Originally Posted By: MarioD
Originally Posted By: Guitarhacker


SO...here's a question for you folks: Right now, I'm working on a 4 or 5 person collaborative effort on a new song. (I say 4 or 5 because one of the guys may not be able to contribute due to family heath issues) So the song was composed primarily by me in BiaB..... I send the file to another guy who also has BiaB. Changes were made.... and now, the goal is for everyone involved to contribute guitar, bass, drums, organ, and vocal parts that are totally live. The final product will have NO BiaB tracks, and will NOT have been recorded with PG products.

SO... given that scenario..... would this song be acceptable to post in the User Showcase forum?


I would say yes as all of the original tracks were generated in BiaB.

If you leave at least part of a BiaB track in the final song then it is a definite yes. I have done this many times with no repercussions.

Another definite yes IMHO is if you printed the parts for the other players.

Edit - PS - Maybe Dr. Gannon could give us some advice about this issue.



Mario, I concluded no it would not qualify because no tangible'PG Music' product made the final production. I agree with Herb's comments. What is there to showcase PG Music? That it was the vessel between collaborators is something countless other alternatives would effectively do.

Even though the NCAA could not have a Final Four without the losers of the Final Eight participation, the final eight losers have no showcase value to the Final Four games or ultimate national champion.

Imagine that 20/20 chose to do a segment with Dr. Gannon and feature Band in a Box and Real Band/Power Tracks. This song, in which only a musical idea was developed between collaborators and used simply as a writing pad, is not, no matter how good the final product is, a better showcase song than a MarioD piece done with Real Tracks and recorded in RealBand? My opinion is there should be some tangible PG Music product connection. I often speculate that BIAB/RB plays a much larger role in the creation and production of mainstream music than we are aware of.


Last edited by c_fogle; 08/13/14 06:51 AM.
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