Seems to be a simple question, but just can't find a solution.
I want to generate a typical 9 bars ballad electric guitar solo. Bar 1, 2, 3 and 5, 6, 7 should be medium & long notes, to express emotions. Bar 4 and 8 should be short and shred notes, to express intensities. Bar 9 should be a single note, last a full bar, as a transition back to the vocal.
I tried full gen, partial regen, MultiRiffs, none of which gives me an option to control the note length of the bar (bar intensity).
Part markers don't work either. As per user manual, part markers trigger drum fills, not guitar fills.
Playable RealTracks isn't an option, because RealTracks generated guitar solos have articulations (pitch bend, slide, vibrato), MIDI emulated Hi-Q solos don't have articulations and sound fake, not matching RealTracks solos.
I'm running out of solutions here.
A Canadian music producer, singer songwriter, composer, and professional guitarist.
I approach this using BIAB by maximizing the available, most compatible content that's filtered to provide the most accurate and precise material.
In other words, utilize advanced search features that will quickly give the best results.
Use the 'advanced search filter' button that's located at the bottom of the RealPicker window.
I've gotten the best results searching by Artist. There are several other filters that you'll likely find useful.
In the screenshot example below, I use PG Session Artist Dwight Sills. He's a great example because he's using the same guitar and amp settings for each RealTrack so I'm getting the same sound, from the same artist, playing the same instrument, with different feel, and tempo in both rhythm and soloist performances. In your case, full gen, partial regen, and MultiRiffs are available in your project to all of this additional material. It's a seven fold increase in material while retaining the uniqueness of the artist performance and style.
Try using all different direct input versions of the guitars then add FX as you only have an A/B in some so using different DI guitars will blend better once you add FX. You can use the volume automation get the levels the same. You can EQ match the DI versions but that would be easier in a DAW.
There isn’t a way to generate a solo with specifications as to note lengths etc.
You mentioned you tried partial regen, but that’s the best tool to get what you want.
Partial regen will give you up to 40 variations, that are all different. Highlight a bar, press Ctrl f8. If you don’t like it, press Ctrl-f8 again, up to 40 times,
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