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Today's Jam

This past Sunday I had nothing scheduled all day so I started to surf Band-in-a-Box styles and landed on this one. So I throw down some simple chords and jammed away.

BiaB style - Ground Airy Jazztronica
Tempo - 85 BPM
Piano - Lounge Lizard - Reed - Amazing Classic
Strings - Ultra Analog VA3 - Analog Essentials - Angel Pad
Guitar - String Studio - String theory - Hard Bow
Bass - Augmented Mallets - Poppy Marimba
Drums - SSD5 - Classic Reggae
Percussion - Kontakt - Brio Ensemble

I am playing the nylon string guitar, my Squire P-Bass, and via my breath and keyboard controllers the Swam Vari-Flute.

As always all comments are welcomed


I think my wife has started to show the first signs of dementia.
She said she can't remember what she ever saw in me!

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Hey, Mario. Ground airy jazztronica, eh? I'll have to try that one out. I like that combination. Your jamming sounds like it could easily be on an Ibiza styled downbeat electronica album...the kind you relax to after being to a rave. I cannot play lead guitar as you do. I struggle enough as a novice rhythm player for the last 50 years which is why Band in a Box was such a miracle to me. I'm glad you found that particular style and shared it!
John

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Hi Mario!
I like the rhythm / band on this one - nice relaxed feel, with solo duties shared around the team. Good nylon playing!
Andrew
PS I was wearing a motivational tee-shirt that said ‘Embrace your mistakes’. My wife came up to me and gave me a hug.

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Mario,

LOVE this! Your guitar playing sounds excellent and really drives this tune. The Swam Vari-Flute was a great choice - fits so well with this style.

Great stuff!

Bob

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Good groove.

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Love the groove happening on this one, Mario. Great sound from the nylon string guitar, flute not too shabby either!

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Here's a good way to start a song: choose a BIAB style that suits us. The result is there: Bravo Mario.
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Sounds like a JImmy Buffett song bed to me. I'm a Swam fan, thanks to you. Well done, Mario!


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Originally Posted by John Walradt
Hey, Mario. Ground airy jazztronica, eh? I'll have to try that one out. I like that combination. Your jamming sounds like it could easily be on an Ibiza styled downbeat electronica album...the kind you relax to after being to a rave. I cannot play lead guitar as you do. I struggle enough as a novice rhythm player for the last 50 years which is why Band in a Box was such a miracle to me. I'm glad you found that particular style and shared it!
John

Thanx so much John for listening and commenting on my little jam. I stumbled on that style, liked the rhythm section, and just had to jam to it. I'm glad you liked it.


I think my wife has started to show the first signs of dementia.
She said she can't remember what she ever saw in me!

64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware
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Originally Posted by Andrew Dee
Hi Mario!
I like the rhythm / band on this one - nice relaxed feel, with solo duties shared around the team. Good nylon playing!
Andrew
PS I was wearing a motivational tee-shirt that said ‘Embrace your mistakes’. My wife came up to me and gave me a hug.

Thanx Andrew for listening and commenting on my guitar chops.
PS - loved that Tee-shirt! I'd buy it but I'm afraid my wife would agree with it.


I think my wife has started to show the first signs of dementia.
She said she can't remember what she ever saw in me!

64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware
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Hola, señor Mario smile
Sounds like a vacation on a sunny Caribbean beach with one of those cocktails with a little umbrella in it.
Brings back fond memories.

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Originally Posted by rsdean
Mario,

LOVE this! Your guitar playing sounds excellent and really drives this tune. The Swam Vari-Flute was a great choice - fits so well with this style.

Great stuff!

Bob

Thanx so much Bob, I'm glad you liked it.


I think my wife has started to show the first signs of dementia.
She said she can't remember what she ever saw in me!

64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware
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Originally Posted by Brno
Good groove.

Thanx


I think my wife has started to show the first signs of dementia.
She said she can't remember what she ever saw in me!

64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware
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Originally Posted by BlueAttitude
Love the groove happening on this one, Mario. Great sound from the nylon string guitar, flute not too shabby either!

Thanx Dave, Yes the groove was what I really liked about this style. That nylon string guitar cost $79 USD, I put a $10 piezo guitar tuning pickup on it and I record it straight into my DAW.


I think my wife has started to show the first signs of dementia.
She said she can't remember what she ever saw in me!

64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware
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Originally Posted by laurent4114
Here's a good way to start a song: choose a BIAB style that suits us. The result is there: Bravo Mario.
Laurent

Thanx Laurent. A lot of my songs start with a style.


I think my wife has started to show the first signs of dementia.
She said she can't remember what she ever saw in me!

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Originally Posted by TuneMonger
Sounds like a JImmy Buffett song bed to me. I'm a Swam fan, thanks to you. Well done, Mario!

Thanx Bob. Did you purchase a Swam instrument?


I think my wife has started to show the first signs of dementia.
She said she can't remember what she ever saw in me!

64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware
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Originally Posted by B.D.Thomas
Hola, señor Mario smile
Sounds like a vacation on a sunny Caribbean beach with one of those cocktails with a little umbrella in it.
Brings back fond memories.

Thanx Brian. While we were in he Caribbean my wife loved those cocktails with a little umbrella in it.
I find those drinks are dangerous so I stuck to beer!


I think my wife has started to show the first signs of dementia.
She said she can't remember what she ever saw in me!

64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware
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Mario, cool, laid-back tune in a style we don't hear much here. Nice playing on your real and virtual instruments. Very nice guitar tone, too. That's quite a vibrato(?) on the held flute notes from about 1:33 on! Like how you built the arrangement and ended big with the guitar. That never gets old.


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Originally Posted by DC Ron
Mario, cool, laid-back tune in a style we don't hear much here. Nice playing on your real and virtual instruments. Very nice guitar tone, too. That's quite a vibrato(?) on the held flute notes from about 1:33 on! Like how you built the arrangement and ended big with the guitar. That never gets old.

Thanx Ron. What you heard is called flutter tongue. That guitar is a 79$ USD nylon string with a 10$ guitar tuner piezo pickup. I recorded it straight into my DAW.


I think my wife has started to show the first signs of dementia.
She said she can't remember what she ever saw in me!

64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware
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Hi, Mario.

Easy going song, easy on the ears. smile

Sounds like you had fun!


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Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?

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