Backing track/in ear monitors

[Korbl]

Morning fellow TB'ers.

This is most likely a stupid question so I apologize in advance. I'm getting things together to start performing some solo bass guitar shows and I need some help. Instead of looping parts live, I planned on playing to a backing track. With that said, is there anyway I could have in ear monitors playing a backing track with a click/metronome while I have the same backing track playing through the PA without a click at the same time? How can I set that up using a computer or whatever is easiest?

 

[WalterBush]

You'll need a stereo output from your playback device running to two separate channels on your board when playing to a click and backing tracks.

When you render your backing tracks from whatever you used to record them, pan the click hard right. Send the left and right channels to your mixer separately from whatever playback device you're using (I highly recommend a Digitech JamMan stereo, or mp3 player if hands-free operation isn't necessary). Make sure the right channel is sent to an aux send for monitoring only, and not turned up in the main mix.

You can vary the amount of backing track sans click sent to your monitors by panning them hard left when you render them, and turning up the aux send on the track's channel to your IEMs.

 

[Korbl]

Thanks Walter! I will give that a shot.

 

[MNAirHead]

I've done this... there is another option ---

Add some type of time cues to your primary track.

As solo bassist this will become more emotive and flowing.

Clicks seem to work best when it's for a drummer to lock down time... when for a solo performance, can be distracting to perform with.

Timmy

 

[aikiguy]

Man, we use tracks all the time. The easiest way I've found (and most reliable) is to use an i-Pod to run them. From the i-Pod we use one of those stereo splitters ("Y" type of splitter) that runs each channel to a two channel DI (each going to their own channel). The music channel goes from the DI to the FOH and the click channel goes directly to our IEM system. Works like a charm. Splitting the channels is the key....

Peace....

 

[Korbl]

I've done this... there is another option ---

Add some type of time cues to your primary track.

As solo bassist this will become more emotive and flowing.

Clicks seem to work best when it's for a drummer to lock down time... when for a solo performance, can be distracting to perform with.

Timmy

With the stuff I'm writing and plan on performing live( soon ), I'm going to have spots inbetween songs that will be for improvised/free time for more of the "emotive" sections that really helps connect to the next song. The songs themselves have equal emotion and flow in them but there's other stuff going on ( other bass parts, background ambient noises) that I need to have the click for everything to line up, especially when I plan on performing as a solo musician for this stuff.