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"Jazzmammal gets right to the heart of it.

I agree with that assessment.

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Hmmm. I'm still looking for a way to at least strongly hint at credit. Satisfying that need could be as simple as, again, pointing first to PGMusic but then adding a vague blurb about them using actual musicians for the samples and instructing readers to look into it further if they're interested.

What I think would provide even greater satisfaction is for this site to create a profile section for those musicians, and then we could simply include that link as a reference in liner notes...

Bottom line, I'd like those musicians to be rewarded with possible prospects, or at least increase their opportunities if they like.


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It is all a matter of outlook it seems. Band in a Box is an aid to creation. So is Acid, Fruity Loops, etc. The software does demand credit, the credit was the purchase. The software just sits there with potential until someone with talent harnesses it to create beauty.

I think BIAB is different in that we have a more intimate acquaintance with those who program and play the phrases. We have an emotional connection with other musicians. In normal software the programmers are by and large unknown to us.

My daughter is a webmaster. She likes to use Joomla templates and is quite successful at it. She pays for templates from Rockettheme. They are high quality and cutting edge. Anyone who thinks this is too easy and cheating has never tried to get a website up with these. It takes a great deal of skill to get it going correctly, I know because I have tried to help her. She makes it look easy because of hard learned skill. Rockettheme does not demand credit, they are transparent if you want them to be.

I think I brought up the subject because I was subconciously trying to leach some legitimacy from these great musicians. Upon reflection I have decided that my music must stand on its own, although I may print the logo out of gratitude.

But, as Mac said, "But you should do what you think is the thing to do, of course."

It's all good.

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...Bottom line, I'd like those musicians to be rewarded with possible prospects, or at least increase their opportunities if they like.





They don't have any problems gettin' gigs.

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I think that everyone here acknowledges the wonderful musicians that play on the RealTracks, but that acknowledgment should stop here, in these forums.

If you use BIAB or RealBand for fun and your own amusement, sure, go ahead and let people know how it was done; that's not a problem (as I see it, anyway).

BUT, if you're making demos to send to record companies, or publishers, or for public sales, explaining how you did it all yourself with these products will distract from the professional purpose of the recordings. It's analogous to a magician explaining how he does each trick. It cheapens/destroys the illusion.

All this is just my opinion, but you might wanna consider it if you're doing this professionally. You may not be playing the music, but your creativity is shaping the output; you are the producer.

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I agree 100% with what Harvey says (mention computer generated music and a lot of people will consider all your work a total fake, maybe even they might go so far as to think the melody and lyrics of your song is a total fake too)

I think the best way to credit PG is how most of us do it by buying their products and updates.

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I don't think it is fair either to avoid the subject but, as Harvey stated, it can lead to misleading opinion. On the one hand, yes, I used the tools from PG Music. On the other hand, I don't want anybody to think for one single moment that I played all the instruments on my tracks - I couldn't! I'm a singer...

I still think my solution is the best. As to the PG musicians getting further gigs as a result, I agree with Mac (apologies for terming them as 'session' musicians). They were paid for recording for our benefit and they certainly won't be short of gigs on their own behalf or PG would never have hired them in the first place.


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"They don't have any problems gettin' gigs!"
Mentioning the Shearing long-term-gig probably helps a bit...

If it was my company, I'd feature the "contributing musicians" to the Real Tracks/Drums/Soloist parts very prominently. I remember purchasing the Jazz Music Minus One LP's nearly 50 years ago, with that great lineup of studio musicians. Apparently the times were much better for this level of "cat" back in the 50's when jazz was still king to so many of us WWII listening public. Today, live musicians of every stripe, including great studio cats, can use all the respect, admiration and exposure that they can get.
Howie Roberts, Barry Galbraith, Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel, etc., if alive today, would applaud what PG Music has done to infuse its software with such great talent...and they'd probably dig the credit, if they could.


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i would urge you to mention in the sales blurb on the home page who were the real session
players used .
cos many friends have asked me bout that and feel it would be a good selling point.
its a fact that many potential buyers are impressed by certain names being associated with a product.
i keep on getting asked who the real session musicians are , but have no answer
for folks that ask me.


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You can see the names of the studio players when you select a Real Track.


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"All this is just my opinion, but you might wanna consider it if you're doing this professionally. You may not be playing the music, but your creativity is shaping the output; you are the producer."

I tend to agree with Harvey in that regard. I'm not pro, and I make no mistake thinking I am, what I do is purely for fun, amusement and the enjoyment of my friends and family.

ON THE OTHER HAND, if I listed a 'credit' on a CD or maybe a YouTube video that says 'Backing tracks were composed by Band In A Box, using Real Tracks provided by the following musicians...' it may lend a little credence to the idea of BIAB, RTs and RB being a 'pro' tool.

I don't know.

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the issue is lots of people would like the answer before they buy.
you and i know as users (i'm a ptraks user) pg is a good company but
lots of young musicians who have never dealt with pg dont.

thus the more info they have pre sales the better imho.


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Oh, thanks. I see what you mean. Yes, advertising those names is a good idea.


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Please don't get me wrong; I've turned dozens of musicians on to BIAB. These are usually guitarist/singer/songwriters that want to produce a high quality demo for submission to Nashville publishers or labels. It's the perfect tool for that purpose and Peter and I discussed this at great length years ago, back when BIAB was at Version 3 - as a DOS program only.

But, unless it's a band you work with on a regular basis, Nashville publishers and labels are primarily interested in the melody, the lyrics, and the singer. Adding musical credits are not appropriate for submitting singer or songwriter demos.

As I said before, if it's for fun, yes, give BIAB credit and turn other people on to the wonderful possibilities of BIAB. But if it's for pro use, you're better off keeping it to yourself from a professional standpoint; it could (and will) backfire on you.

How? Detailing that you used BIAB to create the backing tracks causes attention to be diverted to the backing tracks, rather than the song and/or the singer. If you're submitting a song to Nashville or want them to consider you as a singer, you want them focusing on the words and melody, or just your voice.

A question: Should you credit Autotune on your demo, if you're a bad singer?

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Harvey, I know your last question was rhetorical, but it is not funny how many times you see young singers appear live and they cannot come close to matching their severely edited performance on recordings. Perhaps these singers should have such a warning on their CDs: "electronically assisted vocal performance" ...


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Bad singers are a real turn off - sometimes you want to curl up in embarrassment at their hideous out-of-tune performances (that they don't realise are so dreadful they need the shepherd's crook to pull them off stage). I find it all the time, particularly at karaoke gigs


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I love to show BIAB to customers on my solo gigs. They come up all the time asking where all those instruments are coming from. Young children, too. Sometimes I pause and give them a brief demonstration. As yet, I've never had a complaint about using this type of technology. Most are amazed and impressed that the backup band sounds so real. They can clearly see/hear what I'm playing, along with the vocals. It works for the good of everybody. The management sure likes it, since they don't have to shell-out more for additional musicians.

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I get the feeling many dismiss my sentiments out of hand without really considering them, but oh well. It's the internet.

I do see the wisdom of the majority opinion though, and appreciate all of the contributions.


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I don't see it that way. This was a good discussion with many good points. I'm not even sure what the majority opinion is, because there appear to be two main approaches: professional demos should not list the PG Music session players or Real Tracks or whatever, and everyone else should do what they feel comfortable with.


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Check your feelometer, it needs a recalibration, man.

If anyone on this thread was "dismissing you out of hand" I don't think any of us would have spent the time with all these great explanations and reasons.


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