I've researched the issue quite a bit over the last few months. The main decision is how to spend our retirement years.
1. Buy and RV and mostly travel in North America, with the side trip to the UK, Scotland, France.
2. Just Travel, live in Central Mexico sometimes with friends.
The statistics on crime and my conclusions are this.
Yes the US is on the whole 10 times more violent than in Canada, however it appears that most of that is in the larger cities, and happens at night or in specific areas.
So I stay out of Downtown areas in NJ, or Dallas etc. That's easy, especially at night, since unless it's band night like tonight I'm snoozin at 10:30.
What alarms non-americans is the issue of I gotta have a gun to protect myself. But you can go to lots of states with it, but it's a right. We don't get that, because that stuff is regulated on the federal level, not the provincial or state level. The state builds bridges, roads, 'manages' health care as the feds dictate, and in some 'states' /provinces they provide policing outside the cities. There is a clear line between who does what. The attitude that if I don't have a gun so I'm gonna be a victim and it's my right, makes a tourist feel inferior.
Honestly perhaps you should pass a law that when you turn 19 you go to gun school for a week and you get some cash towards a gun. If that makes the country safer, then you'd need no cops, just give the citizens the right to shoot all the bad guys. Every American would be a cop. If we examine the cost of policing and jailing people vrs. our Health care costs, you guys could all have free deluxe health care of your choice.
I'd be ok if every american had a gun and was going to protect me.
But to paint the picture that you'd be vulnerable not having a gun leaves outsiders to wonder what the heck is going on. Is that simply enough stated? I have no problem with whatever you want to do. Your country. But it seems a patchwork of stuff.
I voted against long gun registration in this country. However to buy any ammo you need a permit, and have to go to 3 days of school to get it. Then when they pull you over, OR show up at your house the cop computer in the car goes to the database and instead of a nice conversation about your barking dog, you are a 'freak' gun owner and they bring 4 cruisers to say shut the mutt up. The current 'conservative' government has promised to dump that long gun registry and the ability of the police to run that check, but they don't have the numbers to ram it through.
The real problem with guns and downtown is the crime of the moment. If you have one, and someone pushes you to the point you see the red rage, the irrational can happen.
In reality we are way more violent. I've been in about 500 fights at least. Usually I got the other guys hockey sweater over his head and gave him a black eye or maybe knocked out a tooth. But after the game we go to the same bar, laugh and drink beers. The guy with the black eye usually will make you buy him one. If you counted hockey fights as crime we'd all be in jail.
User Video: Next-Level AI Music Editing with ACE Studio and Band-in-a-Box®
The Bob Doyle Media YouTube channel is known for demonstrating how you can creatively incorporate AI into your projects - from your song projects to avatar building to face swapping, and more!
His latest video, Next-Level AI Music Editing with ACE Studio and Band-in-a-Box, he explains in detail how you can use the Melodist feature in Band-in-a-Box with ACE Studio. Follow along as he goes from "nothing" to "something" with his Band-in-a-Box MIDI Melodist track, using ACE Studio to turn it into a vocal track (or tracks, you'll see) by adding lyrics for those notes that will trigger some amazing AI vocals!
Wir waren fleißig und haben über 50 neue Funktionen und eine erstaunliche Sammlung neuer Inhalte hinzugefügt, darunter 222 RealTracks, neue RealStyles, MIDI SuperTracks, Instrumental Studies, "Songs with Vocals" Artist Performance Sets, abspielbare RealTracks Set 3, abspielbare RealDrums Set 2, zwei neue Sets von "RealDrums Stems", XPro Styles PAK 6, Xtra Styles PAK 17 und mehr!
Add updated printing options, enhanced tracks settings, smoother use of MGU and SGU (BB files) within PowerTracks, and more with the latest PowerTracks Pro Audio 2024 update!
Download and install this to your RealBand 2024 for updated print options, streamlined loading and saving of .SGU & MGU (BB) files, and to add a number of program adjustments that address user-reported bugs and concerns.
Did you know... not only can you download your Band-in-a-Box® Pro, MegaPAK, or PlusPAK purchase - you can also choose to add a flash drive backup copy with the installation files for only $15? It even comes with a Band-in-a-Box® keychain!
For the larger Band-in-a-Box® packages (UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, Audiophile Edition), the hard drive backup copy is available for only $25. This will include a preinstalled and ready to use program, along with your installation files.
Backup copies are offered during the checkout process on our website.
Already purchased your e-delivery version, and now you wish you had a backup copy? It's not too late! If your purchase was for the current version of Band-in-a-Box®, you can still reach out to our team directly to place your backup copy order!
Note: the Band-in-a-Box® keychain is only included with flash drive backup copies, and cannot be purchased separately.
Handy flash drive tip: Always try plugging in a USB device the wrong way first? If your flash drive (or other USB plug) doesn't have a symbol to indicate which way is up, look for the side with a seam on the metal connector (it only has a line across one side) - that's the side that either faces down or to the left, depending on your port placement.
Update your Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows® Today!
Update your Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows for free with build 1111!
With this update, there's more control when saving images from the Print Preview window, we've added defaults to the MultiPicker for sorting and font size, updated printing options, updated RealTracks and other content, and addressed user-reported issues with the StylePicker, MIDI Soloists, key signature changes, and more!
A few excerpts:
"The Tracks view is possibly the single most powerful addition in 2024 and opens up a new way to edit and generate accompaniments. Combined with the new MultiPicker Library Window, it makes BIAB nearly perfect as an 'intelligent' composer/arranger program."
"MIDI SuperTracks partial generation showing six variations – each time the section is generated it can be instantly auditioned, re-generated or backed out to a previous generation – and you can do this with any track type. This is MAJOR! This takes musical experimentation and honing an arrangement to a new level, and faster than ever."
"Band in a Box continues to be an expansive musical tool-set for both novice and experienced musicians to experiment, compose, arrange and mix songs, as well as an extensive educational resource. It is huge, with hundreds of functions, more than any one person is likely to ever use. Yet, so is any DAW that I have used. BIAB can do some things that no DAW does, and this year BIAB has more DAW-like functions than ever."
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