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If the iPod thing works for you guys, its about as foolproof as it gets. So, is this the best way to run a backing track live in my situation? We do have some stereo effects, which is one downside of using the above method, but from what I've read, unless you have a great PA system, the audience really won't be able to tell the difference. I assume, other than using some sort of tape deck, this is the safest way of running a backing track? My initial plan was to use an iPod and use the old 'pan the click w/ backing track for the drummer left, and pan the backing track without a click right' and to use a splitter, with one side to the drummer's headphones and the other to the mixer.

The goal is to create a system as fool-proof as possible. Since the band is new, we have shows scheduled at small clubs later this spring, where the PA system is usually sub-par and there is no sound guy who is familiar with your set. I've played shows with backing tracks in the past using the MacBook Pro, audio interface, running Pro Tools set-up and although it gave us more control, there was one show where the band before use was also using IEMs and messed with the mixer settings, and the backing tracks failed.

The album is very layered with synths, but for the time being we are using a combination of backing tracks and MIDI keyboards running Main Stage to recall synth patches. It is a new band, but the record was completed solo, so the band is being formed after the fact. I am in the process of rehearsing a live band and we are trying out different methods of running backing tracks for our show.

And trying to find out how to have the tracks NOT minimized when I open a new VST instrument.I realize this has been asked before, but with the changing technology and my specific situation, I was hoping to get some advice as to the best way to run backing tracks live. Any help would be much appreciated!ĮDIT: I'm basically looking how to make the selected track get larger in height when I click on it (selected). It's probably staring me right in the face. I also went through every menu and preference screen but still could not find how to set these parameters. I spent over an hour looking through the help documents and searched this forum as well. I've been using the same default project for years, but I wanted to make a new one with some changes.īut I cannot figure out how to adjust the heights of the tracks (besides just dragging the bottom edge), and to make the selected track slightly taller than the others, and also to NOT have the track minimized when I open a new VST instrument. Instead of using templates to start a new project, I created a default (empty) project set up exactly how I like my dual screen setup to be. Setting Default Track Heights, and larger height for selected track