... Well, sometimes it is an advantage, sometimes it is a disadvantage, depending on your point of view. Midi files and mechanical sounding tendency are a...
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David Bailey
dhbailey@...
Jul 1, 2001 11:32 am
... The files with extensions such as .mgu or .sgu are BIAB files, NOT midi files, so what you should be doing is playing them through BIAB, not through...
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novice@...
Jul 1, 2001 1:39 pm
How about... Use a style without piano up to the desired point, then change to a style using the piano. You could edit the desired style to have one version...
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Bob 'Notes' N...
norton@...
Jul 1, 2001 2:21 pm
... Nope. IMO, nothing can be farther from the truth. Let me elaborate...................... The primary reason for the mechanical sounding tendency of MIDI...
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Art Burke
pianomanab@...
Jul 1, 2001 2:38 pm
Hi Bob: We also do a duo (saxes and midi controller, and I play keyboard and guitar). I use many of the Band in the Box for some Big Band, but use Cakewalk for...
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Bob 'Notes' N...
norton@...
Jul 1, 2001 3:56 pm
At 10:23 AM 7/1/01 -0400, "Art Burke" <pianomanab@...> wrote: Hi Art, ... I play sax, flute, Yamaha WX5 wind MIDI controller and keyboards, my wife ...
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Janice McDonald
janice21475@...
Jul 1, 2001 5:41 pm
Hi Bob, With so much interest in this thread we would like to add a little more to our original line of thought. We began making Midi's of the our BIAB...
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Gaston
zandefer@...
Jul 2, 2001 6:14 am
I am looking for the Beatle tune "In My Life" in BIAB format. Any help would be greatly appreciated....
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janice21475@...
Jul 2, 2001 6:15 am
What is a fact? Is anything a fact just because someone writes it? The following is my opinion, and is by no means intended meant to start a flame thread. A...
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jake92028@...
Jul 2, 2001 11:47 am
Hi group: I'm a retired, older live-performance keyboard player and singer. I still play, mainly in a hometown, very popular open-mike, jam session venue...
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jazznut146@...
Jul 2, 2001 2:05 pm
I have the same problem. Was hoping someone would ask. gary...
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Sherry Mayrent
oyfpro@...
Jul 2, 2001 2:07 pm
... Janice, while I agree with most of what you said, especially about using step entry creatively, I have to disagree with the above. I think that what you...
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Janice McDonald
janice21475@...
Jul 2, 2001 2:07 pm
. . . . .how to make your new selections permanent in a song. . . . Don't tell me this is 'gonna get complicated already... Like Chuckie said "I wanna play!"...
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David Bailey
dhbailey@...
Jul 2, 2001 2:07 pm
... You can do what you want in either of two ways: 1) hit alt-F2 and you can enter the patch number you want for the various instruments, then click on SAVE...
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Bob 'Notes' N...
notes@...
Jul 2, 2001 3:19 pm
*********IMPORTANT********* I am very passionate about the differences between step-entering and live entering MIDI data. Not everybody agrees with me. We all...
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Bob 'Notes' N...
notes@...
Jul 2, 2001 3:20 pm
... Thanks, I appreciate the nice comment. ... After you have changed your instruments instead of hitting "Save", (1) click "File" in the menu bar, and then...
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Bob 'Notes' N...
notes@...
Jul 3, 2001 1:18 am
... And is one of the factors that combined to form what we now call Jazz. Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw were both influenced by Klezmer music. ... Therein lies...
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lmmrdave@...
Jul 3, 2001 1:21 am
Attn Group: BIAB 10c update is now available at pgmusic.com. ... Dave Moderator's Note Thanks Dave. No harm in saying it again ...
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Gaston
zandefer@...
Jul 3, 2001 2:45 am
Since I am new to Band-In-A-Box. Where can I buy any type of instruction book for this program. I have the manual that goes with version 8 but would like any...
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Bob 'Notes' N...
notes@...
Jul 3, 2001 11:38 am
... As far as I know, there isn't one. I think that PG Music does have some tutorial videos available. You might want to go to http://www.pgmusic.com and check...
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David Bailey
dhbailey@...
Jul 3, 2001 11:38 am
... I don't believe there is any book on BIAB out there, since it is such a tiny niche market. I haven't heard of one nor have I seen one. The program is not...
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Sherry Mayrent
oyfpro@...
Jul 3, 2001 12:32 pm
... Let me add a word of encouragement about the tutorial videos. They are surprisingly helpful. I am pretty literate and an experienced computer user, but I...
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andrewDD_@...
Jul 3, 2001 2:25 pm
Hi! I've been using BIAB for about a year or so now. V 9. now v. 10.. I started using it as accompaniment to my horns using both PGMUSIC and Norton styles and...
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andrewDD_@...
Jul 3, 2001 2:26 pm
I've been using BIAB as accompaniemnt to my horns, I've now discovered the soloist feature to generate suggested solos. Most are not in a style I prefer- too...
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Aberforth's Goat
Aberforths_Goat@...
Jul 3, 2001 2:27 pm
Hi all! I've been using BiaB for a few weeks now, and for the most part, I'm wildly impressed! I put together a backing track that approzimated Whiteheart's...
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David Bailey
dhbailey@...
Jul 3, 2001 3:50 pm
My responses are interspersed with your questions: ... In the soloist dialog box, click on the button CUSTOM under the Solo Mode section, and in the ensuing...
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tonnie
tonnie@...
Jul 3, 2001 6:34 pm
I am a 7-string jazz guitarist (http://tinpan.fortunecity.com/anthrax/915/tonnieguitar.html), but also like vocals, especially close harmony like e.g. The Four...
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Alisdair MacRae Birch
akmbirch@...
Jul 3, 2001 10:58 pm
The recent discussions on using BIAB and Midi Live, prompts me to ask a couple of questions. Despite having used BIAB since the early days, arranged music etc,...
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David Bailey
dhbailey@...
Jul 4, 2001 11:23 am
... 1) I turn the count-in OFF and use introductions (all my songs use the 4-bar intros). 2) it is NOT possible to vary the number of choruses as you are...
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Joe Befumo
jbefumo@...
Jul 4, 2001 11:24 am
... I've never used Band In A Box live, for a variety of reasons, but way back in the early days of MIDI, I was in a band that used a drum machine, and faced...
