BACKING TRACKS for LIVE PERFORMANCES - COMPLETE Step by Step Guide
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- Опубликовано: 3 июл 2024
- In today's video, I'm going over a complete step-by-step guide for creating and running backing tracks for your live performances. This is the actual method that I use when making backing tracks for my bands that I perform in. I've done over 200 backing tracks with this method. I also go into detail about why I do things the way that I do and give you options for what might work better for your band. Enjoy my longest video I've ever made so far :)
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0:00 - Intro
1:57 - Need help?
2:23 - Getting Started
3:34 - Downloading Stems
6:09 - Guitar Stems
7:23 - Piano/Violin/Solos
7:59 - Tempo
8:18 - Importing into DAW
9:10 - Panning
10:10 - Splitter Cable
11:28 - Mono v Stereo
12:47 - Click Track Setup
15:48 - Backing Track Setup
18:43 - Editing Tracks
19:10 - Lining Up to Measures
19:35 - Intro Click
20:07 - Mixing Tracks
21:35 - Pitch Reference
22:53 - Cues for Structure
23:20 - How Many Cues?
24:17 - My Cue Philosophy
26:48 - Cue Examples
27:09 - Lead Vox for References
28:40 - Keep Cues Rhythmic
29:17 - Don’t Talk Over Vocals
30:11 - Recording Cues
31:11 - Count In Cues
32:06 - Pickup or Slow Count In
33:07 - Cleaning Up Audio
34:22 - Lyric Cues
36:27 - Exporting
38:20 - Some Options
39:05 - Failsafe Backing Tracks
40:50 - Importing to Ipad
41:48 - Gear Connections
42:50 - Saving Money on IEMs
43:15 - Final Tips
44:39 - Outro
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Dude. I’ve been plying in bands for 30 years and you’re the first person who has ever helped me understand how to use backing tracks. This video may be long but it’s worth every second. Loads of gratitude for this.
Thank you! Glad to hear that 🤘
After the bass player quit while we were on the road, I got home and started programing midi files back in 98, and was never more busier playing guitar and singing at all sorts of venues up until 2010, doing a 1 man band.
Send a link!
I’m looking into this because drama in bands I’ve been in I’d rather do a one man band being in control of my show, music, arrangements, etc. this looks intense
Yep most of the time you can count on yourself and your shadow only.
I'm considering going this direction. Trying to get band members to commit or be available for practice or rehearsal is one of the most Drama ridden experience I've had to deal with.
@@stevenjschuler1169I totally get what you guys are saying. I'm allergic to drama now.
To the point, detail packed 45 minute video went by in what seemed like 10 minutes. Wish more people did vids like Scott Uhl. No fluff -- just the valuable detail. BAM!
Thanks Terry! I’m glad to hear it didn’t feel like it took forever!
This is the greatest tutorial I've ever seen! If this doesn't get you going with backing tracks, nothing will. Can't wait to see some more of Scotts' videos.
Thank you Chuck!
agree..
Thank you for putting this together man. This is some serious gold right here 🙌🏼.
What a great video! Not only a backing tracks masterclass, but Logic's also. Thanks Scott!
Thanks Frank! And yeah, a lot of bonus shortcuts for Logic in this one 😊
Thanks for taking the time to do this video. Much appreciated!
So eye-opening. I have been looking for this. Thanks so much!
Scott, I am always filled with admiration when I watch your videos. You always deliver great content, with impeccable onscreen guidance, uesful context and reasons why you do what you do. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, I always learn something new and valuable. You rock. (Your pop culture pics are also hysterical!)
Thanks man! I appreciate that :) the editing takes the longest by far with this videos, so I’m glad it’s helpful!
Scott, your videos have been really valuable to me. I really appreciate you and your advice. I am playing my first gig in February and we're running tracks so your videos have been really helpful, and I've learned a lot.
Awesome! Glad to help, and have a great show!
big thank you Scott, I thought about doing this a while back, your videos are real helpful, you got all the details ironed out
Solid gold in this video Scott! It's been a hard slog to get tracks rolling but it's so worth it. Thanks for all your hard work creating this.
Big ups Scott - Ive been doing this professionally for many years and you have nailed it - I wish this video was around when I started. There is nothing like experiencing the aha moments when you realise a solution to a problem you are experiencing live. - Thanks again !! Also I really appreciate the work you have put into producing such a succinct and easy to follow video.
Thanks! Glad so many people have found it helpful!
Scott, I don’t know what to say that hasn’t been said in these comments already but I will say thank you! The effort put into this(and all of your videos for that matter) is amazing. You are so generous with your knowledge and we really appreciate it.
Thanks Ernie! I’m glad to see so many people have found this video helpful!
Thanks for the support Scott!
Wow! Very thorough video. Thanks, Scott
As someone who played on a lot of "yeah, we´ll figure it out on the spot" kind of bands (who rarely did figure it out and contributed imensely to my stage fright), this video is a masterclass of profesionalism. Thanks.
Glad to help!
Dude I just got into backing for my original band. We’re a 3 piece but with synths we want out front. I literally found you 2 days ago and then bam! you answer every question ever. Thank you Scott.
Awesome! Perfect timing for the video 🤘
Amazingly good video. Thx
Wow!!! Exactly what I needed. Very well done Scott!!! Peace
I've never really performed much music, and I'd really like to get started. But it's so easy to get overwhelmed when you're starting from scratch and don't have someone to show you the basics. This video was a perfect outline and huge help to me, thank you for taking the time to create this!
Nice! Glad to help 🤘🤘
Learn how to play an instrument!
Kareoke Version is a god send. Been using it for years and its so much easier than my old method or re-recording all the stems myself.
Yup, it saves SO much time
What else is nice, is that if you point out issues with the track, in some cases they will fix them! If they can't they give you coupons for free songs. :)
@@jazzzman1000 Yeah Ive had a few emails from them too saying that they have updated versions of old songs that I bought
Correct spelling is KARAOKE. It is a Japanese word. “Kara” means “empty” and “Oke” is an abbreviation for “orchestra.”
Nailed it again! So helpful, thanks so much.
I’ve been using backing tracks for years. Your advice about cues blew my mind.
Wow, ❤ amazing. Im 69 years old played professionally in the 70s and 80s them later worship team in a church. In the 70s my rig was mt amp, either a dual showman or ampeg V4 , a cry baby wah, Gibson les paul and a Gibson
L6S the set neck one. Basically there wasn’t much for tech. In the 60s it was often hard to find a dedicated bass amp. The dual showman was for guitar if you had the JBL D130s and for bass JBL d140, I HAD A SOLID STATE ACOUSTIC AMP AND CAB THAT SAID RIGHT ON THE HEAD GUITAR/BASS. THE BASS MAN WAS UNDER POWERED, ACTUALLY EVERYTHING WAS UNDERPOWERED FOR BASW EXCEPT THE SUN 360. THAT AMPEG I FORGOT THE MODEL. IT WASNT TILL MID TO LATE 80S BASS APS CAME AROUND. ANYWAY, UNTIL I SAW YOUR VIDEO I HAD NEVER HEARD OF DOING BACKING TRACKS LIKE THAT. I KNOW THE Bee Gees used a system like that and it was amazing. They had a special toward the end where thr first twin died, and they did a song for Andy. It was a real tear jerker where they surprised the audience dimmed the lights Andy came in at the second verse, the brothers just sang backup and it sounded exactly like Andy was up there singing with him. Your young so in case you dont know in the 80s Andy gib was the 4th brother who started a solo career, his brothers helped. He became number 1 pop and teen heart throb. Had trouble with drugs nd rinsing and had a heart attack and died on his thirtieth birthday. If you’ve never seen them it’s called Bee Gees how can you mend a broken heart. It’s on max maybe Netflix too. Inspirational. Sounds like you play everything. I love all music except for rasp. Believe it kr not rap. Started in the mid 70s. I couldent get into it. Sorry for the long message but im just excited. Im going to share this with some old band mates. This system you do is incredible. At my age a couple of my music mates are dead, so i can still get together with a few survivors and gig again without a full band. Or just pratice with my friends. Anyway, this is the most professional , helpful . Videos I’ve ever seen for musicians. Thank you so much. At my age there’s gonna be a learning curve and i dont know how far ill get but i am super grateful. I’ll be around bro.,
Much worship bands use also backings. In some cases to blow up the sound with pads and additional vocals.
I have an interactive hardware solution. This creates drums and guitar and the vocal harmonizer adds a choir, so I can emulate up to 5 additional musicians and 3 more singers. But I have the freedom, to change the order. Okay, I could also spontaneously add another song, but the man, who projects the lyrics and my fellow musicians couldn't follow.
Fantastic video! Videos like this are gold especially for hobbyists like myself; even if it's stuff I already "know", there's usually quite a few unexpected holes in my knowledge that I didn't know existed. Sometimes we learn how to run before walking through necessity, and seeing a video like this that breaks it down into steps and goes from start to finish helps fill in the unknown unknowns!
Edit: was also going to say, if you're a vocalist only, and need all the instrumentals on a backing track, Karaoke Version charges only 1.99 for their non-stemmed backing tracks (options are usually just "instrumental only", "instrumental and background vocals, no lead", and "complete cover" for their vocal tracks)
Oh nice! That’s good to know as well
awesome guide. Very usefull. Thanks
Thanks Scott!!
Scott! Long time lurker here and a huge fan of your content. I used to use Logic for making tracks but have transitioned to Ableton recently.
Some great ideas I learned from this video… bouncing the click audio to a MIDI click and leaving in the little lyric cues in the ears 🤯
Really cool stuff and thank you tremendously for all you do in the Helix/MIDI/Tracks/Life in general space! Big fan!
Thanks! I appreciate it! Glad you found it helpful. And yeah, the lyrics trick was something I learned from the corporate/wedding band I played in. I’ve done cues, but that was just brilliant when they showed me that
Thanks Scott. One thing I don't think you mentioned or I missed it is 90% of Karaoke-version tracks are not recorded to a click track. You can tell because in the upper left area where they give the tempo, they say "About" 136 BPM. I have found some horrible variations in speed that initially frustrated our drummer. Almost every track of theirs is off. Most DAW's have some kind of ability to stretch or shrink a track. In Ableton Live it's "Warp". I use this on every track to make sure the track is exactly aligned to the tempo grid. I start out aligning markers to quarter notes and then zoom in to 32nds. It's amazing how much variation there can be. This adds about 10-15 minutes of work per track but greatly worth it. Now the song is in perfect time and can use it to sync MIDI or other future tracks, no sweat.
Yeah, some of them have definitely been frustrating, but usually okay to deal with. Does the warp feature allow you to warp all the audio and stuff so it’s exactly on the tempo? If so, I’ll have to look at that for some of the songs for sure! Thanks for the tip
@@ScottUhlMusic YES!! Absolutely. You link the tracks, warp the click (or any track), then run the "Consolidate" command.
Feel free to send me your worst track and I'll warp it for you and show you how via Zoom, in return for your helpful vids! :)
Dude! I’m going to have to look into this! I’m out of town right now, but when I get back to my studio I’m going to try that. I’ll likely make a video about this too! If I do, I’ll be sure to give you credit for it 🤘🤘🤘 Many thanks!!
If I need help I WILL take you up on that zoom call :) but I think what you said makes sense 🤘
Although….there are some instances where songs breathe here and there with tempo fluctuations. Being super strict on tempo is great most of the time, but not always. Case in point “Man In The Box”. Verses are slower than the choruses. Get a click going when the song starts. Leave the click at the same tempo when the chorus hits and it’s going to feel very draggy. Just an observation.
Thank you for this great informative video. I've watched it like it's 10 minutes long! Gonna watch more!
Scott, I've just become aware of you and your videos. It's fascinating watching this because it's so similar to what I've been doing. It's validating to see someone else doing it like this. Thank you.
Where can I see you use these backing tracks live as a solo act or trio?
I’ve done backing tracks before but I just have more fun building loops live- curious on how you incorporate all of it😊
I do that with my bands Ninety Percent 90s and Uhl Duo. I do live looping automatically with my solo original music Spiral Cell 😊
@@ScottUhlMusic I’m considering adding that to my trio here in Jax FL - could be a great solution to some of our materials- the main reason we never did is our drummer wasn’t able to play to a click- so we are always more “free flowing”.
I’ll check out the other projects you mentioned :)
I enjoy your videos Scott - and even though I've been creating and using backing tracks for 5 or 6 years, I've still learned a few things from you! At 16:07 ish, you talk about creating mono tracks out of stereo in Logic. When I build my backing tracks (with KaraokeVersion), I pan my parts there before downloading, so when I download two different keyboard parts for instance... I pan them hard left and hard right. That gives me two separate MONO tracks to work with once I import them into Pro Tools. For me, that's a much quicker and more efficient approach. Am I mistaken, or is this the easier way to do it?
Oh interesting! And that gives you both the left and right summed down to mono? Meaning you do not miss whatever is panned to the right if you pan it to the left?
@@ScottUhlMusic Yes, I believe that is correct. Another benefit is I can download the tracks in half the time. I pan all parts to L and R... (Drums on the Left, Bass on R for instance.) I can download an entire multi-track song very quickly. The other thing I do is comp tracks that are mostly dead space (like FX or sparse keys) Sometimes you can pan two different guitar parts to the Left side and still not have them overlap if they are not playing at the same time. That way I can download potentially 3 or 4 parts to a single L and R track. (two MONO summed tracks) Let me know if that makes sense, or if it's helpful at all. For me it's a huge time saver!!
Damn! That’s awesome! Thanks for the tip man, I’ll have to try that myself 🤘🤘
@@ScottUhlMusic You're very welcome!! Thanks for your incredible videos! You're killing it.
Just to clarify, if you hear a keyboard part that has a different Left vs Right recording, you download it twice, once panned hard left and once panned hard right?
Man, I'm so stoked you took the time to create this. Thank you. I can't wait!
I’m glad to see so many comments like this have found it so helpful 😊
Thanks for your suggestions and cautions learned from experience! Very helpful and interesting.
Big thank you, great information!!
Thank you! This is a big step for me and the band!!!!
Excellent. MANY thanks for all your time in putting this together and sharing it.
Thank you 🙏
Thank you for your time.
So amazing. Thank you so much for this. This is one of the best RUclips videos I have ever watched. Very much appreciated.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and for the kind words!
Great info, thanks for sharing 👍
Very in depth and precise.
This was GREAT! Thanks!
Thank you so much Scott. Your videos are really helpful and your willingness to share your experiences is appreciated. Thanks.
Thank you 😊
Wow, thanks Scotr!
Incredibly helpful video Scott. Cant thank you enough for this. Bravo!
Thanks 😊 Glad to see so many people are finding it helpful
Goldmine. Thank you.
Great Tips! Thanks!
I literally found you at the point in my career that i needed. Thanks for being so patient and such a great teacher. You're a blessing. Keep going 🎉
Thanks! Glad you found the channel helpful!
Karaoke backing track site ROCKS! Been using it for years.
This is actually a really cool idea. I'm currently working on a Solo album and record all instruments myself over drum tracks I make. Usually when I practice the songs I write, I will play my guitar over the backing tracks I made and wondered if anyone else does this too, or if it would even work in a live setting without a full band. Cool to know that there are others who do this also. I really like your idea of using cues going straight into the in ears, really helpful advice!
Fantastic tutorial, thank you.
Great tutorial!
An extremely great video. Just the info I was looking for. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for taking the time to make this and pass on info on how to do this. Super useful.
Glad it was helpful!
Very insightful and detailed. Thanks Scott for all that you’ve said here. Very informative.
Thank you 😊
So good info, thanks so much!
I really appreciate this video. The timing was awesome for me! And I totally respect the amount of time it took for you to produce this step by step material. Not only that but sharing explanations on the fly, on why you do things a certain way because of scenarios you’ve experienced in the past. Thank you soo much! 🙏
Thanks! I’m definitely glad to see a lot of people have found this helpful. The video definitely took a long time to put together!
doing gods work man
Thank you ❤.
Scott, another brilliant video. It's exactly what I was hoping you'd do. Your channel is my go to channel now my friend!
Thank you Pat! 😊
Super useful guide, a one stop shop for everything i need, many thanks Scott!
Glad I found this. I actually do almost everything you do but for solo-performing so it was nice to see your choices and learning has been similar to mine.
I started creating tracks in the early 2000s and evolved from CD to mini-disc to laptop and now use iPad with iPhone as backup.
One of the first tracks I created using instruments (Dance The Night Away by The Mavericks) took me about 40 hours to complete. I then discovered a STEM version on karaoke-version which cost just £1.99. Game over. I spend a lot of (enjoyable) time editing arrangements and adding touches to tracks and start exactly like you do by buying the STEMs and bouncing via Logic
One thing I'd say is about sound quality. Of course we know about the mono versus stereo concept (although most DJs don't) but I found that when I used a laptop the sound quality was much worse than mini-disc. I bought a USB-connected external sound-card which vastly improved the output quality in timers of dynamics but by far the best is an iPad. Most non-Apple laptops have a single mini-jack stereo output port for connecting headphones. I found these were the cheapest component of even expensive laptops. However, even a basic iPad has fantastic audio output quality in comparison so I'd recommend it to everyone.
Thanks for a great video, now going to watch your other ones! Take care
Thanks!
Thank you!
Surely the best tutorial on youtube regarding backing tracks! 👏👏
Thanks! 😃
What you just taught me was absolutely mind blowing. I learnt such a lot!!! Thanks😀
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it 🤘
Thank you for sharing
Another knowldgeand being excited to play and make music
Great video and instructions Scott, so detailed and so precise. Thank you SO much!
Thanks!
Dude this was amazing! Exactly what I needed.
Glad I could help!
Been thinking about using backing tracks. Very helpful.. just have an iPad so might be a bit different, but I’ll get it…thank you!
Amazing comprehensive utility in your videos! Thanks for your leadership Scott.
Thank you!
Just subscribed for this reason, so this is perfect timing. Thanks!
🤘🤘 glad to help!
Thanks Scott, I'm another old timer. I used to use backing tracks 33 YEARS ago using Cubase Midi tracks on a portable Yamaha floppy disk drive (MDF2) through a Yamaha tone -generator(CBX T3). I'm thinking about going back on the road and this video (and others on your channel) was just what I needed to bring me up to date with the latest technology and methods.
Nice! Thanks for sharing and I’m glad the videos have helped you out so much 🤘
This is a goldmine. Brother. Thank you so much!
You're very welcome! Thanks for watching
Nice ,video for music 👌
Man he's great!
Very Comprehensive, Thanks!
You're welcome!
Thank you. That'll totally do.
You're welcome!
The best video I have seen on backing tracks. Thanks Scott
Thank you!
very thorough and helpful
THANK YOU
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SUPER HELPFUL! I cannot give this enough thumbs up love!
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Prob the best rundown I have seen. Thanks for putting this together!!!
Thank you!
omg this video is incredible, thank you!
Thanks!
Awesome video and best tutorial you'll find out there! Scott, I appreciate what you are doing for us novice aspiring musicians in the community!!
Thanks Tom!
Big ups for this vid Scott, thank you!
Completely awesome!
Thanks!
Love this. 👑
Thanks man!
I just began doing this and I record any single audio into Accappella app then export to something like Moises to get the stems. I then can break the vocals into lead/backing. Now take the backing vocals and add them to the rest of the stems in DAW and export as a .wav or mp3 into any player. Choose which version based on what is going to be done live. This allows me to use any song that I like to play or sing with the original backing vocals. Now I'm the nightly headliner with my favorite musicians of all time in my home music room arena!! It's good to see some positivity here especially since there is so much hostility on many music media sites regarding backing tracks. Thanks for the tips.
Great video Thanks
Thanks!
I just created my first backing track... This is... GOLD!!!! Thank you so much for sharing!
Nice! Glad it helped!
Thank you so much! That helps!
Dude KILLER video! You absolutely nailed every single thing that needed to be addressed and articulated it perfectly! Well done.
Thanks Ryan 🤘
This is the in-depth video I’ve been hoping you’d make one day Scott! Glad you are a Logic user! 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
Thanks Mike! Glad you liked the video 🤘
I can’t believe you released this as I need it! Genius!
Thanks man amazing video
Glad it has helped out so many people 🤘
Thank you.
You're welcome!
Awesome; thanks for taking the time and effort
Thanks for watching!
I was planning to get back to doing live shows, and you video came to my feed. I will take this as a sign from god.Gonna get back to Performing .Thanksss
Glad to help 🤘
Very helpful tips.