When I wrote my first style disk, I thought that would complete BiaB. Then I found a lot of songs that didn't fit the styles that both PG and myself provided, so I wrote some more -- and then I needed more and more and more. After a while I decided that you can't have too many styles. Although a multitude of styles makes it harder to find a suitable one, your chances of finding just the right style is increased.

And as jazzmmamal stated, cover version styles are hard to find.

Why?

I discovered this myself. Fairly early in my style writing adventure, I wrote a style for the Elvis Presley song, Don't Be Cruel and I found out, it was only good for Don't Be Cruel and nothing else. That signature guitar lick just identified that particular song. Writing the Don't Be Cruel style actually took more time than it would have to take a more generic style and then add the signature guitar lick in Real Band, Power Tracks Pro or some other MIDI sequencer.

So I came to realize that auto accompaniment styles are best to be written as more generic rhythms. Song specific motifs are best added in a MIDI sequencer, because if they were included in the style, the style would only be good for one song.

To read how I make backing tracks for my duo, using BiaB and a MIDI sequencer, plus how I use them on stage, go to: http://www.nortonmusic.com/backing_tracks.html

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