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Posted By: RiverCityKen How flexible is "trade 4's"? - 10/09/20 03:46 PM
I'd appreciate help setting up a 12-bar blues backing track just the way I want it (in BB 2020 Win)...

Here's what I'm trying to do:

choruses 1 - 4: just the selected style track
choruses 5 & 6: adding soloist tracks
choruses 7 - 9: trading 2's with a soloist track
chorus 10: just the selected style track

I think that by selecting "mute melody in middle", I can inactivate trading 2's in choruses 1 and 10, and I think that adding soloist tracks for choruses 5 and 6 will (probably?) inactivate trading 2's in those choruses, but how can I kill trading 2's in choruses 2 through 4?

Thank you!
Posted By: Pipeline Re: How flexible is "trade 4's"? - 10/09/20 07:20 PM
Do you want to use "UserTracks" or "RealTracks"
Posted By: Charlie Fogle Re: How flexible is "trade 4's"? - 10/10/20 11:34 AM
Originally Posted By: Pipeline
Do you want to use "UserTracks" or "RealTracks"


If using RealTracks, it's a matter of programming and only requires two tracks. One track will contain Soloist Instrument 1 and the second track will contain a Medley of both Soloist Instruments to Trade 2's.
Then, it's a matter of muting and un-muting the two Soloist tracks at the appropriate Chorus's.
It's a similar but different process if using UserTracks or MIDI.

Preparation using RealTracks:
If necessary, add your soloist instrument to the Style. ie: RT1530 Guitar
Add a second Track of that Soloist instrument. ie: RT1530 Guitar

From the RealTracks Picker, Select the 2nd soloist track. Select the Medley Button.
In the Medley Window, the first track of the Medley sub-mixer should have your soloist instrument, ie: RT1530 Guitar.
In the 2nd track, select a Soloist RT to be the 2nd Soloist instrument for Trade Two's.ie:RT1956 Sax.
In the Medley Window, select '2 Bars'.
Ok to exit the Medley Window.

Program the song.

.choruses 1 - 4: To play just the selected style track.
In Bar Settings.
Select Chorus 1. Mute both of the Soloist Tracks at Bar 1.

.choruses 5 & 6: adding soloist tracks.
In Bar Settings.
Select Chorus 5 - Un-Mute the Soloist 1 Track at Bar 1. Plays the Soloist lead Guitar.

.choruses 7 - 9: trading 2's with a soloist track.
In Bar Settings.
Select Chorus 7 - Mute the Soloist 1 Track at Bar 1.
- Un-Mute the Soloist 2 Track that has the Medley Programming at Bar 1. Plays the Guitar and Sax.

.chorus 10: Play just the selected style track.
In Bar Settings.
Select Chorus 10 - Mute both Soloist Tracks at Bar 1.



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Posted By: RiverCityKen Re: How flexible is "trade 4's"? - 10/10/20 07:52 PM
Charlie, you set me up perfectly! Thank you, thank you, and thanks again!!!!
Posted By: Charlie Fogle Re: How flexible is "trade 4's"? - 10/10/20 08:28 PM
Originally Posted By: RiverCityKen
Charlie, you set me up perfectly! Thank you, thank you, and thanks again!!!!


Glad to help. The real thanks goes to PG Music for including such a useful and great feature into the program years ago. BIAB is great software.
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