Mother's Little Helper
by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
© 1966
keywords: 60's rock reggae MIDI Band-in-a-Box live sequence
Rolling Stones
file: MOTHER.ZIP
requires PKZIP to decode, includes:
1 .TXT: _this_text_
2 .MID: MIDI file type 1 (131K)
w/percussion for multitimbral synth
3 .MGU: Band-in-a-Box format file
11-11-95 MIDI sequence by Dave Butler
(phila/germantown amateur mandolin & piano player)
using Band-in-Box Pro Win 6.03
REGGAE_3.STY reggae style
key sig: C
play time: 7:20 at tempo 115
live sequence on channel 4 was recorded
at tempo 115, in many takes,
bass line first, w/ lots of overdubbing,
but no quantizing, and few corrections:
_ch _track_ _voice_
4 melody 03 electric grand piano
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 36 fretless bass
3 piano 75 recorder
7 guitar 30 overdriven guitar
8 horns (not used)
6 strings (not used)
do you have any favorite sequences
or sources 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.
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 two.
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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