Hi all! This is my first song with BIAB 2021 Pro Version. Not only that it's the first song I ever created from start to finish!

Firstly thanks must go to Joanne Cooper - if it had not been for her course "First Song with Band-in-a-Box" I wouldn't have known where to start as I am a complete newbie in this area.

It's called "I'm Just A Girl" - Here is the Soundcloud Link Soundcloud Link

Lyrics:

I’M JUST A GIRL by Tina Jay

Verse 1
Life doesn’t come – with a user guide
Got to work it out myself
I’m just a girl – no use tryin’ to hide
No Prince Charming sittin’ on the shelf!

Chorus 1
But I want a man who holds me tight at night
I want a man who keeps me warm
I want a man who helps me fight my fight
I want a man who braves the storm

Verse 2
I know what it’s like – walking by myself
I don’t need no one to thrive
But I’m just a girl – talking to myself
Where’s the one to make me feel alive?

Instrumental – one verse length
Instrumental – one verse length

Bridge
Won’t you – hold me
Help me rising up when I drown
But don’t you – control me
I’m the one who gets up when I’m down!

Chorus 2
But I want a man who sees the queen in me
I want a man who loves me so
I want a man who’s never mean to me
Yet I want a man who tells me “No”

Chorus 1
And I want a man who holds me tight at night
I want a man who keeps me warm
I want a man who helps me fight my fight
I want a man who braves the storm

Verse 3
That’s how I am – standing tall and strong
Find my words and make them rhyme
But I’m just a girl – knowing right from wrong
Ain’t that easy, learning all the time!


Outro
I’m just a girl…


1. The Real Tracks used:
Style is _THRASH1.STY (Metal Chug)

RealTracks in style: ~387:Bass, Electric, Metal Ev 085
RealTracks in style: ~362:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Ev 085
RealTracks in style: 639:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm HardRockThrash Ev 085
RealTracks in style: 642:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm HardRockThrashHollow Ev 085
RealDrums [in Song:RockThrashHalfTimeEv16^1-a:Snare, Bell Ride , b:Snare, Crash Ride
Once in RB I added RT2747: Synth, Rhythm Alt Hip Hop

In addition I used:
Compression & Reverb in RB, PG RTA to carve out frequency, voice doubling, harmonies by RB and for mastering Audacity (Normalize, Compression) and Ozone from Izotope (Rock and Soft Vocal Presets). I also used MAAT DR Offline Meter to check the dynamic range.
Finally added the artwork and Meta Data with Mp3tag.

What I did NOT use:
MIDI tracks
Vocal tuning

Looking forward to your thoughts!

Last edited by Tina Jay; 01/12/21 10:06 AM.