Check for _WESTRAG (need to include the leading underscore) It's from 2017/11 RT299
_3PENCE and _MONOCLE are also definitely worth exploring.
Also perhaps look for JOPLIN and JOPLINORK (both MIDI)
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Did a search under _WS for Western Swing and came up with these.
_WSBAND1 Western Swing Band _WSFIDDL Western Swing w/ Fiddle _WSFSTFL Classic Country Swing w/ Jazz _WSMEDFL Mid Tempo Western Swing _WSWING+ Mid Tempo Western Swing w/ Multi Solos _WSWING2 Western Swing Mandolin Solo _WSWING3 Western Swing Resonator Guitar Solo _WSWING4 Western Swing Fiddle Solo _WSWING5 Western Swing Piano Solo _WSWING6 Western Swing Brent Electric Guitar Solo _WSWING7 Western Swing Pedal Steel Solo _WSWINGF Fast Western Swing w/ Electric Guitar _WSWINGM Mid Tempo Western Swing w/ Electric Guitar _WSWINGT Western Swing Soloist Trading 8ths _WSWNGBM Western Swing Brent Electric Guitar Solo _WSWNGF2 Fast Western Swing Band _WSWNGM2 Medium Western Swing Band _WSWNGMF Western Swing Medium _WSWNGPS Western Swing Pedal Steel Solo _WSWNPSF Fast Western Swing w/ Pedal Steel _WSWNPSM Medium Western Swing w/ Pedal Steel
For many of my ragtime songs I use the following:
_LIVINEZ.STY - Living Easy Stride Jazz Ballad _SWFOLKJ.STY - FolkSwing w. MandolinSolo _T_FISHN.STY - Country Nylon Fishin'
Also look at this style which is one of my favorites.
It has a good Stride feel to it.
_CORDIAL.STY - Cordial Bouncy EZ Jazz
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Gentlemen, after a bit of study and investigation on the Styles I have installed(BIAB 2021 UltraPAK), the following suggestions are not there: _WESTRAG _3PENCE _MONOCLE _LIVINEZ _CORDIAL
Gentlemen, after a bit of study and investigation on the Styles I have installed(BIAB 2021 UltraPAK), the following suggestions are not there: _WESTRAG _3PENCE _MONOCLE _LIVINEZ _CORDIAL
Where do I get or access these..? Thank you.
_WESTRAG is from 2017/11 Set# RT299 _3PENCE is from 2019/05 Set# XTRA PAK 7 _MONOCLE is from 2019/05 Set# XTRA PAK 7 _LIVINEZ is from 2016/07 Set# XTRA PAK 1 _CORDIAL is from 2016/07 Set# XTRA PAK 1
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Thank you Mr Video Track for this further information. Where do I find _WESTRAG 2017/11 Set# RT299 Is this listed somewhere..? I'm assuming RT stands for Real Tracks..? Await your advice. Cheers.
Thank you Mr Video Track for this further information. Where do I find _WESTRAG 2017/11 Set# RT299 Is this listed somewhere..? I'm assuming RT stands for Real Tracks..? Await your advice. Cheers.
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Aren't you confusing the style _WESTRAG.STY with the Real Tracks contained in the style?
Here is what I see when I look at the DEMO song memo:
Obviously the style won't play correctly if you do not have all the RT's needed to pay it.
I would think the question is what RT package does need to be able to utilize those RT's contained in the style _WESTRAG.STY
As I see it here are the RT packages that contains those RT's he needs to play the style:
Bass - RT Package 26 Fiddle - RT Set 136 Guitar - RT Set 299 Mandolin - RT Set 36
Set 299 is for 2962:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm RagtimeBluesColin Sw 190 only.
He needs the 4 RT sets listed above and the RealDrum package. There are 29 of those.
In closing, he mentioned that he does have the Ultra Pak so he should have everything.
I would think all he needs to do is to load the style and all the RT's will follow.
****** Song Summary ************* Title: _WESTRAG Demo - Western Country Rag Swing File:_WESTRAG Demo - Western Country Rag Swing.SGU Key=D , Tempo 190, Length (m:s)=2:06 No intro. 32 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 32. Repeat x3 choruses No Melody No Soloist track. Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0, Style is _WESTRAG.STY (Western Country Rag Swing)
RealTracks in song: ~541:Bass, Electric, Pop Sw 190 RealTracks in song: ~1544:Fiddle, Background WesternSwing Sw 190 RealTracks in song: 2962:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm RagtimeBluesColin Sw 190 RealTracks in song: ~611:Mandolin, Rhythm Fast Chop Sw 190 RealDrums [in Song:CountrySwing: a: Sidestick, HiHat b: Snare, HiHat
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Thank you once again gentlemen. I've probably found a good style for Texas/Western back up. Real Tracks Set 136. The fiddle track is particularly good. For Ragtime Backing against my fiddle(Beaumont, CottonPatch, Black & White, Pig Ankle etc), I'm still not quite sure yet if _WESTRAG is the one. Cheers.
Thank you. I just found it too, scrolling through the pages. I think it would be very suitable. Your advice is much appreciated.
Do you know if there is a Style Search box on BIAB.? I am trying to find _WSSTFL.sty. Classic Country Swing w/Jazz
Cheers.
There is no _WSSTFL available, however, try this: Open Style Picker Press Clear Enter the text: _WSF in the filter string (note the exact characters in the word shown at left) If you have the Style installed you should see this result:
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Just as a side note, if there's ever gaps in styles where you want something particular but can't find exactly what you're looking for in our existing library of styles, our developers are always open for style type suggestions! You can e-mail those requests with youtube links as examples of what sorts of styles you'd like to see genre/timesig/feel/etc wise and submit them to sales@pgmusic.com and we can pass those along to the developers no problem! This helps them know what people are specifically looking for so that we can create original styles with these aspects in mind that meet the desires of the user base.
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