Well, here it is!
A 72 page booklet showing the Biab user how to take their favorite midi file and turn it into a style.

Who can benefit from this booklet?

    Any intermediate level PC Biab version 9 user who has a midi file they would like to make into a style.
    Any intermediate level PC Biab version 7 through 2005 user who can take what I show for version 9 and adapt it to their version.

Who does not need this booklet.
    Any PC user who does not know how to cut and paste in a midi sequencer. ( I can't show you this because there are so many different sequencers.)
    Any PC user who doesn't know how to print out a copy of what's on their monitor. (I'll try to show you how to do this.)
    Any PC user who does not know a little bit about music and can't tell the difference between, let's say, a walking bass and a straight bass, or drums with hats and drums without hats.
    Any Biab user who's confused and can't find a menu item like "New - Make a New Style" because the booklet shows it under the "User" menu (in version 9) but a more recent version has move it to a new location.

    Seriously,
    if you don't know your way around your PC,
    if you don't know how to operate a midi sequencer,
    or if you are a Biab beginner;
    don't order this booklet.
    I do not want you to waste your money in frustration and be angry at me.

In addition, though you can use these techniques in Biab, versions 7 through 2005, this is not a tutorial on how to use the new "midi to style" wizard available in newer versions! Instead, of using a "wizard" you will use your ears and your brain to make better decisions than a software "wizard" might make.

However, with these warnings out of the way, let me now tell you about the booklet.
    Within its pages, you will find the following contents to be used with Biab for the PC.
    In essense, it is a guided tour, in which you and I will take the midi file, "12mid.mid", apart to create a style called "12mid.sty".
    Each page has step by step instructions, including screenshot of Biab, version 9, showing what to do to create the 12mid.sty.
    In addition, you will receive all of the files I used to create the 12mid.sty, so you can compare the ones you make to the ones I made.
Below are the contents from the booklet.

Table of Contents  
I. Getting the Parts (8 pages in length) How to get the critical parts from a midi file.
Drums What drums do you really need?
Bass Get the those important bars.
Piano Finding those essential piano patterns.
Guitar How to get and control that rhythm guitar part.
Important Note on Controllers and Bends Biab needs controller resets to work properly.
Strings Choose and tame the riffs for your style.
Additional Strings How to get more riffs.
Melody and Intro/Middle Select your melodic parts.
II. Preparing the source Midi Files (2 pages in length) What to do before you import.
Patches What to do with those patches.
Controllers and Wheel Events Reset those controllers and bends.
III. Importing the Drums (8 pages in length) How to import the drums.
Setup the Style Set up the new style.
Import the Drums How to "import drums from .mid to drum grid".
IV. Importing the Bass (14 pages in length) How to import the bass. Screenshot from the booklet.
Using Biab's "Map to C7" feature How to use the "map to C7" feature.
Import the Bass from the Melody Import those bass patterns.
V. Importing the Piano (8 pages in length) How to import the piano.
Step by Step Instructions Pull in the piano parts.
VI. Importing the Rhythm Guitar (6 pages in length) How to import the guitar.
Step by Step Instructions Import that strumming guitar.
VII. Importing the Strings (14 pages in length) How to import the lead guitar riffs.
Step by Step Instructions Bring in those lead licks.
VIII. Importing Additional Strings - Harmonica (6 pages in length) How to import additional intruments.
Step by Step Instructions Hey, its got a harmonica. No problem.
IX Creating the Song (4 pages in length) Putting the song together.
Step by Step Instructions Use that F5 key.
X. Clean Up(2 pages in length) Clean up the Biab directory.
Included Files These are the files I used.
Original.mid file This was the starting point, the original midi file I found.
Drum.mid, Bass.mid, Gtr.mid, Harm.mid, Piano.mid, String.mid All of the midi source parts to be imported.
Melody.mid and Middle.mid More source parts to be imported.
12mid.sty The basic style created from the source midi parts.
12mida-f.styles (guitar riffs), 12midh1-h5.styles (harmonica) The 11 substyles created from the source midi parts.
12mid.mgu The created song that plays in Biab.
12mid.mid file The midi file created in Biab from 12mid.mgu

If you are interested in learning "How to Create a Style From a Midi File", email me , requesting information on the booklet.
I will then send you "12midsty.zip", a demonstration file along with information on how to order and purchase the booklet.

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