Originally Posted by Jim Fogle
Hi Ed, Welcome to the forum and to Band-in-a-Box.

One easy way to get a song riff into your song is to obtain a midi file of the song then import the midi into Band-in-a-Box. That brings up the question, where to find midi song files? +++ HERE +++ is an article that lists eight websites that offer midi song files.

Another way is to use a program or application to separate the vocals and instruments in an audio file into audio stems. Then use a stem as a guide to recreate the performance. +++ Audacity +++ is a free audio editor that has audio file split into stems technology.

I'm sure other forum members will share more ideas with you.
Jim's suggestions are great. If you're looking for a quick way to get that bass run into your track, finding a midi file is a solid option. You can easily import it into Band-in-a-Box like Jim mentioned. If you're trying to work directly with audio, using Audacity to split stems is a good free option too.


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