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[Minneapolis Musician]

I have used Band In A Box (BIAB) for many years as a songwriting workspace. Maybe some of you have as well.

I have many, many original songs stored in that program.

I was pleased today to see how easy it is to "play" those songs into the Backing Sequence recorder.

Here is how to do it:

I set the Pa4X Global/MIDI to External MIDI USB. I run the Korg USB driver on the PC and select it as both the MIDI in and MIDI out in BIAB.

Channel 3 is typically the piano track in BIAB. I usually set that (ch 3) as the chord recognition channel on the Pa4X, and as a GLOBAL channel on the Pa4X Midi In. BIAB also has the ability to output each chord in the chart in real time on a channel you choose in case there is no suitable pad/piano track. I have done that into the Backing Track recorder as well with success.

By the way, RealTracks won't work unless they have a RealChart stored with them. Just select a pure Midi style for the export, or use the OUTPUTCH in Preferences to output the chord for each measure into the Pa4x chord recognition channel you set up.

I choose the style I want on the Pa4X, (CHURCH.STY, because it holds a simple chord for four beats) go to Sequencer Backing Track (Quick Record) , press the Variation that I want to start in, and then hit the Start/Stop button. The Pa4X waits until I start BIAB.

When I press PLAY on BIAB, it counts off four beats which I see registering on the Pa4X recorder as well, and then the first chord flows into the Pa4X and the backing accompaniment starts with that chord.

I can press the variations and fills in real time, as well as the pads. All is recorded effortlessly. It's beautiful.

I stop BIAB and then hit Stop on the Pa4X.

I can then add parts or adjust volumes in the multisequencer.

It's nice to be able to so easily get my songs translated into backing arrangements using the the Pa4X styles.

I am glad to share it with you all here.
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Synth song of mine: https://www.reverbnation.com/glenngalen/song/21469847-searching-and-believing-synth-beat

PA4x harmonies, Beach Boys song: https://youtu.be/3drsnU6j8Po?t=3m25s


All songs: http://www.reverbnation.com/GlennGalen

[Stilli]

Thanks for posting, that was very useful.

Martin
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Korg PA4X, Kawai MPIISE, Ketron SD4, Roland Integra 7, Motu Midi Express XT, Motu Audio Express, Cubase 9.5 Pro, NI Komplete 12 Ultimate (Collectors), Omnisphere, TC-Helicon Voicelive 3, Bose L1m2 (x2) + B2 (x2)

[mstodola]

You can also create a mp3 from BIAB. It is a great program.
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Pa4x, Oasys 76, K2000, PC3K7, Montage 8, Pa5x

[Minneapolis Musician]

[kbrkr]

That is awesome! Thank you for sharing this.

I used to use BIAB as a scratchpad for music ideas many moons ago. Perhaps I should give it another look as a tool to transcribe songs.
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Pa5x, Yamaha Genos, ForeScore

[Minneapolis Musician]

[Minneapolis Musician]

By the way I am using band in the Box 2015 for this.
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Synth song of mine: https://www.reverbnation.com/glenngalen/song/21469847-searching-and-believing-synth-beat

PA4x harmonies, Beach Boys song: https://youtu.be/3drsnU6j8Po?t=3m25s


All songs: http://www.reverbnation.com/GlennGalen

[rikkisbears]

double post
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best wishes
Rikki

HOBBYIST

PA5X 88 note
Wavesart CFX 9ft Grand Piano 🥰
Wavesart Japanese Grand Piano

Yamaha PSR SX900

Band in a Box 2023

[rikkisbears]

Hi ,
Never actually tried it with the backing sequencer, but I used to have my pa800 midied to biab.

I basically created the song in biab..
The chords were played by biab and controlled the chords on the keyboard.
I actually managed to get a mix of biab real tracks and korg style tracks playing together ie some of the real track guitars sounded so much better than the guitar parts in the pa800.


It was a lot of fun experimenting .
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best wishes
Rikki

HOBBYIST

PA5X 88 note
Wavesart CFX 9ft Grand Piano 🥰
Wavesart Japanese Grand Piano

Yamaha PSR SX900

Band in a Box 2023

[tombikadam]

can you make a video or tutorial for us?