backing track

collocation in English

meaningsofbackingandtrack

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backing
noun
uk
/ˈbæk.ɪŋ/us
/ˈbæk.ɪŋ/
support, especially money, that someone gives to a person ...
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track
noun
uk
/træk/us
/træk/
the pair of long metal bars fixed on the ground at an equal distance from each other, along which ...
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(Definition ofbackingandtrackfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The microphone was passed round the group, each member of which had the benefit of thebackingtrackbeing played on individual headphones.
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The lesson opened with revision of a song: the teacher used a computerbackingtrackto free her to work more closely on encouraging expressive singing.
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They frequently familiarised themselves with new resources by setting themselves a musical task: abackingtrackfor a song to be sung in class, for example.
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Again this recording used the originalbackingtrack.
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All vocals are sung live usingbackingtrack.
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He added guitars, then bass, then increased thebackingtrack.
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The demo features an acoustic guitar and drumbackingtrack.
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Overall he described thebackingtrackas simple and atmospheric.
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All of the participants are performed tobackingtrack.
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We did thebackingtrack, a rough go that we really didn't finish.
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He performed to abackingtrackdressed in a wizard costume.
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No orchestra was used, as all songs were performed tobackingtrack.
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Summer's repetitive vocals over thebackingtrackhelped make the song a massive hit.
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Thebackingtrackfor the song was recorded in a single take.
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Now let's do a whole track and the wholebackingtrackis voices.
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Xenomania may also create multiple melodies over the samebackingtrackand then select the best.
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This was because she did all her live performances lip synching (miming to abackingtrack).
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The guitar solo at the song's conclusion was taken from thebackingtrack.
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This meant that for the first time all entries usedbackingtrackduring their performances.
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However, other backing vocals can be prerecorded, along with the song'sbackingtrack.
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With live band karaoke, singers sing with a live band instead of the prerecordedbackingtrack.
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Timbuk3 could be considered an important transition and major impetus in music/backingtrackevolution.
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The combination of the guitar and thebackingtrackbeing played together impressed those listening.
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