I think both of these are useful tools for us but it should always be remembered that they are no substitute for playing with real people. also, if you wanted to learn 150 standards, it would be much cheaper to buy biab and a fake book than to buy 10 or more aebersolds. The other problem i have with these recordings is that they occasionally feature mistakes which are always minor but annoying when you hear a mistake for the 87th time! you can't blame them for not wanting to re-record another ten choruses of some standard because the bass player went asleep for a quaver in the sixth chorus!īiab is a more flexible tool overall as it also allows you to change the key or alter the tempo with a mouse click. the problem with them is that they are exactly the same every single time so after a while, you just stop listening to what's happening in the rhythm section because you know it so well. I do agree that aebersold's are more realistic as they feature real instruments played by real musicians.
it's ideal for woodshedding and learning tunes and is much quicker to use than creating your own midi files. Having said that, i still love it and use it every day as part of my practice routine. i have to admit, i don't have the latest version, but the basslines are fairly awful and not particularly idiomatic - too many octave leaps and not enough walking. Open JazzTerr圜larke^09-Brsh,LiteSt_100_Style.txt in a text editor.I understand chrismarx85's objections to biab. You need to edit the text file before your desired changes are in effect. Note, however, that the RD track produced would still be identical to the original sub-style. If you opened BiaB now you could find this new 'sub-style' by rebuilding the RealDrums list in the RD picker. Note: There is a length limit for sub-style names hence the 'Brsh,LiteSt' abbreviation. Change the file name to JazzTerr圜larke^09-Brsh,LiteSt_100_Style.txt. Then copy the file JazzTerr圜larke^05-Brush,Sticks_100_Style.txt into the new folder. Here's an example of removing one of the 'b' sections from the JazzTerr圜larke^05_100_Style RDs.įirst, you should make a new folder under the JazzTerr圜larke^ folder called JazzTerr圜larke^09-Brsh,LiteSt. If there is a RD style that you generally like but, say, the 'b' part doesn't quite sound right you could create a new variation excluding, or perhaps modifying, the 'b' part. In addition, the user can create completely new RealDrums from suitable recordings. There are numerous conventions that must be followed for this to work. You can create different variations of any given RealDrums style by writing a new text file. There are text files that control how BiaB will use the master WMA files to create the ReadDrums track to match the chord sheet. RealDrums offer limited editing capabilities to the user. These sub-folders will contain the text based control files (c:\bb\Drums\Disco^\Disco^1-HiHat,16ths\ Disco^1-HiHat,16ths_120_Style.txt). A caret after the name indicates the style contains variations in which case there will be sub-folders named for the particular variation (for example c:\bb\Drums\Disco^\Disco^1-HiHat,16ths). The installer and the main program offer ways to change the default locations.Įach of the RD folders below the drums folder are named to reflect the style (for example c:\bb\Drums\Disco^). The default location is the \Drums folder below the BiaB default folder (if c:\bb is your default installation folder then the RealDrums folders will be c:\bb\Drums).
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The audio files are organized on disk in a series of folders below a user specified default folder. To conserve space these wav files are usually stored as *.wma format compressed files however there is an option to unpack them to *.wav if speed is a concern. RealDrums are implemented in BiaB through a series of audio recordings of live musicians recorded to *.wav files.