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In high school I knew a fellow musician with perfect pitch. He told me he hated it! He said anything that was off in a band, chorus, or music in general drove him up a wall. He went on to college and we lost touch. Levitin spends a lot of time talking about pitch. Pitch is so important that the brain represents it directly; unlike almost any other musical attribute, we could place electrodes in the brain and be able to determine what pitches were being played to a person just by looking at the brain activity. And although music is based on pitch relations rather than absolute pitch values, it is paradoxically, these absolute pitch values that the brain is paying attention to throughout its different stages processing.
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It's a very beautiful song with remarkable vocal quality. The guitars are also very good. Great work. Laurent Thanks! We are happy you liked both the vocals and guitar. J&B
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Well deserved ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/images/icons/default/thumbs_up.gif) I'm halfway through your EP and there isn't a single song I don't like. Excellent! Thanks man and we appreciate you checking the additional tunes! J&B
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My new favorite from you, I really like the Rock vibe happening. Great groove and feel. Also like your vocal, and good to hear you playing too. Excellent! Thanks Dave! I would prefer to play more of my own content, but also recognise this is a Showcase of BIAB, so I make sure there is some BIAB content, and because I use BIAB a lot in the development of a song idea, I like to leave enough in there that illustrates this. Nice, relaxed song. It has a bit of an '80s vibe. The lyrics do evoke a different feeling than the song's atmosphere. Funny! The guitar playing underlines that relaxed feeling perfectly! And your vocals (and the BG vocals) also fit very well. And these lines in your lyrics I like very much: "You say it’s time for a revolution, But I say you gotta deserve it first" Thanks Hans! Regarding the music and lyrics having different intent, I had never thought of that. It makes me wonder what the song would be like if it had a different, more positive lyric? Hmmm. You've got me thinking ... but not enough to go through the effort. :grin This Is Cool! I like everything about it - the write, the vocals and BGVs, the playing, the production. (I listened to both) A super catchy chorus. I hear the "Stones thing", but to my ear it is very early-Neil-Young-y (a very cool thing). Thanks Floyd - I might have to go and listen to early Neil Young to understand what you are hearing. Andrew, talk about an evolution! Revolution went through many phases didn't it! Super vocal and lyrics. Super groove and backing tracks. This is an excellent song. Thanks Mario - I can safely say I won't be touching this song for a long time, so in that sense, the song was only fit enough to survive this long! Thank you to all for your wonderful comments and for listening! Andrew
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David, That’s very kind. Thank you. Bob
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Pete, this is one of your best. Great vocal and interplay with the lead guitar - brilliant work Loved that bass line and groove! Great lyrics and mix. Loved it
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CArl, what a masterpiece. Loved that nylon guitar lead. Those arpeggiated chords fit perfectly Those strings were icing on the cake. Super mix. Loved it
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Brian, I had a flashback to my trip to the Caribbean! Many thanx for that! An outstanding song Loved the groove and instrumentation. Outstanding mix Loved it. PS - Are you a Marty Robbins fan?
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David, you do absolutely fantastic with those synth voices. You make them sound real. Loved the groove and the backing band. You can never go wrong with a Maj 7 chord. Super mix Loved it. PS - I am also a big fan of the UFX Reverb.
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Andrew, talk about an evolution! Revolution went through many phases didn't it! Super vocal and lyrics. Super groove and backing tracks. This is an excellent song.
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Carl, you made that accordion talk! Super melody and chord progression. The piano and guitar is perfect for your leads. Super mix. An excellent composition and super chops on all of your instruments.
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Donny, it sounds like you are really tired. Am I right? Regardless this is a good song. I didn't mind all of those bends, they sounded OK to me. Keep on busking.
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Hi Janice and Bud. This is exceptional listening. I love this song. Janice's vocals are a perfect fit; Peter's guitar playing is an equally perfect fit, and the production is outstanding. Honestly, the three of you deserve all the credit and exposure that comes you way. You have well and truly earned it and deserve it. As an aside, I have to say that it's amazing to hear what Band In A Box can do when it underpins musical expertise such as yours. I was completely captivated by this presentation. --Noel
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Hi Bob. My gosh! As David has said, this truly is a "compelling listen". Even here in Australia we are aware of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address. This is powerful and the backing is perfect. When the violin enters the arrangement, it mesmerises and captures the solemness and reverance of this whole musical experience. Every way I look at this, it is stunning. --Noel
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Going through Minor Medical stuff no time Om
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Hey Janne. Wow! What an amazing work. You are truly a highly creative inventor when it comes to writing, arranging and producing music. This is first-class listening. I love your choice of voices and choice of instruments. Simply stunning. I also really like the major-to-minor key change. And using the more classic-voice sounding Lang Chuan vocals with the chorus was an excellent idea. The two different voices worked well together because of the way you arranged them. It felt like they belonged together. This is quite an amazing musical journey and definitely a creation to be proud of. --Noel P.S. I was super-impressed that you chose to be inspired by Australia. Mind you, I'm a bit biased because I happen to think that I live in one of the best countries on Earth. 
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He meant ARA2. It's a brand new product so it definitely uses the state of the art in ARA2. It has only been tested and certified in Studio One 7.2.3 > Studio Pro 8. This is primarily due to its integrated into the Effects Browser of the DAW. It is an integrated process of dragging from the browser tab to the arrangement in the song. Also, for a DAW to be compatible it has to support ARA2 and a chord track. The VST3 plugin version is complete stand alone process.
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Hey floyd. This is brilliant. Awesomeness on steroids! You really have a flair for creating entertaining comedy. Your live shows must have been excellent evenings for folks. I was reminded of "Reverend Bob's Beer and BBQ Big Tent Bible Revival." I love all the alliteration and the internal rhymes, and the story really drives along in a cascade of humorous images. It's like white-water rafting in the form of music. Honestly, I have no hope of ever being able to write a song like this however much I would like to. So I just sit back and admire and respect the black-belt level songwriting mastery that leads to such outstanding writing, arranging, performing and producing. I thoroughly enjoyed listening --Noel
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Another good 'un, Pete. Uplifting, impassioned vocals and I love how Brent's guitar dances around between the lyric lines. Top stuff! Thank you, can't beat a bit of Mr Mason on the guitar! I'm glad you liked it👍 Pete. Love the sound. Catchy chorus! The vocal is a bit hot, but more than fine enough for demoing the song. Nice! Once again, thank you David, it is appreciated 👍 Hi Pete! I love the energy in this one - matches the enthusiasm in the lyrics. As Rob commented, that lead dances nicely around the vocals - also with a lot of energy. The 5th line of the chorus - maybe her name will be ‘Grace’?  Well done! Andrew Thank you Andrew, I wanted to try to give it some energy and I'm glad that came over 👍 Nicely done, Pete. Exuberant band and super vocals. Like the stereo image of the rhythm guitars bouncing off of each other, and the lead lines fit in nicely , too. Excellent job all the way around. Ron, thank you. I was quite pleased with the guitar I must admit! So pleased you enjoyed it 👍
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Hi Carl! Such glorious chord movement in this piece - noted around the 3:50 mark - I was so touched I let out a ‘groan of awe’ as it sounded one marvellous chord after another - accentuated by your fine melody. So good, I’m going to have to analyse this to see what was happening ‘under the hood’. Well done! Andrew
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Hi Floyd, I totally agree; this is a great rocker and funny at the same time! The name you used in your lyrics (Willamena Wilhagen) sounds very Dutch, although we would write her name as 'Wilhelmina Wildhagen'. And I'll leave out how we pronounce it in our language... I bet there are quite a few people with that name here in the Netherlands. But back to your song; the lyrics are a real tongue-twister, but you make it sound so easy. The song immediately puts you in the mood to go wild, even when no one's around! I really enjoyed it, and I also remember you had more of those kinds of 'wild' rock songs. I'm always jealous of the ease with which you sing/play them. Hans
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Competition? No ======> Plucked instruments, easy of use, Limited in scope, quantity, complexity, and versatility Competition? No ======> Size of the library? Not for a now. Competition? No ======> No keyboard, brass, woodwind or strings. And subscription only Is competition good? Yes, But Tonalic is not a driver for innovation in BIAB. It's a mild, BIAB DAW Plug-in competitor which is a light, partial version of BIAB. BIAB is light years ahead in instruments, arrangement capability, RealTracks Library, Styles Library, MidiSuperTracks, MultiStyles, Playable RealTracks, as well as features, tools, processes and audio production capability for education, practice and learning. The list could go on and on.... What you may be missing is there are almost certainly many BIAB users (most?) who do not care about 90% of the things you mentioned; I am definitely one of those! To me, as a quick seeker of great guitar, bass and drum tracks, this looks like a serious competitor that will only get better. And I would bet they won't wait a full year between upgrades! Education, practice and learning are something I would suspect are not widely used BIAB features; when I bought the tutorial paks they appeared to have not been updated for over a decade. There are soooo many learning resources that are much easier to obtain and use than BIAB. As for being "light years ahead in instruments" I will admit BIAB has a LOT of instruments but honestly, they are starting to sound a lot alike! I mean, how many times can you hire Brent to play jangly country guitar and not start to sound the same? And so many of the instruments, at least a third, target music genres the vast majority have little interest in. Keys are available everywhere in advanced products like EZ Keys. Every other instrument you mentioned is also quite available and quite good in a variety of VSTi libraries. Finally, the BIAB search feature truly sucks so finding something in my massive pile of RealTracks is only getting more difficult with each release! As for subscription vs. purchase, I too am not fond of subscription-based software. But, form a purely financial perspective, my cost to own and upgrade BIAB has cost me more than $300 per year since 2012 so the cost of this subscription would not at all be out of line for what I already invest in BIAB. Obviously, as a BIAB deep power user, you are less inclined to see this product as a competitor. But, as a BIAB weakling, I welcome competition that provides just the tracks I need without 500 years of accumulated dust and grime and tacked-on features I'll never use!
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Hi Brian! Yeah, a great ‘island’ feel to your tune - that’s a really good style you found and built upon. Great nylon playing! May favourite part is the ‘tropical punches’ e.g. around 0:39. Well done! Andrew
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Hi Izzy, I loved what I heard. The song's structure is truly amazing; simple yet captivating. And at one point, the harmony vocals and some instruments come in. And then they disappear again. At one point, I was worried your voice wouldn't cut it, but you always manage. Yes, I loved it from the start. No special effects. Just you and the guitar, and then a bit more of that later. Amazing! And then the lyrics. Man, they're so good; "The lessons of love, like the breeze in the trees. Life is a game with no guarantees," or "No fire, no fight—just an open sky. Where your name doesn't hurt when I say goodbye." I wish I could write those lines. Again, beautiful, Izzy! Hans
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A cool song, Lee. I got the 'old days memories' back in my head with it. The harmonies are very smooth, well... everything sounds smooth. I can't see any 'but', no, just a lovely song about driving in the dirt. And what a place it is! Hans
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