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Bo Diddley Beat #657859 05/30/21 02:46 AM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 28 D Davetune OP Enthusiast
OP Davetune Enthusiast D Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 28	Is there a true Bo Diddley Beat in BIAB? I've used the song search and can't find one. Thanks Davetune BIAB Audiophile 2021 with all the extra Styles

Re: Bo Diddley Beat Davetune #657988 05/30/21 03:59 PM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 10,814 Winston Salem, NC USA Jim Fogle Veteran
Jim Fogle Veteran Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 10,814 Winston Salem, NC USA	Dave, Do you have a specific Bo Diddley song in mind? When I searched in the BiaB StylePicker I received a lot of hits on Bo Diddley songs. Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in) Clipboard01.jpg (238.02 KB, 158 downloads) StylePicker window with Bo Diddley search term. Jim Fogle - 2025 BiaB (Build 1128) RB (Build 5) - Ultra+ PAK DAWs: Cakewalk Sonar - Standalone: Zoom MRS-8 Laptop: i3 Win 10, 8GB ram 500GB HDD Desktop: i7 Win 11, 12GB ram 256GB SSD, 4 TB HDD Music at: https://fogle622.wix.com/fogle622-audio-home

Re: Bo Diddley Beat Jim Fogle #658771 06/03/21 09:45 AM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 28 D Davetune OP Enthusiast
OP Davetune Enthusiast D Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 28	Hello Jim, I've sampled through almost all of those tunes and none of them use the drum pattern that Bo Diddley used on "Hey Bo Diddley". They're so wide to the mark, that typing Bo Diddley into the song search shouldn't bring up any of them. the beat is basically a 3 / 2 clave with a New Orleans second line feel. the New Orleans beats come closest, but still just not the real thing. Thanks for your response Dave

Re: Bo Diddley Beat Davetune #659262 06/06/21 08:27 AM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 10,814 Winston Salem, NC USA Jim Fogle Veteran
Jim Fogle Veteran Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 10,814 Winston Salem, NC USA	Dave, One of the many things that made Bo Diddley unique was his sense of timing. You may not be able to find an exact duplicate of the beat used in "Hey Bo Diddley" because the beat is unique to the song. You may want to consider running listening tests of MIDI styles with MIDI drums. Then you can use the piano roll window to edit the drums to match what you want. Jim Fogle - 2025 BiaB (Build 1128) RB (Build 5) - Ultra+ PAK DAWs: Cakewalk Sonar - Standalone: Zoom MRS-8 Laptop: i3 Win 10, 8GB ram 500GB HDD Desktop: i7 Win 11, 12GB ram 256GB SSD, 4 TB HDD Music at: https://fogle622.wix.com/fogle622-audio-home

Re: Bo Diddley Beat Davetune #659330 06/06/21 10:15 PM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,110 Essex England Bob Calver Veteran
Bob Calver Veteran Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,110 Essex England	RB has a drum grid editor which may allow you to create the beat you want with midi drums and then export to BIAB. or work mainly in BIAB, open the file to finish in RB and then replace the drums with the beat you created in the drum grid editor.

Re: Bo Diddley Beat Jim Fogle #664023 07/13/21 06:40 AM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 58 Germany ThorstenV Enthusiast
ThorstenV Enthusiast Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 58 Germany	The Bo Diddley Beat is worldfamous; everybody knows it (though not necessarily under this name) - here's a drummer showing it in detail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH2N2zgf4MQ I'm very surprised that it's NOT implemented in B.i.a.b. with all its emphasis on American stuff and patterns... I was so sure it was until I found this thread here - and am somewhat disappointed now since I need not just the beat but the whole pattern for a new song of mine right now and was sure I could manage to put up the playback with my B.i.a.b. ....

Re: Bo Diddley Beat ThorstenV #664035 07/13/21 07:50 AM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 23,217 Hamlin NY MarioD Veteran
MarioD Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 23,217 Hamlin NY	Originally Posted By: ThorstenV The Bo Diddley Beat is worldfamous; everybody knows it (though not necessarily under this name) - here's a drummer showing it in detail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH2N2zgf4MQ I'm very surprised that it's NOT implemented in B.i.a.b. with all its emphasis on American stuff and patterns... I was so sure it was until I found this thread here - and am somewhat disappointed now since I need not just the beat but the whole pattern for a new song of mine right now and was sure I could manage to put up the playback with my B.i.a.b. .... Norton music has exactly the BiaB Bo Diddley style that you are looking for: http://www.nortonmusic.com/style6.html Whenever I get something stuck in the back of my throat, I dislodge it by drinking a beer. It's called the Heineken Maneuver. 64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware

Re: Bo Diddley Beat Davetune #664056 07/13/21 10:28 AM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 117 Brussels, Belgium B Bernard Rasson Apprentice
Bernard Rasson Apprentice B Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 117 Brussels, Belgium	Hi, there is a basic Bo Diddley rhythm in midi style GEORGEM2: GeorgeM2.STY. GeorgeM2 - 80s, sw.16 Rock All MIDI. Quintet. Tempo=90 (65-120) M1 Standard Drum Kit M36: Fretless Elec. Bass M91: Pad-Poly Synth M26: Acoustic Guitar M54: Voice Oohs Memo: Loose swing 16th Rock feel w/ 5 instr: frt. bass, drums, ac. Guitar (w/ 'high-strung' tuning), poly synth. Oohs at 'b'. Ac. Guitar - palm-damped 'Bo-Diddley' strum. T= 90 Examples: Faith, Bye Bye Love but yes, like MarioD says, take a listen to the Norton stuff too, it is very good; I have every Pop disk of him Bernard Rasson BIAB Audiophile 2021, BIAB Megapak 2015 (for midi-only projects), Cakewalk, Roland XV-5080, Roland Fantom XR, Aria AC60 Nylon Strings Guitar, Almansa Spanish Guitar, Fender Stratocaster Japan, two laptops Je parle français

Re: Bo Diddley Beat MarioD #664058 07/13/21 10:47 AM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 58 Germany ThorstenV Enthusiast
ThorstenV Enthusiast Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 58 Germany	Ok, but I don't want to spend $34 for one midi file I need... But thanks for the suggestion!

Re: Bo Diddley Beat Bernard Rasson #664060 07/13/21 10:50 AM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 58 Germany ThorstenV Enthusiast
ThorstenV Enthusiast Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 58 Germany	Thanks, found it! Yeah, it's very basic... Maybe I can use some of it.

Re: Bo Diddley Beat ThorstenV #665115 07/21/21 11:18 AM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 330 San Diego County Frank Alves Journeyman
Frank Alves Journeyman Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 330 San Diego County	Over the years I've also lamented the lack of a good Bo Diddley Real Drum track. I recently stumbled upon ModernFunk16thsSput that gets pretty close to my ears.

Re: Bo Diddley Beat Frank Alves #665173 07/22/21 12:20 AM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 58 Germany ThorstenV Enthusiast
ThorstenV Enthusiast Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 58 Germany	Hey, thanks; I'll try that! Do you know if there's a thread (or any other option) where particular style wishes are being collected?

Re: Bo Diddley Beat ThorstenV #665187 07/22/21 03:01 AM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 23,217 Hamlin NY MarioD Veteran
MarioD Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 23,217 Hamlin NY	Originally Posted By: ThorstenV Hey, thanks; I'll try that! Do you know if there's a thread (or any other option) where particular style wishes are being collected? Its here: https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=6&page=1 Whenever I get something stuck in the back of my throat, I dislodge it by drinking a beer. It's called the Heineken Maneuver. 64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware

Re: Bo Diddley Beat Davetune #732510 09/23/22 11:43 PM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 106 Denmark M megamads Apprentice
megamads Apprentice M Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 106 Denmark	Does anyone know if PGM has added a Bo Diddley beat (RT) since this thread was started? (a Bo Diddley beat is a second line/New Orleans Rhythm based on the clave you for example can hear in the song "Faith" by George Michael) :-) ma BIAB since 2010 Catalina (10.15.7) iMac (27", late 2013), 32 GB. BIAB 2022, installed on internal HD; Logic proX; EZdrummer; Spark; Synfire; Suggester . Musicians Institute (GIT) 1991; Conservatory of Southern Denmark 2000.

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