Originally Posted By: mark.ogier
Hi
I am trying to better understand how shots & rests actually work in BIAB. I am putting together a track as a practice backing for Norah Jones & The Little Willies song "Love Me", here on you tube...

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

The intro has a nice piano build-up over C-C7-/F GAug - -/ with a break on bar 2 beat 2, but the piano notes spill-over into the beats 3 & 4.

I have tried lots of different ways to re-create this but all my attempts result in the piano being 'cut off' sharply at beat 2 of bar 2, rather than spilling over (ringing ion) into the last couple of beats.

I realise this is a detail point but I wanted to better understand how the whole shots/rests thing works and sounds so thought it would be a good way to learn.

Also, this break idea is a repeating theme in the song so be great to nail it.

Any ideas please?

Many thanks
Mark


I think what you're going for is a held chord for the piano to get that particular effect.

You can do this with periods/ellipses, but personally I would go to the bar settings (F5), rest all instruments except for the piano, and switch the piano to "held" for that measure (or 2 measures or a 1/2 measure depending on what resolution you're working with).

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