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Do you use BIAB to do (primarily) original music or cover tunes ?

Do you use BIAB primarly for original music or cover tunes ?
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Primarily Original Tunes (61%, 25 Votes)
Primarily Cover Tunes (39%, 16 Votes)
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Voting on this poll ends: 04/30/12 02:55 PM
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I don't do covers. If I was a really good singer I might, but I'm not, so I don't.


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Yeah I would have said that same thing a month ago, but I just got a midi win controller and have been creating backing tracks for some of my favorite flute peace's that I played when I was playing the flute way back when.
I still mostly use BIAb for original songs though.

To be honest if I actually thought I had a for sure hit on my hands I'd send my song to a pro recording studio and have them do the arrangement and vocals.
Don't get me wrong I think BIAb's great, but I sure ain't no singer and as good is BIAB is I think most of the time a pro studio would do a better job.

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You probably wouldn't recognize the original when I'm done. But it still is a cover of a sort.


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Mitch, you need to add another item to vote on and that would be both.

I use BiaB for cover tunes and originals.

Of course maybe I’m the only one. But I doubt it!


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I use BiaB for cover tunes and originals.

Of course maybe I’m the only one. But I doubt it!



No Mario...you're the only one!

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I use BiaB for cover tunes and originals.

Of course maybe I’m the only one. But I doubt it!



No Mario...you're the only one!




I was going to say no your not, but then I thought again . . . yes you are!

Later,

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Hi Mitch.


Originals for me. I want to do some covers to play out with, but I'm having too much fun writing with the program.


Since I got it I've done about a dozen new songs, and re-recorded some old songs. It's also great for writing jingles. We've had about a half dozen BIAB jingles on the radio, and are working on a TV spot now. BIAB is the greatest writing tool I've ever used.




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Mitch, Likewise.....both. My versions of Jazz Standards.....I suppose you would class these, as "covers"? And I also write a lot of my own stuff, both as instrumentals & vocals.
Regrd, Joe G.

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All original here as well. I've done one "cover" (or new original, if you will since it's quite a different arrangement)of Nights In White Satin. But, that wasn't done with BIAB.

Cheers,
Mike

Edit: to add that the above mentioned cover IS licensed through the Harry Fox Agency and can currently only be listened to on my www2.mixposure.com/mike_kohlgraf page - for those who might be curious)

Last edited by MikeK; 02/17/12 09:39 AM.

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Mitch - All originals here.

Were I still doing bar gigs, I might be tempted to do covers although I doubt they would be faithful
instrumentation - too much work!!

But I'd rather put the effort into originals and deciding which genre best suits which song. That's why BIAB is so great - all that flexibility.

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BiaB for original tunes, and Rb for covers.

Not really what you ask, but what i do.


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I use BiaB for cover tunes and originals.

Of course maybe I’m the only one. But I doubt it!



No Mario...you're the only one!




I was going to say no your not, but then I thought again . . . yes you are!

Later,




OK, you guys have convinced me that my next cover will be Gilbert O’Sullivan’s “Along Again, Naturally”


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OK, you guys have convinced me that my next cover will be Gilbert O’Sullivan’s “Along Again, Naturally”



After that, you can do his other one..."Alone Again, Naturally" ROTFLMAO!!

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OK, you guys have convinced me that my next cover will be Gilbert O’Sullivan’s “Along Again, Naturally”



After that, you can do his other one..."Alone Again, Naturally" ROTFLMAO!!




OOPS - typo

Good catch!


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OK, you guys have convinced me that my next cover will be Gilbert O’Sullivan’s “Along Again, Naturally”



After that, you can do his other one..."Alone Again, Naturally" ROTFLMAO!!




OOPS - typo

Good catch!




Hmmmmmm. maybe you are not the one after all.

Later,

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Originals, but I only really use biab in the early phases of composition.
Generally nothing left of it by the time the final version is ready.

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OK, you guys have convinced me that my next cover will be Gilbert O’Sullivan’s “Along Again, Naturally”



After that, you can do his other one..."Alone Again, Naturally" ROTFLMAO!!




OOPS - typo

Good catch!




Hmmmmmm. maybe you are not the one after all.

Later,




I am the one Danny

I'm the one who can't spel fir beens


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Covers only. I wouldn't know where to start with composing and don't know what I would do with the originals. At the last count I had 500 covers, all typed into and arranged in BIAB. Plus every one has a copy of the sheet music with performance notes arranged in binders - it's been a life's work!

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Thanks guys. I guess I was trying to see what the main audience is for BIAB and how that may influece PG on what kind of styles and Real Tracks they offer in the future.

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