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Hi all,
This is a song I did as demo of a latin rock style for BIAB I built after read Clive post 'Latin Rock style like Carlos Santana' . It is a 6 instruments style and use RealTracks, RealDrums and one MIDI instruments which was the MIDI style base for make my final customized style.
Lot of fun on making this, Latin Cowboy is a latin rock song in the mood of Oye Como Va "Santana' cover. Aside of guitar and sax, there is a fiddle soloing from RealTracks too, bluegrass meet latin... yeeha mamacita!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> . Again the possibilities and versatility of Band in a Box with RT/RD/RB are demonstrated.
I think this latin rock BIAB style also can work with likes of Santana's Black Magic Woman, Flor de Luna, etc, with moderate/fast tempos between 120-140 bpm but not for more slower songs like Samba Pa Ti.

I use L_MAMBO6.STY (Latin-Mambo 6 ala Perez) MIDI style disk #25 as starpoint ( I use only the MIDI Brass section for style) then add the following RT:

Bass, Acoustic, Rumba Ev 110 - #916
Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm ChaCha Ev 110 - #918
Organ, B3, Background Blues Roadhouse Ev 120 - #674
Guitar (optional), Electric, Rhythm NashvillePopClean Ev 120 (A: held) #851
Drums RD: Salsa Cha Cha Latin Jazz - #13
Additional drums: Nashville even 8 #06 (not included in the style) : I added and test it in RealBand, then DROP to Cubase, since original Santana band included percussion and drums, a must for that solid and modern latin rock character. This is a perfect item for my BIAB wish list: an additional Drum instrument slot, ideal for drum and percussion combinations!
Brass (MIDI): L_MAMBO6.STY (Latin-Mambo 6 ala Perez) MIDI style disk #25


Solos:
Sax, Tenor, Motown Rock Ev 120 #403 (not included in the style)
Fiddle, Soloist Bluegrass Ev 130 #434 (not included in the style) --- Note: All fiddle parts/soloing in the song is from RT, except 1:50 to 2:23 which is a VSTi violin played by me with MIDI guitar.
Guitar: myself ( not included in the style....just in my soul) <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> (guitar is a Godin xtSA)


Composed and arranged with Band-in-a-Box 2010, Real Band, RealTracks - RealDrums
mixing, guitar recording and additional edition: Steinberg Cubase.

Latin Cowboy: http://www.carlosarellano.com/music/01.SONGS/1.Latin%20Cowboy.mp3

Thanks for listening
carlos.
very impressive mate.
kudos.
Hi Carlos
Very impressive indeed - magical guitar playing! Thanks for sharing (got new ideas out of it).
What did you use for the horn section? Loops or VSTi? Sounds good.
Daniel
Wonderful stuff! You must have had a lot of fun putting it together.
Well done!
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Solos:
Sax, Tenor, Motown Rock Ev 120 #403 (not included in the style)
Fiddle, Soloist Bluegrass Ev 130 #434 (not included in the style) --- Note: All fiddle parts/soloing in the song is from RT, except 1:50 to 2:23 which is a VSTi violin played by me with MIDI guitar.
Guitar: myself ( not included in the style....just in my soul) (guitar is a Godin xtSA)





EXCELLENT performance!


--Mac
Wow! Very inspiring. Thanks for posting this with the detailed description of how it came about.

Dave
AWESOME!
Hi Carlos,
That is a great track. Who would have thought that a mixture of so many different musical styles (Latin, Bluegrass, Roadhouse Blues, Motown) would work so brilliantly together. I am particular impressed by the speed at which you put the finished track together - seems like only a few days since you mentioned you might have a crack at something in this style!

Can you tell me what VSTI's you used for the Midi parts within Cubase? The Midi drums in particular sounded really good.

Best regards, Aubrey
Hi Carlos,

Very impressive. Thanks for sharing.

Jim
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Hi Carlos
Very impressive indeed - magical guitar playing! Thanks for sharing (got new ideas out of it).
What did you use for the horn section? Loops or VSTi? Sounds good.
Daniel




Thanks Daniel, I listen your music, you are a clean and tasteful guitar player!. Good compositions and use of resources. About brass part, I forget to mention it is the only MIDI instrument in my custom style, I took Brass part from L_MAMBO6.STY (Latin-Mambo 6 ala Perez) MIDI style disk #25, the start point style for built the new one. After DROP the brass MIDI part to Cubase, I set it to two VSTi : First Call Horns (trumpet section) and Hypersonic 2 trumpet, both blended at 75% and 25% respectively. Here EQ also play a role with final brass sounds.
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Hi Carlos,
That is a great track. Who would have thought that a mixture of so many different musical styles (Latin, Bluegrass, Roadhouse Blues, Motown) would work so brilliantly together. I am particular impressed by the speed at which you put the finished track together - seems like only a few days since you mentioned you might have a crack at something in this style!

Can you tell me what VSTI's you used for the Midi parts within Cubase? The Midi drums in particular sounded really good.

Best regards, Aubrey




Thanks Aubrey, I think of the inmense world of styles present in BIAB from RealTracks and even MIDI ones as an fertile ground for researching and experimentation. Of course a minimal of musical common sense will help. About the fast I go done with this song, I devoted two sessions, first night I worked in BIAB style customization, finished it I put the style to play in BIAB, grabbed my guitar and play some latin rock typical progressions and finally transcribe one I like. At start of song the melody bring up as courtesy of courtesy of SaxTenor, Motown Rock RT, after some tries I got the more melodical solo phrases and use it in a answer/response play between guitar and sax, not exactly a melody in the word full sense, as you can see the track have a strong trend to improvisation. After done it I import the BIAB song in RealBand in order to add and test some RD drum part that play well with the ChachaJazz Latin percusion RD, think of it as José Chepito Areas and Michael Shrieve Santana Abraxas drum/percussion team. Also I work in the fiddle soloing and guitar part in RealBand, finally I DROP tracks from BIAB and RB to Cubase. Second session was next night (yesterday), putting all together and working in the rest: guitar recording, some violin with MIDI guitar parts added, MIDI brass VSTi choice, editions of RealTracks like some little reorder of original BIAB song structure, breaks, then EQ, efx, mixing etc. Total hours: 8, aprox. 4 hours by session.

There are not MIDI drums in this tracks, they are RTs both asI mention before. The only MIDI part from BIAB is brass, I use First Call Horns (trumpet section) and Hypersonic 2 trumpet VSTi's. Additional fiddle is from Hypersonic 2. Thanks again.

Carlos
Carlos, you are the Man!! I love the concept of this, it's sort of like Charlie Daniels meets Santana and of course your playing is excellent.

Bob
Carlos, you are an inspiration. With the right tools (BIAB) and the right talent (you've got plenty of that) this song soars. PLEASE post more to inspire us to greater hights.
Pastorbelvedere
Carlos this is fabulous. I'm totally in awe of your creativity and musicianship. I love the percussion, the sound of the brass is spectacular, and your guitar playing is full of soul and finesse. I don't think the midi fiddle sounds quite real even as well as it's played but everything else is so great who cares. Very inspiring.
Hi, Carlos -

I just got a chance to listen to this and was just blown away. Absolutely fantastic!
There is a line is a Billy Joel tune where they turn to the piano player and ask "...man what are you doing here?"

Carlos, you are "The Man", I always love your stuff. What a talent you have been given. Thanks for sharing it.
Thanks everyone! it is my total pleasure on sharing this for you all. I am not a veteran with 1000+ replies ..yet but music is the way I know for giving back a little for all the great I receive from you all and PGMusic team in this incredible warm forum. Indeed, you are who means an inspiration for me. Gracias amigos!

Carlos
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Carlos this is fabulous. I'm totally in awe of your creativity and musicianship. I love the percussion, the sound of the brass is spectacular, and your guitar playing is full of soul and finesse. I don't think the midi fiddle sounds quite real even as well as it's played but everything else is so great who cares. Very inspiring.




Wow ! Thanks Josie. Yes I agree with you, that MIDI fiddle is not so real, maybe my fault anyway, I before has recorded more convincing MIDI violin parts based in excelent sampler VSTi there are out there, but I was so excited about to hurry the song making and test the style that I end using a Hypersonic 2 not so quality fiddle patch, a bit in the average GM side without not more articulations possibilities. The difference is even more notorious compared to song intro and when in the end of MIDI fiddle part on middle verse immediately follow the incredible RealTrack soloist bluegrass (by the great Andy Leftwich)...a true challenge that I did not dare to assume with a MIDI guitar at hands!

Carlos
I forgot to mention, if someone is interested in the style or song (BIAB) files from this song , drop me a pm. please.
Well Carlos, vale! Most everything has been said above, but I want to add, in MHO, Santana himself, other than the reputation don't have much on you hermano! I'm in awe, what can I tell you.

Miguel
Carlos,

Are you sure you are not Mr Santana himself?

I love the production on this. The Brass really adds the punch to this one. I would have never thought a Bluegrass Fiddle could sound so good in a Santana type song. Everything sounds professional on this one, wow !!

Mamacita is right !!

This is excellente'

Trax
Carlos,

I just got around to Latin Cowboy, that was one hell of a performance my friend plus an outstanding production. With proper backing and promos this would be a hit tomorrow!

Later,
100% fun!

Very cool.
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I forgot to mention, if someone is interested in the style or song (BIAB) files from this song , drop me a pm. please.




Hi Carlos,

I have been studying your composition as it is an excellent example of how to get 110% out of BIAB and RB. Who knew that you could use the melody track for another realtrack? :-) Who knew that you could use RB to get two drum tracks? :-)

So I took the latin cowboy MGU and loaded it into realband. It generated all the correct realtracks except for the realdrums. It generated some midi drums that didn't match the style at all. Is that expected?


thanks,

Dave
Fantastic! Thanks for posting that Carlos.

Mystery solved... The custom =LatinRk style needed to be in the BB folder for RB to find it and learn that realdrums were part of the style. Everything generates as expected now :-)

Dave
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Mystery solved... The custom =LatinRk style needed to be in the BB folder for RB to find it and learn that realdrums were part of the style. Everything generates as expected now :-)

Dave




Great Dave!. I didn't have any problem on RB song rendering because I always copy my custom styles to BIAB root folder, but it help to know that, I was already scratching my head about what caused the problem. Btw it seem a little rare inconsistency on RB import of BIAB songs function, because the rest of RT instruments does go fine rendered despite the style file is not in the BIAB root folder. Anyway I will check RB manual in order to rule out that are not there instructions on that we didn't read.

Carlos
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Well Carlos, vale! Most everything has been said above, but I want to add, in MHO, Santana himself, other than the reputation don't have much on you hermano! I'm in awe, what can I tell you.
Miguel




Gracias Miguelito! I appreciate your words. Carlos Santana is a symbol and representative icon of a great time where rock and latin force joining in a powerful blend that point out a special way for contemporary music , Carlos, with his labor and music still nowadays more of a spiritual influence than a guitar model. However I love that so personal vibrato and tone he is able to grab from his guitar.

Un abrazo hermano.

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Carlos,

Are you sure you are not Mr Santana himself?

I love the production on this. The Brass really adds the punch to this one. I would have never thought a Bluegrass Fiddle could sound so good in a Santana type song. Everything sounds professional on this one, wow !!

Mamacita is right !!

This is excellente'

Trax




Thanks Trax, I was the first amazed how the violin fitted so happy great there. Ah yes, Mamacita is right, mainly when the Mamacita 'está BUENA' yayaii!!!


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100% fun!

Very cool.




Thanks so much Matt. It was very fun BIAB music time making.



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Carlos,

I just got around to Latin Cowboy, that was one hell of a performance my friend plus an outstanding production. With proper backing and promos this would be a hit tomorrow!

Later,





Thanks Danny, it sound cool, any ideas welcome.


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Fantastic! Thanks for posting that Carlos.




You're welcome boss, it is a 'RP' (RealPleasure) thanks to you for put such amazing tools in this restless hands.
Carlos,
Amazing! Just totally amazing. It does sound like Santana, too. Yes, he was such a motivational force in Latin Rock, but you are upholding the standard very well.

What I found was that so much of this actually did blend together so well.

Just amazing.

Gary
Thanks so much Gary. Carlos Santana’s influence is a long true fact for many guitar players from 40 years ago and nowadays still that way. Are you heard about Viva Carlos - A Tribute To Santana ? it is a great CD with guitarist Jeff Richman as drive force behind. It include amazing retrospective versions of Carlos Santana hits by Vinnie Moore, Mike Stern, Eric Gales, Pat Martino, Eric Johnson, Frank Gambale, Robben Ford, Albert Lee and Coco Montoya, whom have done great as guitar players in their own way. If get a chance check http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/002558.html - http://www.jusjazz.com/cdreviews/vivacarlos.html

Carlos
Basic Santana style primer for the noob:

*Pentatonic Minor scale patterns.

*Dorian mode.

*Fingers making sustain by "violin" bowing of the string on the fret.

*Get and use a good guitar compressor. Compresser should always be the first thing after the guitar, ahead of all other effects, if used.


--Mac
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Basic Santana style primer for the noob:

*Pentatonic Minor scale patterns.

*Dorian mode.

*Fingers making sustain by "violin" bowing of the string on the fret.

*Get and use a good guitar compressor. Compresser should always be the first thing after the guitar, ahead of all other effects, if used.


--Mac




Add this: *finally, connects your soul to a device that amplifies divine universal love inside you (not on guitar stores).


Good one Mac! ...thas is a fine summary, are you sure you didn't miss your real instrument? ;-) . Santana near of rudimentary technique on guitar is not on the top 'shopping list' for most today guitarist. From my personal perspective the solely fact of pursuing Carlos ability is even silly if his 'touch' and musical spirit is leave aside, a mistaken view of the real importance behind one of the most transcendent figures in rock history.

cheers

Carlos (Arellano)
I'm also a guitarist, Carlos.

Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Keyboards, Guitar.

Jack of all trades, master of none. (grin)


--Mac
Guitar too?? Oh Mac, sorry, my ignorance rust the G string Glad to know you are in the bending club. May I ask about your guitars/gear/stuff? Gibson Fly on four Marshal stack, 16 floor pedals and 8 rack devices ? (just keading... I am one "cable to amp" type)
I don't own the guitars that I once owned, my friend, but I still have my '59 Strat that I shall always keep, my Gibson ES-175 jazzbox, a Gibson Hummingbird and, of course, my old, old Classical of unknown Mexican manufacture yet a fine and loud guitar for a gutstring. There are a few imports lying around here, too. I just don't find much time for practice anymore, and frankly no gigs as there are more guitarists around here than keyboardists, it seems. Bebop and jazz blues are likely my biggest interest these days, but I've done my share of cover gigs, R&B, Soul, Rock, etc. in past decades. There was a time when I got my share of studio gigs on guitar, but I think that was mostly because I was a guitar player who could actually sight read the chart more'n any other reason.

And the callouses.


--Mac
Carlos,

Early in the song there was a short passage that sounded as though you played a guitar harmony along with a Real Track soloist. That's a great way to bind generated parts to a composition! Harmonizing with generated output makes it sound less random and more planned. That's an idea I will probably incorporate into my own songs!

Having said all that, many thanks for your contributions to the forum. Your words, music and attitude are all very inspiring. And your latest musical offering is greatly appreciated!
Thanks Pat, it pleases me a lot on contributing at least this little to our forum.

Yes, I agree with you, to bind generated parts to a composition on BIAB can work well, mainly if done smartly and with musical sense. I sometimes generate variosu solos tracks from different RT and export it to RealBand or third DAW, think of it as sorta of "phrases bank". Once there I select the passages I like more and try to edit it as blocks that I can use in certain songs parts, mostly where they match the best. Many times I end with a melody or background track assembled from skipped bars in opposition to original order as were generated by RT. I want to share more tricks and tips I will liked to share soon here.

Cheers

Carlos
Hi Carlos; amazing your sound; your creativity and your feeling in this song!
"Rosin on the bow and a doesy-dooby-doe...thru the compressor and 'round we go....!1"

Just more Carlos craftmanship/musicianship with bass and midi-to-go...



Carlos...this "cut is for you"....like the man says...cool song...cool flute...cool guitar...
cool ya'll!! "Down in Old Brazil" It's the third artist down the middle section:

http://www.thegigbaby.com/jazzsoundstage2.html
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Hi Carlos; amazing your sound; your creativity and your feeling in this song!




Thanks Vanguard. I enjoy to play it.
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"Rosin on the bow and a doesy-dooby-doe...thru the compressor and 'round we go....!1"

Just more Carlos craftmanship/musicianship with bass and midi-to-go...


Carlos...this "cut is for you"....like the man says...cool song...cool flute...cool guitar...
cool ya'll!! "Down in Old Brazil" It's the third artist down the middle section:

http://www.thegigbaby.com/jazzsoundstage2.html




Thanks Mike. Yeah! cool "canción" , all they great, specially Jay Azzolina on guitar, I know him from SpyroGyra, and Charles Blenzig, piano, fantastic!.

Gracias Mike.

Carlos
I cant stop to listen this wonderful piece again and again, wow Carlos! tons of inspiration and ideas behind, thanks Master.

Ginna
Hi Carlos muy buen trabajo!
I'd love to have this style to practice my piano solos. I've just discovered my future is latin jazz but nothing in my old BIAB 2008 sounds like my beloved Santana. It would help me a lot.
I'm affraid I have a lot of work to update myself because I can't play it with my old 2008 version and old realdrums and tracks. I tried but it didn't work.
I'll keep on trying because i do need it.
Thanks a milion I have discovered a new huge BIAB world.
Qué ignorante!
>>I cant stop to listen this wonderful piece again and again, wow Carlos! tons of inspiration and ideas behind, thanks Master.

Agreed, I also come back to listen to this piece, and am amazed by the great guitar playing!
Hi again, I tried hard, I updated my BIAB 2008.5 to the 265 version, I downloaded from pgmusic all the realdrums and tracks that I could but yet it says I need theese files: REIGt060.ST2 and Rorg003.ST2.
Carlos, please, could you help me? I bet you could arrange some BIAB trainning here in my music school in Madrid. Now I have realized BIAB is a very important professional tool.
Chao
Hi Alberto, that refer to not found Soloist files. To be available, a Realtrack must have the Realtracks folder (RT Folder), and the ST2 (Soloist) file in the BB Folder. In your case can mean two things: you don't have that RealTrack or the corresponding RT Soloist file is not present in your BIAB root folder, for this last and assuming you own it , you should reinstall the RealTrack. Also, in order to know which RealTracks/RealDrums/Styles are installed, check 'Help/What add-ons do I Have? ' in your BiaB.

From your BIAB message:
RElGt060.ST2 is a Soloist file for: RealTrack Set #66 - Modern Nashville Pop
Rorg003.ST2 is a Soloist file for for: RealTrack Set #44 - Blues Guitar and Organ

The LatinCowboy style need the following set of instruments:

Piano - name: Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm ChaCha Ev 110 -------------------------- RealTrack Set #74 - Ballroom Latin
Bass - name: Bass, Acoustic, Rumba Ev 110 ---------------------------------------- RealTrack Set #74 - Ballroom Latin
RealDrums - name:salsaChaChaLatinJazz. ------------------------------------------ RealDrums Set #13 - Salsa Moderna
Organ - name: Organ, B3, Background Blues Roadhouse Ev 120------------------ RealTrack Set #44 - Blues Guitar and Organ
Guitar- name: Guitar, Electric, Rhythm NashvillePopClean Ev 120 (A:held)--- RealTrack Set #66 - Modern Nashville Pop (Optional)
Brass - name: 62 Brass Section, MIDI style included with BIAB (note this is the only MIDI track instrument used within style)

Alberto, since as said you purchased a important quantity or RealTracks and RealDrums I would suggest you to upgrade to newest possible BiaB version. New versions have expanded and improved the management of the RT/RD, enabling easier and even more effective control of features. Not to mention some bugs and details have been fixed.

BIAB clinics in Madrid, my wish and hopes, it could be really great. As I told you is part of my moving plans to Spain. I live in Venezuela and I must work *very hard* to achieve it.

Saludos amigo!

Carlos

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Peter Gannon
>>I cant stop to listen this wonderful piece again and again, wow Carlos! tons of inspiration and ideas behind, thanks Master.

Agreed, I also come back to listen to this piece, and am amazed by the great guitar playing!




Thanks Peter. Tracks like LatinCowboys would not be possible without marvelous PGMusic software.
To all who have requested the style file, thanks a lot for your interest. If some1 want the style and song (BIAB) files from this song , drop a note here in this topic and sent email address in a PM.

cheers

Carlos
Carlos

can I say what a wonderful song you have created, song writing is a gift and you most certainly have it, I love the overall vibe you created, some great guitar playing as well lets not forget.

Thanks for sending me the style file, I’m working on a CD project "white sands" which is smooth jazz, latin infulenced Im a sax player although my playing is a long way behind you guitar abilities and I can see a Santana styled track fitting really well, Ive only just looked at creating my own styles and your track has given me much inspiration.

Many thanks for your beautiful music

Adrian
Yeah i agree with CP above, Carlos i would love to have your guitar talent! Awesome!
Hey Carlos, what a difference the new fiddle....is that a real track?
Hi Josie, thanks. Not new fiddle, I have not changed anything in the song after I posted it here. Maybe the first time, you heard only the MIDI violin solo (1:51~2:23) which is a virtual synth patch performed with my MIDI guitar (the RT fiddle start immediately after at 1:52) Except for that MIDI based solo, all fiddle parts in the song are made with a RealTrack: Fiddle, Soloist Bluegrass Ev 130 #434 Fiddle, Soloist Bluegrass Ev 130 #434 . I did that with the purpose to note the differences between MIDI performance and RealTracks, since some real world instruments, like soloist strings, have subtle nuances hard to replicate with a synthesizer, even sample based. I am glad you enjoy it

Carlos
This is just amazing. Excellent from top to bottom. Guitar performance simply perfection. Mixed very, very well. What can you say- the sky is the limit with this and this track soars mighty high!

Dan
Carlos,
thanks for the link to your song file, much appreciate your sharing your knowledge. Your guitar playing is an inspiration, and your BiaB arrangement will hopefully help me get past the starting line. Thanks again.
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except 1:50 to 2:23 which is a VSTi violin played by me with MIDI guitar.




I may have missed it Carlos, but what midi guitar are you using? I have an old Casio guitar synth that was quite a beast in it's day. I did a lot of gigging with that guitar and used the guitar/synth combo all the time, but never the midi side of it. Now, I'm thinkin..........!

Dan
I think Carlos plays this guitar...
http://www.godinguitars.com/godinxtsap.htm
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I think Carlos plays this guitar...
http://www.godinguitars.com/godinxtsap.htm

Patt Marr





Yes Pat, that is

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I may have missed it Carlos, but what midi guitar are you using? I have an old Casio guitar synth that was quite a beast in it's day. I did a lot of gigging with that guitar and used the guitar/synth combo all the time, but never the midi side of it. Now, I'm thinkin..........!

Dan





Hi Dan, I use a Godin xtSA with Synth Access and built-in 13 pin connector providing direct access to all Roland GR-Series, it is a amazing guitar in every way, this guitar is constructed with MIDI in mind, RMS acoustic transducer, dense woods a la Les Paul for tons of sustain, mahogany neck and ebony fingerboard assure an excelent note tracking for MIDI conversion at first start. I also use a Epiphone Joe Pass with a Roland GK3 pickup. About your MIDI guitar, maybe I guess what do you own is a Casio PG380 MIDI Synth Guitar or the MG510 , both guitars are excelent and so well constructed, the guitars themselves were produced under contract for Casio by Fuji Gen Gakki, who also built the Roland and Ibanez MIDI guitars. PG380 have a internal synth which is quick to respond, just the MIDI to external out was a bit slow for today standards, but it work. The adventage of Casio MIDI guitars is that don't need an external converter since the MIDI data is generated by a built-in electronic circuit, you only need a MIDI cable and a MIDI synth to connect it. Here is a forum thread with some insights about MIDI guitar and Band-in-a-Box: http://www.pgmusic.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Number=236233

In this video I use my Godin xtSA with Band-in-a-Box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLHoFoRudOM&fmt=18
Here my Epiphone Joe Pass with MIDI pickup GK3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VxCPlfV1lA
This video is Godin xtSA, not MIDI this time. The piano player is my half-sister Virginia, a gifted talented pianist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7BaLgnwpFk&feature=related&fmt=18

Carlos
Carlos,
No matter how many times I watch your videos, your performance always amazes me. You are a very talented guy! And the videos are the perfect way to make your performances available for instruction or entertainment! Do you make them yourself? I must say, They are very well done. Your many talents inspire me on multiple levels. I thank you for making these videos available. I really enjoy them.
This is really good. Thanks
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About your MIDI guitar, maybe I guess what do you own is a Casio PG380 MIDI Synth Guitar or the MG510 , both guitars are excelent and so well constructed, the guitars themselves were produced under contract for Casio by Fuji Gen Gakki, who also built the Roland and Ibanez MIDI guitars. PG380 have a internal synth which is quick to respond, just the MIDI to external out was a bit slow for today standards, but it work. The adventage of Casio MIDI guitars is that don't need an external converter since the MIDI data is generated by a built-in electronic circuit, you only need a MIDI cable and a MIDI synth to connect it.



Yes, I have the PG380. Two of them in fact- my friend gave me his. Back in the day it was absolutely an amazing axe. I chose it hands down over anything else for guitar synth, at the time. Namely because it tracks very quickly, all six strings can track at the same time, and you can blend the synth with the guitar- all without extra fuss with everything built in. And midi too. All packed into a great playing guitar. I used it for years and flipped out many a keyboard player! LOL! I used string patches BIG time. I almost became a string section player exclusively because it added so much to our sound. I got really good at layering the thing for live work. Never did use the midi on it though. I didn't know the midi in it is any less than what you'd expect today. I'll have to try it out. The biggest reason why I stopped using that guitar for gigs was because the circut board in them was very fragile and as much as I babied it, it developed hair line cracks over the years and that creates problems on the synth side for tracking. And for todays standards, the sound of the patches are very dated now. I now use a variax 600 for gigs, with a podxt live. I love this thing. Although I have some great guitars to choose from in my collection, the 600 goes with me almost every time now.

I'll have a look at your vids too. Thanks man!

Dan
Hi Carlos,

We have a User Showcase forum. It's "one-floor down" from the off-topic forum. It opened up after you posted this song link, but re-posts of previously made song links are welcome. Perhaps you could re-post your message in the User Showcase, so people find all the users' songs in one place. (and of course links to your other originals as well)

This applies to anyone else who has previously posted their song links.... post 'em again in the User Showcase Forum

Note that this is only for original songs, no links to covers or copyrighted songs.

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