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JPsuff

Blackstar Artist
I have this track!
It's a Sebastian Zunio track and it's a nice change of pace.
I'm not a huge Zunio fan but I have a lot of his tracks nonetheless and I recognized this one (Acid Blues Backing Track in D minor).
I'll have to take a shot at it when I have time.

Nice choice, CB!
 

Steve_Whant

Blues Junior
I have this track!
It's a Sebastian Zunio track and it's a nice change of pace.
I'm not a huge Zunio fan but I have a lot of his tracks nonetheless and I recognized this one (Acid Blues Backing Track in D minor).
I'll have to take a shot at it when I have time.

Nice choice, CB

Excuse me jumping in guys but I reckon this suits your style perfedtly JP - looking forward to hearing you tackle it. I'm holding off till you've done your bit JP
 

Caboburt

No Bad Days
I have this track!
It's a Sebastian Zunio track and it's a nice change of pace.
I'm not a huge Zunio fan but I have a lot of his tracks nonetheless and I recognized this one (Acid Blues Backing Track in D minor).
I'll have to take a shot at it when I have time.

Nice choice, CB!
You are so right. I feel the same about the Zuni tracks…some great others…meh. Also on Bandcamp really like Dopez tracks and Elevated Jam Tracks.
 

JPsuff

Blackstar Artist
You are so right. I feel the same about the Zuni tracks…some great others…meh. Also on Bandcamp really like Dopez tracks and Elevated Jam Tracks.

I see we share a similar taste!
Dopez tracks are OK but I really have to be in the mood for them. I was a big fan of Elevated Jam Tracks but they've become somewhat stale and predictable -- the buildup in the verse, then the big extended chorus and back again. The other thing with them is that now they tend to include solos which eat up track space and though most of those solos are really good, that's not a backing track -- that's someone playing a solo over a backing track which is not what I'm looking for.

Lately (since I'm really a Fusion/Funk junkie) I've been getting a lot of fun tracks from here:

Pat Matrone https://www.youtube.com/@PatMatronemusic
Jam'in Backing Tracks https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5BLXPBE2RoY_qrd8TnQhVA
slohan RECORDS https://www.youtube.com/@slohanrecords8262

Some are meh, but most are challenging and I use them quite a bit to keep my fingers moving and some of these definitely let me know just how far away I am from where I want to be!
 
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Caboburt

No Bad Days
I see we share a similar taste!
Dopez tracks are OK but I really have to be in the mood for them. I was a big fan of Elevated Jam Tracks but they've become somewhat stale and predictable -- the buildup in the verse, then the big extended chorus and back again. The other thing with them is that now they tend to include solos which eat up track space and though most of those solos are really good, that's not a backing track -- that's someone playing a solo over a backing track which is not what I'm looking for.

Lately (since I'm really a Fusion/Funk junkie) I've been getting a lot of fun tracks from here:

Pat Matrone https://www.youtube.com/@PatMatronemusic
Jam'in Backing Tracks https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5BLXPBE2RoY_qrd8TnQhVA
slohan RECORDS https://www.youtube.com/@slohanrecords8262

Some are meh, but most are challenging and I use them quite a bit to keep my fingers moving and some of these definitely let me know just how far away I am from where I want to be!
Thanks for the tips...will check them out.
As for the other, as musicians...we will never be where we want to be.
 

CaptainMoto

Blues Voyager
I see we share a similar taste!
Dopez tracks are OK but I really have to be in the mood for them. I was a big fan of Elevated Jam Tracks but they've become somewhat stale and predictable -- the buildup in the verse, then the big extended chorus and back again. The other thing with them is that now they tend to include solos which eat up track space and though most of those solos are really good, that's not a backing track -- that's someone playing a solo over a backing track which is not what I'm looking for.

Lately (since I'm really a Fusion/Funk junkie) I've been getting a lot of fun tracks from here:

Pat Matrone https://www.youtube.com/@PatMatronemusic
Jam'in Backing Tracks https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5BLXPBE2RoY_qrd8TnQhVA
slohan RECORDS https://www.youtube.com/@slohanrecords8262

Some are meh, but most are challenging and I use them quite a bit to keep my fingers moving and some of these definitely let me know just how far away I am from where I want to be!
So, JP & CB
You guys pay for those tracks?
I'm trying to crack the formula for track success.
I've got 4 albums out there and a multitude of fresh stuff in the wings but, It seams fruitless to launch them with no audience.
Any advise?
 

Caboburt

No Bad Days
So, JP & CB
You guys pay for those tracks?
I'm trying to crack the formula for track success.
I've got 4 albums out there and a multitude of fresh stuff in the wings but, It seams fruitless to launch them with no audience.
Any advise?
Yes. Ok…going to your website now…
 

JPsuff

Blackstar Artist
So, JP & CB
You guys pay for those tracks?
I'm trying to crack the formula for track success.
I've got 4 albums out there and a multitude of fresh stuff in the wings but, It seams fruitless to launch them with no audience.
Any advise?

No, I just download them.
I have a YouTube to MP3 converter that takes the YouTube presentation and converts it to a basic MP3 and it eliminates the video portion as well as any advertising so I get just the track. Some sources are free and others are copyrighted but I don't publish any of them. I only use them for practice and for use as tracks for the VJR. I've been doing it that way for years and I have hundreds of tracks on file.

I would never use anyone's music to create a tune that I would then call my own without their permission.
But then if I was in the business of creating tunes, I wouldn't want to use anyone else's material to begin with.
 

Caboburt

No Bad Days
No, I just download them.
I have a YouTube to MP3 converter that takes the YouTube presentation and converts it to a basic MP3 and it eliminates the video portion as well as any advertising so I get just the track. Some sources are free and others are copyrighted but I don't publish any of them. I only use them for practice and for use as tracks for the VJR. I've been doing it that way for years and I have hundreds of tracks on file.

I would never use anyone's music to create a tune that I would then call my own without their permission.
But then if I was in the business of creating tunes, I wouldn't want to use anyone else's material to begin with.
What kind of converter and where to get it?
 

Caboburt

No Bad Days
So, JP & CB
You guys pay for those tracks?
I'm trying to crack the formula for track success.
I've got 4 albums out there and a multitude of fresh stuff in the wings but, It seams fruitless to launch them with no audience.
Any advise?
I made a purchase.
 

JPsuff

Blackstar Artist
What kind of converter and where to get it?

I've been using this one for years.

https://www.dvdvideosoft.com/en8?app=dlmp3&src=topbarlnk

There are many others available but for what I use it for, this is more than adequate.
If you use it as a free version then you are limited to how much you can download in a day.
If you pay for the license, then you have unlimited downloads.
You can download entire playlists, albums or single tracks.

Real simple to use.
 

Caboburt

No Bad Days
I've been using this one for years.

https://www.dvdvideosoft.com/en8?app=dlmp3&src=topbarlnk

There are many others available but for what I use it for, this is more than adequate.
If you use it as a free version then you are limited to how much you can download in a day.
If you pay for the license, then you have unlimited downloads.
You can download entire playlists, albums or single tracks.

Real simple to use.
Thanks…I’ll check it out.
 
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