sound engineering
Exclusives RecAP: April 8, 2013 - backing tracks controversy, Fall Out Boy review and more
Today On AltPress… FALL OUT BOY — Okay, so I'm lying. We didn't post our review of Save Rock And Roll today, but yesterday, rather. Now that the album is streaming, we'd still like you to check it out and tell us whether or not you agree with our analysis. ARE BANDS WHO USE BACKING TRACKS CHEATING? AP caught […]
The Lead - Tapes And Tapes: Are bands going overboard with backing tracks?
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 with Ashlee Simpson’s meltdown on Saturday Night Live, while the legendary unmasking of doomed ’80s pop-duo Milli Vanilli miming to tracks forced them to have their […]
