Making backing tracks
How hard is it to take a regular music CD and strip out the Guitar to make your own backing track to practice with?
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Pretty much impossible unless the guitar is completely panned to one speaker. (like early Van Halen or Beatles stuff) Even then you'll still get some residual reverb or headphone leakage.
With the right equipment you can reduce a guitar part using EQ and phasing techniques but the result sounds so crappy there's no point.
Best bet is learn how to play midi files and get a sequencer and good sound card. There's a lot of amateur junk out there but every once in awhile you come across a really well made midi file that's even better than the original.
Keep in mind tho that midi is great for synths, drums, bass etc... but for guitars it sucks. If the tune you want is a guitar based rock song, it's gonna sound really cheezy on a sequencer.
With the right equipment you can reduce a guitar part using EQ and phasing techniques but the result sounds so crappy there's no point.
Best bet is learn how to play midi files and get a sequencer and good sound card. There's a lot of amateur junk out there but every once in awhile you come across a really well made midi file that's even better than the original.
Keep in mind tho that midi is great for synths, drums, bass etc... but for guitars it sucks. If the tune you want is a guitar based rock song, it's gonna sound really cheezy on a sequencer.
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