Originally Posted By: Noel96
Originally Posted By: receder
By the way, some great work on your compositions Noel96 and Matt Finley.


Thanks receder. I didn't see this comment until just now. Apologies for that.

I hope you're having fun with BIAB!

Noel


Sorry Noel, I hadn't looked at this thread in a while. Yes the more I use it the more I find out and these forums are a goldmine of information. I also thought my music theory was pretty good but I am finding out new things from these forums and using BIAB. Just saw another thread here where you mention Nashville Notation in BIAB which also looks v useful.

Originally Posted By: songwriterbob
This is where a small amount of music theory can set loose your creativity. In about 30 minutes of googling "chord progression theory" or "diatonic chord progressions" or "circle of fifths chord progression" will generate all kinds of ideas for you. And the great thing is that Band-in-a-Box will give your ears immediate feedback on whether your idea works.

Another good starting place is to use some of the demo songs included with Band in a Box as a starting point. Erase the melody, transpose to a different key and start writing melodies. You can't copyright a chord progression, so you can even take your favorite group's songs, erase the melody and use their progression as a starting point to write your song. It is a great way to learn what works in almost any genre of music.

Good luck.


Some great ideas thanks songwriterbob.

Originally Posted By: ZeroZero
Cubase 8 pro is doing something similar here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB7up3eYh_U&list=PLcZ1vtdmuI2PGdeHndALfAx7h6_UXOVKC&index=15

the 'know your harmonies" video


Interesting, thanks ZeroZero. Cubase has certainly improved since the last version I used a long time ago!

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BIAB 2022 UltraPAK, CbB, Studio One 5 Pro, Fender USA Tele, Harley Benton Fusion & others.