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Hans, Thank you. Joliz and I are grateful for the kind words. Appreciate the comments on the guitar as well. Bob
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Chay, Thanks very much. We both appreciate your kind words and review. Bob
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Hi Herb! I don’t use any AI vocals, but that is a really good summary of the options for those of us that don’t know much about the topic. Thanks! Andrew
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John, Thanks so much. Very appreciated. Bob
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I build my own de-esser from EQ and remixed this song. I hope it now sounds better and my esses won't disturb anymore.
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Great subject matter Hans, and supported well with the instrument choices and style. I can relate to the subject, as I often wonder where someone is, what they look like and what they're doing. In fact I've just located a cousin I last saw in the 1970s. We'll catch up soon and share life stories for the last 50 years soon. That aside, the song is very listenable. I particularly enjoyed the solo, but everything is great. Kind regards
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Hi, Bob! This is a really nice folk rock styled tune. It's also what I call lyric writing! You are the minstrel...a storyteller with tunes. Most of the time I just write words and I don't consider myself a lyricist. Also, you have unique and expressive vocals that stand out. John
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Wow, what nice comments! Hey, BD, thank you very much and that's a wonderful compliment from you! Your songs are terrific. John Hi, Andrew! Thank you for listening...twice! I've used Clay Collins for vocals on a few of my songs but I don't think he's available anymore. I always enjoy it when I come up with a catchy upbeat tune. It's always delightful to get a message from you. I really enjoy your tunes as well. John Thank you, Bob, AurealiusB, and WaoBand, for your comments and enjoyment of the song! Hi, Mario! I think the music industry lost the craft of songwriting a couple of decades ago. I've noticed the lyrics are sung in 32nd and 64th notes instead of the 8th and 16th notes we grew up with. And there's nothing like a catchy upbeat tune as well! Thank you very much for your comments, especially the one where we need more music like this! I'll treasure that! John Hi, KDYa! I got a comment from Art Corey that he thought it was too short, too. Well, short and sweet! I've asked him to get on the forums because he's the one who introduced me to Band in a Box! Anyway, I'm happy you enjoyed the song. Thank you very much! John
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Hi John That's a fine song, well written and played. Clay has done a great job on the vocals for you, he's given it an extra texture. Only downside, it was over too soon! Another great song from and for you. Kind regards
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That's a top contemporary rock ballad BD. Loved the mix, style and instrumentation. You're on top form and onto a winner with this one. Excellent, kind regards.
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I am using this to practice timing with. How can I get a loud metronome sound to click throughout. I can barely hear the native metronome at level 127. Thanks. Michael
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Hi John, Please revisit your initial post. There is a button at the bottom of the initial post that marks the thread as resolved. That will help others when searching for a solution to the same issue. Also, once you have the program working like you want there are selections to save and load settings. If you have to reset to factory settings you can load your settings in a few seconds.
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Yep, happiness is definitely green! Love the instrumentation in this, including the fiddle solo. Hi WB. Thank you heaps for having a listen. I appreciate your comments, too. When it comes to instrumentation, I'm definitely not in your league. I always admire what you do immensely. Thanks again, --Noel
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If I'm reading his Wiki right (and if the Wiki is right), "The Gambler" was his first hit as a songwriter. He wrote it when he was 25. He went on to co-write 24 more songs that topped the country charts. But "The Gambler" was a heck of a jump start, wasn't it...
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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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