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hi, new song 1st on here it's called strangers https://soundcloud.com/user-899798764/strangerseditedRealTracks in song: ~683:Bass, Electric, PopHalfNotesPush Ev 120 RealTracks in song: ~405:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Ev 120 RealTracks in song: ~2489:Bass, Acoustic, Bowed HeldSimple Ev 110 RealDrums [in Song:NashvilleEven8^6-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, HiHat Open rhodes piano my composition a small amount of reverb key Am the song was written 12 years ago just at the end of a long marriage so who'd you think you are to cause me all this pain late nights not sleeping again and again and all those years together through the wind and rain why cant we just hold on and maybe start again because we're strangers in the morning we're strangers late at night we need to pull ourselves together now and make it right .. so here we are together the calm before the storm and both of us pretending love doesn't matter at all why can't we reconcile ourselves and put away this foolish pride there's so much left to give now girl just buried deep inside but we're strangers in the morning we're strangers late at night we need to pull ourselves together now and make it right but where did we go wrong and does it matter anyway cause what we have's worth fighting for day after daay {solo} i still carry your photograph can't seem to throw it away it means that much to me more than words could ever say.. i just need to hold you so please don't push me away well throw me a life line baby before its too late because we're strangers in the morning we're strangers late at night we need to pull ourselves together now and make it right...... yeah were strangers in the morning we are strangers late at night but if we pull ourselves together now we can make it right... yeah we can make it right thanks for listening
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Hi Bob. Great first effort. One small piece of advice - try to take advantage of the intro feature in Band in a Box.
Good job on the production. Great story line behind the song.
Well done and welcome to the forum. Rob
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yeah thanks Rob i just got BIAB at christmas and am still learning it's full potential.
what a great piece of software and a great forum for all to learn and share.
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Hi Bob
and welcome to the forum.Like all the instruments you used in this production .Great opening song on the usershowcase.Biab is such a great tool and im sure you will enjoy all its features.I think if you are not just into one genre you get the most out of it.
I like a whole list of genres and their are a few I dont like for instance Jazz or Rap but it means I can pick the Genre right for the song or should I say most right for the song and Biab provides the instruments.Hope to hear more songs and dont be a stranger lol H
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Bob,
I like the subtle feel of this. Well composed and sung. Lyrics are great!
Great opening/first post! I hope that BIAB and this community will encourage you to create and possibly share many others!
Thank you for posting!
Misha.
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Bob (jeff?),
This is nicely done. A very cool sound. Like a mellow Boz Skaggs. Or an Ultra Mellow Lou Reed.
Cool song. Nice instrumentation. And a good "talkin'" vocal. All mixed well - so that each instrument plays a part and stands on it own. Nice piano...
Enjoyed it.
Welcome to the Showcase.
fj
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Great song Bob or Jeff... I'm happy to hear you've found Biab... That means you can now share those other songs you have written through the years  ... BTW... is it Bob or Jeff?
Jim
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Hi ...
Welcome to the PG Music Showcase. Good to have you!
And yes, this is a fabulous piece of music generation software. I've been using it since 2011 and still know less than half of its full potential. But I keep plugging away and doing the most important thing, in my opinion .... experimenting! I sopend an hour or two almost every day experimenting with the various features, options, styles, etc.
This is a very good first effort Love the backing tracks! You picked soem excellent tracks for the song. the only thing i think that might improve the listen is to bring the vocal a little more forward (louder) in the mix. not a lot ... just a wee bit. Again, great song for your first post! I hope you enjoy the program as much as my wife and I have. keep at it ... you;re off to a great start! Wishing you the very best ...
Alan
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Welcome to the forum. Excellent first song. Excellent vocal and back track. Well done
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hi thank you all so much for your kind words, the name is jeff but for some reason biab forum wont let me use my own name or maybe im missing something.. but anyway yes the software biab is very good i have 12 or 15 songs from over the years but they were made with old sound-fonts so i'm looking forward to converting them with my new band (BIAB) LOL. the 1st one above took 2 months to get just right so i have a couple years ahead of me, but just like most of you it's a labour of love and one i'm looking forward to.
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Really well done - and welcome to the forums! It flows smooth as butter and I thought the groove was awesome. Nice vocals on it too. The whole tune has a nice calm, laid back vibe that I really connect with. Can't wait to hear more from you - thanks for sharing
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First song here, but not your first song...THAT'S obvious. Welcome to the forum and that was a great entrance. To me this song, the overall feel and mood, could easily be a Dire Straights song. There a style set for that; but I looks like you didn't use it, so that's pretty amazing in my book. Really well done. Keep 'em coming!
Chad (Hope that makes it easier)
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dayo, man that was a great first post!! That song has a great feel to it even though the subject matter is sad. That's the great thing about writing music, letting us express our deepest feelings! I have a feeling we will hear more great stuff from you soon! Take care, Torrey
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Welcome!
As HTL mentioned there is a Dire Straits vibe with this and, in our book, that is a good thing.
It's a melancholy write but it's presented in a creative and different way.
We enjoyed it.
You're going to love the BiaB journey!
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Hey there Jeff, thanks for sharing this! The arrangement is wonderful to the ears and the chord progression is very nice. The lyrics are quite fun. Well done!
Cheers,
Joe
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I'm new to song submittals, but an old BIAB user. You're picking it up much faster than I did. Everything on this is pretty well done, and as you get more comfortable with it, it'll get even better. I think the vox are a little laid back, but that too, will improve with usage. Keep doing, you'll get there! I rarely sing myself, unless it's a novelty tune. But every so often, I try a tune out. Again, very well done here.
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