I just finished creating Josie in Real Band a few weeks ago from a midi file I found on the web.

When you're trying to create song specific parts RB is usually better for this than Biab is. In RB all you have to do is use a blank track, load up a drum kit and using editable notation enter the hi hat hits with your mouse. You can use the Piano Roll for this as well.

The other way is do a YT search and find a good backing or karaoke track like this one. Now, this is the Biab forum and for me anyway, this is a hobby and I enjoy putting tunes together myself but sometimes for a complex song like Josie it's easier to just to find some tracks on the web. It took me maybe 3 minutes of auditioning a few YT vids until I found this one. It's pretty good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCwtG1Bv8GE

And, here's a guitar backing track you can play along with:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUtx897NMzA

Here's what I came up with using the midi file:

https://soundcloud.com/jazzmammal/jtestmidiwav

This is just me doing a quick down and dirty mix for fun. I used Sampletank for the instruments including the midi drums. If I wanted to make a real production out of it I could but I don't really care. It was just something to do.

The reason I love it when I can find a good midi file is because of the notation. RB gives you exactly what the different instruments are playing as notation. No busting your ears trying to figure out these chord voicings.

When you compare this midi file to the original recording whoever put this together really nailed it.

Bob

Biab/RB latest build, Win 11 Pro, Ryzen 5 5600 G, 512 Gig SSD, 16 Gigs Ram, Steinberg UR22 MkII, Roland Sonic Cell, Kurzweil PC3, Hammond SK1, Korg PA3XPro, Garritan JABB, Hypercanvas, Sampletank 3, more.