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I'm guessing that "backing track" for most people means you're making a track, a cover, of an existing song which is out there in the public domain, e.g. "Sex on Fire"
But..
"I'm sick of doing covers..." suggests that you want to do original stuff. I.e. Not backing tracks but creating your own original material.
And the answer is that there's tons of info for either of those. But which is it?
Do you want to make your own backing tracks to existing songs like "Sex on Fire" etc.?
Or do you want to create and produce your own original songs/ pieces of music?
The process can be significantly different.
If you're prepared to do a bit of learning then a DAW like Reaper is a cheap and full-featured way to "best".
Because once you're okay with that concept then it's up to you how good you get your drums and keys.
Drum samples are only limited by your skill using something like, say, BFD3.
Keys: so many to choose from. Native Intruments' Kontakt covers every conceivable base and can host dozens if not hundreds of keys sample libraries.
I don't know about bass. I have a bass guitar and so I record with that. I'm sure there are bass sample libraries out there, and I'd expect the best to run in Kontakt too.
So, a bit of investment of time and money required but quality samples and decent MIDI programming make a big difference. It takes a while to learn how to write well with MIDI, no quick way as far as I know.
Apologies if you know all that already. It's kind of basic but wasn't sure where you're currently at.
You can re-mix the tracks however you want and even add a click and change the key up or down a full tone. They have pretty much every song you can think of and are right up to date with new releases.
http://www.karaoke-version.co.uk/custombackingtrack/
Will Reaper or a similar DAW provide that? Is there anything out there thats quick and simple to deliver what I want? Ive looked at some of the online stuff but its either very complex or rubbish.
Or, if you already have a chord progression, play it into Music Memos (Apple’s iPhone and iPad app) and it’ll add drums and bass parts, which can be tweaked to taste (and/or sent to GarageBand for further work).
“Theory is something that is written down after the music has been made so we can explain it to others”– Levi Clay
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
It can even be instructed to *follow* one instrument track. The artificial intelligence algorithm will recalculate how busy to be, depending on whether it is reacting to, say, a busy strumming pattern or sustained organ chords. If the song arrangement changes, the Drummer part can be instructed to change mood, tempo or time signature. (The latter is a bit of a faff in GB.)