Hi Tom,

Welcome to the forum. I am new here also. I am not sure just what you are looking for in a song you are trying to create with Band In A Box. Also I also do not have much experience with this software.

I sort of got the idea you may be trying to create a cover tune or some original that you have a very clear idea in you head what you want to hear.

While a ton of stuff is possible, just putting a chord structure in place and picking a style will not create a cover tune. For example, the intro to "Riders On The Storm" by the Doors has a descending organ line that does not exist in BIAB.

To get something like that there are a few ways someone who does not play organ can do it, none of which are simple.
You can write it out note for note in a notation software and have a midi synth play it out. That gets complex real quick even for someone with a lot of technical understanding of both music theory and notation software.

I really understand why a drummer would want to learn more about what other players are doing.

I am not a drummer so I have a huge desire to know more about drum lines and what the drummer is doing and thinking.

There are many demos in BIAB and when you load them you can see how someone put things together and what that sounds like.

I may be best to start with something simple and see how to put that together.

Best of luck with all this and feel free to ask questions.


Cheers,


Billy

Last edited by Planobilly; 07/27/15 02:24 AM.
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