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easy beginning styles #662505 06/30/21 09:43 AM Beginners Forum
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 600 Mountain Home, Arkansas earl kirby OP Journeyman
OP earl kirby Journeyman Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 600 Mountain Home, Arkansas	Back in the old days when playing organ we had a basic drum rail with 10 or so basic styles that we used for every thing we played. Now we have over 6000 styles to choose from. Most arranger players say they only use 20-25 different styles. Could someone provide a list of 20-25 basic styles to use in BIAB when first arranging a tune. After saving a basic arrangement one could then go back and attempt using different styles to get that perfect one. Also could someone suggest a good style to fit most CCR rock tunes? Last edited by earl kirby; 06/30/21 09:45 AM. Dell 610 dual Monitor, win 7-10, Sonar Plat, ProTools 10 & 11, Reaper 4, BIAB/real Band 2022, Easy Drummer, Superior Drummer, Kontact Essentials, Personnel Orchestra, Korg Legacy Analog & Digital

Re: easy beginning styles earl kirby #662510 06/30/21 10:13 AM Beginners Forum
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,696 Hamlin NY MarioD Veteran
MarioD Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,696 Hamlin NY	Hi Earl, If you sort by set# the first styles will be from 0 MIDI. They are the first basic styles PGMusic had back in the day. If you want RTs then scroll down to RT 1 for the first RTs. This of course assumes that you have the type set to all. If you are looking for specific styles names you probably will get a different list from every forum member. I can not help with the CCR question. OK, a random thought; Why does toilet paper need a commercial? Who's not buying it? 64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware

Re: easy beginning styles earl kirby #662705 07/02/21 07:54 AM Beginners Forum
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 11,035 Winston Salem, NC USA Jim Fogle Veteran
Jim Fogle Veteran Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 11,035 Winston Salem, NC USA	Earl, Look at the Utility category in the StylePicker. (Category > OTHER > More ... > Utility Styles) Many of these styles are simple styles with one, two or three instruments with arrangements suitable for rehearsal or background accompaniment. There is also a click track style for just a metronome background. Another good StylePicker category, at least for my songs, is Campfire. (Category > TRADITIONAL/WORLD STYLES > More ... > Campfire) One or two acoustic guitars and sometimes an acoustic bass with a shaker or tambourine. Again the arrangements are simple and suitable for rehearsal or background accompaniment. Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in) Clipboard01.jpg (173.49 KB, 61 downloads) Utility Styles Clipboard02.jpg (185.57 KB, 61 downloads) Campfire Styles Jim Fogle - 2026 BiaB (Build 1224) RB (Build 8) - Ultra+ PAK DAWs: Cakewalk Sonar - Standalone: Zoom MRS-8 Desktop: i7 Win 11, 12GB ram 256GB SSD, 4 TB HDD Music at: https://fogle622.wix.com/fogle622-audio-home

Re: easy beginning styles earl kirby #662711 07/02/21 08:34 AM Beginners Forum
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 22,600 Mi., USA rharv Veteran
rharv Veteran Joined: May 2000 Posts: 22,600 Mi., USA	I simply went into the Style Picker and typed Creedence into the box .. got some PGMusic suggestions. Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in) StyleFilters.jpg (49.35 KB, 55 downloads) I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome Make your sound your own!

Re: easy beginning styles rharv #662751 07/02/21 03:04 PM Beginners Forum
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 600 Mountain Home, Arkansas earl kirby OP Journeyman
OP earl kirby Journeyman Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 600 Mountain Home, Arkansas	thank you all. A couple of good suggestions. Dell 610 dual Monitor, win 7-10, Sonar Plat, ProTools 10 & 11, Reaper 4, BIAB/real Band 2022, Easy Drummer, Superior Drummer, Kontact Essentials, Personnel Orchestra, Korg Legacy Analog & Digital

Re: easy beginning styles Jim Fogle #662908 07/04/21 07:04 PM Beginners Forum
Joined: Apr 2021 Posts: 125 Wichita KS USA C Cathie Apprentice
Cathie Apprentice C Joined: Apr 2021 Posts: 125 Wichita KS USA	Originally Posted By: Jim Fogle Look at the Utility category in the StylePicker. (Category > OTHER > More ... > Utility Styles) Many of these styles are simple styles with one, two or three instruments with arrangements suitable for rehearsal or background accompaniment. There is also a click track style for just a metronome background. Another good StylePicker category, at least for my songs, is Campfire. (Category > TRADITIONAL/WORLD STYLES > More ... > Campfire) One or two acoustic guitars and sometimes an acoustic bass with a shaker or tambourine. Again the arrangements are simple and suitable for rehearsal or background accompaniment. Thank you!!! And thank you, Earl, for starting this thread. I had the same question! Love is always worth the risk. HP laptop; Windows 10 Home 64 bit; core i5; 2.40 Ghz; 8 GB RAM; 256 GB hard drive; BIAB 2021 Build 835.

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