Hi All,
I'm new to BiaB and I find the program very useful. I started using it to make demos to pitch my songs to my music director at Church. It has made a big difference in doing my songs justice. Here's my first post and song arranged entirely with BiaB.
The processed I used went like this.
1. composed song on piano. Lyrics and music.
2. Arranged tracks with BiaB
3. Recorded vocalist using tracks
4. Exported tracks to ProTools and mixed tracks with vocals.
5. Bounced tracks to track and mastered
It has been quite the learning curve but it has also been a lot of fun. Still so much to learn.
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I forgot to post the song summary
****** Song Summary *************
Title: Grace Never Ending Pop Rock Style
File:Grace Never Ending Pop Rock Style.MGU
Key=C , Tempo 95, Length (m:s)=5:38
No intro. 38 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 38. Repeat x2 choruses, tag ending, after bar 38
Melody has 293 notes, Melody harmony is < no harmony >(0)
No Soloist track.
Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0,
Song is saved with bar changes for Volume Changes,
Style is _BALLP16.STY (16ths Pop-Rock Ballad)
MelodyCustom Synth is Hi-Q 027 01 Guitar, Electric, Jazz Sforzando.tgs
RealTracks in style: 1759:Bass, Electric, Pop16ths Ev 085
RealTracks in style: 1765:Guitar, High-Strung Acoustic, Fingerpicking Pop16ths Ev16 085
RealTracks in style: 1764:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm Pop16thsA-B Ev16 085
RealTracks in style: 1761:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Pop16ths Ev16 085
RealTracks in song: 1949:Piano, Acoustic, Soloist PopRootsyJohn Ev16 100
RealDrums in style: NashvillePop16^1-a:Snare, Hihat , b:Snare, Ride
Hi EddieV and welcome to the forum! What a great first post! I really enjoyed the song sounds like you’re off to a great start using the program. This is a great song you presented here and your vocalist did an excellent job with it! I look forward to hearing more from you! Thanks, Torrey
Eddie,
Welcome to the Showcase!
This is really well done. A lot of energy. Nicely mixed.
(A lyric to follow along would be nice).
Who is your vocalist? She is excellent!
Enjoyed that listen.
floyd
Agreed. A lot of power in all aspects, progression, vocals, and instruments/arrangements. BIG stuff.
Can I make one comment? I think the note under "-ing" (as in Grace never endING) is too long. That could be rephrased somehow without changing the lyric at all...just rephrasing that line. It's not your vocalist. It's just that long, unchanging "eeee" sound doesn't feel natural. If I'm counting right, it's at least a whole note. Shorten to a half-note with a couple of quarter-note hits following? Just a thought.
Much enjoyed.
Thanks Torry! I'm really loving your channel. Great music and song ideas.
Thanks for the input Tangmo! Much appreciated!
Thank you Floyd. Killer music on your page! I'm enjoying it too.
The vocalist is Athena Sorensen. She has a site at athenasorensen.com
These are the lyrics.
He is compassionate
So understanding
Full of love and mercy
Oh, is grace is never ending
And who are we to know
Such love from our great King
It's not what we have done
His grace is never ending
Grace never ending
What joy does fill our hearts
Grace for the wayward soul
Rescued from the dark
Grace never ending
Freely bestowed
Jesus our savior
Our everlasting hope
Jesus He lived for us
Jesus He died for us
Jesus He rose for us
Jesus He'll return for us
Our lives are in his hands
Love so amazing
Nothing can move us
Cos his grace is never ending
Sovereignly he rules
He reigns in everything
So trust in him my friend
His grace is never ending
Thanks Torrey! You've got a lot of great music too! I enjoyed listening.
Thank you Floyd! You got some great music on your page too! I enjoyed listening!
The vocalist is Athena Sorensen. She's a singer/songwriter. athenasorensen.com
Grace Never Ending
He is compassionate
So understanding
Full of love and mercy
Oh, is grace is never ending
And who are we to know
Such love from our great King
It's not what we have done
His grace is never ending
Grace never ending
What joy does fill our hearts
Grace for the wayward soul
Rescued from the dark
Grace never ending
Freely bestowed
Jesus our savior
Our everlasting hope
Jesus He lived for us
Jesus He died for us
Jesus He rose for us
Jesus He'll return for us
Our lives are in his hands
Love so amazing
Nothing can move us
Cos his grace is never ending
Sovereignly he rules
He reigns in everything
So trust in him my friend
His grace is never ending
Thank you for the input Tangmo! Much appreciated!
Hi, Eddie !:))
A big welcome from me too !
A very nice tune with a
superb vocalist ! What a first
tune indeed !! I´m sure we´ll
hear more from you and that
wonderful vocalist of yours !:))
Cheers
Dani
As floyd jane said, really well done with an excellent vocalist. Loved the piano break. Well done.
You didn't ask for criticism, so I'll apologize ahead of time if this is uncalled for, but I think the piano break could have been cut in half and a couple repeats at the end trimmed off without any damage to the song.
Then again, it's
your song, and there's nothing wrong with it as is. I'm just some random guy on the internet.
Thanks for posting, and welcome! You certainly started with a splash!
Thank you Dani! I really appreciate the warm welcome!!
Hey David! No I don't mind critiques at all! You wouldn't be the first one to say the song runs a little long. So, thank you!
Well done. Super vocal. Welcome to the forum.
Nicely done!! Very good song and vocals! Signal may be a little hot. The piano solo seemed a little too rockin' for the song I thought. Really, really nice job on this!! Take care. Greg
Greg, I appreciate your input! Thanks so much!
Man, I really liked this! I also love that you are using BIAB to write and pitch songs at church.
That is awesome.
There has been some discussing of starting more praise and worship threads--and this might fit right in.
I'm going to repost it on the songwriter forum.
I have some ideas..
Eddie,
Welcome to the forum!
The energy is evident here. I especially enjoyed your vocalist`s performance.You did a very good job on the production for your first BiaB song. Nice big sound.
Robert
Thank you Robert! As Greg said I do think the signal is a little hot. I'm not sure why because it sure didn't sound too hot on my end.