How Do You Record Onto Backing Tracks ?

[Dave Villalta]

How do you record yourself on backing tracks ?
Lets say I have Pod xt and cake walk .... now what ?

[Beka4MikE]

I would say download the backing track...convert it to wav format then insert a wave file in cakewalk.......then record? Hope that helps?

[mickey_g107]

how would that help? hahaha joking [img]images/smilies/icon_lol.gif[/img]

yeah thats all you gotta do but you have to have a mixer to plug everything into which is something i lack

[mab8485]

The pod goes straight into the soundcard (or usb) and you do the mixing with the program. There's no need for an external mixer.

[VHF]

You open up Cakewalk...select a blank track....and import (insert) a file.....in which you select the BT you wish.

Then you select track 2...enable record...and play over it.

Then you mix them down to a single track and post here.

[stingx]

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VHfanOU812 said:
You open up Cakewalk...select a blank track....and import (insert) a file.....in which you select the BT you wish.

Then you select track 2...enable record...and play over it.

Then you mix them down to a single track and post here.

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Heh...that is the best and shortest summation one could give [img]images/smilies/smile.gif[/img]

what i do is plug my headphone jack from my line 6 flextone II into my soundcard directly. then i play the backtrack and play on top of it in real time, so all the sound comes out my comp speakers. i use an option on a simple recording program to "record what you hear". it basically records whatever is coming out of your comp speakers. then you record what you're playing. sounds complicated but it's not at all. good luck.

[VHF]

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mickey_g107 said:
how would that help? hahaha joking [img]images/smilies/icon_lol.gif[/img]

yeah thats all you gotta do but you have to have a mixer to plug everything into which is something i lack

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What the hell do you need a mixer for????? Cakewalk has one built in. I have been recording stuff with 10 to 20 tracks and I don't have an external mixer. You have everything you need with a computer, Cakewalk and your GNX pedal......I expect to see you in the next jam....without going to a studio. [img]images/smilies/icon16.gif[/img]