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Whr can I get more styles for BIAB like Bossa Nova, Pop Ballad and so on? Thx.
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Having all of the pgmusic styles available is a good thing. If you already have all of the pgmusic styles, Bob "Notes" Norton offers his all-MIDI styles for sale on his website, very nice stuff. http://nortonmusic.com/ --Mac
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Question..
Those Midi Styles on Norton's Site. Can they be covered with Real Tracks / Real Drums ?
Mac, can you explain to me a few benefits of those styles over @ the Norton Site ?
I don't quite understand what he is selling over there.
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MIDI styles, anybody's MIDI style, cannot be converted directly into RealTracks.
However, we always have the option of RightClicking on any one of the auto-accompaniment instrument tracks in a MIDI style song and substituting a RealTrack that may work well with the style.
When PG first came out with only the RealDrums, no other real instruments were yet in place for us, many of us remarked at how much more realistic sounding the old MIDI styles became simply with the addition of the RealDrums track. This was actually an eyebrow raiser for old MIDIOTS like yours truly. Then came the first RealTracks and again we found that the level of the bar had been raised one more time, for example, adding a Realtrack Acoustic Bass track to the MIDI style, along with RealDrums, would take the sound up another notch, actually making the "MIDI" sound a lot less noticeable.
Bob Norton is a pro musician who uses BiaB for backing tracks in his live act. He's been rolling styles for quite a few years now and while the auditioning of styles is a highly subjective thing, of course, I have found that some of the stuff he sells bridges the gap between what PGMusic has to offer. Those "Expanded Styles" he makes can take care of those tunes where you need more than 4 chords to the bar by simply doubling the amount available, stretching the one bar out over two. Won't printout a sheet that any reasonable musician would want to read, but sounds very good indeed, making them a very viable alternative for the performance musician.
If you spend a bit more time on his site, auditioning his samples, etc. you can get a better idea of what he has to offer and if any of them bridge the gap or otherwise float the boat for your own use.
--Mac
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Thanks Mac! You can audition most of my styles here: http://www.nortonmusic.com/styledemo.htmlThey are played with either an old sound blaster sound card or the Roland VSC software synth. In other words, the entry level synth. Also, they were encoded at a low mp3 bit rate, so although the fidelity is low, they download or stream very quickly, even if you have a dial-up Internet connection. In other words, while you can hear all the parts on the demo files, the instrument sounds will be better on your system than they are on the demo. Notes ♫
Bob "Notes" Norton  Norton Music
https://www.nortonmusic.com
100% MIDI Super-Styles recorded by live, pro, studio musicians for a live groove
& Fake Disks for MIDI and/or RealTracks
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MIDI styles, anybody's MIDI style, cannot be converted directly into RealTracks.
However, we always have the option of RightClicking on any one of the auto-accompaniment instrument tracks in a MIDI style song and substituting a RealTrack that may work well with the style.
When PG first came out with only the RealDrums, no other real instruments were yet in place for us, many of us remarked at how much more realistic sounding the old MIDI styles became simply with the addition of the RealDrums track. This was actually an eyebrow raiser for old MIDIOTS like yours truly. Then came the first RealTracks and again we found that the level of the bar had been raised one more time, for example, adding a Realtrack Acoustic Bass track to the MIDI style, along with RealDrums, would take the sound up another notch, actually making the "MIDI" sound a lot less noticeable.
Bob Norton is a pro musician who uses BiaB for backing tracks in his live act. He's been rolling styles for quite a few years now and while the auditioning of styles is a highly subjective thing, of course, I have found that some of the stuff he sells bridges the gap between what PGMusic has to offer. Those "Expanded Styles" he makes can take care of those tunes where you need more than 4 chords to the bar by simply doubling the amount available, stretching the one bar out over two. Won't printout a sheet that any reasonable musician would want to read, but sounds very good indeed, making them a very viable alternative for the performance musician.
If you spend a bit more time on his site, auditioning his samples, etc. you can get a better idea of what he has to offer and if any of them bridge the gap or otherwise float the boat for your own use.
--Mac
Thanks for the detailed info MAC. 
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Thanks Mac!
You can audition most of my styles here:
http://www.nortonmusic.com/styledemo.html
They are played with either an old sound blaster sound card or the Roland VSC software synth. In other words, the entry level synth.
Also, they were encoded at a low mp3 bit rate, so although the fidelity is low, they download or stream very quickly, even if you have a dial-up Internet connection.
In other words, while you can hear all the parts on the demo files, the instrument sounds will be better on your system than they are on the demo.
Notes ♫
Mr. Norton,
I am interested in only the Straight Ahead Jazz Styles...BeBop...
Can you point me to where I can find this specific genre on your site ?
Thanks
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2TB 5400 RPM SATA hard drive
12GB DDR4 SDRAM
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Mr. Norton,
I am interested in only the Straight Ahead Jazz Styles...BeBop...
Can you point me to where I can find this specific genre on your site ?
Thanks
Go to http://www.nortonmusic.com/styledemo.html and start with bop (they are in alphabetical order).
Other jazz styles are scattered about the page, you should recognize most of the names.
Notes ♫
Bob "Notes" Norton Norton Music
https://www.nortonmusic.com
100% MIDI Super-Styles recorded by live, pro, studio musicians for a live groove
& Fake Disks for MIDI and/or RealTracks
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