I just finished downloading the UltraPAK. I owned Biab v. 1.1 on floppy and later Biab 2001. I've been eyeing BiaB again for several years now. I really excited about all the changes--it's not the same product.
How do I use a style to get unique Verse/Bridge/Chorus sections?
I realize there are section markers, but there are only two. How do I get a unique sound for a bridge (in addition to verse & chorus)?
Does this question make sense?
Perhaps this is simply a problem with the way I conceptualize a song. I'm familiar with standard song structures, but can't seem to use the tools provided to create a song with a structure I desire.
For example, how would I create a song that goes: Intro, Verse, Verse, Chorus, Verse, Bridge, Chorus?
I guess first of all I need to turn off the "repeat" and just enter the chords in one long list.
What then?
A related question: can I accomplish this type of song structure with the BiaB song (melody & chord) generator?
Welcome to the family, John! I hope you find your experience as dynamic and fulfilling (if not a little frustrating) as I have. :-)
Without going into too much detail straight out of the gate, one of my favorite features in this program is the song form dialogue.
Let's take your example where you want the following form: Intro, Verse, Verse, Chorus, Verse, Bridge, Chorus.
So let's assign them with letters
Intro = A
Verse = B
Chorus = C
Bridge = D.
Now, say we want the intro to be 2 bars, the verse and chorus sections at 8 bars each, and a 4 bar bridge.
Enter your chord progression for each part of the form without repeats.
Then type in the string abbcbdb. This will arrange the sections in the order discussed. The beauty of this approach, other than its simplicity, is that if you want to add a solo at some point over another section, or shuffle the order, or add another part or what have you, you simply edit the string of characters, regenerate the track, and viola!
Hope this helps :-)
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If you are looking to do it strictly with part markers, then you will either need to use one of the available multi-styles (which have more than two part markers), or find two compatible styles where the second one can be used as a bridge. Look in the PDF user manual at the section "Make A MultiStyle Song". This shows you how to use a base style, then add another style to your song as "C/D" part markers, or even further "E/F", "G/H", etc.
John
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