Drum and Bass Backing Tracks - Intro

 


To hear examples of Backing Tracks with REAL DRUMS and REAL BASS please
click the red links below. You will hear the drums in your left speaker and the bass in the right speaker.

   
CLASSIC ROCK
    80’s ROCK .mp3 sample
    90’s ROCK .mp3 sample
   
MOTOWN/ DISCO / DANCE
  (The above MP3s are for demonstration purpose only. Unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. If only one side of the Drum and Bass mix seems to be audible, please check your speaker connections. This problem will occur when a connector is not pushed in all the way or is plugged into the wrong input.)
  In my catalog, there are also current and classic BALLADS, BLUES and BLUES ROCK, COUNTRY, AND MORE... New tracks are being added weekly.
 

Drum and Bass Backing Tracks are unlike most backing tracks in that these recordings are of real players (with no midi or sequencing) - giving your performance the sound and feel of a "live" and full band. As the instrumentation is strictly real drums, percussion and real bass guitar, these tracks will keep you from sounding like "karaoke" which can happen when using full-production backing tracks.

Another difference is that these stereo tracks have the drums panned to the left and the bass panned to the right to allow:

  • Greater flexibility in your on-stage mix,
  • A "live" bass player to be added the band simply by muting the right side,
  • A "live" drummer to be added to the band by sending the left side to a pair of headphones for him/her to use as a click track,
  • Key transpositions of the bass guitar to be made without affecting the tone of the drums.

Stereo Drum Tracks are available (for most songs) without the bass.

Available in .mp3 format (192 kbps - instead of the typical 128 kbps) for download. Some songs are only available on Audio CD.

Note that all tracks follow the arrangement of the artist listed in the catalog. For songs that "faded out" there are distinct endings that are easy to follow and perform with. For songs that did not have drums in the intro, middle or ending, I've recorded a hi-hat, ride cymbal, and/or an appropriate percussion track to keep time in a musical fashion until the full drum and/or bass pattern comes in.

  Please read what current customers have to say about my tracks.
 

"You've made all these songs easy to play along with because of subtle timing sounds (closed high hat, etc) that MIDI tunes don't give you. I'd have to manually enter those things in through Cakewalk. And although the pro quality MIDI tunes sound good (as opposed to the freebies that sound like ****), the sound is still no match for your tracks. Well done." Mike Bevan, Dayton, OH

"Hi Jim, I received my drum tracks today and put them onto my MP3 player, took it to my rehearsal room and played along for an hour and thoroughly enjoyed myself, thank you. I also teach guitar here in the UK and I find the tracks a great help for my students." Andy McWilliam - Harlow, Essex, United Kingdom

"The group and I are rehearsing with the new drum & bass tracks and we couldn't be more pleased. The effort to detail and your eagerness to deliver a great product is evident in the results. The tracks satisfy the need of presenting the songs as a full band when needed, and also and when the situation demands a lower volume or "unplugged" scenario. We now have the ability to adjust to certain playing environments without the difficulty of trying to lower the volume of an actual drum kit and bass guitar and lose the overall feel of the material, not to mention the need for less space, ease of moving, setup, tear down and loading of the equipment."
David Williams - Jacksonville, FL

"Your attention to detail regarding customers is only rivaled by the same kind of detail in your tracks." Bruce Wheeless - Fort Worth , TX

   
 

These are "legal" backing tracks that are intended for "live" performance and are protected from misuse, illegal reproduction or copyright infringement. Accepting the terms in User Agreement below will take you to the catalog / order form page.

 



 
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