Gray explains how backing tracks take away from the natural push and pull that happens with tempo during live shows.

To use backing tracks or not? It's one of the hottest topics in the world of rock and metal and there are some very nuanced responses to the question when it comes to how you present your band in the ...

Hello! This is TakeRok!Today, I'm reporting on my attempt to create a minus-one backing track to boost my motivation for ...

Former DOKKEN and current FOREIGNER bassist Jeff Pilson has weighed in on bands who rely heavily on pre-recorded tracks during their live performances. In recent years, more and more artists have been ...

These female vocalists don't need any production help to make them sound good live. Their talent is almost too good to be true.

JoeCo has launched BandMate, a 24-channel backing track player for live performance playback. Aimed at gigging musicians, the 1U system can replay multichannel audio material alongside MIDI data for ...

Google has trained an artificial intelligence, named SingSong, that can generate a musical backing track to accompany people’s recorded singing. To develop it, Jesse Engel and his colleagues at Google ...