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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 DemoCheers, ROG.
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ROG, You are a great ambassador for BIAB and should be commended for your efforts. Thanks for posting this, Tom
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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.
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Nicely done, ROG.
The BIAB Blues tracks do make super instrumentals - like the Bluegrass ones...
Excellent mix. A good listen.
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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
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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
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Hi Rog. Thanks for sharing. What a great story. Rob
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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
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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!!
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ROG, You are a great ambassador for BIAB and should be commended for your efforts. Thanks for posting this, Tom Hi Tom, Thanks for the kind words. Cheers, ROG.
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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. Hi Scott. I agree about the software. That's why I thought it was about time S.O.S took it seriously. Cheers, ROG.
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Nicely done, ROG.
The BIAB Blues tracks do make super instrumentals - like the Bluegrass ones...
Excellent mix. A good listen.
fj 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.
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Excellent minute and a half there, Rog. Really showcases what you can do in a short period of time.
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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 Thanks, Dani. Pleased that you enjoyed it. Cheers, ROG.
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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 Alan. The software is SO good, but still misunderstood in some circles. Just hoping to redress the balance a bit. Cheers, ROG.
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Hi Rog. Thanks for sharing. What a great story. Rob Hi Rob. Many thanks. Pleased you liked the background to it. ROG.
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Many thanks. I like to think I had a part in it. Pleased that you like our lessons site. Cheers, ROG.
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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 Hi Greg, Many thanks for your support. Cheers, ROG.
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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 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.
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