Hi Johnny,

There are some pretty decent MIDI bass sounds available now with the latest developments in BIAB 2013. All you need to do is to find a MIDI style that has a bass pattern you like and then use that in place of the Realtrack.

For your bluegrass song, “Silver Bells”, I've had a listen through some of the bluegrass (MIDI) styles, and I like the bass pattern in BGras101.sty so I'll use that.

This is how you can modify your existing accompaniment …

1. First save the song as a new file (say, “<insert song's name> – MIDI bass.SGU”. That way you can always go back to your original file.)

2. Right-click on “Bass” (#1) and then choose “Select custom midi style for this track” (#2).



3. When the 'MIDI Track Picker' window pops up, check that “Bass” is selected (#1) and click on the button labelled “Choose style with this instrument” (#2: over on the far right of the pop-up window).



4. Select “Country (All)” and scroll down until you find 'Bgras101' style. Select it and exit (the style will be below the styles that begin with = ).



5. The 'MIDI track picker' window should now show …



6. Click OK to close the window. The “Bass” track will now be yellow, indicating that it is a MIDI track.

7. Right-click on the “Bass” track and select “HiQ MIDI Synth”



8. Select one of the Acoustic Bass options. I like the one I've highlighted. Click OK to exit.



9. Since the MIDI bass is a little quieter than the Realtracks, select the “Bass” track and adjust the volume to (say) 117.



10. Save the song, generate it and see what you think.

In my opinion, it's really worth having a listen to.

All the best,
Noel