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Odd time signature #160962 05/27/12 04:23 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 2 D dobiegillis OP Newbie
OP dobiegillis Newbie D Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 2	First,I am a real novice with biab. I am trying to learn to play the old hit "Sleepwalk" on my guitar. It apparently is in 6/8 time, and this doesn't seem to be available in biab. How do I achieve this ? I would like the back-up to sound similar to the one on this youtube video. Any suggestions regardinng what style to use would also be helpful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_brxGFwt9Mo Thanks for any help. Dobie

Re: Odd time signature dobiegillis #160963 05/27/12 05:17 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 25,939 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY Matt Finley Veteran
Matt Finley Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 25,939 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY	Welcome to the forum. You are correct, BIAB does not have more than four beats per measure, so you can stop looking. However, there are many built-in styles that simulate 6/8. You can find these in the style picker (Ctrl+F9 or click on the Style button). Look near the bottom for a line that says, 6/4, 6/8, 9/8, 12/8. For example, in 12/8, each beat in a measure of 4/4 has three eighth notes, so you can make this work in 4/4. There are other workarounds too, but try the built-in styles first. BIAB 2024 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 6.5 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6; Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus Studio 192, Presonus Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors

Re: Odd time signature Matt Finley #160964 05/28/12 07:40 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 2 D dobiegillis OP Newbie
OP dobiegillis Newbie D Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 2	Thanks for the info. I think that even I can do that ! However, after listening to the youtube video again, I think that fellow is using 2/4 time. When I looked at the sheet music online it indicated 6/8. But the 2/4 sounds good to me !! Dobie

Re: Odd time signature dobiegillis #160965 05/28/12 07:43 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 38,502 Chesapeake, Virginia USA M Mac Veteran
Mac Veteran M Joined: May 2000 Posts: 38,502 Chesapeake, Virginia USA	2/4 played in Swing Feel, which is really subdivided into three notes per beat, can often sound exactly like 6/8... --Mac PGmusic FAQs, Tutorials and Updates! click here You must be Audiominds. www.audiominds.com

Re: Odd time signature Mac #160966 05/28/12 09:16 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,705 USA Danny C. Veteran
Danny C. Veteran Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,705 USA	Try the Sam Cook style . . . it works for me. Besides if your phrasing is correct 99% of audiences will think it sounds just like the original Later, Danny C. www.dannycampo.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Danny-Campo/379776252109306?skip_nax_wizard=true The More You Drink The Better I Sound

Re: Odd time signature dobiegillis #160967 05/30/12 10:45 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 241 David Walker Apprentice
David Walker Apprentice Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 241	Try downloading the free midi version on the web and open it up in real band. Works great. Try searching Free Ventures Midi files. You will find about 69 or 70 of their most famous song which are in pretty good shape. In real band, you can monkey with them and change them how you like. Hope this helps. Also, under Ultimate Guitar Tableture, there is a version, if you have Guitar Pro software, that works and sounds great also. Last edited by David Walker; 05/30/12 10:49 AM.

Re: Odd time signature dobiegillis #160968 05/30/12 12:40 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 234 Springhill,Nova Scotia, Canada the_blooze Apprentice
the_blooze Apprentice Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 234 Springhill,Nova Scotia, Canada	Well it just happens that I created a Biab File for Sleepwalk a while ago. It came originally from a midi file I downloaded somewhere, and has gone through a few transformations. Sleepwalk MP3 and Biab Files I created tracks in Biab and moved them yo Reaper, played around with them some more and recorded myself playing lap steel melody. I'm quite pleased with how it turned out. Hope its useful to you. Andrew Andrew Lloyd

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