Backing Tracks in A

[aeolian]

Man, what a jam session! I nominate this for FretNet CD track number 1.

This internet thing is pretty cool, ain't it?

aeolian

[zeusse]

P.S. I am serious. If someone comes in to town on vacation or whatever, I will buy.

Its a long haul for me out your way I use travel through Idaho quite a bit years ago on my way to Vancouver. I will take you up on the offer if I ever make it out the way again. For recording I'm using a Digitech GNX4 usb. to the pc and Pro Tracks Plus for the software thats pretty much it, once in awhile I'll mic my Fender Twin Reverb through the GNX. Its pretty simple really.

[sunvalleylaw]

Its a long haul for me out your way I use travel through Idaho quite a bit years ago on my way to Vancouver. I will take you up on the offer if I ever make it out the way again. For recording I'm using a Digitech GNX4 usb. to the pc and Pro Tracks Plus for the software thats pretty much it, once in awhile I'll mic my Fender Twin Reverb through the GNX. Its pretty simple really.

Thanks Zeusse, and you are welcome any time to take me up on my offer. BTW, which guitar were you working on the track?

[SuperSwede]

Could each contributor please share the equipment used and settings involved? It just rocked! I am now committed to playing thousands of scales so I can get comfortable enough to play some of those licks. Thanks guys, the beers on me. Hope you like it like I like my coffee, strong and dark!

Sounds like we have a similar taste in coffee, I like to drink espresso....in a mug

Gear on this song: Schecter C1 Elite > Marshall GV2 > Tonelab > iMac.
I dont remember the settings, I think it was a a clean twin patch with the guvnor set at 1/4 gain. Sorry.

[duhvoodooman***]

Could each contributor please share the equipment used and settings involved?

DVM's Record-for-Cheap Set-up:

• Behringer XM8500 mic
• Sound card in my PC
• Audacity recording/editing software (free!)

Actually, I didn't even mic the amp, as I usually do. My wife was dozing on the family room couch Sunday afternoon, and I didn't want to disturb her. So instead, I recorded by running the headphone output of my AD30VT (which unfortunately is pre-tube/power stage) into the Line In jack on my sound card. I don't like what that does tonally, because it really scoops out the bottom and accentuates the highs. But since the backing track already had a "bottom", I didn't think it sounded that bad.

As far as the guitar & amp go, it was my Strat Plus played with the bridge & middle p'ups in series (one of the "Strat Lovers" wiring mods I did a while back), using the AC30TB model on my Vox AD30VT amp, with quite a bit of reverb, and juiced up with my ToneBone and Bad Monkey OD pedals in combination.

[zeusse]

Thanks Zeusse, and you are welcome any time to take me up on my offer. BTW, which guitar were you working on the track?

I used my customized Ibanez Roadstar 2 not excactly a blues guitar I probably should use my Strat or LP for the blues stuff. I have active pickups in the Ibanez so they are a bit too raunchy for the blues. I'll have things sorted out better for the next bit of blues I do

[Spudman***]

Ibanez SA series with humbuckers>Bad Monkey>Vamp2 on a fairly clean patch>Cubase. Oh, and I filtered everything through a piece of toast. That's my secret.

[Moshe]

An ending. I am still new, but not fragile so any critisism will be taken constructively.

My computer lagged during the first five chord for some reason so that ended up sounding a little awkward.

http://www.box.net/public/d8611i31c5

[Spudman***]

Good job Moshe. Awesome sounding guitar too. A fine ending to our FIRST thefret.net collaboration tune.

[tremoloman***]

I listened to all the additions guys... this is FREAKIN' awesome man! All it took to do this was a mic, a soundcard, and Audacity? Crap... whay did I blow $1400 on a recorder for? I gotta give this a try!

[kerc]

My take on the first backing track...One and only one take. First Act ME501 through Johnson J-Station.

http://cyberjammin.com/uploads/Cyber..._backtrack.mp3

[zeusse]

I listened to all the additions guys... this is FREAKIN' awesome man! All it took to do this was a mic, a soundcard, and Audacity? Crap... whay did I blow $1400 on a recorder for? I gotta give this a try!

Don't feel bad dude my buddy has a real recording studio that becomes more vacant everyday. He came over and looked at my gear and fell over..(he thought I was cheating on him at another studio) Mind you he actually knows what he's doing but I'm catching up..hehe

And by the way great job kerc and moshe

[Moshe]

Thanks zeusse and spud. This is fun! Well Im learning anyway..

Well done

duhvoodooman
kerc
SS
spudman

Thanks for posting these backing tracks

[SuperSwede]

Good job Moshe & Kerc!

[jasongins]

OG -

Thanks for posting all of these backing tracks. Regarding the original backing tracks posted in this thread, could you let me know what key the 4th one is in (the long synth/drum groove)? I have been working on the minor pentatonic scale in A with my teacher, but it doesn't seem to fit that track. I'd like to play along with it, but I don't really know where on the neck it is "safe" to play it. Thanks!

[marnold***]

Thanks for posting all of these backing tracks. Regarding the original backing tracks posted in this thread, could you let me know what key the 4th one is in (the long synth/drum groove)? I have been working on the minor pentatonic scale in A with my teacher, but it doesn't seem to fit that track. I'd like to play along with it, but I don't really know where on the neck it is "safe" to play it. Thanks!

I'm not the old guy, but it is in A. It a chord progression based on an A major pentatonic scale, so it sounds better with the major pentatonic than the minor. A sneaky way to "convert" your A minor forms to A major is to shift them down three frets (aka a step and a half). Then you are actually playing in F# minor, BUT F# is the relative minor of A which means that when you play F# minor you are also playing A major. Just remember to stick around the A notes instead of the F#s. That way it will sound "right" when you play it. The theory is a bit deep, but it's really as simple as that.

[jasongins]

Thanks for putting me on the right track, marnold. I'll be working on it!

[sunvalleylaw]

I am re-starting this one, an old favorite of mine Oldguy laid out here. I don't care if I sound crappy, I am just going to play on some of these things. So here it is, clams and all. Lots of time left on it to make it sound better! Please hop in!

http://www.box.net/shared/hmr549bk8o

[oldguy]

I am re-starting this one, an old favorite of mine Oldguy laid out here. I don't care if I sound crappy, I am just going to play on some of these things. So here it is, clams and all. Lots of time left on it to make it sound better! Please hop in!

http://www.box.net/shared/hmr549bk8o

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Another nice thing is, by posting here on TheFret, you can come back and check on your progress as time goes by......that's what I've done.... nothing to report yet.