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Styles for Bob Dylan & Neil Young #183625 12/09/12 03:27 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP FB Enthusiast Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 75 Bréhal France	Hello, I've BIAB UltraPlusPak 2012.5. I want to make a backing track for playing guitar along. So, I'm looking for the most approaching styles for: - Like a Rolling Stone (Highway 61 version) - Ballad for a thin man (Highway 61 too) - Like a Rolling Stone (Rolling Stones version in "Stripped") - Electric Neil Young songs (Words, Ordinary people, No hidden path...) - Acoustic Neil Young songs (Cowgirl in the sand...) It will help me a lot for training. Thanks for all.

Re: Styles for Bob Dylan & Neil Young FB #183626 12/09/12 05:13 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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bobcflatpicker Veteran Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,251 WV, USA	You need to give a specific song if you want advice on a style. Not a group. Bob ................................ http://soundcloud.com/bobcflatpicke/music-in-the-mountains

Re: Styles for Bob Dylan & Neil Young bobcflatpicker #183627 12/09/12 06:35 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP FB Enthusiast Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 75 Bréhal France	Hello, I'm sorry, but the titles and versions are precised in this post. For example, Dylan: Like a Rolling Stone (Highway 61 version), the same song by the Rolling Stones in the record "Stripped" or Neil Young: Words, Ordinary people, No hidden path, Cowgirl in the sand, The Needle and the Damage Done, Heart of Gold... I understand it would be too complex to have a function like "I want to arrange my song in the spirit of XXX in the record ZZZ" but it would be fantastic! Thanks. FB

Re: Styles for Bob Dylan & Neil Young FB #183628 12/09/12 08:04 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Pat Marr Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 8,109 Winston-Salem, NC	nearly every style lists songs for which the style might work; but it's not comprehensive and usually only one or two possible songs are listed. Nevertheless, when I want to make a backing track of a cover song, the first thing I do is search the styles for that song name. (there is a search button in the style listbox... and there is a separate button to continue the search if the first hit did not meet your needs). Did you try that already? This would be a good addition to Pwarren's WIKI: people could create and add to a list of styles that work with various songs. It would be particularly nice if the list were sortable so users could find the song without searching through thousands of entries. update: I added a section to the WIKI so people can add to an ever growing list of styles that work with songs. If people contribute, this can be a valuable resource as it gains substance http://bandinabox.wikia.com/wiki/Styles_that_work_for_specific_cover_songs Last edited by Pat Marr; 12/09/12 10:00 AM. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ey71h8ep047758h/AAC12jNM0Hz9Q8zsh5iDeqNHa?dl=0

Re: Styles for Bob Dylan & Neil Young Pat Marr #183629 12/09/12 11:07 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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pwarren Expert Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 826 BC, Canada	Great idea for the wiki Pat, thanks. I'll have a look and see if I can contribute some style ideas. BTW I did get your pm and replied. BiaB 2013 b366, RB 2013 b4, WinXP Pro SP3, Toshiba M70, 1.8GHz 2GB RAM 100GB HD. Focusrite Saffire 6 USB, Ketron SD2.BiaB Wiki

Re: Styles for Bob Dylan & Neil Young pwarren #183630 12/09/12 11:55 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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seeker Veteran Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,047 80 Mi North of Sacramento CA	Pat, Excellent Idea and addition to Mr. Warren's site. I bookmarked for future reference. afterthought http://www.alisdair.com/gearsoftware/biablinks.html Allanah's song list may be good starting point even if midi. Thanks to you for you editing work, and also Mr. Warren for his site. Last edited by seeker; 12/09/12 12:01 PM.

Re: Styles for Bob Dylan & Neil Young seeker #183631 12/09/12 12:37 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Pat Marr Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 8,109 Winston-Salem, NC	Quote: Pat, Excellent Idea and addition to Mr. Warren's site. I bookmarked for future reference. afterthought http://www.alisdair.com/gearsoftware/biablinks.html Allanah's song list may be good starting point even if midi. Thanks to you for you editing work, and also Mr. Warren for his site. Thanks for the link to Alisdair's BIAB links page. I sent him an email asking him to add the WIKI to his list. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ey71h8ep047758h/AAC12jNM0Hz9Q8zsh5iDeqNHa?dl=0

Re: Styles for Bob Dylan & Neil Young Pat Marr #183632 12/09/12 12:56 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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seeker Veteran Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,047 80 Mi North of Sacramento CA	Pat, Got my interest piqued a bit and went to my files. Loaded some number of them experimenting and quite a few suggest RT styles. BBN files have nice Napolean Sheds''''''''' arrangement. Glad you like the link FrankB Down The Street vs2015 12-03-2014 Win7, AMD QuadA8-5500,16GB,2TeraHD, Komplete 10 PG Ultra Plus 2016,Alesis 12USB, Sonar Platinum

Re: Styles for Bob Dylan & Neil Young seeker #183633 12/11/12 04:23 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP FB Enthusiast Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 75 Bréhal France	Hello, In this specific purpose, it's for training with guitar and keyboards. So, I want the most approaching sound of the records mentioned: Highway 61 for Dylan, Harvest for Neil Youg and "Stripped" for the Stones. I have thousands of styles but no one satisfying, regarding the album's ambiance. Sometimes, I write my own music and I play it like I've written, but I ask me "what Pink Floyd (or others) would did with my chords?". Thay would be a useful trick in BIAB for helping to find more ideas and progress. New styles like "in the spirit of ...". It could also used as a starting point to go further with your own ideas. We are not all great composers (and players). Best regards. François

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