DarowynI played at a Halloween night, and decided that a few sound effects would help the song along. So I compiled them on my laptop. Then I needed to make sure that that they came in at the right time in the song, so I added a rhythm track so I could be sure I was playing at the right tempo. A scary synth pad seemed to add a bit of atmosphere too, so that went on as well, and made it easier to keep up with the chord changes, then a few violin fills...
So I played to a backing track with live vocals and guitar. The Mic, the guitar and the laptop were all plugged into the PA.
So what?,
Why not record the vocals & guitar as well. You could have sent the recording in and stayed home to play with your Hi-Tec toys!