Method 1
Difficulty: Easy
Quality: Basic
Requires:
- You and your instrument (if you play one)
- Your phone
- Another device (a laptop or a 2nd mobile phone)
Method:
Step 1: Play the backing track on the other device and listen through the device’s speakers.
Step 2: Record your performance (Video + Audio) on your phone using the video recorder mode in your camera app.
Pros & Cons:
Pros:
- Super easy.
Cons:
- Mediocre audio quality.
- You’re limited to how far you can be from your phone (the recording device).
Method 2
Difficulty: Medium
Quality: Medium
Requires:
- You and your instrument (if you play one)
- Your phone
- Another device (a laptop or a 2nd mobile phone)
- Headphones
- A computer (to edit, but you can also use your phone or tablet if you want)
- Video editing software
Method:
Step 1: Play the backing track on another device and listen through headphones so the sound of the backing track doesn’t bleed into what you’re recording.
Step 2: Record your performance (Video + Audio) on your phone using the video recorder mode in your camera app then mix this video with the backing track using a video editing program.
Pros & Cons:
Pros:
- Relatively easy.
- Quality is better than the basic method.
Cons:
- Requires a computer, a video editing software, and some editing work.
Method 3
Difficulty: Pro
Quality: Pro
Requires:
- You and your instrument (if you play one)
- Your phone
- Headphones (if you’re going to sing or record anything using a mic)
- A device to record to (computer/tablet/phone)
- A computer (to edit, but you can also use your phone or tablet if you want)
- Video editing software
- An audio interface (not necessary but advised)
- A DAW (Digital Audio Workstation)
Method:
Step 1: Play the backing track and listen through headphones (necessary if you’re recording vocals or anything using a mic because the backing track will bleed into your recording).
Step 2: Record the audio on your device of choice using a DAW and the video on your phone or camera then combine them using a video editing program.
Pros & Cons:
Pros:
- Superior audio quality.
Cons:
- Requires a lot of things (sound interface, computer, video editing software, DAW, program knowledge and time).