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#248796 05/04/14 10:07 AM
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first hi to all members as i am new to the site
i am thinking of getting biab every thing pak but would like some advise before i lay out the money.

my music genre is rockabilly jive and swing ( 50s )
the artists and material i like are

stray cats
Darrel higham
big joe turner
cochran
gene vincent
and many more with this style and sounding music

are there any members who could give some input as to biab will be able to generate this sounding music.
are there any rockabilly members who use biab for writting there own jam tracks etc
thanks, rockin tj

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BIAB will do Rockabilly, Jive and Swing as well. The really cool thing about BIAB is that you can mix and match styles to get what you want.

There is a money-back offer with the program. What do you have to lose? smile


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Bob

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Bob thanks for the reply and nice to talk to you.
do you or do you know any member who writes any tracks in this style of music and has maybe put them on a site so they can be heard by others.
is the anywhere on this site where you can hear members work.
thanks again tj

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Check out the "User Showcase" section. All kinds of styles done by forum members. For Rockabilly, you might want to check out this one:


http://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=247154#Post247154



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Bob

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hi bob
love the link and the guy is brilliant on guitar.if you dont mind would you listen to that link again yourself as taking away the guitar that is the sound i wish to create in BIAB so do you in your own opinion think this is possible
thanks tj

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Originally Posted By: ROCKIN-TJ
hi bob
love the link and the guy is brilliant on guitar.if you dont mind would you listen to that link again yourself as taking away the guitar that is the sound i wish to create in BIAB so do you in your own opinion think this is possible
thanks tj





According to Rodney, he's using "...Real Tracks Bass and Drums..." on that track. Rockabilly doesn't need much more than that; think Stray Cats.


Again, with the money-back guarantee, what do you have to lose? Be warned, though - BIAB is an addiction. You could neglect your job, family, everything. grin

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Bob,

That guy is amazing.

TJ,

His YouTube channel... ballpeen hammer tribute... so great.

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGardenOfLight

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thanks for all the reply's minds made up gonna get it.....

please can some one advise me of a good sound card?
still running xp and the card in it is a sound blaster that what came with the pc when i got it.yes its a gaming card hence the change.
what i would like the advice on is just the play back of the card as i do not need it for recording as i use another pc for this which i am happy with so all i really need to achieve is a good output sound .
i wouild prefer an internal card.
thanks tj

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Originally Posted By: ROCKIN-TJ
thanks for all the reply's minds made up gonna get it.....

please can some one advise me of a good sound card?
still running xp and the card in it is a sound blaster that what came with the pc when i got it.yes its a gaming card hence the change.
what i would like the advice on is just the play back of the card as i do not need it for recording as i use another pc for this which i am happy with so all i really need to achieve is a good output sound .
i wouild prefer an internal card.
thanks tj



tj,


For playback only your SB card should be fine. BIAB is still 32 bit, so you won't gain any quality by upgrading to a 64 bit card. Your money might be better spent on your recording computer.



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Bob

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Welcome aboard TJ . . . . already some sound advise. All I can add is get ready to look at music in a new light after you start using BIAB, in a good way of course.

Larer,

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thanks bob will take it on board.
i use sonar 8.5 to do my work on but was wondering if you could recommend a good vocal vst to give a good rockabilly sound for the vox.
i am happy with the effects i use but would like to expand a little if there is a good vst for that sound
thanks tj

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Originally Posted By: ROCKIN-TJ
thanks bob will take it on board.
i use sonar 8.5 to do my work on but was wondering if you could recommend a good vocal vst to give a good rockabilly sound for the vox.
i am happy with the effects i use but would like to expand a little if there is a good vst for that sound
thanks tj




Try the Sonitus reverb in Sonar 8.5. I believe they have a decent slap-back setting. You'll have to play around with the delay times to get what you want. Here's a thread that covers that topic:



http://forum.cakewalk.com/Rockabilly-Vocal-Delay-m981872.aspx



p.s. Here are some free delays you might want to try:

http://bedroomproducersblog.com/2011/02/27/bpb-freeware-studio-best-free-delay-vst-plugins/


p.p.s. Here's a delay that some people like.

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Audio/Audio-Plugins/Analogic-Delay.shtml



Regards,

Bob

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