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Initially I found it quite slow to build up a track but that is getting quicker as I get more familiar with the layout and functionality. It is usable on the small screen size but I am finding the same sort of issues that described. I downloaded Jazz Volume 2 onto my iPhone and have been playing around with it. If looking to develop improvisation skills or work with professionals who create music then wikiloops tracks can potentially give you that experience. Playing known tunes is OK, if that's where you want to wind up. Up to you if you post your rendition or not. Instead pick a category/genre and find a track you like. Don't treat this section like most forum threads by just going to the last track. It can be made simple by listening over and over, or you can challenge yourself to play along at the first hearing (real time advanced improv.) There's around 200 tracks there with more to come if people like/use them. You have the opportunity to be creative by hearing, playing and anticipating through the changes or modal backings. It's about being ORIGINAL and not just another copier. The challenge is to NOT have a known tune and the opportunity to fit your interpretation (melodic or otherwise) on to the backing. These are all originals categorized into genres with an example sax track and then the same without the sax for you to give a shot.
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I guess the second question would be.For those who are a bit more adventurous and DON'T wish to play standards the Cafe (this site) has a section under "your sound clips" called "Wikiloops Backing Tracks". I agree with you that the default midi sounds from IV and iRB leave a lot to be desired, but the ease of use is pretty great. You might not be able to compare the 2 if you've never touched Impro-visor, but it seems fairly basic in the tracks that it outputs, but you can easily input chords along the same lines as BIAB or iRealBook.
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that would make it more interesting than Visor? I assume one thing it does is give you control over what instruments you use. Does BIAB do anything special to the chords that I wouldn't get from ImproVisor? Does it add fills, rests etc. Kontakt looks very cool, been playing with the demo for a few minutes through GarageBand. One of the side benefits to putting the sounds into a sequencer is you can edit the really bad parts out There will ALWAYS be a cheese factor when using auto-accompaniment tools. I get better sounding results by exporting and using good quality sampled sounds. And ericdano, I do not agree about the real tracks - I tried them for a couple of tunes and found them to be out of time and just plain sound bad. This last step is important to me - I use sounds from Kontakt to play these tunes back, MUCH better than what comes with BIAB. Be sure to edit the track in "list view" and get rid of the MIDI controller messages at the beginning. Bass and drums is enough if you know the progression.Ĥ) export to a midi file and put it in your sequencer. (NOTE - I don't play pop or rock or funk music with BIAB, I just use it for playing over standards.)Ģ) turn off the strings, guitar, big band backing, etc.ģ) sometimes, turn off the piano too - this is for a workout, not a performance. I always use the "fast" styles intended for up tempo tunes, as the chords are more sparse. I use this approach when creating backing tracks:ġ) use one of the good jazz styles, like the Wynton Kelly or McCoy styles (or one of the latin styles for bossa/salsa). Forget the user interface on BIAB, it sucks, it always has sucked, and that's that.