Biab

Sonny Jenkins · Post by **Sonny Jenkins** » 9 Oct 2003 8:20 am

I've had BIAB for quite a while but have just now started trying to use it. Seems like every style I try has that irritating @#^%$(&*^ funky keyboard sound,,,,even the bass line has a funk feel on most of the country styles. I don't really think Hank (Sr. not Jr.) intended for "Take These Chains" to have a funky bass working in the background. How can I build a tract with just drums, bass and rythm guitar, NO lead (that's me)?

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 9 Oct 2003 8:36 am

Just click on the circle to the left of where the instruments are listed on top of the screen. That will delete that instrument from the mix. As far as "funky" sounds go, if you pull down the menu for the different instruments, you have an extensive list of the different types of instruments. There are several different keyboards available for the choosing. And as far as bass goes, there is electric bass, stand up string bass, etc., etc.
What kind of sound card does your computer have? That makes a difference in how it's going to sound. BIAB will only sound as good as what the MIDI is being played through.
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Don Olson · Post by **Don Olson** » 10 Oct 2003 5:12 pm

Do as Erv says then when you find the instrument you like click on Styles go down to edit current Style and click on the instrument you want Bass,piano or whatever then click on the little box that says PAT select the one you want click ok then save as.That instrument will always be in that Style till you change it.
Don

George Wixon · Post by **George Wixon** » 10 Oct 2003 5:27 pm

Sonny,
If you goto my web site there is a whole list of how to's for BIAB and you can find how to do it with screen shots and explinations. http://www.gwixon.com
George

Sonny Jenkins · Post by **Sonny Jenkins** » 11 Oct 2003 6:51 am

Thanks all who responded. After I made my initial post I sat down and did some serious "playing" with the program and figured out a few things,,,,"if all else fails, read the directions",,,. Now another question. Can Power Tracks be used to record to Computer (C drive) then burn CD from there? I'm talking just a simple little practice track. Is there a site where we can share with each other what we've created?

George Wixon · Post by **George Wixon** » 11 Oct 2003 7:35 am

Sonny,
If you go to my site and look at the link for "How to record with power tracks pro" every thing is explained.
George

Sonny Jenkins · Post by **Sonny Jenkins** » 11 Oct 2003 8:51 am

Hey George,,,You da' man!!! I'm going to add that site to my favorites list. Great things on your site,,,and funny too! Thanks for all the effort you've obviously put into helping us dummies.

Kevin Chriss · Post by **Kevin Chriss** » 13 Oct 2003 3:01 am

I just received Big Jim Baron's CD with 4100 BIAB files. This is a fantastic bargan. It sure helps a newbie something to work with fast.

Al Marcus · Post by **Al Marcus** » 17 Sep 2005 10:29 am

Kevin-I got Big Jim Baron's 2 cd's of files long ago, but only could load one CD. His CD"s have been a big help to me.

But there is plenty of songs on it and makes it easy to use.
If I want to change a chord or two here and there, that's better than doing the whole song.

George Wixon's Website has pleanty of Help on BIAB recording. Really Great.

I like the melodies with it, then I can always mute it when I want to play along with it.....al

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Howard Tate · Post by **Howard Tate** » 17 Sep 2005 10:59 am

Good idea Al. Something I've done for years, click on Melody at the top, and mute melody during middle choruses. It's a good way to learn songs, let the file play it thru once, then play along in the middle. You can set the number of choruses to as many as you want. Pardon me if every one already knew that.

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John Daugherty · Post by **John Daugherty** » 19 Sep 2005 11:38 am

You can temporarily remove any instrument from the biab style by right-clicking on the instrument at the top of the page.

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Wayne Franco · Post by **Wayne Franco** » 19 Sep 2005 4:56 pm

One of the best and easiest to use pieces of equipment is the Edirol SD-20 sound canvas. Makes biab sound really good. It can be bought online at pgmusic.com . I really like the volume knob on it so once it goes through into your stereo speakers you can simply turn the volume up and down with a good ol fashion knob.

John Lockney · Post by **John Lockney** » 20 Sep 2005 3:51 am

Most styles have "rhodes electric" as the default keyboard sound, which is terrible. I think "Acoustic Piano" is the most natural sounding option. "Bright Piano" is OK.

I usually mute the guitar track or change it to "bright piano."

It would be great if the rest of the styles could sound as nice and natural as "Jazz Trio."

I bought the latest version, BIAB 2005. Are there any upgrade packages which have new instrument sounds ?

Chuck S. Lettes · Post by **Chuck S. Lettes** » 20 Sep 2005 7:10 am

Go to George's web page. I've had hours of fun learning some of the features that George explains; he's been a great help to me.
Chuck

Al Marcus · Post by **Al Marcus** » 20 Sep 2005 8:36 am

Chuck-That's for sure! George has helped me a lot in my trying to make a CD with BIAB and Power Tracks Pro, not done yet but working on it....al

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