I'm not totally against tracks, but the more "live", the better IMHO.
@WilFriesen
10 ай бұрын
You nailed it, man. I've learned that one can always learn and improve more in music, and when you start to rely on tracks, that can become a weak point.
@OranteFrazier
10 ай бұрын
I look at STEMS like the transpose button. It can be useful at times, but can become a crutch. At the end of the day, you have to work on your craft, there are no shortcuts. Relying on them too much will get you exposed every time.
@KassayeGebre
10 ай бұрын
Amen
@Musicman3832
4 ай бұрын
That’s how I feel. My church doesn’t really use them.
@loulo204
10 ай бұрын
I’m not against people using back tracks, my church is small and we don’t use back tracks, I do prefer “live” playing and in my personal opinion i think not using back tracks allows my group leader to be able to choose songs on the spot depending on how the Holy Spirit is moving and working that service, I only hear back tracks to practice at home to be able to make sure im on rhythm and have the right tempo, when the group is not able to play that day because of many reasons (being sick, work etc.), my church just sings acappella together, yes music is a form of worship but i think people try to make church more of a music show instead of the most important part which is Gods word, its not about how good the music sounds (and no that doesnt mean the musicians should not practice, i truly believe that we should try to give God our best) its about how true our hearts are to worship God in many others ways not just through music but through prayer, and hearing his word
@ccbayless556
6 ай бұрын
Alot of people bashing tracks but, truth be told, when you have a group of musicians at a church and an individual sometimes can't be there, the tracks are handy. Do you just not have a bass guitar or an organ, etc.? I'm not saying completely rely on them but they can be handy when you're in a pinch.
@lukehinkle9614
8 ай бұрын
We don't use backing tracks at our church, but our singers use PowerPoint on a projector screen to sing off of (like karaoke style). They don't memorize the songs and they cut us musicians off all of the time by messing up the timing. Nobody is hired there so it's an all volunteer band. Inherently there is no motivation for most people to practice ahead of rehearsals and Sundays, and it shows quite a bit; especially, on our livestreams.
@DoobieV
7 ай бұрын
As one that grew up playing in church, I’ve learned that music is music and the same trends that are popular in secular music is applicable to religious music. For example, drum machines started becoming an industry standard in pop music in the 80s and especially 90s. Even if you had a drummer, the drum machine could add more texture to the sound. By the end of the 90s/ early 2000s, it became a staple in church to have an MPC or laptop running tracks. Now, backing tracks that are the new pop-industry standard. Almost any group i play in uses backing tracks to thicken up the songs and give the performance a certain feeling of “professionalism”. Many can complain about it, but that’s what the people want 🤷🏾♂️
@marchebert9813
10 ай бұрын
When I played at the church, I complained all the time about the backing tracks. That's the biggest reason why I quit the band.
@markjohnson9485
10 ай бұрын
My approach to music is always bring your "A game." Spend time in the "woodshed" as needed to prepare you for rehearsals and live performances.
@dmccrory17
9 ай бұрын
I gotta agree with you about churches that may only have a few musicians needing to use backing tracks. A friend is trying to get the youth band going and trying to get live music started on Sundays at his church, he uses backing tracks for that reason. But if a church has a large pool of talent to pick from, then no it's wrong to use backing tracks in that situation. It's only taking opportunities to serve out of willing people's hands.
@jamesstrong8309
10 ай бұрын
I say do whatever you want. If you want to use backing tracks, use them. If you dont like using them, then do that. What you shouldn't do is judge other bands that do things differently than you. I think you can learn from watching any band both what to do and what not to do no matter what level a band is at I've seen bands that didn't sound that great but were very entertaining and I've seen very talented musicians that were boring
@zombee38
10 ай бұрын
I play live always ....mistakes well those happens that's why its live
@frankwirt
10 ай бұрын
If a church band wants to use backing tracks while practicing, great. But if they want to use backing tracks along with their band/singers, why even bother with the live band?
@serhii-ratz
10 ай бұрын
because now it's all about the picture. I barely can understand what these people are doing on stage. They are mostly simulating emotions. But it looks cool -> you can sell it.
@arthurels5832
10 ай бұрын
@@serhii-ratz Very subjective view. I encourage u to dive deeper and see how and why 'church' band uses them. And even if it hinders their attention during performance.
@stevelucas2117
9 ай бұрын
Completely agree!!!
@joshuasutton6813
7 ай бұрын
I think that its useable when it's just you and piano player. Once a month, i make full tracks using Ableton. It also helps to send the praise team the song and to practice the material instead of Sundays before service
@d.Israel
2 ай бұрын
Indeed, the use of backing tracks can bring some enhancement to music generally, but I would argue that it is very restrictive in the context of music in the Church. If you're presenting a show purely for entertainment, then by all means use a backing track with as many stems as you'd like. But if the music is intended as an expression of worship, where the Holy Spirit is allowed to freely move, then I'm afraid backing tracks present serious restrictions. It locks you into a rigid structure. For instance, if during the session you feel lead to repeat say, "the chorus", but your track has been programmed for one chorus, there is absolutely nothing you can do. Or if in the middle of your setlist, the Holy Spirit impresses on your heart to sing a song not included in your setlist, what then do you do? Church “worship music” is supposed to be interactive and engaging with the congregation. You cannot pre-program what that engagement would be, or what the Holy Spirit would do during the service. If it is “worship”, then it doesn’t need to have human perfection, “so to speak” for God to accept it. If your church only has 3 musicians, then use what you have and do the very best you can do without restricting the move of the Holy Spirit. The God you are worshiping would most certainly accept that over your pitch-perfect and musically exquisite performance that didn’t leave room for His Spirit. This is part of the reasons why the Church is experiencing a drought of the move of God in our gatherings. We have become so obsessed with putting up shows that we have lost the very essence of what we do. Yet we get so caught up in our emotions and the euphoria we have created with our sophisticated lightings, sound, smoke machines and the lot, and we misconstrue it as spiritual experience. Let's not delude ourselves, our music is becoming more and more of shows and entertainment, as opposed to real expression of worship. I speak as worship leader myself.
@barneshenry2744
Ай бұрын
Yes brother I totally agree it happens in my church. I am leaving my church because of this . Every communion service the pastor uses a recording. It’s sad and ridiculous
@flowmaka
10 ай бұрын
Bro! A lot of folks use the tech but tech fails. I’ve heard this happen at a large church we visited where they forgot to pull the bgvs down and we could hear a lot of the bad vocals and missed harmonies. This stuff can take the soul out of the music. Music is meant to be organic. We’re in the age of the microwaved polished sound.
@poliincredible770
4 ай бұрын
Good discussion. Thank God for all the different options available to us today, but there is no substitute for the Spirit of God moving in our services. There is a delicate balance between having an amazing sound and making a real connection with God.
@mahall85
4 ай бұрын
Good points here, but there IS a difference between “playing to click” and “playing with backing tracks.” Music is based on meter, and bands have been playing to metronomes for AGES. Playing to click, even without backing tracks, would improve most church band sounds. Keeping in time is not something that is magically above church musicians.
@paulmiller657
10 ай бұрын
What I see is there is a shortage of people who don't desire to learn how to play an instrument. Back in my younger days before becoming a church musician, I saw singers that wanted to sing but didn't want to even own their own microphone!
@BlackRootsAcademyOfSoul
10 ай бұрын
I'd rather 12 Musicians earning something than 3 Musicians earning everything. Greetings from Uganda 🇺🇬👊🏿🖤
@foxybrown2
10 ай бұрын
The biggest problem that i see in churches period is They are more into entertaining, than preaching the word of God The music is important but not more important than the word being preached. I am a Musician and I have been watching the decline in the attention to the Word. Even on the you tube videos I see tutorials about how to jazz up hymns and songs that were written that way for a purpose. Some of the musicians now days jazz the songs up so much that it doesn't even sound like the song anymore. Less is usually more. I have been to musicals where the musicians were only talking about who was playing the coolest chord progressions and who was the best drummer or bass player or guitar player instead of focusing on what the pastor was preaching.
@gregorygraziano8787
4 ай бұрын
100% agree. We serve the creator of everything and we are doing karaoke on Sundays now.
@hollingsworthjuan
10 ай бұрын
Most churches have become so tracked that if they have to sing another song that's not part of the program then the band therefore the church is lost. Given most churches don't know many of the old songs and standards yes it's a problem.
@gerardplank3780
10 ай бұрын
Backing tracks if kept simple in texture can add to the worship feel. Especially in smaller church’s where you can’t attract a great team. But, and this is a big but the vocals need to be neutral and never detract from folks who came to worship. It’s not a concert folks it’s a time of reflection so select your songs with respect for worship!
@CRV1958
4 ай бұрын
5 Oclock traffic in a busy city............... Im remembering that one !!! Rich !!!
@ManuelDRodriguez
9 ай бұрын
Terence Thank You sir this video is so so good!! Perhaps maybe the church can also have teaching about the music ministry. So that as musicians we can understand the power of music in the church and outside of the church. Hello. I really do appreciate your Podcast Video teachings. We are ALL God’s work. I believe musicians should be paid. Period. Love you man. 🎺🎙️
@cayden_peterson
10 ай бұрын
We use backing tracks because we don’t have certain instruments up on stage like a bass, which is a key instrument.
@stevelucas2117
9 ай бұрын
I've will agree tracks are def good to cover absent instruments. But not when the instruments is on stage being played.
@THEFEEL57
10 ай бұрын
Good going Terrance. Always enjoy and share your tutorials. Great presenter
@Prerich45
7 ай бұрын
What if your church doesnt have the income to pay a musician the scale that you recomend? Then tracks come into play.
@earlem9771
6 ай бұрын
That’s different. The problem is when musicians rely on backing tracks
@markquavertune2003
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for this thought provoking video . What about using a NI Machine or an Ablelton push ?Or an Akai MPC ? Stand alone hardware .What if a song was written for a sermon or a theme ?
@webstercat
4 ай бұрын
The backing track is here to stay.
@muzikmana.k.aseriousman9078
2 ай бұрын
Same reason why I don’t like backing tracks unless it’s a short notice jam and it’s played only enough for us to know the song and then they can stop the backing tracks
@Triggerkeys
10 ай бұрын
You nailed it bro, stems can be good or bad depending on how you use it. Just a question bro Who does your thumbnails? They are really spot on and I’m interested to know how you make them🙏
@ColleenKitchen
7 ай бұрын
The Catholic Church has a canonical prohibition against pre recorded. But they do it sometimes anyway
@dtyree3295
3 ай бұрын
I had to use tracks because arrogant musicians wouldn't play for the church! It was A capella until I found tracks! I used the Instrumentals. My singers absolutely did do the actual harmony. They had to because, tracks never change but Holy Ghost does so they had to be able to keep it moving even if the track stops.
@markjohnson9485
10 ай бұрын
I've seen gospel artists who have gone as far as to hire musicians to stand on stage and "pantomime" to a backing track. I guess the goal is to have a perfect performance every time? One thing's for sure backing tracks. Cut down on rehearsal times and mistakes during live performances, don't they?
@tomsmith8515
10 ай бұрын
not having a band, my church would use a full CD. can you do a vid on playing to a click track and what one is. maybe an old out of copyright tune so you don't have to pay royalty
@akaboo69
4 ай бұрын
IMHO only use backing tracks for missing musicians. I'm a solo artist play instrumental rock I used backing tracks until I finally got me some band members
@hanskok3862
4 ай бұрын
If you play with backing track, you have fixed tempo and a lot of the expression. I was worship leader and am still in the leadership of the praise and worship team of my present church. The best moments in the worship are when the anointing hits and the Holy Spirit takes over. Most of our singers and musicians are amateurs and you hear it. But the Holy Spirit can move us, because we play ourselves. Anointing over echnical perfection any day!
@johnc.8298
Ай бұрын
It's basically karaoke but the singer isn't the only added "voice".
@aaimginggraphics2411
10 ай бұрын
yes i feel u......its becoming a crutch!
@abbeyna01
10 ай бұрын
I love your videos! They are so interesting 😂
@thespiderman630
3 ай бұрын
If you have a full band you shouldn’t need a “backing track”…….thats the bands job 😕
@breteasley3581
10 ай бұрын
Yes
@dhey007
3 ай бұрын
Using backing tracks without permission to use them to livestream can also be a legal/financial risk too, no?
@jony3775
4 ай бұрын
John 4:23-24. He said, “But the hour cometh and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father seeketh such to worship Him.” if you think tracks don’t take the heart and soul out of your worship, go ahead and use them. But I pray you aren’t just having a performance for passive spectators, wanting their ears tickled.
@Anointed_Bone
4 ай бұрын
But in the end if electric power goes down and computers down load all the stuff up, reality hits you! The emperor is naked… Isn’t all of it deceitful? Does the ends justify the means?
@micah3823
4 ай бұрын
Backing tracks can be beneficial or they can become a crutch!
@barneshenry2744
Ай бұрын
My church lacks musicians . The controlling dept sounds like trash. Backing tracks
@jetsitaca7043
4 ай бұрын
nailed it...
@jaydee9968
4 ай бұрын
I hate backing tracks. Glad to hear that church got busted by the power outage. Being caught faking it has ended careers.
@Blues.Fusion
4 ай бұрын
Is it church or a rock concert?
@serhii-ratz
10 ай бұрын
Backing tracks sound good, but it kills music...
@thebridgeninja
4 ай бұрын
You also lose the ability to change the song order. Have a word that needs said, then go back into a bridge.... not with the cheaper back track software.
@JulietRobin
10 ай бұрын
Well I know some church musicians who are lazy and the church live streams. They get lazy even before they may have had backing tracks.
@njm2557
5 ай бұрын
Not really a fan of tracks. As a musician they can be a bit restrictive. If there's no live instrumentation at all they often sound "fake" so to speak. Like you can tell they're backing tracks.
@alanjohnson2853
10 ай бұрын
Like most styles and genres of music, the older stuff is better. The newer stuff is over produced. The older stuff has better structure, better melodies.
@arthurels5832
10 ай бұрын
subjective. How about the older songs all took the "unique" melodies.
@dtyree3295
3 ай бұрын
You can hear a clunker a mile away, ! Idc if there is a backing track! Off key singing and playing is very noticeable to even an ear that's not trained.
@TheLatsiomichael
10 ай бұрын
How is a power outage gonna affect a LAPTOP? A battery powered laptop.....
@nickyfarrell3024
3 ай бұрын
What is the point of having musicians if you’re going to do that. Three musicians sounding like fifteen? Who are you fooling?
@CeejayFilmsFanspinePictures
9 ай бұрын
Laptops don't have batteries anymore? Lol
@Darrinwilliamsmedia
9 ай бұрын
This story doesn’t make much sense as laptops run on battery and wouldn’t turn off it the power went out. Maybe it was a desktop 🤷🏻♂️
@mrfred101
8 ай бұрын
The laptop/ipad has a battery, the multichannel interface that is feeding the tracks back to the sound console usually does not.
@earlem9771
6 ай бұрын
I’m sick of click tracks. Nothing beats real live music
@ShreddingFinn
10 ай бұрын
Backing tracks usually consist of pads, auxiliary guitars, which are turned off to make room for players where applicable. They add atmosphere for the congregation it's not a crutch for the musicians.
@stevelucas2117
9 ай бұрын
This not entirely true. I play e. guitar at my church, and they push track so much it's 90% what you hear in house and broadcast. Track should only be used backend low level or to cover if an instrument is not absent that day.
@EliezerMercado1975
4 ай бұрын
🎵 “Girl you know it’s true” 🎶 Church musicians turning into Milli Vanilli 😂
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