Hi All. Thought some of you might find this interesting...

Back in 1985 I had a recording studio on the Isle of Skye and from
time to time we had an open day for people to look around. On one of
these days, I found myself talking to a really nice couple who said that
their son was about to start a recording magazine. The son turned out to
be Ian Gilby and the magazine was Sound On Sound. Well, I was already
contributing to Studio Sound magazine and the upshot was that I started
writing a few articles for Sound On Sound as well.

Fast forward thirty years to this time last year and it ocurred to me that
I hadn't seen a decent review of BiaB in the magazine for ages, so I sent an email
to Paul White, who is Editor in Chief. Following an exchange of emails,
I sent him a demo which I put together in Realband using only six realtracks
and which took about ten minutes to prepare from start to finish. He confessed
to being impressed and said he would pass on the details to the features editor.

A year later and we've had a double-issue review and BiaB is nominated in
the Sound On Sound Awards. So here is the track which I like to think
started the ball rolling.

Realband Demo

Cheers, ROG.

ROG, You are a great ambassador for BIAB and should be commended for your efforts. Thanks for posting this, Tom

Very cool demo Rog. I can see why it went over well. I cant say enough good things about this software when sitting around with a group of musicians.

Nicely done, ROG.

The BIAB Blues tracks do make super instrumentals - like the Bluegrass ones...

Excellent mix. A good listen.

fj

Hi, ROG, ol´friend !

Super rockin´blues
that is what it is
and impossible to
listen to without starting
to sway !!!!

Merry X-mas and Happy New Year !

Cheers
Dani

ROG,

Cool composition! I can see why they liked it and were impressed. good one you for doing that. BIAB deserves all the good press it can get. Thanks for stepping upo for all of us! Best to you,

Alan

Hi Rog. Thanks for sharing. What a great story. Rob

Great demo Rog,

So it was you who got SoundonSound to do another review, wasn't the one before that 2000 I believe.

More of a review/workshop the 2017 article in two parts.

https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/pg-music-band-box-2017

https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/pg-music-band-box-2017-0

I'm sure I can learn a few things just by reading through the above articles, and thanks again for all the guitar lessons you put on your own site.

Musiclover

Cool story ROG!! AND a nice little demo there! I love seeing PG getting the credit it's due-it is incredible software--has certainly changed the way I spend a lot of my time. Thanks for sharing the story/demo!! Take care. Greg

Thanks for the cool backstory. And thanks for using the blues for the demo!!

That's about the best use of the harp we've heard.

Nice!!

J&B

Hi Tom,
Thanks for the kind words.
Cheers, ROG.

Hi Scott.
I agree about the software. That's why I thought it was about time S.O.S took it seriously.
Cheers, ROG.

Hi Floyd.
I deliberately picked out tracks which are virtually impossible to create using MIDI synths.
It's surprising how many industry people still think of BiaB in the same way as early Casio keyboards.
I wanted to show how wrong that is.
Cheers, ROG.

Excellent minute and a half there, Rog. Really showcases what you can do in a short period of time.

Thanks, Dani. Pleased that you enjoyed it.
Cheers, ROG.

Hi Alan.
The software is SO good, but still misunderstood in some circles.
Just hoping to redress the balance a bit.
Cheers, ROG.

Hi Rob.
Many thanks. Pleased you liked the background to it.
ROG.

Many thanks.
I like to think I had a part in it.
Pleased that you like our lessons site.
Cheers, ROG.

Hi Greg,
Many thanks for your support.
Cheers, ROG.

Hi J&B.
Pleased you liked the background to this.
I used the blues format as being pretty universal and it gave me the chance to show off what I think are some of the most effective RTs.
Cheers, ROG.

Hi John and many thanks.
I find working from scratch in Realband, using tracks without reference to a particular style, works really well for me. This track was literally thrown together and yet sounds like a pro band. This software is just amazing.
Cheers, ROG.

Nice ROG!

Way to represent the home team.

Merry Christmas.

That simply sounds great! It brings a smile to my face.

Hi David,
Many thanks for your support.
Cheers, ROG.

Hi Lawrence.
Thanks for the listen. Pleased it raised a smile.
Cheers, ROG.