I Heard it Through the Grapevine
by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
© 1966 by Jobete Music, Hollywood
keywords: 60's motown reggae MIDI Band-in-a-Box live sequence
Temptations
file: IHEARD.ZIP
requires PKZIP to decode, includes:
1 _this_text_
2 MIDI file type 1
w/percussion for multitimbral synth
3 Band-in-a-Box format file
4-7-95 MIDI sequence by Dave Butler
(phila/germantown amateur mandolin & piano player)
using Band-in-Box Pro Win 6.03
ZZREGGAE.STY reggae style
key sig: C
play time: 8:05
long play-along version --
alternate choruses omit melody
live sequence on channel 4 was recorded
at tempo 95-100, in several takes,
right hand dubbed over left,
no quantizing, few or no corrections:
ch track voice
4 melody 68 baritone sax
BIAB-generated accompaniment is in a standard
BIAB style, not customized, has a
non-quantized "live" feel, including:
ch track voice
10 percussion 01 standard drums
2 bass 39 syn bass 1
3 piano 27 jazz electric guitar
7 guitar 30 overdrive electric guitar
8 horns (not used)
6 strings (not used)
do you have any favorite caribbean/latin sequences
or sources for same to share?
do you ever try to improve on stuff you download?
my sequences are all rough drafts
i'd love to hear improved versions
have you found any ftp sites currently welcoming
uploads? the main FUNET site & its mirrors are
closed pending restructuring I believe
I use BIAB to create a rough draft which might
be refined later w/ a sequencer like Cakewalk
which can handle editing like pause & slow down.
usually I add extra choruses, omitting melody
on every other chorus, for a 5-10 minute jam
which i'll accompany on mandolin.
this is a rough sequence created in an hour or so.
typically w/ BIAB i first spend about 10 minutes
selecting style & voices, typing the chord prog,
setting part markers, looping, & ending points.
in another 5 or 10 minutes I can add a simple melody
& be ready to jam.
sometimes I record a bass line in the 1st chorus of
melody track, copy it to all choruses, then overdub.
but often i'll just play a simple melody & rely
completely on BIAB's accomp.
BIAB will also generate harmonies if you want.
i usually don't.
channel 4 is the only channel set up for recording.
so if you mute/solo channel 4 you can hear
the generated & live parts separately.
unsolicited unpaid testimonial for BIAB from
dbut
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