mp3 players

[rm601hayden]

Hello everyone,
I have a question regarding mp3 players. I saw a demo on an amp I was researching and he used his mp3 player to plug into the amp with the input jack on the amp. the mp3 player had his backing track recorded on it so he can practice along.Now what I have been doing of downloading the backingtracks on my computer and just burning CD’s.
so I can practice upstairs with my little cd player.
My question is: What device is best to use as a mp3 player to use for backing tracks? I am 64 and an intermediate player just getting into the blues.

Thanks in advance,
Joe

[GnLguy]

@rm601hayden wrote:

Hello everyone,
I have a question regarding mp3 players. I saw a demo on an amp I was researching and he used his mp3 player to plug into the amp with the input jack on the amp. the mp3 player had his backing track recorded on it so he can practice along.Now what I have been doing of downloading the backingtracks on my computer and just burning CD’s.
so I can practice upstairs with my little cd player.
My question is: What device is best to use as a mp3 player to use for backing tracks? I am 64 and an intermediate player just getting into the blues.

Thanks in advance,
Joe

Hi Joel

That question has a 2 part answer.
1st part is how much do you want to spend on a player and how much capacity.
The 2nd part would depend on the answer to #1.

You could use a laptop with Window Media Player, Real Player, VLC, etc. Or you could buy an iPod to use; A 2gb iPod would hold a lot of mp3 files.

Do you use a smart phone? – Iphone or Android would both work. Both have mp3 players built in.

[Rickey]

Hi Joe,

If you have a cd player you can connect this to your amp’s aux input. Just run a line from your cd player’s ear phone jack into your amp’s aux input.
I have a Yahama TH10c amp that not only has an aux input for this but also has a sperate volume control for the device connected through the aux input
so I can I can adjust the volume of the backing track to my guitar. The TH10c also has a seperate volume control for the guitar so I can blend the two just right.

Hope this helps.

Tom

[Deluxe Strat]

I guess the 1st question would be, does your amp have an 1/8 aux jack for plugging in an mp3 player?
not all amps do
as far as mp3 players .I have a sony walkman that i like and i think it was only about $50
I started doing the recording to my wifes old I pod then playing them through a stereo.but now if I find some i like ,I just bookmark them to my favorites on my computer,then recall them when i want to play them. I did buy a nicer set of desk top speakers for my laptop, which seems to work fine unless you want to play really loud
but it works great for practicing

[rm601hayden]

Thanks everyone for you quick response. I have everything you guys suggested and It will make practicing a lot more productive.
Joe

[GnLguy]

@rm601hayden wrote:

Thanks everyone for you quick response. I have everything you guys suggested and It will make practicing a lot more productive.
Joe

There are so many tools to assist practice and it seems that more are becoming available everyday. Some of us may remember the days that some would have their favorite LP on the turntable and hours would be spent manually picking up the tone arm and moving it back in order to learn a part. It was a huge help if your turntable was a 4 speed and 33 1/3 rpm LPs could be slowed down to 16rpm.

Now, software like Riffstation and Chordify will allow looping, slowing it down while keeping it in pitch and will even give the chord progression.

Add all of the great instructors like Brian that are providing lessons that are beyond anything that was available in the past.

Truly a good day to be learning

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