Best Backing Tracks Apps

4.8😊(9K ratings)

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Access thousands of studio-quality backing tracks with synced chords and lyrics. Customize songs by adjusting tempo, key, and instruments. Record your practice sessions and manage playlists for seamless performance.

What We Love

🚀 Awesome app
🎨 Great for learning and practicing
🎶 Excellent backing tracks
🎛️ Flexible mixing controls
🔑 Key and tempo changes
🎤 Vocals and lyrics support
💻 Works well on multiple devices
👍 Easy to use

Room to Improve

🐛 Occasional crashes or glitches
💰 Subscription model too expensive for casual users
🔍 Limited song selection in some genres
🔊 Volume levels inconsistent
📂 Difficulty managing setlists and playlists

Spark: Chords, Backing Tracks by Positive Grid Inc

The Smartest Practice Amp

Strong Contender

4.8😊(25K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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This intelligent amp and app combination creates a virtual band that learns your playing style to generate accompanying bass and drums. Access millions of songs with auto-displayed chords, over 10,000 tones, and voice command functionality. It's designed to enhance your practice and performance experience.

What We Love

🚀 Versatile, powerful, and full of features
👍 Great sound quality and tone options
🎨 Impressive amp and effects modeling
💡 Useful smart jam and play-along features
🎸 Excellent for practice and jamming
🔊 Loud enough for small gigs

Room to Improve

🐛 Connectivity and pairing issues with app
🐛 Buggy app with crashes and glitches
🔍 Difficult to organize and find saved tones
🔊 Muddy or harsh tones at times
🔋 Battery life could be better

ShowOne - Pro Backing Tracks by One Zero One Audio

Made By and For Musicians

Worth Considering

4.2😐(106 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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This app provides musicians with a stable and flexible platform for playing backing tracks live. It offers automatic click tracks, tempo and pitch control, and customizable count-offs. Easily import and organize your music for any live or rehearsal setting.

What We Love

👍 Easy to import audio files from multiple sources
🎵 Simple and intuitive user interface
⚙️ Flexible tempo and pitch adjustment without quality loss
🎚️ Effective click track and cue functionality
📱 Works reliably on iPhone and iPad
🔊 Quality stereo audio output
⏱️ Straightforward set list creation and management
🎛️ MIDI clock output for syncing with external devices
💪 Stable performance during live performances
🤝 Responsive and helpful customer support
🎬 Allows video recording while audio plays
🎼 Ability to adjust individual track gain/volume
📊 Clear, readable interface with good font sizing

Room to Improve

🐛 Frequent import failures and crashes
📱 Portrait-only orientation, no landscape mode
💰 Expensive in-app purchases and unclear pricing structure
🔋 Significant battery drain during use
❌ Limited track capacity in free version (5 songs max)
🎛️ Not true 4-channel audio despite advertising
⏸️ Small play/pause button difficult to hit during live performance
📚 Poor documentation and unclear feature explanations
🔌 Difficult track import process and file management
⚠️ Data loss issues after app updates
🎵 Limited time signature options (only 4/4 and 6/8)
🔄 Click track sync issues on longer recordings
📲 No iPad-specific optimized version
🎚️ No individual L/R volume control for click vs track

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Worship Backing Tracks

The Full Worship Team!

Instant crossfading between song sectionsRearrange songs and playlistsAuto-play songs in order

This app provides HD multitrack music with vocals, acting as a full virtual worship team. It's ideal for churches or individuals needing to enhance their musical celebrations with professional-sounding arrangements and customizable instrumentals.

Guitar Jam Backing Tracks

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Royalty-free backing tracksSeamless loopsBrowse by key and genre

Access royalty-free guitar backing tracks with seamless loops for practice, lessons, and live performances. Explore a variety of genres and keys, with offline playback and built-in tuning aids. Created by musicians for musicians.

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Play along with hundreds of popular songs, featuring instrumental backing tracks for guitar, vocals, drums, bass, and piano. Unlock unlimited access to the full song library with a subscription.

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Mp3 Backing Tracks Player

Mp3 backing track player

Import MP3 backing tracksCreate and organize playlistsAdjust track speed

Import and play your MP3 backing tracks with customizable speed and looping. Organize your music into playlists and save individual track settings for seamless practice sessions.

Enhance your musical performances by adding virtual band members. This app allows you to adjust song tempo and key, mute individual instrument tracks, and create custom arrangements with repeating sections and lyric displays.

Change song key and speedMute individual instrument tracksCreate custom song arrangements

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BackingBand: Jam Tracks

by Jamie Harrison Media Ltd.

Customizable rhythm and genre stylesAdjustable track length up to 16 barsKey and tonality customization

Create personalized, professionally recorded backing tracks with customizable rhythm, length, key, and instrumentation. Includes a unique "Challenges" module for improvisation practice. All features require a paid subscription after a 7-day free trial.

ChordBank: Learn Guitar Chords

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subscription

Lessons, Practice Games, Coach

AI-powered chord coachInteractive practice games14,000+ hand-curated chords

Learn guitar with interactive lessons, practice games, and AI-powered feedback. Master chords, tune your instrument, and even start writing songs from day one with guidance from professional musicians.

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Music Backing Tracks

Vocal Remover, etc.

Remove vocals from songsRemove drums or guitar partsMix and modulate individual tracks

Easily generate high-quality music accompaniments by removing vocals, drums, or guitar from songs. Mix and adjust individual tracks, change tempo, and create custom backing music for practice or performance.

SmartScales - Backing Tracks

(49)

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Suitable for ABRSM

Interactive scale and arpeggio practiceABRSM syllabus alignmentSpecially composed backing tracks

This app transforms scale and arpeggio practice into an engaging experience with specially composed backing tracks. It closely aligns with the ABRSM syllabus, offering interactive scores, adjustable tempos, and a built-in metronome. Explore various music styles and practice with looping exercises for instruments like piano, violin, viola, cello, and double bass.

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Ruffio: Backing track creator

guitar, drums, vocals and bass

AI stem separationMute vocals for karaokeIsolate instruments for practice

This app uses advanced AI to split any song into its individual instrument stems, allowing you to mute or isolate vocals, drums, bass, and more. Create custom backing tracks, karaoke versions, or practice your instrument with isolated parts. All processing happens on your device for privacy and offline use.

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Backing Track Builder

Create billions of unique jam tracksSelect chords, tempo, and styleWide range of musical genres

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Drum groovesChord accompanimentBass lines

Enhance your guitar and bass practice with dynamic backing tracks. This tool provides drum grooves, chord accompaniment, and bass lines to make exercises more engaging and musical than a simple metronome.

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Jam tracks for every key.

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