Biab 2016

Joe Wheeler · Post by **Joe Wheeler** » 6 Dec 2015 12:36 pm

Anyone tried BIAB 2016 ?

Mick Hearn · Post by **Mick Hearn** » 6 Dec 2015 1:10 pm

I have BIAB 2015 with real tracks. This has really livened up this system no end. This is a recording I did of Blue Steel Blues - at a time when I was still trying to find a good tone on my National D8 and finding my way round E13 tuning. The guitar and piano solos were created by BIAB. I let them play all the way through when I dawed to Cubase and then cut and pasted the best sections that came up through the song to create each solo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAI2lmyhuxo

Papa Joe Pollick · Post by **Papa Joe Pollick** » 6 Dec 2015 5:31 pm

Really fine picking there Mick..I've played it three times already..Great mix also..
I have ver.2011 and about to upgrade to 2016..
What style were you using in BIAB ??? PJ...

Rick Campbell · Post by **Rick Campbell** » 6 Dec 2015 6:14 pm

I just got 2016. Its got a lot of new real tracks and the style search engine is enhanced. You can type the name of a familiar song and BIAB will start showing you styles that are appropriate for tnat song. I played with it a little and its very encouraging. I think it has 6000 songs in the database.

PG Music has everything on sale right now at good discounts. www.pgmusic.com

RC

PS: Hey Papa Joe. Hope you're doing well!

Joe Wheeler · Post by **Joe Wheeler** » 6 Dec 2015 6:26 pm

Thanks for the replies. I think it's time I upgraded from 2012 to 2016 while they have special pricing on upgrades.

Papa Joe Pollick · Post by **Papa Joe Pollick** » 6 Dec 2015 6:40 pm

Doing very well Rick..Had a little more work done on my ticker but feeling well now..Thanks for asking..How about you ??
That BIAB made easy has sure been a help to me and several others that I've passed it on to..Thank you for that...
I'm trying to find out if I get the bonus pak with the megapak upgrade at the sale price of $99..Waiting for their answer..

Mick Hearn · Post by **Mick Hearn** » 6 Dec 2015 11:45 pm

Hi Papa Joe. Thanks for your comments.
The style I used was WNSWING.STY Western swing quintet at 180 bpm.
I then replaced one of the guitars with 1710.guitar.electric.soloist.brentSW165.

The piano i put in the soloist spot. This was -
piano.1866.acoustic.soloist.western swing.johnSW65.

As mentioned in my previous message I let each solo play all the way through and then picked the best bits once I had transferred it to Cubase. These solos are OK but as they are made up of a number of phrases put together by the system some are better than others - and some are next to useless.

Having said that though I quite often use BIAB as a learning tool. I listen to a solo and think that phrase is nice. I then play and link it with another phrase to make up a solo which I will then record on cubase with guitar. Same with pedal steel.

Dom Franco · Post by **Dom Franco** » 3 Jan 2016 12:57 am

I just got BIAB 2016... still exploring but I like it a lot already!

Roger Crawford · Post by **Roger Crawford** » 3 Jan 2016 5:42 am

Can you save tracks from previous BIAB versions into 2016?

Dom Franco · Post by **Dom Franco** » 3 Jan 2016 6:40 am

Yes; I had some tracks saved on my computer when I installed 2016, and I was able to open them up in the new version no problem.

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