Great Backing track app
I haven't used too too many of these apps, I know there are others, but ST3 is killer. does everything I need. I can integrate multiple audio tracks, clicks, it will scroll through my charts as I play so I can be totally hands free, it will trigger midi messages if you program it to do so. It's slick, it shows me all the info I want to see. It uses the iPads class-compliant USB interface, so it can send multiple channels of audio to a mixer or other audio interface rather than just a L/R headphone mix on which you can effectively only get a mono backing track, since you'd need the other side for a click.
I use this to send a click, and a cue track, all separate from the backing tracks. Some singers (like mine), don't love the click too loud, so I can turn it down just for them, while still leaving the cues loud. Also, the multitracks are configurable, so if, for example, my keyboard player can't make a gig, I could choose to turn on the keys track just for that gig.
I only have one suggestion to improve: it would be great if ST3 could play a midi file along with the audio. Currently we can use midi output to control lights, other equipment preset changes, etc. but this has to be programmed in manually. Would be awsome if we could just drop in a midi file with the appropriate CC/PC messages.
I use this to send a click, and a cue track, all separate from the backing tracks. Some singers (like mine), don't love the click too loud, so I can turn it down just for them, while still leaving the cues loud. Also, the multitracks are configurable, so if, for example, my keyboard player can't make a gig, I could choose to turn on the keys track just for that gig.
I only have one suggestion to improve: it would be great if ST3 could play a midi file along with the audio. Currently we can use midi output to control lights, other equipment preset changes, etc. but this has to be programmed in manually. Would be awsome if we could just drop in a midi file with the appropriate CC/PC messages.
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