|
Log in to post
|
Print Thread |
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 4,900
Veteran
|
Veteran
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 4,900 |
Anyhow? Anyhoo!  Come on - this is a forum with FRIENDS. Don't let us start falling apart about the validity of postings...  BTW, validity is in the mind of the poster... And Prince Charles is an uncle of mine (kidding) 
Follow That Dream Sam Karaoke King -------------------- Turning that corner again - I have to keep following that dream, no matter what
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,251
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,251 |
I couldn't agree more Sam.
Bob
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 537
Journeyman
|
|
Journeyman
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 537 |
Lets go back to BIAB and PowerTracks and get on with our music. Those were the days.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 8,333
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 8,333 |
John Conley
Musica est vita
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 1,259
Expert
|
|
Expert
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 1,259 |
Quote:
I really don't think that PG Music would have an issue with forum members enquiring as to the health of another member, or in wishing other members Merry Christmas, Happy New Year or the occasional joke or comment on a current news item. Although these things are not music related, we are all cyber friends, and I don't think that PG Music or the forum moderators would consider that too serious a breach of the forum rules.
Only my view anyhow.
Dittos, Mate.
Cornet Curmudgeon
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 6,722
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 6,722 |
Quote:
Danny,
I've never used the ignore button before, and I don't plan on using it for the reasons you mentioned.
If a thread is inappropiate, then let PG kill it. But I do find it slightly offensive when a member tries to be the "Forum Police".
As stated earlier in this thread, this forum belongs to PG Music.
So if a member comes along and tries to "put someone straight" on the rules, I think they are totally out of line.
It's different if a spammer comes along and tries to put something up. It's another thing entirely if a standing member brings up something that is outside of the "rules".
I look at them the same way I would look at someone in elementary school who was a "tattletale".
Get a life. If somebody is doing something wrong, then it's up to the teacher to catch them. Not a "snitch" who is trying to set them straight.
Bob 
Bob,
For what it is worth I understood your point from the git go and for the most part agree with you, but shouldn't the "tattletale” have the same right (rhetorical) after all he/she is just speaking their mind regarding the rules as they see them. And at our age should we really require a "teacher" to catch us breaking a forum rule, or should we as adults understand PG Music’s rules and show enough respect for the forum host and our fellow members just do the right thing and abide by it, again rhetorical.
Bottom-line I could care less if PG Music decided to expand their list of off topic subjects that can be discussed on the forum. However my gut tells me it would be a mistake as they may inadvertently began to be known for something other than their wonderful products. But as said quite a few times in this thread it is 100% their call.
See already I have thought too much on this subject taking my time and energy away from all of those "old click in intros" Russ has been breaking my chops to correct. Just kidding Russ.
PS: Russ I finally downloaded Audacity, it works great to silence those old click in intros - Thanks Again!
I'm outta here - Until Later,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 280
Apprentice
|
|
Apprentice
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 280 |
Quote:
Buck up chaps - what's wrong with free speech?
Yeah, buck up, keep a stiff upper lip, and God save the Queen!
Like the man said, "ain't that a kick in the head!"
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 303
Journeyman
|
|
Journeyman
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 303 |
Quote:
If you really get your feelings hurt by posts on a computer forum I feel sorry for you.
This statement made me laugh! (emotion) Bravo on the funny!
The hyperbole is insufficient to mask how illogical it is.
So you feel sorry (emotion) for an often nameless, usually faceless, internet personage if they EVER get their feelings hurt (emotion) by an internet post.
Classic!
I laugh, empathize, and get angry on a fairly routine basis at viewpoints expressed here. I've gotten my feelings hurt too.
No need whatsoever to feel sorry for me. I'll own it. It's part of what makes me tick.
Emotionless musician / songwriter is not what I'm shooting for.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 303
Journeyman
|
|
Journeyman
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 303 |
On the topic of "off-topic": My immediate reaction was "what's the problem"? As Mac pointed it out, it's PG Music's forum. The way this forum has been run, the people here, and the (relative) freedom of expression are what attracted me here. I have viewed (maybe incorrectly) PG Music's forum statements of the last year as a reaction to external pressures. Practically, I haven't seen that much difference in how non-music posts / topics have been handled. Those who have zero interest in PG Music products or even in music, and come here to "blow their horn" are usually gone, and often their posts go with them. When threads get ultra-contentious or even mean, no matter who's participating, they get closed or vanish. The moderation has never seemed "over-the-top" or heavy-handed to me. Sometimes, when reading a volatile thread (I usually read but almost never participate in such threads), I feel for the PG Music staff, wondering whether the "internet police" demands on their time will lead to harsher moderation or even forum elimination.. Suppose PG Music creates a "wild west" compartment. If they don't moderate at all, then they may have some liability for what happens there. If they do moderate, and it's really a "wild west" environment, it's nothing but a drain on their company resources, with little our no value returned to their (fine) company. I wouldn't visit. What makes this forum compelling for me is the two things I have in common with everyone here. I love music and I use (love) PG Music products. From PG Music's point of view, many, if not most, of PG Music's loyalists visit here. When PG Music newbies visit here, I would think the skill and general music knowledge would impress them. (At least, I've been impressed.) In that environment, once they see the rabid loyalty to the PG Music products, they're probably well on their way to being customers. Though nearly everyone here is a nameless, faceless internet personage to me, in my minds eye, I see very real people (friends). Maybe it's mostly tastes in music, views on music, or on PG Music's software as characterization, but the people are fleshed out to me by their off-topic posts. That's the chief value of "off-topic" to me. I learn stuff, and that's a huge ancillary plus. I could go elsewhere to learn stuff. But I could never replace those off-topic aspects of these musicians who I have come to admire and/or respect. I really agree with Lawrie's thought here: Quote:
...There are lots of people here for HT to feel sorry for; they are the ones whose opinions, in general, I value most, the ones who make this forum a worthwhile place to come.
Change nothing!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 8,333
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 8,333 |
Change nothing! YIKES, I change my socks and underwear, but you can't make me quit my beer. Harp it is.
John Conley
Musica est vita
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 4,900
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 4,900 |
Harp - stays sharp to the bottom of the glass!
Follow That Dream Sam Karaoke King -------------------- Turning that corner again - I have to keep following that dream, no matter what
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,251
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,251 |
Hey guys, I recieved a PM from Scott this morning, (rockstar_not), and he asked me a question. I tried to reply, but he has put me on his "ignore" list. So if one of you would tell Scott that if he would like an answer to his question, then he needs to lift the ignore setting. If he doesn't want an answer to his question, I'm not sure why he PM'd me this morning and asked me the question in the first place. Oh well. Doesn't matter to me one way or the other. I'm just suprised that someone would ask a question that they really don't want an answer to. Was it a rhetorical question? Thanks, Bob
Last edited by bobcflatpicker; 12/05/09 05:39 PM.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,251
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,251 |
Since the question that Scott asked me could be considered a bit "contentious", I don't think it was rhetorical.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 7,913
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 7,913 |
Quote:
Hey guys,
I recieved a PM from Scott this morning, (rockstar_not), and he asked me a question. I tried to reply, but he has put me on his "ignore" list.
So if one of you would tell Scott that if he would like an answer to his question, then he needs to lift the ignore setting.
If he doesn't want an answer to his question, I'm not sure why he PM'd me this morning and asked me the question in the first place.
Oh well. Doesn't matter to me one way or the other. I'm just suprised that someone would ask a question that they really don't want an answer to. Was it a rhetorical question?
Thanks,
Bob
Didn't realize the ignore applied to PM as well as forum posts. Un-ignored now and ready for the PM. I don't use the ignore function all that much. I'd been reading the forum un-logged in.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,251
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,251 |
That's the same way I read it most most of the time. No problem.
Bob
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 280
Apprentice
|
|
Apprentice
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 280 |
Quote:
Quote:
If you really get your feelings hurt by posts on a computer forum I feel sorry for you.
This statement made me laugh! (emotion) Bravo on the funny!
The hyperbole is insufficient to mask how illogical it is.
So you feel sorry (emotion) for an often nameless, usually faceless, internet personage if they EVER get their feelings hurt (emotion) by an internet post.
Classic!
I laugh, empathize, and get angry on a fairly routine basis at viewpoints expressed here. I've gotten my feelings hurt too.
No need whatsoever to feel sorry for me. I'll own it. It's part of what makes me tick.
Emotionless musician / songwriter is not what I'm shooting for.
And I'd never post on any forum that would allow a low-life like me to post there!
Like the man said, "ain't that a kick in the head!"
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 996
Expert
|
|
Expert
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 996 |
Quote:
Poll wouldn't make a bit of difference one way of the other, PGMusic is in charge here.
They call the shots.
--Mac
...which is why I haven't voted. Not our question to answer. However we do have a responsiblity and a commitment to obey the Forum rules as they stand. Which is why I posted the original comment (on Sam's thread) which sparked off this debate.
PG music makes and sells software. It has kindly made this forum available to us (shrewdly too, as it knows the very fact of participating on these boards strengthens the vital seller-customer bond). However it quite obviously retains all the rights to decide on what can and cannot be discussed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 8,987
Veteran
|
|
OP
Veteran
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 8,987 |
it was never my intention to usurp or even to question the authority of pg music. if enough people agreed to the need i was prepared to SUGGEST it to peter. this thread is a prime example of just how far afield a point can wander when let off the leash. i, for one, am sorry i ever brought it up. colo(u)r me deeply saddened.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ask sales and support questions about Band-in-a-Box using natural language.
ChatPG's knowledge base includes the full Band-in-a-Box User Manual and sales information from the website.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box 2026 for Windows Special Offers End Tomorrow (January 15th, 2026) at 11:59 PM PST!
Time really is running out! Save up to 50% on Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Windows® upgrades and receive a FREE Bonus PAK—only when you order by 11:59 PM PST on Thursday, January 15, 2026!
We've added many major new features and new content in a redesigned Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Windows®!
Version 2026 introduces a modernized GUI redesign across the program, with updated toolbars, refreshed windows, smoother workflows, and a new Dark Mode option. There’s also a new side toolbar for quicker access to commonly used windows, and the new Multi-View feature lets you arrange multiple windows as layered panels without overlap, making it easier to customize your workspace.
Another exciting new addition is the new AI-Notes feature, which can transcribe polyphonic audio into MIDI. You can view the results in notation or play them back as MIDI, and choose whether to process an entire track or focus on specific parts like drums, bass, guitars/piano, or vocals. There's over 100 new features in Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Windows®.
There's an amazing collection of new content too, including 202 RealTracks, new RealStyles, MIDI SuperTracks, Instrumental Studies, “Songs with Vocals” Artist Performance Sets, Playable RealTracks Set 5, two RealDrums Stems sets, XPro Styles PAK 10, Xtra Styles PAK 21, and much more!
Upgrade your Band-in-a-Box for Windows to save up to 50% on most Band-in-a-Box® 2026 upgrade packages!
Plus, when you order your Band-in-a-Box® 2026 upgrade during our special, you'll receive a Free Bonus PAK of exciting new add-ons.
If you need any help deciding which package is the best option for you, just let us know. We are here to help!
Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Windows® Special Offers Extended Until January 15, 2026!
Good news! You still have time to upgrade to the latest version of Band-in-a-Box® for Windows® and save. Our Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Windows® special now runs through January 15, 2025!
We've packed Band-in-a-Box® 2026 with major new features, enhancements, and an incredible lineup of new content! The program now sports a sleek, modern GUI redesign across the entire interface, including updated toolbars, refreshed windows, smoother workflows, a new dark mode option, and more. The brand-new side toolbar provides quicker access to key windows, while the new Multi-View feature lets you arrange multiple windows as layered panels without overlap, creating a flexible, clutter-free workspace. We have an amazing new “AI-Notes” feature. This transcribes polyphonic audio into MIDI so you can view it in notation or play it back as MIDI. You can process an entire track (all pitched instruments and drums) or focus on individual parts like drums, bass, guitars/piano, or vocals. There's an amazing collection of new content too, including 202 RealTracks, new RealStyles, MIDI SuperTracks, Instrumental Studies, “Songs with Vocals” Artist Performance Sets, Playable RealTracks Set 5, two RealDrums Stems sets, XPro Styles PAK 10, Xtra Styles PAK 21, and much more!
There are over 100 new features in Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Windows®.
When you order purchase Band-in-a-Box® 2026 before 11:59 PM PST on January 15th, you'll also receive a Free Bonus PAK packed with exciting new add-ons.
Upgrade to Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Windows® today! Check out the Band-in-a-Box® packages page for all the purchase options available.
Happy New Year!
Thank you for being part of the Band-in-a-Box® community.
Wishing you and yours a very happy 2026—Happy New Year from all of us at PG Music!
Season's Greetings!
Wishing everyone a happy, healthy holiday season—thanks for being part of our community!
The office will be closed for Christmas Day, but we will be back on Boxing Day (Dec 26th) at 6:00am PST.
Team PG
Band-in-a-Box 2026 Video: The Newly Designed Piano Roll Window
In this video, we explore the updated Piano Roll, complete with a modernized look and exciting new features. You’ll see new filtering options that make it easy to focus on specific note groups, smoother and more intuitive note entry and editing, and enhanced options for zooming, looping, and more.
Watch the video.
You can see all the 2026 videos on our forum!
Band-in-a-Box 2026 Video: AI Stems & Notes - split polyphonic audio into instruments and transcribe
This video demonstrates how to use the new AI-Notes feature together with the AI-Stems splitter, allowing you to select an audio file and have it separated into individual stems while transcribing each one to its own MIDI track. AI-Notes converts polyphonic audio—either full mixes or individual instruments—into MIDI that you can view in notation or play back instantly.
Watch the video.
You can see all the 2026 videos on our forum!
Bonus PAK and 49-PAK for Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Windows®
With your version 2026 for Windows Pro, MegaPAK, UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, Audiophile Edition or PlusPAK purchase, we'll include a Bonus PAK full of great new Add-ons for FREE! Or upgrade to the 2026 49-PAK for only $49 to receive even more NEW Add-ons including 20 additional RealTracks!
These PAKs are loaded with additional add-ons to supercharge your Band-in-a-Box®!
This Free Bonus PAK includes:
- The 2026 RealCombos Booster PAK:
-For Pro customers, this includes 27 new RealTracks and 23 new RealStyles.
-For MegaPAK customers, this includes 25 new RealTracks and 23 new RealStyles.
-For UltraPAK customers, this includes 12 new RealStyles.
- MIDI Styles Set 92: Look Ma! More MIDI 15: Latin Jazz
- MIDI SuperTracks Set 46: Piano & Organ
- Instrumental Studies Set 24: Groovin' Blues Soloing
- Artist Performance Set 19: Songs with Vocals 9
- Playable RealTracks Set 5
- RealDrums Stems Set 9: Cool Brushes
- SynthMaster Sounds Set 1 (with audio demos)
- Android Band-in-a-Box® App (included)
Looking for more great add-ons, then upgrade to the 2026 49-PAK for just $49 and you'll get:
- 20 Bonus Unreleased RealTracks and RealDrums with 20 RealStyle.
- FLAC Files (lossless audio files) for the 20 Bonus Unreleased RealTracks and RealDrums
- MIDI Styles Set 93: Look Ma! More MIDI 16: SynthMaster
- MIDI SuperTracks Set 47: More SynthMaster
- Instrumental Studies 25 - Soul Jazz Guitar Soloing
- Artist Performance Set 20: Songs with Vocals 10
- RealDrums Stems Set 10: Groovin' Sticks
- SynthMaster Sounds & Styles Set 2 (sounds & styles with audio demos)
Learn more about the Bonus PAKs for Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Windows®!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forums57
Topics85,736
Posts795,453
Members39,941
| |
Most Online25,754
Jan 24th, 2025
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dansk
Deutsch - Windows
Español
Français - Windows
Italiano - Windows
Nederlands
Polski
Português
Svenskt
русский
Japanese
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Korean