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Click Track - 1 - What is a click Track?

A click track is a recorded backing to a live performance. It can be used either as the entire sound where the performers mime along, or as an enhancement to the live on-stage sound.

The recording has two components, which must be kept separate: -

The performance (or backing track) which the audience will hear and
The 'click' (click track or timing pulse), heard by the conductor/musicians and/or the performers.

As these must be kept separate, you must have at least a two-track recorder. If you want the backing track to be in stereo, you must have a three-track recorder. Essentially, the number of tracks recorded must be the number of tracks that make up the backing track plus one for the click.

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