Like a Rolling Stone
by Bob Dylan
© 1965 by Warner Brothers 
keywords: 60's folk rock reggae MIDI Band-in-a-Box live sequence
          Bob Dylan

file: LIKARO.ZIP
requires PKZIP to decode, includes:
1  _this_text_
2  MIDI file type 1 
   w/percussion for multitimbral synth
3  Band-in-a-Box format file

4-22-95 MIDI sequence by Dave Butler
(phila/germantown amateur mandolin & piano player)
using Band-in-Box Pro Win 6.03

SKA_1.STY ska (british reggae) style
key sig: C
play time: 14:20 at tempo 120
(zimmy say it aint jammin
if you dont play it over & over)
long play-along version --
choruses 2,4,6 of 7 omit melody

live sequence on channel 4 was recorded
at tempo 115, in several takes,
overdubbed once or twice through most choruses,
no quantizing, few corrections:
_ch_track_      _voice_
  4  melody      03 electric grand piano
BIAB-generated accompaniment is in a standard
 BIAB style, not customized, has a 
 non-quantized "live" feel, including:
_ch_track_      _voice_
 10  percussion  01 standard drums
  2  bass        36 fretless electric bass
  3  piano       27 jazz electric guitar
  7  guitar      30 overdrive electric guitar
  8  horns       (not used)
  6  strings     (not used)

do you have any favorite sequences
or sources to share?
do you ever try to improve on stuff you download?
my sequences are all rough drafts
i'd love to hear improved versions
have you found any ftp sites currently welcoming
uploads? the main FUNET site & its mirrors are 
closed pending restructuring I believe

I use BIAB to create a rough draft which might
be refined later w/ a sequencer like Cakewalk
which can handle editing like pause & slow down.
usually I add extra choruses, omitting melody 
on every other chorus, for a 5-10 minute jam
which i'll accompany on mandolin.
this is a rough sequence created in an hour or so. 
typically w/ BIAB i first spend about 10 minutes
selecting style & voices, typing the chord prog,
setting part markers, looping, & ending points.
in another 5 or 10 minutes I can add a simple melody
& be ready to jam.
sometimes I record a bass line in the 1st chorus of 
melody track, copy it to all choruses, then overdub.
but often i'll just play a simple melody & rely
completely on BIAB's accomp.
BIAB will also generate harmonies if you want.
i usually don't.
channel 4 is the only channel set up for recording.
so if you mute/solo channel 4 you can hear 
the generated & live parts separately.
unsolicited unpaid testimonial for BIAB from

dbut
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