Backing tracks, minus ones, rehearsal tapes, or whatever term you might call such pieces of music are very popular for the musician practicing by himself or herself apart from any group he or she belongs to. Besides singing in the bathroom, performance methods can be learned and practiced with backing tracks and the player of your choice. You sometimes wonder if you could just capture that rehearsal of yours and do a little something more. Since your iPod or MP3 player just won't cut it, you need something much more comprehensive than a plain player of backing tracks. Superscope Elevation has got all the tools you need for that perfect practice time as well a whole lot more.

Elevation's interface has the impression of your traditional backing track player such as a CD player, iPod, or tape deck for the "vintage" guys and gals out there. As such, you can easily manipulate your rehearsal tracks and go right ahead and consume your practice time. You can play your tracks at any key, reduce lead vocals, and create a practice loop so that you can focus on a particular section of your song. Such functions allow you to create those clips to serve as audio "handouts" for training and education purposes.

If you have a lot of audio files that seem to be scattered all around, organizing them with Elevation is easy using the Elevation Library. You can categorize all of your files by artist, genre, title, or album so that you will have instant access to your track in just a click of the mouse. Given the appropriate interface, you can also convert music from sources such as CDs, cassette tapes, or vinyl into WAV or MP3. If you have digital sheet music that corresponds to your tracks, you can link those sheet music files into your audio tracks for a much more comprehensive rehearsal.

Offering comprehensive practice options is great, but what makes Elevation even better is that you can also record your own voice or instruments as you practice. Creating your own renditions of your favorite songs is easy as you can reduce lead vocals from stereo recordings and then record your own performance on top of that. Armed with iZotope's vocal reduction technology, you get impressive results when using uncompressed formats such as CD, WAV, or AIFF. With its recording features, you can review your performances during rehearsal, make notes, and improve upon them.

Importing files from various sources such as your PC or Mac, an SD card, USB stick, or compact disc is another function of Superscope Elevation. These imported tracks can then be converted to the file format of your choosing (WAV, AIFF, MP3, or WMA).

Being a leader in the field of technology for music practice, playback, and recording, Superscope understands the needs of those learning music, thus making Elevation an excellent tool for musicians, students, and educators. A single-user/computer license for Superscope Elevation costs 179.00 USD (both for PC and Mac), and a five-user/computer license costs 745.00 USD. Once you've got your hands on Elevation, you can then proceed to Superscope's website and learn a more detailed approach to the use Elevation via their video tutorials.