Okay,
Here's my dilema. I've got a computer, I've got an acoustic instrument, I've got a CD/MP3 player.
My computer will "record" from my instrument with a microphone, and it sounds really good. My CD/MP3 player is part of a "surround sound" system near my television.
I need to make recordings, as mp3 files, of my saxophone along with CD music accompaniment.
Here's what I tried so far. I put a CD in the CD player (that's my accompaniment) and I put headphones on that.
I put the microphone on my sax, and I played along with the CD. Then I took the CD and ripped the track onto the computer. Now I've got two files recorded - one is the accompaniment, and the other is my instrument.
I figured I was out of the woods now. All I had to do was take some audio software and mix the two tracks together. Gosh, I tried for hours to get both tracks in sync and it never did sound exactly right.
So here's my question,
Is there any, simple, way for me to make mp3 files of me playing the sax along with CD music accompaniment. I need good quality recordings also.
I am willing to purchase some extra gear if that is what it takes to make things easier.
As a guitarist with lots of pedals and stuff, I figured you might be the guy to ask about this.