Originally Posted By: George Ireton
So, by this comment it seems like I may be banging my head to keep trying to make RT do a simple pickup, I.e. Banjo... 2...3...4.. Lead in to the first chord. This is so common as a kick off for bluegrass tunes. I have been unable to figure out how to auto-gen this. I have RT 2014.

I have tampered with copy/paste a phrase from a solo track, but the result has been clunky at best. I would just like to make the start of a song less abrupt. If using Audacity (my DAW) is what it will take, maybe I should stop hacking away in Real Band to get this?


I'd just use the four or the five chord for the first measure and then use RB to generate Multiriffs until I heard something that might work. Also try making the first measure a B section so it plays something different that settles/resolves into the 1 of bar two ..

I've done this a number of times, I'll post a link in a few minutes.

Edit:

This one uses Mandolin instead of Banjo (banjo is later in song) but same concept, a few bars of B section leading into A for intro ..
http://masteringmatters.com/stuff/UrbnM1bc.mp3

Sorry, closest thing to bluegrass I've done in recent years, but concept is the same.
I'm pretty sure I used the stock bluegrass ending on this, as far as style, though for RTs the bass was SmoothFunk and the Drums were Grunge .. harmonica was just some solo harmonica I found. (from memory)

I've done the 2.3.4. lead in, but the only example I can think of used drums.
Again, same concept; in RB generate the part you want, using Multiriff if it helps


Last edited by rharv; 07/26/16 01:50 PM.
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