How to Create Basic Guitar Backing Tracks with Guitar Pro and Cakewalk?

[Jorge Alvarez]

I’m looking for an efficient way to create backing tracks for my guitar practice. I like using Guitar Pro to create the MIDI and then exporting it to Cakewalk, but I’m having issues with the VST sounds after importing. What other tools or methods could I use to create backing tracks that include sheet music and MIDI? Is it better to do everything in Cakewalk?

Edited August 22 by Jorge Alvarez

[Jeremy Oakes]

I do the same thing.

For drums i use EZ Drummer 3 and for bass EZBass. 
if i need piano, i use AD keys,. Organ is Rapture Session.

you’ll need to use the CbB Event viewer to remove any wheel movements etc.

J

Edited August 22 by Jeremy Oakes

[mettelus]

As mentioned above, you can simply insert virtual instruments and assign the outputs of MIDI tracks as needed to them. Also bear in mind that you can similarly point tracks within Guitar Pro to virtual instruments via LoopMIDI. I posted a discussion on that a while ago here. For jamming purposes, it may be simpler to stay inside Guitar Pro if that is your preference for composition (it also has more tools and playback options than you will find in a standard DAW as well).

Quick edit from reading your other post. MIDI is simply note data (no audio), so you need to insert virtual instruments to play those notes so that you can hear them.

Edited August 22 by mettelus

[Matthew Simon Fletcher]

I think the method you've outlined is the best and I use it regularly - hopefully the advice you've got in the other thread will mean you can overcome instruments not working

There are just certain things to watch out for but once you've done it a few times it gets quicker and easier

Edited August 25 by Matthew Simon Fletcher