tones in a daw but im not sure. Thanks for the video Scott!
amazing, thanks!!!
🤘🤘
Hey Man great video, i followed all the instructions to use backing track from logic on my computer into a live setting. The only issue that i have is that by sending output 2 into my headphone mixer, i only get the left headphone speaker to work. How do i make so its doesn't split the signal and the click goes into both ears?
That sounds like an issue with the headphones or the headphone amp. Some of them send in stereo, but if you can find a way to set your headphone amp/IEM/etc to MONO it should work and you'll get them in both ears
@@ScottUhlMusic Hey buddy, really appreciate the fact that you took the time to respond. Managed to find a solution, i think it was the headphone amp so all good !! Thank you very though buddy ! Hope you're good in these weird times. All the best x
Thanks !!! 🙋🏻♂️from Madrid !!
Great video - What if I wanted my laptop to go into my digital mixer? and then be sent to front of house and also be sent to the IEM's is that possible?
Yup that should not be a problem. Many digital mixers can act as the interface, so be sure to look into that as an option
@@ScottUhlMusic Ok perfect, are you aware If the Behringer xr series is capable of this - I also am looking into routing the sound into my laptop and back out into the mixer again so that I can use real time vocal effects that I have on logic.
@@callmemainey Yup, Behringer XR can for sure. I've never tried it, but I know it can.
Man, this tutorial is so informative and simply explained by you. Thank you soooo much!
Great work !! thanks for the Video !!
I don't need to have backing tracks but I would like to have our set list programmed for the click. In that case, is it fine to use logic's built-in metronome?
Yup 👍
@@ScottUhlMusic Also, when adding the meta event to stop the playback, I cannot get it to unstick like the problem you show in the video. No matter how far I move the event up, it still hangs. If I have it set to stop at 941.2.3 it will stop at 941.1.3
Yeah playback stop is not very efficient in Logic for sure
Thanks that was great.
Dude...Thank you!!
Nice Video! Im using a very small Mono backing track rig, iPhone 12 & DBX goRack few crazy cables. quick small easy effective until someone buys me a Mac Pro & Clarett 8pre
Nice, and everyone does it differently, but as long as it works, that’s what counts
Great Tutorial man! Unfortunatley I am having some trouble! The quality of the audio coming out of my interface outputs is really reduced and I can't work out why! Any advice you can give would be much appreciated! (I'm also on Logic and my interface is a focusrite 2i2)
Make sure your not using patch leads to connect the d.i it won't work you need mini guitar cables
You were bang on the money! Thanks@@lukephilpott999
Always love it when someone else gets to the answer before me :) thanks Luke!
So is your drummer essentially running the show? What if you don’t have a drummer and that’s covered by backing tracks. This is exciting stuff!
Anyone can run the backing tracks 🤘 drummer is just the common one
Honestly, you saved my ass! I always had another band member do this in the past so was always awful at this setup. After your videos I AM A MASTER hahaha. THANK YOU. You saved our set this Fri!
Glad to help!
thanks for the help. Great stuff. My 2 cents on mono vs stereo. I just stopped debating it and ALWAYS use stereo, I've never heard mono sound better than stereo even when the soundman tries to explain that its "not really stereo" or whatever other claim they have. I always A B the sound and like I said its a no brainer for me even though its close at times. i'm going to go back and look at your other videos, thanks
For sure, go with what sounds best for you! I stopped debating it and went Mono haha. But do what works best for your band/setup and what you think sounds best 👍 thanks for watching!
Hey, I’m super new to this but would you still recommend mono if you had full drums in your backing tracks?
thank you so much for this video!!! i needed to know this was possible in DAWs other than ableton LOL
is there another way to do this while still allowing stereo panning of the backing tracks to come through (i.e. without having to split but creating dual outputs of audio interface stereo line out and headphone jack)?
I usually send mono tracks out, so I haven't tested it, and don't know 100%. But you should just be able to send Left and Right (stereo) to front of house and it should work.
So which do you prefer? iPad or laptop? And why?
Laptop for bigger productions (video/looping in ableton/etc). iPad for just backing tracks and perhaps midi if the app allows it 👍
I followed the steps in all the videos and the backing tracks work but for some reason the tracks and click that are sent to the drummer only come out of one side of the in ears or headphones. Would you know how to fix that?
Yup: Why am I Only Hearing Sound on ONE SIDE of my earbuds!? IEM Fix
ruclips.net/video/WpvkVrNQtxA/видео.html
Would it have to be a headphone amplifier? Or can I run it through any other mixer?
Any mixer would be fine. Anything that you can control the volume of
Yes, finally found the solution.. thanks mate
so when I got everything in order, do I just submit the files to the sound engineer like each individual .wav tracks for him to set it up? so he'll set up everything and prepare the session for the live instead of my band having to set it ourselves?
You should have the band do it yourself. That’s why you send the tracks to FOH for them to mix
Okay so I'm running backing tracks through interface (Scarlett Focusrite 2i2) and have one output with click + reference/cues for drummer, and then one output with backtracks for FOH. For some reason I am getting bleed of the click in output with backtracks for FOH, which should not be getting anything. Any work around for this?
Check the routing and make sure no reverb or plugins are on the click channel
I mean if you HAVE to use a laptop. This is good advice. However I would not recommend a laptop or a phone for running those, they can die, glitch out, or have unforeseen issues. I would recommend a digital multitrack recorder. You can record them onto it, and then leave it with your gear. You don’t have to worry about much. You can program an entire set on them including between song ambient sounds. I’ve had a phone just die on me when it was mostly full battery. Maybe interference drained it, but that was my nightmare show.
That’s an option for sure. But I also have 2 backup devices. Laptops and phones can break… but so can cables and amps and guitars. So just always have a backup. I still use laptops and tablets 👍
Can you help me understand the connections better? I have a macbook running logic, apollo twin, and a DI box. In logic audio preferences should I set my Input to none and output to apollo? What kind of cable should I use to connect the interface to the DI box and headphone amp? Also is there any way the drummer can hear the backing track as well as the click?
What are you using the DI for? You shouldn’t need that if I’m understanding you correctly. Input and output are correct. Cable from the out of the Interface to the Headphone Amp can be XLR or 1/4”, on the Apollo Twin it’s a 1/4”. And yes, you can send backing tracks to your drummer with an aux send in logic. So if your tracks are going to output 1 and click to output 2.... in logic on the track that contains the backing track, do an aux send to whatever aux channel you want (let’s say 5 for this example). Then set Aux 5 to output to output 2 and you should be good.
@@ScottUhlMusic Thank you! And I meant the DI box that sends the backing to the house I just didn't know what type of cable to use to connect it to the interface. so thats a 1/4" stereo cable i'm assuming?
@@whispersofandromeda Ahhhh... sorry I read that as you would sending the click signal into a direct box. I understand now. And yes, you'll use 1/4" cables to go out of the Interface. One will go to the direct box to FOH for the tracks, and one will go to your headphone amp for your drummer.
@@ScottUhlMusic would you happen to have a link for the proper cables? I couldn't find it in the description?
@@whispersofandromeda No problem. I just updated the description. I like the GLS cables personally, but any 1/4" cables would work.
Why do we change the tempo? I tried it and even changing the tempo does not change the speed at which the audio is played! It changes the speed of the spacebar, and or, compresses the image of the audio, but does not alter the speed at which it is played (of the sound)... the reason I am asking is that I have many tempo changes in my songs...(15 songs in the show) So having to recreate a tempo track for every song will be hell. Since the clic track has already been imported in your example, do we really need to change the tempo line according to the audio songs in this project? Thanks for your input mate!
Tempo changes do not change the tempo of audio. It changes the tempo of midi files so that everything syncs up 👍
@@ScottUhlMusic Ok so if I want to sync lights I need to set the tempo, no way around that... Do you know if there is a way to export the tempo line from each songs before importing to the master project? I noticed it asks if I want to import the tempo info on the first audio only... My set has around 15 songs for now. Otherwise it will be a maze to recreate the tempo line on an audio signal on the grid. I guess it can be done, but there is more possibilities for errors this way. Thanks again for your expertise buddy, your experience is very much appreciated!
Wooow! thanks from japan!!!
What would I do if I wanted to send the backing track to the drummer alongside the click?
Ideally I want my drummer to be able to hear the backing tracks alongside the click in real time through his headphones, but only the backing track through the front of house.
I actually have that as a trick in this video here: 10 TIPS/TRICKS If You Use BACKING TRACKS Live
ruclips.net/video/IChXq2e1-D4/видео.html The part where I mention the dual direct box and send the xlr to front of house and “thru” to go to our drummers mixer
Can I play the back track and the click track using iPad Pro
Yup watch my iPad video for backing tracks: ruclips.net/video/98W2JmSZwEA/видео.html
Thank you so much
This tutorial really helps, but I still don’t get it how to use backing tracks :(
I’m using GarageBand in my mac and only have 2 channels audio interface. Do you know how to use backing track and setting the click on GarageBand and allow my drummer to hear it and the other sounds send to FOH without clicks.
Thank you, I hope can find the answers. I’ve been looking for it for the last 6 months:(
You interface needs to have two OUTPUTS not inputs. You need to send backing tracks panned HARD LEFT and the click track panned HARD RIGHT, and then your drummer plugs into the right channel. I'm not sure if Garageband can do that with the internal click, but you might be able to "draw out" the click like I do in my video in this series about setting up the click track
@@ScottUhlMusic yeah I do have two outputs on my audio interface using behringer uphoria um2, the output on the back 2 rca female red (2R) and white (1L) and in the front i have 6.5 female with headphones logo below
What cable should I plug to my audio interface, how to route one to my drummwr with click and the other to FOH ? Yes I saw your video ablut drawing the click with midi and I already made one. Thank you
How do you get the click track to sound in stereo if it only sounds on the left side for example?
You mean your in ear monitors are only getting click to the left side? Whatever headphone amp you are using you need to set to mono instead of stereo and then you will get click in both ears. 👍
@@ScottUhlMusic thank you! I just realized this was happening because I was connecting my headphones directly to output 1 of my Pre Sonus Audiobox 96 interphase (2 ins, 2 outs) because I don't have a headphone amplifier (which now I understand converts mono to stereo, am I right?) So, I got to route my stereo click track by adding an aggregate sound device through Audio Midi Setup app (which actually was the built-in macbook's headphone output) and then from Logic configured the click track to output 1-2 (built-in) and the backing track through output 3-4 from my interphase. Afterwards, I will send my click track signal as well as backing track signal to the foh mixer and have an individual monitor signal on an individual mixer at my side sounding with the rest of the band to enhance with some more detail the general sound perception once you have the headphones on. Any suggestions? Your video was so helpful, I couldn't have figured out nor half of all the routing steps within the DAW just to start so thanks for the awesome tutorial 🙌🏼
Well a headphone amp won’t always convert to mono, just certain ones do. The behringer p2 does and that’s usually the one I recommend for drummers. No matter which way you do the routing, if you plug your in ears into the behringer p2 and set it to mono, you’ll get click in both ears 👍
Will I be able to hear the click in both ears?
If your headphone amp/IEM make sure it's set to MONO and you'll get it in both ears
How do I change the tempo if is 68.5 for example
That’s automated in logic under global settings
Can I ask what laptop you use?
Mine is a 2014/2015 MacBook Pro. 16 gigs of ram. I do a LOT of stuff with it and I’m definitely pushing it’s limits with doing tracks, click, lighting, video (video is the most for sure), midi, synth stuff. I had to cut back a little bit. When I tried having Helix Native software running that’s when it couldn’t handle it anymore.
@@ScottUhlMusic do you do producing in it too?
i mean recording
No, it’s just for live
Hey guys I'm having some trouble with this maybe someone can help me out. I set up my project just like this, but when I plug my headphones to the Mono Out 2 (Wich is R Out on my interface) it just goes out through the left ear only. Wav files are Stereo and Tracks are Mono, just like in the video.
I have a video about that problem here: ruclips.net/video/WpvkVrNQtxA/видео.html
Why record a click track when you can use the metronome with the same tempo changes and output preferences?
Biffinn Bridge you could do that. I just like being in control of when it stops, or change to double time, or change the accents etc. it just gives you a little more control this way, but either would work
Would this work on GarageBand?
Not everything that I do in this video will work with GarageBand, but playing tracks and routing it out an interface will work in GarageBand 👍
@@ScottUhlMusic Aside from setting outputs 1&2 in the DAW, I assume I just pan the tracks and click hard left and right, and send the signal from the interface to the DI, right?
@@derekflores4601 If you have an audio interface, then you shouldn't have to pan. Assign tracks to go out OUT 1, and assign click to go OUT 2
@@ScottUhlMusic last question because I’m an absolute newbie when it comes to this stuff. What slot does output 1 go into on the DI, left or right?
Is there an easier, a faster, and a simpler way for a solo musician who must learn the rhythm, the lead, and the words of 150 songs?
What are you trying to accomplish? I’m not sure I understand what you are asking. How to learn songs faster? On a video about using a computer for backing tracks?
@@ScottUhlMusic Thanks for replying. Your way is too perfect for playing in small bars . Is there a way one can purchase backing tracks, play over them on stage?
Ah gotcha! Yeah karaoke version dot com is a great site. I cover that in this video here actually: ruclips.net/video/IChXq2e1-D4/видео.html That’s what I use for almost all my cover backing tracks.
Bro you just won an award for making the most simplest thing into the most complicated thing ever! Congratulations!
Awesome! What do I win? I hope it’s your friendship!
Maybe a silky question, but Why don't you use ONLY one track with every song following the next? There's no need to have that many tracks
That would work too 👍
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You can just pan all the music tracks left and all click tracks right. Since you are changing the global tempo why not put all the music tracks on one and all clicks on one? The benefits of doing that is you can attenuate all the songs to the same volume. You will lose some arrangement features.
You could do that, but then you wouldn’t have the “play from selected region” option. It’s all up to you if you need that though. This definitely isn’t the only way to run tracks, I’m just giving you the basics of how I do it and let you tweak it to fit your needs. 👍
Why not just pan your click to the left it right on each track? Send that to the drummer
You can definitely do different methods. This is just how I do it
Why not just make stereo tracks of the songs, with click on the left and music on the right? (output 1 & 2 ) Is it so you have independent control of click level?InPro Tools and I assume Logic, you have the option to have the stereo track "split into mono tracks" Just curious. Great info on creating the bg tracks!
You can do that if you want, and that’s how I do it on an iPad. But it’s just easier IMO to have them on separate channels and separate outputs.