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Guitar Instrumental #883569 04/04/26 11:20 AM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2022 Posts: 38 United States pwkimbrell OP Enthusiast
OP pwkimbrell Enthusiast Joined: Sep 2022 Posts: 38 United States	VIDEO LINK: Take Flight by Patrick Kimbrell \| Soundcloud Audio Link: https://on.soundcloud.com/fFoZTlRzMdAByU3OXW Hi everyone! I originally posted this song back in September, but since then I’ve been learning how to use a mixing console. I decided to completely remix it, and I’m really happy with how it turned out now that I have a better understanding of mixing. I also picked up some new tricks in Band-in-a-Box — specifically how to trigger drum fills and switch between different drum patterns in the A/B sections. By regenerating the drum stems and experimenting with options like “Drum fill wanted for this bar” and “Allow drum fill for bar before this part marker,” the song now has a lot more dynamics and energy. If you use Band-in-a-Box, try out those drum options settings by right-clicking on the A/B section markers on the far left of your chord sheet. The BIAB style that I used is _NEONROK.STY and I pasted the style memo below. Memo: A heavy-hitting retro pop rock Style with two electric guitars, a 16th-note bass synth, RetroPop RealDrums, and a cutting lead synth. -Examples: Take On Me, Genre "Intensity" Score=80/100 _NEONROK.STY. Neon 80's Rock w/ Synths All RealTracks. Quintet. Tempo=85 (70-105) Instruments: Syn.Bass, El.Guitar, El.Guitar, Synth, Drums RD: RETROPOP^08-a:Bass, LoudSnare , b:Bass, HardSnare :Ed (Great Oz) Clare RT2578: Bass, Synth, RetroPop Ev16 085 , Ed (Great Oz) Clare RT639: Guitar, Electric, Rhythm HardRockThrash Ev 085 , Darin Favorite RT642: Guitar, Electric, Rhythm HardRockThrashHollow Ev 085 , Mike Durham RT2324: Synth, Rhythm Rock80s Ev 120 , Miles Black Once the backing track sounded the way I wanted, I exported all the individual instrument stems from Band-in-a-Box into my LUNA DAW. I panned the two rhythm guitars hard left and hard right, kept the drums and bass synth centered, and placed the synth just slightly off-center. I added a reverb bus for the rhythm guitars and synth, but left the drums and bass dry to keep them tight. On the main mix bus, I used UAD’s A-Type Multiband Dynamic Enhancer (a Dolby emulation), along with some EQ and Softube’s Weiss DS5. I was really impressed with the DS5 — it brought out the clarity and punch of the instruments in a way I hadn’t heard before. I only had a 14-day demo, but it quickly became one of my favorite mastering plugins. For the lead guitar, I loaded the Band-in-a-Box backing track into Gig Performer 5. Using its Streaming Audio Player, I was able to play the lead track live while GP handled all the effects switching in real time. After recording the lead take, I exported the audio into LUNA to blend it with the rest of the mix. I recorded a video with my iPhone of my lead guitar audio take so you can watch me play the song if you want from the video link seen at the top of this thread post. Or, you can listen to the audio only using the Soundcloud link. I hope to get to make some new songs to share with you now that I know a little bit more about what I'm doing with all of this music software. Take care and thanks for letting me share this remix again with you!

Re: Guitar Instrumental pwkimbrell #883585 04/04/26 01:08 PM User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2025 Posts: 1,157 Adelaide, Sth Aust. Andrew Dee Expert
Andrew Dee Expert Joined: Mar 2025 Posts: 1,157 Adelaide, Sth Aust.	Hi Patrick! Firstly, thank you for the very good write-up summarising your workflow and the tips for BIAB features. Excellent instrumental with tons of variation of the main themes, both melodically and tone-wise. Your backing band choices really suit the lead. Also enjoyed watching the video and your technique. Andrew Regards, Andrew D Adelaide, Sth Aust Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/SQE4btVvNVkLq74e9 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@andrewoftheantipodes

Re: Guitar Instrumental pwkimbrell #883586 04/04/26 01:29 PM User Showcase
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 3,218 Maryland TuneMonger Veteran
TuneMonger Veteran Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 3,218 Maryland	That was great, Patrick! Your playing soared, yet you sat so calmly. I didn't know that drum tip and it is absolutely something I would use regularly. Thanks for that. Looking forward to more. Your guitar could've been a tad louder in the mix to my ears, but that may be just a matter of taste. Again, great work! Windows 11, Intel Core I5 10400, 16 gig ram, Scarlett 2i2, Sony Acid Music Studio 10, BIAB 2020 UltraPlus Pak

Re: Guitar Instrumental Andrew Dee #883600 04/04/26 04:24 PM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2022 Posts: 38 United States pwkimbrell OP Enthusiast
OP pwkimbrell Enthusiast Joined: Sep 2022 Posts: 38 United States	Thank you Andrew. I appreciate the kind words. It’s all a work in progress trying to learn all these things.

Re: Guitar Instrumental TuneMonger #883601 04/04/26 04:33 PM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2022 Posts: 38 United States pwkimbrell OP Enthusiast
OP pwkimbrell Enthusiast Joined: Sep 2022 Posts: 38 United States	Thank you TuneMonger! When I uploaded my file to SoundCloud it asked me if I wanted to master it and had an auto mastering tool and I did let it do its thing. I think it made it sound a little more clear but also I think the lead guitar melody is quieter than it was before. I wasn’t sure whether or not to use that mastering service or not but wanted to see what it would do. I don’t know, I kind of liked it the way it was before. What do most people do, leave their original mastering job or use the SoundCloud mastering service? I think it did make it a bit more clear sounding but I don’t know if it’s better than what I had or not. I mean, using it might just remove part of the work I did in the first place. ??? I don’t know, what do you other folks on here do?

Re: Guitar Instrumental pwkimbrell #883676 04/05/26 05:40 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 8,319 Edmonton, Ab, Canada Scott C Veteran
Scott C Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 8,319 Edmonton, Ab, Canada	Excellent tune. Guitar work was really good. Jumping into mixing and mastering is an excellent choice. Mixing is a real rabbit hole and a skill in its self. I find that balancing the biab realtracks and panning them off centre to give your guitar work center stage will bring your guitars forward which should be the center piece of your songs. Find some tunes that are close to your style and add them to your mixes. This way you can mute them and then a/b them as a reference to get your all your instrumentation into its proper places. Then save the setup as a template. Scott Collingwood https://soundcloud.com/scottt709 https://soundcloud.com/spiritlevel-ca https://www.youtube.com/@SpiritLevel-ge3hm/

Re: Guitar Instrumental pwkimbrell #883689 04/05/26 08:36 PM User Showcase
Joined: Feb 2025 Posts: 41 Vancouver Island, Canada Twinkle Toes Enthusiast
Twinkle Toes Enthusiast Joined: Feb 2025 Posts: 41 Vancouver Island, Canada	Very nice. Tension builds well throughout and, for me, the soaring lead guitar coming in at about the halfway point seals the deal through to conclusion. Really enjoyable listen. Mick

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