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#564523 11/16/19 09:56 PM
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Hey y'all! I haven't been active here in a while because I haven't really been using BIAB in my productions. Nothing against the program but I've been doing mostly EDM and hip hop instrumentals which don't use real instruments all that much. Anyways I just finished a country/hip hop track which BIAB really helped bring to life. This project is the first time I used the new BIAB VST and I have to say it made adding in real tracks a breeze. Great job with that PG Music. I'm not sure off hand what real tracks were used but they are banjo and fiddle tracks in the song. Please feel free to leave any comments or feedback. Cheers!

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Samuel,
Nice bit of hillbilly pick'n & fiddl'n over a drum machine beat.
I don't actually hear the hip hop element beyond the beat - I'm probably missing something.


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Originally Posted By: rayc
Samuel,
Nice bit of hillbilly pick'n & fiddl'n over a drum machine beat.
I don't actually hear the hip hop element beyond the beat - I'm probably missing something.


Thanks. The beat and the 808s are the main hip hop elements. Many call this style hick hop or sometimes gangsta grass. Usually it would have rapping over it but I've been concentrating on instrumentals for music licensing.


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Good to see a new one from you...
I think the last one I heard was "Funky Church" on 2-14-19...
You've got a nice backing here...
Here's hoping you find the time to add some lyrics...
I'd like to see where you take it,


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Great country version of rap, hip hop, I enjoyed it for sure!!! Cliff

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Sounds great Samuel! Glad you were able to try out the BIAB VST and that it worked well for you. I have not tried it yet.

Good mix and sound all around with the genre you were producing. Thanks for the share!




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Samuel, this is such an interesting combo of instrumentation but it all melds together in a cohesive interesting mix! This really sounds like something that would make a great background piece in a movie or tv show! Thanks, Torrey

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Very cool tune. Loved the drum beat. Guitar was excellent


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Originally Posted By: Jim
Good to see a new one from you...
I think the last one I heard was "Funky Church" on 2-14-19...
You've got a nice backing here...
Here's hoping you find the time to add some lyrics...
I'd like to see where you take it,

Thanks Jim, it has been a while. Won't be putting lyrics to this as it's meant for sync licensing. That's been keeping me quite busy.


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I like the gangstagrass style - this sounds good for your purpose.
Post one of your rapping songs sometime!

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Samuel,

This is very, very creative. The crossover with genres is excellent. It works incredibly well.

I found listening to this gave me ideas and totally fascinated me!

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This was a really fun, creative song! Thanks so much for taking the time to share it with us.


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As Noel said, nice crossover.

I could easily imagine this fitting in nicely as background music - flavorful without being intrusive.


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Wow - this is certainly a unique tune, not just for the forums but in general. I actually think the hip hop beat went really well with the rest of the instrumentation. It sounds really fluid, and doesn't come off as try-hard - which a lot of drastic genre crossovers can.

Thanks for sharing smile


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Thanks everybody for your feedback on this. After a few slight changes and revisions this has been signed to the music library I'm working with. So I will be removing the link from Sound Cloud shortly. Hope to share some more creations with you all here soon.


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Well done!! Mix and production are great! Crystal clear and BIG sound. Very cool!! Take care. Greg

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