Bands using backing tracks during live shows continues to be a hot button topic these days, and Mammoth WVH's Wolfgang Van Halen has made his stance known. As you might expect, with Van Halen taking ...

W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless admitted to using backing tracks during the band's live performances, but he insisted they're purely a supplemental tool to give fans the best experience possible.

"We've used technology since '87," Sixx said on Twitter, adding a list of specifics. He said the group employed "sequencers, sub tones, background vox tracks, plus background singers and us. [Motley ...

Soundcore’s Rave 3S AI party speaker transforms any tune into a karaoke backing track. Launched in March, the Rave 3S ...

Backing tracks are a valuable practice tool for musicians of all levels. Let’s face it, we don’t all live in a major city where we can play with top players every night and sometimes we need some ...

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The use of backing tracks at live shows is a hotly-debated topic, such as the debacle between Sebastian Bach and Falling in Reverse’s Ronnie Radke earlier this year. Despite the fact that it is pretty ...

What makes live music live? It might sound like a silly question, but if you were to attend a concert where the vocalist was miming and musicians playing to pre-recorded backing tracks, would you feel ...

The use of backing tracks—pre-recorded material or other selected sonic elements from a band’s record—played during an artists’ live performance is essentially a public secret. The world is familiar ...