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Re: Any other KPOP fans out there? makingmelody 04/23/24 04:53 AM Forum: Off-Topic Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Originally Posted by Jim Fogle
There seems to be a lot of interest in K-Pop in the US. The music reminds me a lot of the music put out by US boy bands of the eighties and nineties. Groups like New Kids on the Block and NSync recorded a lot of well crafted and produced hit pop songs. The K-Pop bands are presenting pop songs that are just as good today. J-Pop (Japan Pop) is another genre that is gaining traction in the US.
You make a really interesting comparison of KPOP to boy bands from the 80s and 90s. I can totally hear the similarities now that you mention it. A lot of those older American boy bands also had intricate dance routines and concepts around their image. And the high quality of the songs is consistent between them. It's cool to see how KPOP is carrying on that tradition with their own unique creative flair. I'll have to check out some JPOP too since you mentioned it's become popular as well. smile
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Re: Any other KPOP fans out there? makingmelody 04/23/24 04:44 AM Forum: Off-Topic Jump to new postsJump to new posts
@bloc-head Yeah KPOP has really blown up globally in the last few years! I had no idea about it either until I started seeing BTS perform at awards shows on American TV. It's really fascinating how massive the fanbases are. I'm always up for discovering new music, so even though I'm not super into it yet, I appreciate you sharing your experience with your daughter working with a KPOP artist. Who was it, if you don't mind me asking?
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Re: Any other KPOP fans out there? makingmelody 04/23/24 04:15 AM Forum: Off-Topic Jump to new postsJump to new posts
@HearToLearn I'm glad to hear you and your daughter have been enjoying Kpop - it really is catchy and high-energy. Fan devotion for groups is impressive. As mentioned in the article, BTS holds the number 1 spot on Spotify's most followed K-pop groups with around 71.6 million followers for songs like "Permission to Dance": https://gowithguide.com/blog/tourism-in-south-korea-statistics-2023-all-you-need-to-know-5254 The dedication of Kpop idols is admirable, training so hard. shocked
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Re: Cover bands vs. the alternatives - the choices for making money while making music. Notes Norton 04/23/24 12:44 AM Forum: Off-Topic Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Originally Posted by Guitarhacker
<…snip…> Your job is to sell drinks for the club and keep the people happy. Nothing more, nothing less.
Most definitely. The only reason to be in business is to make money. The commercial establishment that hires the band is a business. It is there to make money. The band is a business, so it has to make money. And the band makes money by helping the person who hires them make money. Whatever they sell, booze, food, memberships, or other, you are selling indirectly by playing there. It could be covers, originals, reggae, folk, or anything else, but it has to bring in and bring in again, the type of people the club that hired you wants. By doing this, the last day job, working for someone else, I've had was in the 1970s. Notes ♫
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Re: Venus Walks Again (2024 remix) MarioD 04/22/24 11:59 PM Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Chay, loved the time signatures changes. You gotta love a song with a B3 in it! Super guitar leads. Great used of RTs. Sweet ear candy - loved it.
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Re: Guitar Tone - What Does Every Influential Tone Have In Common? (19 Minute Video) MarioD 04/22/24 11:50 PM Forum: Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Just develop your own tone(s) and quit trying to emulate some famous guitarist. YMMV
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Re: What is a Chorus? DC Ron 04/22/24 11:43 PM Forum: Beginners Forum Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Originally Posted by David Snyder
Something fairly significant has been overlooked in this discussion...
Everything I would have said was said by David in this post. I picked up BiaB MANY years ago because of the jazz facility, but it's time to adapt old conventions to popular music. No offense intended.
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Re: Guitar Tone - What Does Every Influential Tone Have In Common? (19 Minute Video) Guitarhacker 04/22/24 11:24 PM Forum: Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Originally Posted by dcuny
The one thing every influential guitar tone has in common... A great guitarist you want to sound like. wink
Wish: Man if I could just get that tone then I'd sound like________! Fact: No you won't!
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Re: Square Peg Ezekiel's Storm 04/22/24 11:05 PM Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
This is quite the production with some complicated rhythm parts. I like the changes, which work so well and keep the piece moving and interesting. My favorite part is the sung part: "Independant - Isolated Between the devil and the deep blue sea Solitary - Everlasting Tears I cried that you never see"
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Re: Remove Reverb on Realtrack tsanders 04/22/24 10:59 PM Forum: Band-in-a-Box for Windows Jump to new postsJump to new posts
But even if I freeze the track it still has reverb on it. I don't think there is a dry version of the realtrack. <<TS>>
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Re: Better Then Never Ezekiel's Storm 04/22/24 10:57 PM Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
The subject matter darker than what I usually hear in a Marty song. What a band you have put together! Awesome PS and your bass player sounds like one cool dude. grin Catchy song, and I see you couldn't resist a bit of Marty optimism: "So maybe we'll be better friends."
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Re: THAT BARSTOOL G McAllister 04/22/24 10:43 PM Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Hey Mario. How're you today. Thanks again for listening and writing. I really appreciate it.
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Re: THAT BARSTOOL G McAllister 04/22/24 10:42 PM Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Good Afternoon Hans. Well, those comments go both ways, If I tried to do anything Dutch I'd trip over my tongue. No, the bar (or the stool or jukebox) isn't mine, but I've been around a few. Thanks for listening and taking time to write.
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Re: THAT BARSTOOL G McAllister 04/22/24 10:39 PM Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Good Afternoon. THANK YOU BOTH. Means a lot coming from folks like y'all.
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Re: THAT BARSTOOL G McAllister 04/22/24 10:38 PM Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Good Afternoon. THANK YOU, I appreciate the kind words. I hope you're right and that the right guy hears this song.
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Re: Ooh Ya Ya NigelSpiers 04/22/24 10:26 PM Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Hi Noel, Thanks for all your generous comments - much appreciated. Best Regards. Nigel
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Re: Remove Reverb on Realtrack musocity 04/22/24 10:20 PM Forum: Band-in-a-Box for Windows Jump to new postsJump to new posts
I can't see a Direct Input option for that guitar. If you have Reaper, to get the original recordings without any added FX you can use the BBPlugin in Reaper using Instructions only, this will load the source files direct with no processing. You also have an option of using: Working In Biab & Reaper Simultaneously and Instantly or Open SGU in Reaper [Linked Image]
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Re: Lost At Love DC Ron 04/22/24 09:41 PM Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Mario, man, that sax sounds GREAT! Very natural and ALIVE. Ah, unrequited love...a timeless theme. You've done a great job capturing the doubt and angst that comes with the territory. Really like your harmonic development and arrangement in support of the narrative. Just a super duper song!
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Re: WALKING COUNTRY SONG_David Snyder floyd jane 04/22/24 09:31 PM Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
David Snyder. Excellent Write. A nice job of "layin' out the facts" (and making 'em rhyme). An absolute Killer Title line. The arrangement is Cool. Good build. One of your best. fj (and the other stuff) It is a real shame that Morgan is still so immature. Hopefully, he will grow up before he does any real damage (to other people or his career). He's kind of a one-step-forward-two-steps-back kind of guy. So far, it's just been "being a moron" with no intentions of harm (though harm can come from not thinking). I do believe he should serve jail time for the chair thing. Might wake him up. I am a huge fan of the music. The Dangerous album is one of the best records ever made. The next record (One Thing At A Time) is almost as good. Together they are 69 songs. A body of work that FEW artist can match. I encourage everyone to take the time to listen (sadly, I doubt many will). The productions are stunning. The writing is top notch. Original. Unique. Genre-defining-and-advancing. If you need new ideas for production and instrumentation - there is more than you can ever even possibly hear. Your "every song sounds the same" line is the one line the is not accurate. In those 69 songs, you will not find any 2 that sound alike. And almost every one is deserving of radio play (and almost ever one has gotten it).
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Re: Another for the wall: Time Waits For No One DC Ron 04/22/24 09:29 PM Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Wayne, super tune! The salsa instruments are cool but the song of course strays far from salsa cliches. That's always cool. Nice vocals and killer guitar work by Ken throughout. Sounds like you're on a roll!
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Re: The Seacret of Country Songs' revealed DC Ron 04/22/24 09:24 PM Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Arri, ha! Nice composition and nice authentic playing and vocals by all. The spoken parts are hilarious, too. Think you used exactly the right number of chords. Ha (again)!
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Re: ♫ Till The End Of Time DC Ron 04/22/24 09:19 PM Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Noel, SO hard to write an original, old fashion love song, but you've nailed it. Lovely, lovely song. GREAT vocals that make Hayden sound weak, and THAT's hard to do, too. Nicely balanced arrangement that buoys the vocals perfectly. Glad you saved this one from your songwriting group!
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Re: Remove Reverb on Realtrack tsanders 04/22/24 09:05 PM Forum: Band-in-a-Box for Windows Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Reviving an old thread here... Today I tried to generate a dry version of the Guitar, Electric, Rhythm, JazzFunkGroovin EV16, 110. After not getting it to work (and trying all the things listed above) I found this thread. I'm on BIAB 2024 Ver 1111. Is it still possible that after 10 years this is still the case with some of the real tracks? I would really like to use my own reverbs!! Thanks, <<TS>>
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Re: Lost At Love floyd jane 04/22/24 08:54 PM Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Excellent. One of your best. I hear you crying. fj
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Re: Song Master Pro DrDan 04/22/24 08:34 PM Forum: Off-Topic Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Originally Posted by Cerio
When exporting your project, not as music xml, but as a midi file, you have the option to include the tempo map, chords and sections (as markers), lyrics, and other midi metadata: https://aurallysound.com/blogs/quick-start/pitches-pro
Good to know, thanks. Currently working with Reaper\Melodyne ARA. Some success and some ongoing confusion. This is going to take a while to figure out... crazy For any interested - These two references are "generally working for me"
https://helpcenter.celemony.com/M5/doc/melodyneStudio5/en/M5tour_ReaperARA_TempoTempoanpassung?env=reaper
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