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Noel, Thank you for such a thoughtful and in depth review. We always appreciate hearing from you and truly appreciate your support and kindness. Bob
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Also, Don was a member of the Grand Ol' Opry even though he was much better known as a songwriter than performer. Thanx, I didn't know that.
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You should have been a powerpop star in the 80s. Clever and amusing lyrics. A good song to be on the X-Files soundtrack. Another catchy chorus in a superb production. Again, those BGVs are so delightful to my ears. THANKS, Scott. In my dreams, I *AM* a powerpop STAR back in the 1980s. Those were good times. But then I wake up... Ha! Ron, This song is incredibly catchy. The lyrics seem to be a reference to the upcoming release of UFO information soon in U.S.A. The sound is a bit Beach Boys-esque. The vocals are fantastic. Enjoyed my listen a lot. Best regards. Shigeki Adachi Thank you, Shigeki. Yes, I think my lyricist seized on that topic for inspiration. But then he took it to unexpected places, didn't he? Now that you mention it, I MAY have been channeling some Mike Love on this one. Huh! I always loved to sing along to their stuff and they STILL are the template for vocal arrangements in my book of opinons. But I'm sure that they have influenced me in many ways that I don't even fully comprehend. Appreciate the listen!
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Superb, Hans! Great concept and executed in a unique but compelling way. The unpredictably winding chord progression reflects the uncertainty of the narrator in a very cool way. GREAT lead vocals. LOVE the multiple harmony voices. The entire arrangement and mix are outstanding. The ending is indeed hopeful, though happy endings to these tales are SO rare. The last held note might have decayed a bit more naturally, but, like relationships, songs can end in unexpectedly abrupt ways, can't they? Fantastic stuff.
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OK, all fixed now. Earlier, I'd done the "Amost all" reset to factory settings and now performing the reset "All" has fixed the problem. The obvious hint I'd overlooked was, "including MIDI driver and patch map". But thanks for looking in Jim.
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Thanks Jim, good suggestions, but no joy. No telling how long I've been running version 1113, since I'd assumed the check-for-updates function was accurate. But, I've now updated to 1114 and did the Styles rebuild, but still getting those warning messages. I have been using a lot of styles lately while creating quick-and-dirty practice backing tracks for a setlist for a band I'm filling in with, so it appears something's gone wonky with styles. Interesting that, as far as I can tell, everything seems to be working and sounding just fine after I get through those "Your current drum kit ... " warnings.
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Hi Hans! Those instruments do work well together! Good choices. The 3/4 time was a good choice also. My ears are now attuned to the sound of a minor iv chord, and I’m sure you featured this in your song - it’s a sound that never grows tired IMHO. I love it when the BVs come in for the chorus - that sounds like there are many others singing along that have the same thoughts as you. I would have preferred the soloists to be a little louder during the solo (or the piano softer) but this was only because I read the ‘solo’ heading to that section, otherwise I wouldn’t have noticed - it is so good anyway. Loved it! Andrew
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+++ Here +++ is a link to a Native Instruments article listing the virtual instrument links.
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The first thing I would try is to update BiaB 2024 to Build 1114 and then perform a Styles (slow or fast) rebuild. [url=https://www.pgmusic.com/support_windowsupdates.htm#1114][/url]
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Also, Don was a member of the Grand Ol' Opry even though he was much better known as a songwriter than performer.
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He was a great songwriter for sure. RIP Don
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Wonderful that everyone teamed together to help you find a viable solution. It is one of the reasons why checking the PGMusic Forum is a daily activity when I have my morning coffee.
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Thank you AudioTrack, Joseph Land, rharv, Rustyspoon and Mike Halloran! And of course, Google, where I wasted hours to find inaccurate and outdated info galore! I've learned a lot more about this topic than I ever wanted to know! (And a lot of it was remembering what I had learned 20 years ago and forgotten!) - the audio CD standard was not designed to have embedded metadata in the same way we embed it into mp3s - WAV files do not seem to reliably accept/retain metadata - there are a TON of metadata tags you can use once you know about them - these can be embedded using certain types of software - Windows File Explorer handles metadata inconsistently and I'd say very poorly - you can embed metadata in one program and then it won't show up in another program - Windows takes Publisher and shows it as Producers - there is something called CD-Text that can record some metadata - BUT, after your best efforts, there are CD players out there that will ignore your meticulously crafted metadata So, below is what I ended up doing for my songs, - decided ALL of my songs will be rendered as FLAC since 1) it is lossless, 2) it has smaller filesizes and 3) it supports metadata - used MP3Tag to add all of the metadata I want. It is super powerful allowing you to add a ton of metadata fields that simply don't appear in other tools I was using before. I even added embedded lyrics in each of my songs! - I used the free burnaware to allow me to add metadata for the album via CD-Text - now I have this set of songs on an audio CD that will display metadata if the CD player handles it - and I have a set of files I can submit to Bandcamp as FLAC that will have metadata so anyone who downloads them should be able to access that metadata Thanks to everyone for the advice!
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Bob, Thanks so much for your very positive feedback! I really appreciate it and it means a lot to me. This song has been locked up for decades, lost in time but not forgotten. AurealiusB
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Thanks so much Hans! Very beautiful compliments indeed. Kathy and I have been really great friends, however distant, for many years. It's an interesting story how Kathy and I met, and how I sat around for years putting music to her great lyrics. I have another long-time friend and songwriter (Michael) who I've spent many hours with discussing and sharing ideas about music and lyrics.
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Thanks so much Mario! Yes, I wanted to create a great dance groove for Kathy's lyrics. As for your question: I don't know, Kathy was probably rhyming with the word "pants". From the Build lyrics leading to the Chorus: You talk about the girls wearing black leather pants, You talk about the Russians I bet you talk to your plants! We still got the time, give me a chance, Baby won’t you . . shut up and dance, I wish that you would . . shut up and dance. The song also appears to describe, at least partly, a person who talks a lot (in a humorous way of course!).
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Suddenly this morning, on every song, and every time BIAB rebuilds a song, I get warning messages cycling through "Current drum kit has no base, snare, closed hi hat, open hi hat," but then the song plays perfectly with drums. Resetting to factory settings didn't help and these are BIAB files (mostly Real Track) that I've been using for years. It's been working fine until now. I'm using BIAB 2024 (1113) Audiophile.
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Living in what wasn’t yet called the Silicon Valley, I was an alpha tester. It didn’t have near the functionality of the Apple II introduced four years earlier but Lotus changed that soon enough.
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Wow Floyd that is really well written and arranged . . . It's another of yours that goes in my "Damn I wish I'd wrote that" listen to list! I'm jealous as I have never been able to write a 'good' song for a female vocalist. A couple duets I think are really good is as close as I ever got. My only nit pick would be the AI vocal. Now I probably wouldn't have noticed had I not known it was AI but there are some odd tones and artifacts if you really listen. Almost but not quite human sounding yet. Absolutely great song though - someone like Carry Underwood could probably make that a big hit Thanks! Much appreciated. The bit of artifacts in the vocals are not a real concern since this will be part of a whole storyboard for the show and is, therefore, "good enough" for those purposes.... I love the feminine side of FJ. The tech did a great job of retaining the you in that vocal...I can hear "you" singing it as "she" does it. The double tracking/bvox work a treat too. The song - excellent. Perhaps you should duet with you on a new one. Excellent song, production & mix. Thanks a bunch, ray.... Good one! What an ambitious and creative project, which of course you completed with ease. I can most definitely hear you, Floyd, your style and delivery, in the Audimee generated vocal. Thanks, Scott...
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I hadn’t heard. Thanks for posting.
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Floyd, You are always so kind. Thank you so much for the great review. We both appreciate it. Bob
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Google is your friend. It is possible to burn Red Book compatible CDs in Win 11. Tons of how-to videos and Microsoft has support docs. You are no longer able to enter metadata, though—that was removed a year ago IIRC. Many of us use dedicated mastering apps for the purpose—far more convenient and most are not very expensive. These apps walk you through entering your metadata, ISRC and bar codes. The ones I use are Mac only but there are plenty available for Windows. I also print small runs to inkjet compatible CD/DVD blanks. Although commercial disk printers are still available, there is only one new reasonably priced all-in-one printer on the US market anymore. The Epson XP 7100 is quite good and works with a number of graphic apps. It is also a very good photo printer. I bought it after my trusty Epson c309a popped an error message and I found broken plastic parts on the shelf below.
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That's a great love song. Excellent vocal and mix. Much enjoyed! Bob
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Legendary country music songwriter Don Schlitz passed away on April 17, 2026, at the age of 73 following a sudden illness . Known for writing hits like Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler" and Randy Travis' "Forever and Ever, Amen," Schlitz was a Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy winner He wrote "When You Say Nothing at All" (Keith Whitley/Alison Krauss) and many others A staple in Nashville, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame His songwriting shaped the sound of modern country music, often telling stories that defined generations He will be missed .
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