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“Elements of laughter Bouncing down the street Outside the café Where we would meet Serendipity Or my destiny I just can’t afford to stop Outside the ice cream shop Under the midday heat” What a great start to a great lyric! This reminded Janice of one of her favorite quotes: “Be so happy that when others look at you they become happy too.” And listening to your song made us happy. We always like your vocal arrangements and this one is excellent. The early 60’s band feel and groove is most cool. Stellar in mix, write, vocals and the session guys. Enjoyed it! J&B
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Janice & Bud, That's very kind. Thank you so much. Very cool that you have been involved in that research. There is still so much to learn. Bob
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Love that sidestick beat. You two are by far my favorite band (well, tied with Janice, Bud & Peter). This song has such a contagious feel. It controls my body. Of course, your guitar work is brilliant --heck the whole song is brilliant. And Chris is an outstanding collaborator --and boy she can sing. Love everything you do, you two.
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Noel, I am so glad you are going through these unfinished gems. A wonderful melody and a cool lift of bounce from the band. LOVE the lyrics, and Natalie is my fav from Synth V. Yep, that piano is so good. The whole band does exactly what it needs to do and when it needs to do it.
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Oh, man, Bob. You know I want to hear those 5 takes. Another brilliant write, and I love this genre that you do so well. A terrific write and production. Everything about it perfect. The feel, the arrangement, the band, the flavor of the smoke swirling around the chords. You are a favorite of mine, Bob. That and a cup of coffee will get ya a cup of coffee.
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“In the quiet of nights, when the stars start to glow
I gather the strength from the seeds that we sowed
The lessons of love, like the breeze in the trees
Life is a game with no guarantees” So well stated. Love the arrangement, the mix and the band. Excellent mandolin. We can hear the emotion in your fine vocal ... and it is very effective. SOUL! We like the take on heartbreak that shows the heartbroken. But with a positive and kind feeling towards the heartbreaker. Kudos! J&B
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HAHA! Love this, John. It's funny your nband wouldn't play --happened to me many times. Maybe the couldn't play it. Well, they couldn't play it as good as this version. A BIG WELCOME to the forum, John.
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Confused. I've been using VSTSynthfont64 Vsti, that is included with Band in a Box for quite a while. I have also been using Coolsoft MIDIMapper for years, for other purposes. I set it up in MIDI driver preferences tab, unchecking my VSTi synth (as instructed by the prompts). I tried it out and it kind of worked (heard playback), but The default synth gets crossed out in the mixer No level movement shows on the mixer Master Volume Meter when playing. Master volume control no affect. BIAB 2026 Build 1224. I must have missed something.... Anyone?
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Thanks Noel! That solved the issue. Unfortunately I noticed Andrews post a little too late, so that I had to change all values manually  BTW: I heard your song and it´s a beautiful piece of music!
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"Synglasses on Jesus," that's what I call the manmy many faux pas we see in movies. Man, this song is quite amazing, Bob & Joliz. The perfect 2-chord soundscape for your always fantastic lyrics. Man, I love the stories you tell, and especially the way you tell them.
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Open the settings in the tracks window, close it, and then go to the audio edit window and do the same. When you close the settings dialog it throws an exception. Can anyone else confirm? Only happen if you have opened settings in track view first.
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‘Tinnitus Rock’. Ha! I love that. Guitar players standing under cymbals. Yep, this is a cool and heavy song, Andrew. Good mix. Also, Ilike the screenshot of the music. The break down really adds a huge gulp of dynamics. You caould sidechain-duck the guitar behind the vocal. I really like the harmony too, and sometimes the guitar overtakes it. Otherwise a brilliant mix.
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I didn’t know about Australia. Serif is in England.
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Love it! And the perfect song for a live show. Some nice chops going on too. Well done! Thanks, Scott. Man, it would be a blast for me to play live with these guys. Marty. I honestly think this is one of your best. Good to hear you rocking out and the new video approch is great. Is that a new instrument at 2.53? An Axe'o'phone? Great use of horn RT's 👍 A lot of skill required to stitch all this together - bravo 👋 Loved it. 💗 Izzy. "Going to take a short break for a long time" - killer. 😎 Hahaha. I'm so glad you caught that very versatile instrument created by the wonkiest instrument maker, OpenArt. We only hired the guy cuz of his instrument. No one can really play it. OpenArt needs to create the musician who can. Yeah, those horns were tough to duck behind Dave's fabulous fingers and keep out of the vocals. Glad you feel I did it. Thanks so much for being you, Izzy. Ain't no OpenArt can match you. Well, that was a fun song, for sure. Playing live gigs can be tricky if you don't get regular breaks (especially if you're paid in pints of beer). Take a well-earned 5 and give yourselves a 10 out of 10. Haha. Cool comment. Brian. You get it. Paid in pints... Sometimes the bar owner wouldn't want us to take breaks so we couldn't get another. Had to come back and listen to this killer tune again! I rarely do that. You really delilvered on this one, Marty!! Ah, I predicted you'd be back, Bob. And I still say it needs a harmonica-- or is it AN harmonica? Hi, Marty. That was fun! I mean, to listen to, apparently less so to mix. But the horns add a lot, so it was worth it. You know money in the bottle will bring us back again. Ah, so that's why my tip jar remains empty. Clever lyrics, well sung, and some amazing guitar. You had me worried at 2:20 that the bass player might be getting a long solo.  Thanks, David. Haha. That was my solo.
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Unfortunately music does not bring in the money that sports do in higher ed, so sports will always win out ($$). That battle has already been lost But music is important. It needs to stay too. As evidenced by this thread and many studies ... But what does sports have to do with education? And elderly people having pains and difficulties because of a sports accident in school is so common that it is a common trope in TV, Movie, and Book fiction. Any school that makes its money with sports, and where the coach gets paid more than the other teachers, is simply a sports franchise with a side hack of educating kids. Thanks to music education, I'm making a living doing what I love to do, instead of punching a clock and being a wage-slave for some overpaid corporate head. Sorry for the rant. I totally agree with your rant Notes, which one possible exception. I'm not sure they are educating kids.
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Pardon the bounce ... we are late to the party  “The fence posts lean like they’re tired A crow lifts without a sound A chill that won’t explain itself Settling into my coat And the ground is holding Everything it’s learned Down in Gettysburg” Wow, that is such powerful imagery. Your song reminds us of the mournful feeling we got while visiting the Vicksburg Battlefield Cemetery years ago. We wish we had experienced Gettysburg during our travel years. The vocals, band and mix are standout. (The fiddle solos had a slight hint of Battle Hymn in them for us) Enjoyed it! J&B PS We have both been involved off and on in CW research for years … primarily in documenting the precise routes of Gen. Sherman’s march through our area, i.e., working through all the myths.
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Vielen Dank für die schnelle Antwort,werde ich ausprobieren.
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Unfortunately music does not bring in the money that sports do in higher ed, so sports will always win out ($$). That battle has already been lost But music is important. It needs to stay too. As evidenced by this thread and many studies ... But what does sports have to do with education? And elderly people having pains and difficulties because of a sports accident in school is so common that it is a common trope in TV, Movie, and Book fiction. Any school that makes its money with sports, and where the coach gets paid more than the other teachers, is simply a sports franchise with a side hack of educating kids. Thanks to music education, I'm making a living doing what I love to do, instead of punching a clock and being a wage-slave for some overpaid corporate head. Sorry for the rant.
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Möglicherweise in der neuen Version (Build 1224) behoben. Fixed: RealStyles with RealTracks on the Drums track (no RealDrums) would not play a count-in. Windows Build 1224 (20/1/2026)
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Andrew, That's a great sound. Love the edgy feel of this one. Your vocal is perfect for the arrangement. Excellent mix as well. Nicely done! Bob
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Tried using the headphones out of MOTU? That would seem the best option ... Why use the headphones out of computer?
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BB Mac 2025 must be the most bug-free app ever.... Otherwise what is one to conclude regarding the total lack of any minor or major "fix" release at an all? And yet PG has already released BB 2026 for Windows..... As one says ... WHAT GIVES ????
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Great vibe to this song. Outstanding production and performance. Truly enjoyed it. Charlie
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Bluegrass Picker: Looks like this was fixed in the latest patch released today. https://update.pgmusic.com/support/patch/bb2026_win_update_build1224.exe Fixed - RealStyles with RealTracks on the Drums track (no RealDrums) would not play a count-in. I just re-tried your SGU file, Dixie Hoedown I downloaded from Google Drive and the drum lead-in works perfectly even with the mandolin in the drum track. Also tested style _BGBDBS8.STY and it's associated demo file and it works perfectly. I now get the lead-in even with the drum track populated with a RealTrack. Joseph Land
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I've no intent to detract from the proposed wish but I have a comment and a suggestion. First, I use looping extensively almost daily and for the reasons I mostly use, the looping feature is reliant on immediate startup when I hit F10. I use it for quick reference when searching for alternate chord progressions, building chord progressions, auditioning verses, choruses, bridges, and songwriting. I don't see a situation the count-in is a benefit to any of those applications. The OP lists having time to get prepared with his instrument. Looking at his previous posts, it appears this wish is related to practice. So, the wish is certainly valid for that situation. My suggestion to the wish is if implemented, this setting would be optional. Note to loydb: You can have a count-in and loop currently in BIAB by using the Repeats Feature. The number of repeats allowed varies by the measures set to repeat due to the 255 bar limit but the program flags this if the total bars are exceeded. I tested 13 bars and 15 repeats were possible. This may be a suitable workaround for you until this wish is implemented.
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