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Hi, I am working on a version of The Small faces, Itchycoo Park, it was a hit once. In the, I suppose you could call it a chorus part, there is a flanger/phaser effect on the drums. I have managed to add a flanger to the drum and organ part, this was easy. However, I can't see how to control it so that it doesn't play in the rest of the song. In short, I need to turn it on and off in various parts of the song. Does anyone have any experience of doing this that could help please. Regards
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Hello Catherine, No no dialog box; nothing happens. This only appears with my MacbookAir, Montery 12.7.6 On my Mac 2.3 IntelCore i5double; Ventura 13.7.8 everything works well.
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Krampus. It might be that your version of Windows is not set to show the extensions of files. (Extensions are the letters that occur after the period in a file name... for example my_song.mgu has an mgu extension. Where BIAB and music programs in general are concerned, it's very useful to have Windows setup to show extensions. To do that, follow the instructions below. 1) Open File Explorer. 2) Click on the "View" dropdown menu (#1 on the image below). 3) Click on "Show" (#2). 4) Select "File name extensions" ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=32609&filename=windows extensions.jpg) Regards, --Noel
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An audio file playing along was my first guess above. Noel has explained why it happened. MGU and SGU are the two most common BIAB song extensions. S means song with no melody; M means song with a Melody track.
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Thank you, Noel! I think that might be it. I had rendered it. I'll check...forgive my ignorance, but what is an MGU/SGU file? I'm unfamiliar with that term. There's so very much I don't know.
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Krampus, Did you render the BIAB file to audio at any point in time? If so, this audio file will be linked to the BIAB file, and it will play automatically when you load the MGU/SGU file. This will make the song sound like it is not regenerating. To check for this possibility, have a look at the folder in which you keep the MGU/SGU file and see if there is an audio file. This audio file will have the same name as your song but its extension will be WAV of MP3 (or some other audio format). If such a file is present, either rename it to something other than the BIAB file's name (if you want to keep the audio file) or delete it. Regards, --Noel Audio | My latest song using BIAB (2026) and Synth V’s ‘Ninezero’ vocaloid: Take Today And Make It Mine
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It's the Windows version. But the song is from a previous version. I think I've narrowed it down now...it's an instrument that I added to a Style, a Steel Guitar. It's just not regenerating. When I try to regenerate a section of it with Track Actions, there is a message saying "There is no RealTracks on this Track. Would you like to select one?". I freely admit I'm not a whiz in BIAB, but this is weird to me. I think I can hack a workaround, but I'm just not sure why it's happening.
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TuneMonger, Very nice song. Cool jazzy, bluesy and swing rhythm drums. Really good vocal. Nice blues harp solo with good tone.Other instruments, especially the bass, were great. AB Thanks, AB! Yeah, that walking bass really kicked in on the bridge.
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Hi Rob. I love this backing band. It frames your vocals and harmonica performances perfectly. It sound like you had a lot of fun putting this one together. Moreover, your enjoyment carried through into my listening experience. I very much enjoyed this.--Noel Thanks, Noel! You're the second person to say that, and yes, I really did have fun with this one. And like you say, it shows.
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As the saying goes, this song “makes us happy as all get out!” There’s quadruple goodness in the band, your vocal, harp and scatting. Of course we love the bass as Bud played swing arrangments on his upright for decades. We can hear the Dr. John vibe too. But also your vocal has a feel of the sassy lilt like Peggy Lee had. Yeah, this is great and we felt like we were sitting in the little club with y’all. Loved it! J&B Thanks for the very kind review, J&B! I'd love to hear you guys do a version of this. I keep suggesting "Blue Skies" to you. Please consider doing that one. It'd be sensational!
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I haven't heard this PD song before. Good choice. Instrumentation sounds era authentic. And again, that harmonica is primo. Good delivery on the vocal. I like it real. The scat was great! Thanks, Scott! A trumpet solo woud've been great on this. Is that something you'd do in the future?
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Hi Bob, You really know how to make this song sound like it comes from the 50s. Especially singing "bebelibida" etc.! Your vocals were very beautiful and soft. The band was also very good. But I really liked how your harmonica playing sounded! Unfortunately, the ending was a bit too abrupt for me. Hans Thanks, Hans! The ending drove me nuts, but I wasn't able to fix it.
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Nice take on an old classic! Band sounds great, and your harp is right on the money. Also really like the scat part, fun! Good one, Bob, enjoyed the listen. Thanks, Dave!
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Bob, an oldie but a goodie that I not only know but played a number of times. This is a fantastic version. Great vocal and scat. Super harmonica lead. Loved that walking bass. A fantastic cover. Thanks, Mario! Would love to hear the MIDI magician do a version of this. Think about it!
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Excellent cover, with very cool instrumentation, including the perfect harmonica solo. It's something you could also create an instrumental of, say with jazz guitar and/or sax and/or piano solos to add to your harp. Thanks, Chay! Yeah, I didn't let Ollie take a break this time, I don't know why. Maybe next time.
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Rob, this is INSANELY good! Super arrangement, GREAT harp playing and AMAZING vocals+scatting. The musicality of this is off the charts. Just SO playful and fun, and full of...FEELING. Happy feeling, too. Which is in SUCH short supply. Love it! Well, I would let that last note decay naturally a bit longer. But at least you know I listen all the way through, right? Ha! Man, thanks, Ron, for this glowing review! Loved reading it! Yeah, that ending bothered me but I don't know how to fix it.
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Needs more finger snapping  I don't know the original, but this one is toe-tapping goodness. Great band, great vocals (I LOVE your scating) and your harmonica playing is _really_ good. Enjoyed my listen. A lot ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/images/icons/default/thumbs_up.gif) Thanks, Brain. Yes, some finger-snapping would've been good!
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Rob, Delightful! Good BIAB stuff. Nice mix. Love your vocal! Love your harp! Nice scattin'Very enjoyable. Thanks so much, FJ!
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Thank you for this lovely, well-performed jazz standard. laurent Thanks, Laurent!
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Until now!! Until now my favorite version of this beautiful, bouncing tune was with Dizzy Gillespie singing. That is until now. Bob. Man, that harp is very special in this one, and I really dig the scat singing. What a woderful rendition. Swinging sensation. I wasn't familiar with a Dizzy version but I looked it up and oh man was it good! An extra verse of lyrics, too - wish I had known about that. Those cats really swung it. Great stuff!
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I bought that book in 2012 along with my first pair of Sony MDR7506 cans (maybe on your recommendation!) I read most of the book but then promptly forgot most everything I "learned"!...... I already missed the deal on those monitors but there will be more deals! Yep, I have recommended those Sony headphones a few times. You'd be surprised just how many songs I have mixed on mine. I'm with you on the "read it, forgot it" thing. Regarding missing the deal, you can call one of the agents and ask for the deal.... Give them a sob story if necessary about how your pet turtle died and you've been wracked with grief, curled up in the fetal position crying and missed the deadline...... If they tell you to pay up or pound sand, well it was worth a phone call.
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Literally quoting from a friend - "Thats crazy. The sound is the most important thing on a desk to make room for" Ha! I understand that sentiment. However, my tiny "studio" corner in our little house has three primary uses, 1) web consulting business, 2) music production and 3) computer gaming! My wee space is filled with a huge curved monitor, my PC tower, an NAS RAID cabinet, a UPS and a printer. If I end up deciding to also add studio monitors I'll need to go up the wall (as you suggested!)
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Our Kali LP 8 version 1 monitors were $350 for the pair 4 years ago. They are self powered and allow many settings for the room and proximity to walls etc. It certainly seems that the latest models have gone way up in price. Along with a zillion other things. FWIW if we like a mix on the Kalis we also like it on our living room system (Polk Audio / Yamaha subwoofer / Yamaha amp), on the Bose Audio in the Subaru and on Janice’s AirPods. Bud Thanks Bud, those Kalis sound like something I should consider when I get my space figured out!
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You should read the (Part 1) first 4 chapters in the book by Mike Senior called Mixing Secrets for the small Studio. Every single one of those chapters deal with the monitors and the listening environment. One of the highlighted quotes is: "The less you're going to spend on monitors, the more you should approach ported models armed with holy water and cloves of garlic." Practically every single low cost monitor is a ported model to deal with the low end. I've got the Mackie MR-5 ported monitors myself. Yeah, I would definitely upgrade to the monitors you pointed out if I was using anything from Creative Labs. So you;re making a good move. However, if you don't currently have the Mike Senior book I referenced, buy it. It's a very good investment and read on better studio practices and you will lean a lot of useful information. I bought that book in 2012 along with my first pair of Sony MDR7506 cans (maybe on your recommendation!) I read most of the book but then promptly forgot most everything I "learned"! And I blame the Sonys at least in part for that because I have been very satisfied with the results I've managed mixing with them. Thanks for the reminder though; I'll pull that book down off the shelf and refresh my failing memory a bit. I already missed the deal on those monitors but there will be more deals!
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