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Andrew, Thanks - very appreciated. Bob
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Yes, I fully understand this but I was taught and I still believe the "strict music theory definition" of a chord. I agree. Despite the name, they're not chords. In the category of implied chords, it's sufficient in pop and jazz for the guitarist to play the root, third and seventh of the chord. That's because unlike ambiguous voicings, the third makes it enough to determine the chord type (major or minor) and the seventh the harmonic function. Heck, you can even just play the third and seventh, if you've got a bass player on the root. The implication is that the fifth is a perfect fifth, of course.
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Only saw this now. I experienced this last week on my one PC. I "abandoned" it after struggling for about an hour to stabilise it and contuued on my second one which worked fine. In the afternoon I retried number one and it was fine. I concluded that it must have been a Windows 11 uodate which was running in the background and somehow hogged all the resources. (At time Task Manager showed +-30% resource utilization)
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There are so many RealTracks that I had a hardtime browsing them. What I did was create an external RealTrack Card Index files put into an accordion index card holder. I got an index a-z card guides and organized the Real Tracks by going through all of them and assigning them to the letter that they would belong to. So Funk would be on F, Folk would be on F, Guitar would be on G, Horns would be on H anyways I did this for all 488 Real Tracks but I just read that styles are not the same as RealTracks. So I will look that over. I was also able to get 330 tracks on the alphabetical dividers, So it is doable for anyone. I plan to randomize out of those 488 styles
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Good info in the responses to the OP. I would add one suggestion and that is to be sure the new computer is capable of utilizing at least two monitors, and a third would be nice in case of future need/want. HDMI, DisplayPort, USB-C (with video capability) are all good, provided your monitor that you're currently using supports those ports or could with the use of the appropriate adapter. Avoid VGA and USB (A and non C-video) adapters. Be sure the ports are built into the computer via the motherboard. I'm using three monitors and can't live without two and would hate to give up my third, but it's more convenience than anything for it. Two are a definite necessity for me. BTW, FWIW I'm using a AMD Ryzen 7 5700G CPU w/ integrated Radeon Graphics. I use this setup for heavy Photoshop, Lightroom photo processing, Davinci Resove video post processing and I'm using Reaper as well as BIAB and everything works just fine with that CPU, so no worries in the horsepower dept. (Although one could always use more horsepower, even if it isn't really necessary ....... )
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Ron, Janne, Lee , Andrew ,B.D., Mario Marty & Scott Thank you all for your comments and kind words. much appreciated. Izzy.
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Thank you DC. I'll keep an eye on Trackspacer, sounds like a good plugin to have. As you say, i'll wait until its on sale....everything sounds expensive when it's converted into Aussie dollars!! Thank you for listening, kind regards
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Also, in BassThumper's example of the Dsus2 chord; depending on the chords around it, it could be an A7/D (implying the root and third) .. actually likely in some scenarios So it's still a bit 'ambiguous' without the other information (chords around it) As for power chords; it usually is 3 notes; root, 5th and octave above root! <grin> /sorry, had to for the lulz
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Respect Yourself ! Hi, this is a live busking track, I am playing with the BiaB soundtrack, singing and playing lead guitar, the mix is a little off in that my lead guitar isn't mixed well at the end, but busking is busking. Thanks for listening. ****** Song Summary ************* Title: Respect Yourself File:Respect Yourself.SGU Key=Bm , Tempo 112, Length (m:s)=2:34 8 bar intro, 20 bar chorus, from bar 9 to bar 28. Repeat x3 choruses No Melody No Soloist track. Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0, Style is _METTLE.STY (Mettle Gritty Country Blues) Style MIDI Instruments are : 17/1 Detuned Drawbar Organ, GM2 Bank 1, RealTracks in style: 1417:Bass, Electric, RootsRock Ev 100 RealTracks in style: 2634:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm CountryBluesRock Ev 110 RealTracks in style: 2635:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm CountryBluesRockHigh Ev 110 RealTracks in song: 2346:Horn Section, Rhythm, Funk 2-part, Ev 110 RealDrums in style:NashvilleEven8^5-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride ******************* Donny G
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A 1 & 5 of a scale does not make a chord! Dumb guitarist  Power chords are useful because they are ambiguous, and only imply the chord. You can play an A5 for a A major or A minor, because they both work equally well/poorly. And they're typically played on the low guitar strings because... well, harmonics. It's not quite the same when a ukulele plays it - you can really tell something is missing. Yes, I fully understand this but I was taught and I still believe the "strict music theory definition" of a chord. I have played Dyads many times and yes I have called them the false power chord nomenclature. I have to as if I said Dyad to most guitarist I would get the deer in the headlights look!
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[quote=Bass Thumper]................................................... Every time I hear the term "power chord" the hair stands up on the back of my neck! A 1 & 5 of a scale does not make a chord! Dumb guitarist The 1 - 5 intervals actually does have three notes. A power chord is a simplified version of a full chord, using only two notes: the root note and the fifth note from the corresponding scale...BUT the intermodulation of the perfect interval makes the spectrum of the sound expand in both directions, and with enough distortion, a new fundamental frequency component appears (essential a third note) an octave lower than the root note of the chord played without distortion, giving a richer, more bassy and more subjectively "powerful" sound than the undistorted. Just another dumb guitarist! :eek  This dumb guitarist is sticking by the "strict music theory definition" of a chord. {edit} IMHO calling just two notes a chord is just as bad as Fender calling tremolo vibrato and visa versa. I'm not trying to start a war between friends but even real 3 note chords have harmonics and we don't call them anything but triads do we. I say this in all due respect to you Dr. Dan.
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I bought a Micro Center high end business desktop with water cooling. To my eyes it's a barebones gaming box sans graphics card. Am running dual HDMI screens with a USB-to-HDMI adapter. I also have a high end sound card. Zero problems whatsoever. I agree in general with Mario on "clear cases", but my clear case has a water cooled CPU and whisper quiet case cooling fans. Running side-by-side with my legacy Antec Quiet Case (acoustically insulated with a "silent" power supply), the new one is at least as quiet. Technology is obviously moving at a fast pace, so everything I just typed will be obsolete by the time you read this. Ha!
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+++ HERE +++ is an animated allstar tribute to flatpicking guitarist Doc Watson
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Eighty! Wow!  Happy Birthday! Hope you're out biking and celebrating instead of hanging out here. 🚲🥳🎂
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A 1 & 5 of a scale does not make a chord! Dumb guitarist Power chords are useful because they are ambiguous, and only imply the chord. You can play an A5 for a A major or A minor, because they both work equally well/poorly. And they're typically played on the low guitar strings because... well, harmonics. It's not quite the same when a ukulele plays it - you can really tell something is missing.
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[quote=Bass Thumper]................................................... Every time I hear the term "power chord" the hair stands up on the back of my neck! A 1 & 5 of a scale does not make a chord! Dumb guitarist The 1 - 5 intervals actually does have three notes. A power chord is a simplified version of a full chord, using only two notes: the root note and the fifth note from the corresponding scale...BUT the intermodulation of the perfect interval makes the spectrum of the sound expand in both directions, and with enough distortion, a new fundamental frequency component appears (essential a third note) an octave lower than the root note of the chord played without distortion, giving a richer, more bassy and more subjectively "powerful" sound than the undistorted. Just another dumb guitarist! :eek
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My question is what other music software like a DAW or any MIDI software (Kontakt, Melodyne, SampleTank, VSTis, etc) are you using? I am also looking for a new music computer. I have a lot of MIDI software so I will need a very fast CPU and lots of RAM. It looks like my computer will be custom made again. I have been told that computers with the clear cases are not recommended for music creation as they can omit noises. Speaking of noises if you are recording live instruments be aware of fan noise. I run BiaB on my Internet computer also and it is only an i5 14400 2.5 GHz CPU with 16 gigs of RAM. It runs BiaB with no problems HOWEVER I do no recording with this computer. I hope this helps.
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Many Happy Returns, Bud. A sensational milestone.
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................................................... My understanding is that any combination of 2 or more notes does form a chord. In Western music theory, a chord is a group of notes played together for their harmonic consonance or dissonance. --Wikipedia Technicality it takes three different notes to form a chord, from https://theoryandsound.com/chord-construction/ and years of music theory learning on my part. "Dyads A Dyad is a set of 2 notes. Technically, they are not considered chords by strict music theory definition (which is 3 or more different pitches), however they can imply the character of chords from the interval between the notes." Every time I hear the term "power chord" the hair stands up on the back of my neck! A 1 & 5 of a scale does not make a chord! Dumb guitarist
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I pray all of my Internet PGM friends are safe. You can replace things but you can't replace people.
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Hope he, Jerry and Phil are jammin' away. RIP Ditto RIP Bob.
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I hope you had a very happy 80th birthday today Bud. PS - I will catch up with you in April! I wonder if we are the two oldest people on the forum?
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