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A big THANK YOU to the entire PG team. You guys are the best  ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/images/icons/default/thumbs_up.gif) Without your software and the amazing community you’ve built here on this forum, I definitely wouldn’t have started songwriting when I joined in 2022.
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Sinatra in Paris. Way cooler than in New York. Even though I normally don't listen to this kind of music, it's really well done, and you've found the perfect singer. Well done, Laurent
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Thanks, Marty. More infotainment coming soon.
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Have been trying to find a simple way (preferably no more than a mouse click or two) of listening to a melody produced in Melodist using the instrument associated with that chosen melody and then changing to piano for comparison. As an example, if I choose ‘Melody 91’ (Bossa Trumpet) to go to Melody track in the mixer it, of course, plays trumpet. Hoping to get it to change to piano easily, used a Kontakt piano instrument via ‘Plugins’ on the melody track. Had hoped, using melody track plugin’s ‘bypass‘ setting, (right click on VST name for associated menu) that it would switch the Kontakt piano out, returning to trumpet sound. However, it simply mutes the piano sound without enabling trumpet to be heard. Any thoughts please on if this can be achieved easily? I realise there are ways of changing instruments associated with any Melodist melody, but I’d like to be able to listen to melodies produced with intended instruments, then quickly swop to piano sound, and back again.
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Hi Hans. Yes, often a song flows from one word. You did well on this. Your vocal is sincere and the tracks are very appropriate for the lyrics. Mix is great. Good work. Vic
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Very cool, clever and enjoyable blues romp!
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You did well on this one, Laurent. Sounds a pro production. Vic
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That's very kind of you: ) As per your signature, I hope "it blooms for you"
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We’re able to duplicate it if the bottom monitor is the Primary one are working on a fix for this. Thanks.
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I almost will always create a backing track first, and then try to create a melody to fit. Once that's done, I try to - as David said - figure out what fits the "vibe". I imagine what person might be singing the lyrics, how they're feeling, what is causing that feeling. I'll often work out the "story" first in the verse, and then try to come up something that summarizes that in the chorus. And then it's time for endless rewrites to make it conform to a structure - moving lyrics about, discarding ideas that don't support the focus and replacing them with something that hopefully works better. It's a pretty backwards way of doing things, because I'll often start with no idea what the song will be about. It's a long process of discovery.
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B.D., We appreciate the kind words. Thank you so much. Bob
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Thanks to PG Music for this great music-making tool! Without BiaB, I wouldn't be able to be making music because it's the backbone of my process. More importantly, thanks for providing space for this wonderfully supportive community!
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I agree with Floyd 100%. I want to add a thank you to Dr. Gannon and his staff for not only their fantastic BiaB but also for their generosity. I am honored to be included on this list with all of those outstanding musicians.
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Yes I have two monitors and that seems to be the issue. I have a Macbook pro 16 inches late 2019 2,4 GHz Intel Core i9 8 core AMD Radeon Pro 5500M 8 GB Intel UHD Graphics 630 1536 MB 64 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 Supplementary Monitor is an LG Ultra HD 27 inches connected via SS When I unplug the monitor, I see the Notation populated. If I plug it back, the notation becomes empty. If I select movable Notation Window it works even when the supplementary monitor is plugged. So the issue seems to be related only to the docked windows on a 2 monitors configuration.
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Hi Soren. Nice sound you have here. Vic
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Hi Rob. It's incredible how these AI voices work. It works well with the lyrics. Very smooth arrangement. Vic
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Thanks so much to all the folks at PGMusic. You perform magic in your upgrades every year, and are always so pleasent when we need to talk with you. You're all the best, and thanks for a place where some of the most fun folks can gather to prove it. Thank you for this recognition when in reality every song i post is more to say thank you, PGMusic people; look what we wrote together. Congratulations to all of the winners. Each and every one of you makes life so much better. And yes, Floyd (my favorite lyricist) says it all so much better in the first comment.
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Hi folks, The winners are posted by Dr. Gannon on the showcase forum. Congrats to all! J&B
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Lyric notions typically come to Bud when biking or hiking and a quick note is made of them. Often they are developed sitting on our porch in the midst of a forest. It’s not unusual for a collection of seemingly unrelated lines to be tweaked into a single narrative. Our 90+ collabs over the years with master writer floyd Jane taught Bud 99% of what he knows about writing. Our next step is Janice works with Bud to make sure she can feel a meter and that the lyric is as she says “singable.” She also offers narrative tweaks. Next she sits down with her old Martin D-18 and develops a melody/progression. Bud occasionally has input into the progression. And our music partner PeterF provides excellent input. J&B
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I'm a delphi developer, and my opinion is that the native Apple Silicon Delphi compiler has a lot of bugs still. If Embarcadero fixes them, then it's possible for BIAB 2028 to exist on time. If not. well. I don't work for PG, I don't have inside info and if I did I wouldn't say, but my guess is, nobody knows. Dare I suggest a ClaudeCode assisted migration to freepascal, and a rebuild of the LCL to support BIAB? :-) W
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I never remember if the old 49er packs are included in the updates, either.
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Everything floyd so eloquently said and we are honored to be included. This is our 15th year on the forum and your product continues to bring us great joy along with the friends we have made here. Thank you! Janice and Bud
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Peter & Team, It's amazing, it's an honor, it's just so completely wonderful all around. I appreciate it so much - thank you! Congratulations to all the other great artists here, too! Bob
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As usual, Floy said everything I would have said better than I ever would have said it. THANK YOU!
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