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So I've seen Coldplay 3 times live and it's amazing -- I wouldn't want to change it one bit. But I was always curious as to how they used backing tracks and how they coordinated it so well. Obviously the strings in "Viva la Vida", the dulcimer in LIT, the lead in synth to "Violet Hill", etc. are not played by the band. So how are they played, and how does the band synchronize so well with the backing track? Also, how do they coordinate the songs with the lights?

ya my band wants to play LIT but we can't figure out how to produce an authentic sounding song... the electronic parts and the dulcimer and stuff are hard to replicate

Oh I can't hear an electric guitar part in the studio version

So I know that a lot of LIT, when played live, is dubbed in, but how much of it is played live by the band? I assume the acoustic guitar, bass and drum parts are actually Chris, Guy and Will, but what is the electric guitar part when played live? How is this song done? Outstanding live, by the way!

Can anyone tell me what instrument is played at the beginning of Life in Technicolor? I'm talking about the seemingly stringed instrument that plays the opening riff. Thanks!

How does Coldplay coordinate the stadium/arena lights with their songs? Every light movement is perfect with the parts of the music.... how is it done?

Has the band started playing "Green Eyes" at concerts lately? Do you think they will play it at the May 23rd Hartford, CT concert?

hm thanks for all the ideas, i think im gonna go with Lost! it has the most that i can find, and the assignment is due tomorrow! thanks for the help

For my Latin class, I have to bring in a song that has a lot of poetical devices and such, like metaphors and similes and stuff. I want to do a Coldplay song but I'm not sure what to do. Can anyone help me out?

I haven't seen the electric one yet, but from what my friend told me it's not even a full keyboard... but I think it plugs into an amp, which is good enough to start with. Amplifying the upright would be ideal. I'll look at some amps and get back to you, and talk to my friends and see what they have to say.

Wow you are so helpful! Well I have a small, 10 watt electric guitar amp. I'm not sure what my friend has for a guitar amp, but I can find out. For vocals, I am planning on buying a mic ASAP, so would it suffice to just plug a mic into a guitar amp? As for instruments, I have a Washburn electric guitar and a Fender acoustic-electric. We aren't sure how we are going to go about amplifying a piano, as we only have a cheap electric piano and an upright piano. Thanks for all the help!

Yeah, we all have our own instruments and all have experience. I have played piano for 10 years and guitar for 4. The other boys have each played their instruments for roughly 4-5 years each. The problem we face is sound, and as we are in high school, we are not entitled to large sums of money :P . I think we would all want to be a Coldplay/Killers/Snow Patrol/Dandy Warhols type band, and to do that you need big sound. How did you get your first equipment? Of course, we all have amplifiers for our respective instruments, but those don't always cut it. And if we bought microphones for vocals/instrument projection, what would we buy?

I think it's a little cheap, but they played the tracks in the first place. They have such a full sound that it's impossible to create it all onstage with 4 guys. I don't blame them at all. It's a little disappointing, but can you blame them? My love for their music isn't diminished at all.

Yeah that does help, I was just wondering because I got really confused when he walked away haha. I'll look for your backing-track thread... interesting

Ok so here it goes. I want to start a band with some friends of mine. There is a guitarist, a bassist, a drummer and me (piano and guitar). How do we start!? How can we set up to play places, get equipment, practice and all of that? Any suggestions? Equipment is so expensive (of course we all have our own instruments) but I'm guessing some people could help who have experience. Thanks.

How does Coldplay produce the main riff in "Lovers in Japan" throughout the song? At the beginning, Chris plays the piano riff but then leaves to sing. It keeps going! Is it a backing track that the sound-mixers put in or what? Here is a good example of it. It happens when they play Lost! too. Not trying to fight the performance or anything, I'm just curious. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79Gm9hk7y5c&feature=related]YouTube - Coldplay - Lovers in Japan (Later with Jools Holland)[/ame]

yeah thanks everyone for the input and research, really appreciate it

ok awesome, i think i'll go with that. thanks!

So I plug the mic in, the program recognizes it, then it lets me record multiple tracks and then mix them together?

So I plug the mic in, the program recognizes it, then it lets me record multiple tracks and then mix them together?

So if I bought that mic and that program, that's all I would need to record vocals, acoustic guitar and piano tracks? And the quality would be good?

Well basically I have nothing, so I need anything that would enable me to record an acoustic guitar track, a piano track, and a vocal track (not all simultaneously necessarily). This means a mic, hardware, and a software program.

I want to record some music just from my house. This would be mainly acoustic guitar and piano. I need something that would allow me to transfer the tracks to a computer as well. Any ideas that are cheap (relatively)?

Does anyone know when Coldplay plays Lost!, what aspects of the song are being played pre-recorded and what parts are being played by the band? I feel like the organ is piped in pre-recorded...