Music Tracks Without Lyrics
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Whether it's karaoke night or you're a serious musician, music tracks without lyrics let you sing popular songs without worrying about musical backup.
Buying Music Tracks Without Lyrics
Music tracks without lyrics are commonly referred to as music backing tracks or karaoke music. The following sites specialize in providing these lyrics-free tracks.
Praise-Him
Praise-Him, a UK-based Christian music site sells backing CDs and backing tapes. Tapes come with a demonstration song along with the backing track. CDs feature the demonstration song and the backing track in three different keys. Shoppers can search for specific songs or browse categories from Christmas to wedding. Top sellers on the site include songs made popular by Josh Groban, Jaci Velasquez, and CeCe Winans. Praise-Him will ship to most locations around the world, with international shipping rates starting at £1.50 for CDs and tapes.
Sound Choice
Sound Choice focuses on the karaoke music market. Purchase CDs or download tracks from your favorite online music store. Featured collections include American Idol favorites and the Nashville Star series. Sound Choice also sells karaoke machines and related gear, like the DoPi Karaoke System for use with MP3 players.
STANDARDSTRAX
STANDARDSTRAX features the unique musical creations of Alan McPike. His work includes standards, swing, jazz, and big band sounds. He also takes requests for custom backing tracks. Demos for each song let you try before you buy. You can download each track instantly, or pay extra to have a CD shipped to you.
Merrylands Music
Merrylands Music is an Australian seller of backing tracks and MIDI files. Selections include Top 40 chart music, country, jazz, Motown, big band, and more. There are also sections dedicated to hits from each decade and music from around the world. All files are available for download. International customers can place orders with a PayPal account.
Pocket Songs
Pocket Songs bills itself as "the karaoke music superstore" and it strives to live up to that name with a catalog of 15,000 songs. Sing along with Broadway hits, Disney favorites, top pop artists, and timeless classics. The Artist Song Finder lets you search for a specific artist to find every collection containing his or her songs. Licenses are available for those wishing to make their own recordings.
Other Stores
Most stores selling music, from online retailers to mall destinations, carry at least a small selection of karaoke CDs. You can also turn to easy listening instrumental collections and movie soundtracks for music tracks without lyrics.
Make Your Own Tracks
Some products exist to remove the vocal tracks from existing songs. Vogone and Karaoke CD+G Creator Pro are two available programs. These tracks can be fun for singing along at home, but they will usually not be licensed for performance use, so professional musicians should avoid using them during shows. You can also use a plug-in like Vocal Remover to temporarily remove the vocals from a song playing on your computer's media player.
Other Uses
Music without lyrics isn't just for sing-alongs, though. Instrumental music can be great background music. Whether you like some noise while studying or you want to relax to soothing sounds, you can enjoy the music without any distraction from the lyrics. Music without lyrics can also be useful for presentations, projects, and events. Playing tastefully in the background, the right song can evoke powerful feelings and leave a lasting impression.
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