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#78022 06/28/10 11:31 AM
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I assume this is where to post songs?

I got BIAB/real tracks for Mac relatively recently and have been having a blast. This is much more fun than trying to piece together apple loops.

Here's one of my first recordings, a version of Elvis Costello's "Radio Sweetheart."

Radio Sweetheart

This is basically a weekend hobby for me and my recordings have lots of problems but I thought it might be of interest to someone checking out what a beginner can do with the software.

Jay

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Looks like you're getting the hang of things rather quickly.

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Jay, you did a great job!

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Sounds like a fun tune, good job putting that together! You did a real good on the changes and the stops and stuff.

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Jay, this doesn’t sound like a beginner’s try to me! Great job!

To nit-pick I think the vocals should be more up front. You have a great voice so why bury it in the background? Just my opinion and others may not agree.


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Jay, this doesn’t sound like a beginner’s try to me! Great job!

To nit-pick I think the vocals should be more up front. You have a great voice so why bury it in the background? Just my opinion and others may not agree.



I totally agree with MarioD.

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Hi Jay,
A very nice arrangement. I agree with Mario about vocals - just bring them to the front a little more. But a good job done. You can import your BIAB tracks to Garageband and then add a few loops if you want.

Well done
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Thanks everyone for all the input and kind words!

Jim, I've been importing to Garageband and going from there. I haven't added many loops yet but I was very pleased at how smoothly everything works together. Seems like there's a few very minor glitches here and there with the BIAB program but it might just be that I haven't figured it all out yet.

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Congrats on a very nice effort Jay, ya got it cooking.

Later,

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