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Different chords for head and solos … #636263 01/13/21 01:50 PM Beginners Forum
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OP PVjf1 Newbie Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 8 Bainbridge Island WA	Hmm … I want to create a song form as follows—— INTRO 8 BARS HEAD 12 BARS REPEATED for a total of 24 SOLOS 12 BARS but different chords with optional # of repeats (if not possible then total of 48 bars) REPEAT OF HEAD (24 bars)with the last 4 bars repeating 3 times (DS to Tag?) Still trying to wrap my head around some of the BIAB terminology where it differs from standard musical terms …

Re: Different chords for head and solos … PVjf1 #636326 01/14/21 12:46 AM Beginners Forum
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AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,093 Melbourne, Australia	Have you checked out the 'Unfold' feature? I suspect this will be the best way to deliver your performance. Look in the 2021 Manual on Page 191 and 470 for more detail. BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

Re: Different chords for head and solos … PVjf1 #636347 01/14/21 04:10 AM Beginners Forum
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Notes Norton Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 6,503 Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S.A.	Originally Posted By: PVjf1 Hmm … I want to create a song form as follows—— INTRO 8 BARS HEAD 12 BARS REPEATED for a total of 24 SOLOS 12 BARS but different chords with optional # of repeats (if not possible then total of 48 bars) REPEAT OF HEAD (24 bars)with the last 4 bars repeating 3 times (DS to Tag?) Still trying to wrap my head around some of the BIAB terminology where it differs from standard musical terms … I'd lay it out like this: Intro Head Head \|\|: solos :\|\| (# of repeats optional) (Use tag function to continue) Head Head tag Insights and incites by Notes Last edited by Notes Norton; 01/14/21 04:11 AM. Reason: typo Bob "Notes" Norton Norton Music https://www.nortonmusic.com 100% MIDI Super-Styles recorded by live, pro, studio musicians for a live groove & Fake Disks for MIDI and/or RealTracks

Re: Different chords for head and solos … Notes Norton #636421 01/14/21 01:11 PM Beginners Forum
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OP PVjf1 Newbie Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 8 Bainbridge Island WA	Originally Posted By: Notes Norton Originally Posted By: PVjf1 Hmm … I want to create a song form as follows—— INTRO 8 BARS HEAD 12 BARS REPEATED for a total of 24 SOLOS 12 BARS but different chords with optional # of repeats (if not possible then total of 48 bars) REPEAT OF HEAD (24 bars)with the last 4 bars repeating 3 times (DS to Tag?) Still trying to wrap my head around some of the BIAB terminology where it differs from standard musical terms … I'd lay it out like this: Intro Head Head \|\|: solos :\|\| (# of repeats optional) (Use tag function to continue) Head Head tag Insights and incites by Notes Are you saying include the first two heads as part of the intro, then last two heads and repeats as the tag? (which is what I would do in iReal Pro …)

Re: Different chords for head and solos … AudioTrack #636423 01/14/21 01:16 PM Beginners Forum
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OP PVjf1 Newbie Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 8 Bainbridge Island WA	Originally Posted By: VideoTrack Have you checked out the 'Unfold' feature? I suspect this will be the best way to deliver your performance. Look in the 2021 Manual on Page 191 and 470 for more detail. I'm on a Mac so I don't see a Mac 2021 manual, and for some reason the Mac 202 manual I downloaded as a pdf only shows through Chapter 7 … Last edited by PVjf1; 01/14/21 01:18 PM.

Re: Different chords for head and solos … PVjf1 #636437 01/14/21 03:04 PM Beginners Forum
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AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,093 Melbourne, Australia	Quote: I'm on a Mac so I don't see a Mac 2021 manual, and for some reason the Mac 202 manual I downloaded as a pdf only shows through Chapter 7 … OK, thanks for advising that you are using Mac, I wasn't aware of this previously. Search your Mac manual for the word 'unfold' BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

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