That is an epic production and we agree with all the comments about the arrangement. We much like the vocal -- perhaps because Janice is also a contralto. No need to parse it out. We'd rather watch it again. Happy Holidays, J&B
Muţsumesc, Janice şi Bud. An nou fericit! (That's your actual Romanian).
Everything you do is so professional. I wrote several long paragraphs about this problem and then deleted them. I don't have answers. But it seems apparent to me that people don't care enough about the dilemma to solve it. That's all I'll say.
Thank you for your nice comment, Rob I don't have answers either. And I also know that I cannot change the world. But from time to time, I can make the world for some people a little less miserable for a day or two.
Chorusless seems to be the new trend for 2026 Good song, I like the contrast between the gentle backing band and the (unfortunately) still relevant lyrics. And as far as production goes, it's as good as it gets. Excellent
Wow! This is a very interesting song (and I mean that in the best possible way), which had me captivated until the very end and beyond... Lots of little details to discover and one of the best vocal performances I've heard from you. At first, I thought the chorus was a bit too crowded, but after the second chorus, it's clear that it has to be exactly that way. Great work, my new favorite of yours. Enjoyed my listens. A lot
Not Today Here's my end-of-year contribution. Just a simple song. The Wrecking Crew: No AI (obviously) RT1255 Bass, Electric, PopShiningA-B RT2666 Pedal Steel, Rhythm LushChordsSlow Ujam Virtual Pianist-Relic: Ujam Finisher-Neo NI Electric Vintage NI Picked Acoustic NI Strummed Acoustic 2 Drums on Demand - Ballads and Slow Groove/Lotta Hat: Ujam Finisher-Dynamo It was yesterday With no tomorrow When she said It will be ok I’ve been searching Trying to find her And I will It’s not today Living is hard Since she’s gone away Her picture is hanging on my wall A thousand words left unsaid The future matters not at all I’ve been drawn, quartered, and bled I felt broken gutter beaten When she said It will be ok I’ve been searching Trying to find her And I will It’s not today Living is hard Since she’s gone away Her picture is hanging on my wall A thousand words left unsaid The future matters not at all I’ve been drawn, quartered, and bled My heart is empty Lacerated And I think I might be ok Living is hard Since she’s gone away
That was a surprise. I was expecting your patented power-pop sound, but instead I heard a delightful acoustic folk song. Excellent through and through.
Well done, easy. Sung well and expressively. I like what you did with the ending. All dog lovers can empathize. Too bad our friends don't have a longer lifespan. My favorite ode to a dog song is "All Good Things" by Klaatu.
Remember Roe versus Wade? Final law right! Well, not even.
Good analogy. That was a court decision, never a law. Congress coulda' shoulda' codified that—or something—into law but never did. So much of Copyright is in that same legal limbo. When rewriting the Copyright Act in 1976, did we address the PROs? Nope. We let the Consent Decrees from 1939 stand even though they only covered ASCAP and BMI. Still a big mess.
"Every track will then appear and cannot be hidden unless you unfreeze them. Are you getting the same thing happen?" I don't follow. Are you saying if you freeze Master (all tracks) and click "Hide Inactive" you get > "Every track will then appear"?
Thanks for sharing those vids guys, I hadn't seen them. I'd forgotten about his collab with Beth Hart; what a duo. And Joe BonaMonster? I love it. Maybe there is something to this 10,000 hr thing; at the minimum, it seems one has to pay their dues if success is desired, and even then no guarantees.
Okay, I like this feature too. But this morning I realized that I've gotten so used to the new 2026 ergonomics (not even 1 month!) that I was slightly confused when switching back to the 2025 version. For a few long seconds, I couldn't find the Tracks view anymore. I'd have a hard time going back.
Coincidentally I just watched an interview with Joe last night, and one of the things he was asked about was the 10,000 hours thing. He figured by the time he turned pro at age 12 he had around 8,000 hours under his belt. Interview is well worth watching if you are a fan:
Just delete the desktop shortcut, right-click on E:\bb\bbw64.exe (on the new drive), and select 'Send to Desktop (create shortcut)' The new desktop shortcut will launch BIAB from the new drive.
That's neat, though I notice I don't have that option on my Win11 machine. I do have "Pin to Start", which would be my personal choice. I also have the option of creating a link, which could then be dragged to the desktop.
This button means so much to me that I reinstalled version 1128 just to take the photo.
I've reinstalled 2024 it just so that I can have the functionality back. I use it for the same reason as ShawnR mentioned. For me, partial regenerations are unusable without it as it's the only way to fix all redundant overlaps which get created. If it isn't re-implemented then this is another massive step backwards.
If it is by design then it's an odd behaviour and it didn't do this in previous versions, at least not before v2024. For example, hide your unused tracks and then click on "Freeze All". Every track will then appear and cannot be hidden unless you unfreeze them. Are you getting the same thing happen?
Band-in-a-Box 2026 Video: The Newly Designed Piano Roll Window
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Band-in-a-Box 2026 Video: AI Stems & Notes - split polyphonic audio into instruments and transcribe
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No need to parse it out. We'd rather watch it again. Happy Holidays, J&B![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/images/icons/default/thumbs_up.gif){kind=icon}
I don't have answers either. And I also know that I cannot change the world. But from time to time, I can make the world for some people a little less miserable for a day or two.
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