The Yancey Special
by Meade `Lux' Lewis
© 1938
keywords: 30's slow blues boogie reggae MIDI Band-in-a-Box live sequence
Meade Lux Lewis tribute to Jimmy Yancey
file: YANSPE.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
9-10-95 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: 6:39 at tempo 94
live sequence on channel 4 was recorded
at tempo 94, in 3 takes, no overdubbing,
no quantizing, no 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 39 synth bass 1
3 piano 27 jazz electric guitar
7 guitar (not used)
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 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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