Lil Red Riding Hood by Ronald Blackwell © 1966 keywords: 60's rock MIDI Band-in-a-Box live sequence Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs MIDI file type 1 w/percussion for multitimbral synth Band-in-a-Box format file also included 2-25-95 MIDI sequence by Dave Butler (phila/germantown amateur mandolin & piano player) using Band-in-Box Pro Win 6.03 REGGAE_2.STY reggae style key sig: C play time: 8:01 long play-along version -- every other chorus omits melody live sequence on channel 4 was recorded at tempo 105, starting w/ a bass line, then overdubbed once in several consecutive takes, little or no timing & pitch correction, no quantizing: ch track voice 4 melody 05 elec piano 1 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 40 syn bass 2 3 piano 27 jazz electric guitar 7 guitar (not used) 8 horns (not used) 6 strings (not used) 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 __________ | | dbut@omni.voicenet.com | X X | dbut@delphi.com | ______ | | U | |__________|