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Tweaking Bass Lines with Notation Software #731926 09/17/22 06:47 AM Songwriting
Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 1,564 Central Ohio edshaw OP Expert
OP edshaw Expert Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 1,564 Central Ohio	Tweaking bass lines using NCH Cresecendo (about $40 for paid) with Xport to .jpg and Xport to Mp4 Honor We Thy Son Don't forget to click full screen. Does Band in a Box support any of these functions? I see in the forum that users are working with bass lines. Last edited by Andrew - PG Music; 09/28/22 05:37 PM. Link: www.soundcloud.com/ed_shaw (Feel Free to Use) https://drooble.com/edward.shaw/hymn/index.htm Biab for WIN 2020 -- Win 10 64bit -- Reaper/Audacity Zoom R-16 -- Tascam DP-03-SD -- SoundTap -- Crescendo --

Re: Tweaking Bass Lines with Notation Software edshaw #732015 09/18/22 09:28 PM Songwriting
Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 1,215 Sillie Con Valley, California Mike Halloran Expert
Mike Halloran Expert Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 1,215 Sillie Con Valley, California	Being a bassist for the last 55 years or so, I never leave BIAB bass line alone. I don't know many that will consider a cheapware notation app with an interface from the 1990s to be the ideal solution, however. Why not MuseScore which is free? Its workflow isn't great either but you don't need much to import MIDI from BIAB and tweak the bass lines from there. Likewise, if you don't need notation, why not use a sequencer that lets you tweak a piano roll — or even BIAB for that function? BIAB for Mac got the piano roll in 2018 or so and the Win version has had it forever. I would never use Finale or Dorico (both of which I have) for this task. I liken it to using a tourniquet on a mosquito bite. I still use Encore (which is coming back) if I need to use notation or just edit the piano roll. BIAB 2023 Audiophile, 24/60 Core M2 Mac Studio Ultra/8TB/192GB Sonoma, M1 MBAir, 2012 MBP Digital Performer 11, LogicPro Finale27.4, Dorico5, Encore5, SmartScorePro64, Notion6, Overture5

Re: Tweaking Bass Lines with Notation Software edshaw #732094 09/19/22 02:26 PM Songwriting
Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 1,564 Central Ohio edshaw OP Expert
OP edshaw Expert Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 1,564 Central Ohio	Whew! Way to go, Mike. Thanks for doing that. I use Muse Score 3 and find the sound of the instruments superior to anything else I have tried. Being open source, which is a good thing, also brings along some stylistic variations in programming. Meaning: the occasional steep learning curve. I'm sticking with it. Crescendo is an ol reliable friend. Still kind of new at this. I think what I'll try is putting the chords in a BB grid, then gradually turn down the bass while replacing it with chords played on the six string. That's an Appalachian thing, when the bass they had was a wash tub and a clothes line. We'll have to see. ( I kind of got eased into Praise & Worship ) Last edited by edshaw; 09/19/22 02:28 PM. Link: www.soundcloud.com/ed_shaw (Feel Free to Use) https://drooble.com/edward.shaw/hymn/index.htm Biab for WIN 2020 -- Win 10 64bit -- Reaper/Audacity Zoom R-16 -- Tascam DP-03-SD -- SoundTap -- Crescendo --

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