Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread
Print Thread
Go To
Page 1 of 2 1 2
#543117 06/27/19 01:03 PM
User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 24,034
MarioD Offline OP
Veteran
OP Offline
Veteran
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 24,034
The Final Frontier

You are on a spaceship exploring the new frontier. You are on the night shift, as it is called on earth, and all alone and in control of the ship. Suddenly you get an eerie feeling that someone is watching.

BiaB style = VanGel1 - MOR Pop w/ev.16th Fee. The tempo is 45 BPM and the intricate chord structure is Am to Dm, over and over and over!

All tracks got the Presonus Pro EQ effect:

Drums - Kontakt Cinimatic Synthetic Drums. Each drum was on its own track with its own EQ. The crash cymbal also had waves CLA drum effect.

Bass - Kontakt - TX81Z-Lately bass. FX = Waves H-Comp.

Piano - Kontakt-Sparkling Angel Pad

Guitar - Kontakt - Ethereal Vox Pad

Strings - Kontakt-Far Side of the Moon Pad

Lead - me playing my MIDI keyboard controller into Kontakt-AVA-Jenny

FX - me playing my MIDI keyboard controller into Kontakt-Julian Sound - slipstream

I welcome all comments, good or bad.


I'm in a fitness protection program. I'm been hiding from exercise.

64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware
User Showcase
Joined: Jul 2015
Posts: 5,550
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Jul 2015
Posts: 5,550
This is very nice Mario! As I said on Soundcloud "surreal and cool"! I love the way you put these type of tunes together! You are very good at it! Thanks, Torrey

User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2016
Posts: 7,170
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Apr 2016
Posts: 7,170
Sounds like a forgotten section of Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds - love the bass.


Cheers
rayc
"What's so funny about peace, love & understanding?" - N.Lowe
User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 8,018
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 8,018
Love it. Shades of Oxygene. cool


-- David Cuny

My virtual singer development blog
Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?

BiaB 2025 | Windows 11 | Reaper | Way too many VSTis.
User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 8,633
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 8,633
Hey Mario ...

Love it! I play around with this kind of stuff all the time ... haven't posted any of it. I doubt any of it is a good as this, though. Although I'm not particularly fond of space movies, horror movies and the like, I almost always enjoy the soundtracks. Cool - eerie - all Mario.!

Alan


BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaks*Win11*32GB DDR5*Rhyzen 9745x*AT 2035 Mic*Peavey Nashville 112 Amp*Ibanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar

Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 12,717
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 12,717
Very cool, Mario. I, too, like the bass (been looking for that kind of bass sound myself...).

So much interesting stuff happening to keep the ear engage. The Ethereal Vox Pad is really nice...

Well done. Good mix.

fj

User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 4,454
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 4,454
Great relaxing space mood, fits the title very well. You have selected really inspiring VSTs.

Janne


Hear My Music:

Soundcloud
YouTube

User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 8,557
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 8,557
Mario,

This is inspired! Such a cool and mysterious vibe. So many textures.

Love it!

Bob

User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 1,944
Jim Offline
Expert
Offline
Expert
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 1,944
Spooky & other-worldly...
I can see myself watching a movie while this background music plays...
And hearing myself say...
"Unt Uah... Unt Uah... Don't you dare open that door!"

Last edited by Jim; 06/28/19 09:25 AM.

Jim
†=☮&♥
User Showcase
Joined: May 2017
Posts: 1,685
Expert
Offline
Expert
Joined: May 2017
Posts: 1,685
War of the worlds already mentioned , I go with that loved this as I do w.o.t.w.

To me you are doing some great stuff on the instrumental tracks posted on the forum,

And I listen to them and I never miss/think their should be vocals in them.

That's a compliment

Thanks.


win 10 64 bit 16gb,i7 chip, ssd 500gb, m-audio air, ,Roland BK-7M, 1000,shure sm7b,sonar,acid,mixcraft, variety of plugins.Sample tank 3,Kontakt. TC Helicon Voicelive 3 2 .
https://beatmaster1.bandcamp.com/releases

User Showcase
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 3,414
PG Music Staff
Offline
PG Music Staff
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 3,414
Wow - you did a tremendous job here! Definitely reminds me of some Tangerine Dream or Brian Eno. I love how vibrant it is, and all the subtle little effects scattered throughout. It sets a perfect mood, and is really captivating to hear.

Thanks for sharing smile


Cheers,
Deryk
User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2018
Posts: 6,947
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Mar 2018
Posts: 6,947
Mario,
Really cool hypnotic tune! Reminds me of Michael Cretu, Enigma years.
Comments...bad... absolutely none smile
P.S. If you find a female vocalist who can do some accents on this, I think it would be even more interesting.
Enjoyed it much.

Thank you for sharing!

Misha.

User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2018
Posts: 1,362
W
Expert
Offline
Expert
W
Joined: Sep 2018
Posts: 1,362
I'm a big fan of you, Mario!

What an outstanding tune this is... yes, maybe it has inspiration from early Pink Floyd, Tangerine Dream or Jean-Michael Jarre... in my world that is just a sign of you making good choices when it comes to inspiration... and your track is unique anyway... really, really enjoyed listening to it!

Probably the upload of the month!

Thanks for sharing!
Will

User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 2,360
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 2,360
love all the instrument sounds

this is inspired, great playing and arranging

interesting from beginning to end

enjoyed the listen,

Kenny

User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 15,826
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 15,826
Wow!

We are always amazed to often read about your number of tracks and then realize when listening how coherent and nicely textured everything works together.

We couldn't produce anything like this (even if we could play the tracks) in a zillion years but we can certainly fathom the effort that went into it.

Nicely composed and performed...and we like space movies!

J&B


Our albums and singles are on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Pandora and more.
If interested search on Janice Merritt. Thanks!
Our Videos are here on our website.
User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 7,052
G
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
G
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 7,052
Originally Posted By: Torrey Bliss
This is very nice Mario! As I said on Soundcloud "surreal and cool"! I love the way you put these type of tunes together! You are very good at it! Thanks, Torrey


Torrey is right on!! You are the master of these textural instrumentals!!! And, love your desciption, setting the stage. Are the pads 3rd party that play in Kontakt or something from Komplete or something? Beautifully done Mario!!! Take care. Greg

User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 1,664
PG Music Staff
Offline
PG Music Staff
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 1,664
Great work on this Mario, great work on this! Excellent mixdown on all of this and the chord progression is very nice. Adding the strings and other kontakt instruments to this sounds great!


Cheers,
Joe
User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016
Posts: 3,357
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Jun 2016
Posts: 3,357
Mario,

You`ve absorbed the space vibe and used your layered effects tastefully over that nice fat bass.
Very cinematic.One of your best I think.

Robert

User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 2,699
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 2,699
hi mariod wow this engaging great work loving the fullness dynamics are right one thanks for sharing eric


AMD (TM) 5950 4.9 GHz 16Core Processor 64 bit 32 bits of ram windows 10 pro 64 bit os. sound card Antelope ZenQ guitars Ibanez 2202a 1968 les Paul Custom and Cavin ae 185 Guitar boss Gt-100,GT1000 pedal Yamaha HS8 studio monitors
User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 5,885
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 5,885
Oh, I like this!

What a great mix of sounds, just keeps your mind engaged for the entire piece.

Excellent!

Previous Thread
Next Thread
Go To
Page 1 of 2 1 2

Link Copied to Clipboard
ChatPG

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.

PG Music News
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®!

Video: New User Interface (GUI)

Join Tobin as he takes you on a tour of the new user interface in Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Windows®! This modern GUI redesign offers a sleek new look with updated toolbars, refreshed windows, and a smoother workflow. The brand-new side toolbar puts track selection, the MultiPicker Library, and other essential tools right at your fingertips. Plus, our upgraded Multi-View lets you layer multiple windows without overlap, giving you a highly flexible workspace. Many windows—including Tracks, Piano Roll, and more—have been redesigned for improved usability and a cleaner, more intuitive interface, and more!

Watch the video.

You can see all the 2026 videos on our forum!

Introducing XPro Styles PAK 10 – Now Available for Windows Band-in-a-Box 2025 and Higher!

We've just released XPro Styles PAK 10 for Windows & Mac Band-in-a-Box version 2025 (and higher) with 100 brand new RealStyles, plus 28 RealTracks and RealDrums!

Few things are certain in life: death, taxes, and a brand spankin’ new XPro Styles PAK! In this, the 10th edition of our XPro Styles PAK series, we’ve got 100 styles coming your way! We have the classic 25 styles each from the rock & pop, jazz, and country genres, and rounding out this volume's wildcard slot is 25 styles in the Praise & Worship genre! A wide spanning genre, you can find everything from rock, folk, country, and more underneath its umbrella. The included 28 RealTracks and RealDrums can be used with any Band-in-a-Box® 2026 (and higher) package.

Here’s just a small sampling of what you can look forward to in XPro Styles PAK 10: Soft indie folk worship songs, bumpin’ country boogies, gospel praise breaks, hard rockin’ pop, funky disco grooves, smooth Latin jazz pop, bossa nova fusion, western swing, alternative hip-hop, cool country funk, and much more!

Special offers until December 31st, 2025!

All the XPro Styles PAKs 1 - 10 are on sale for only $29 ea (Reg. $49 ea), or get them all in the XPro Styles PAK Bundle for only $149 (reg. $299)! Order now!

Learn more and listen to demos of XPro Styles PAKs.

Video: XPro Styles PAK 10 Overview & Styles Demos: Watch now!

XPro Styles PAKs require Band-in-a-Box® 2025 or higher and are compatible with ANY package, including the Pro, MegaPAK, UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, and Audiophile Edition.

Introducing Xtra Styles PAK 21 – Now Available for Windows Band-in-a-Box 2025 and Higher!

Xtra Styles PAK 21 for Windows & Mac Band-in-a-Box version 2025 (and higher) is here with 200 brand new RealStyles!

We're excited to bring you our latest Xtra Styles PAK installment—the all new Xtra Styles PAK 21 for Band-in-a-Box version 2025 (and higher)!

Rejoice, one and all, for Xtra Styles PAK 21 for Band-in-a-Box® is here! We’re serving up 200 brand spankin’ new styles to delight your musical taste buds! The first three courses are the classics you’ve come to know and love, including offerings from the rock & pop, jazz, and country genres, but, not to be outdone, this year’s fourth course is bro country! A wide ranging genre, you can find everything from hip-hop, uptempo outlaw country, hard hitting rock, funk, and even electronica, all with that familiar bro country flair. The dinner bell has been rung, pickup up Xtra Styles PAK 21 today!

In this PAK you’ll discover: Energetic folk rock, raucous train beats, fast country boogies, acid jazz grooves, laid-back funky jams, a bevy of breezy jazz waltzes, calm electro funk, indie synth pop, industrial synth metal, and more bro country than could possibly fit in the back of a pickup truck!

Special offers until December 31st, 2025!

All the Xtra Styles PAKs 1 - 21 are on special for only $29 each (reg $49), or get all 21 PAKs for $199 (reg $399)! Order now!

Learn more and listen to demos of the Xtra Styles PAK 21.

Video: Xtra Styles PAK 21 Overview & Styles Demos: Watch now!

Note: The Xtra Styles require the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition of Band-in-a-Box®. (Xtra Styles PAK 21 requires the 2025 or higher UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition. They will not work with the Pro or MegaPAK version because they need the RealTracks from the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition.

Introducing XPro Styles PAK 10 – Now Available for Mac Band-in-a-Box 2025 and Higher!

We've just released XPro Styles PAK 10 for Mac & Windows Band-in-a-Box version 2025 (and higher) with 100 brand new RealStyles, plus 28 RealTracks and RealDrums!

Few things are certain in life: death, taxes, and a brand spankin’ new XPro Styles PAK! In this, the 10th edition of our XPro Styles PAK series, we’ve got 100 styles coming your way! We have the classic 25 styles each from the rock & pop, jazz, and country genres, and rounding out this volume's wildcard slot is 25 styles in the Praise & Worship genre! A wide spanning genre, you can find everything from rock, folk, country, and more underneath its umbrella. The included 28 RealTracks and RealDrums can be used with any Band-in-a-Box® 2026 (and higher) package.

Here’s just a small sampling of what you can look forward to in XPro Styles PAK 10: Soft indie folk worship songs, bumpin’ country boogies, gospel praise breaks, hard rockin’ pop, funky disco grooves, smooth Latin jazz pop, bossa nova fusion, western swing, alternative hip-hop, cool country funk, and much more!

Special offers until December 31st, 2025!

All the XPro Styles PAKs 1 - 10 are on sale for only $29 ea (Reg. $49 ea), or get them all in the XPro Styles PAK Bundle for only $149 (reg. $299)! Order now!

Learn more and listen to demos of XPro Styles PAKs.

Video: XPro Styles PAK 10 Overview & Styles Demos: Watch now!

XPro Styles PAKs require Band-in-a-Box® 2025 or higher and are compatible with ANY package, including the Pro, MegaPAK, UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, and Audiophile Edition.

Introducing Xtra Styles PAK 21 – Now Available for Mac Band-in-a-Box 2025 and Higher!

Xtra Styles PAK 21 for Mac & Windows Band-in-a-Box version 2025 (and higher) is here with 200 brand new RealStyles!

We're excited to bring you our latest Xtra Styles PAK installment—the all new Xtra Styles PAK 21 for Band-in-a-Box version 2025 (and higher)!

Rejoice, one and all, for Xtra Styles PAK 21 for Band-in-a-Box® is here! We’re serving up 200 brand spankin’ new styles to delight your musical taste buds! The first three courses are the classics you’ve come to know and love, including offerings from the rock & pop, jazz, and country genres, but, not to be outdone, this year’s fourth course is bro country! A wide ranging genre, you can find everything from hip-hop, uptempo outlaw country, hard hitting rock, funk, and even electronica, all with that familiar bro country flair. The dinner bell has been rung, pickup up Xtra Styles PAK 21 today!

In this PAK you’ll discover: Energetic folk rock, raucous train beats, fast country boogies, acid jazz grooves, laid-back funky jams, a bevy of breezy jazz waltzes, calm electro funk, indie synth pop, industrial synth metal, and more bro country than could possibly fit in the back of a pickup truck!

Special offers until December 31st, 2025!

All the Xtra Styles PAKs 1 - 21 are on special for only $29 each (reg $49), or get all 21 PAKs for $199 (reg $399)! Order now!

Learn more and listen to demos of the Xtra Styles PAK 21.

Video: Xtra Styles PAK 21 Overview & Styles Demos: Watch now!

Note: The Xtra Styles require the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition of Band-in-a-Box®. (Xtra Styles PAK 21 requires the 2025 or higher UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition. They will not work with the Pro or MegaPAK version because they need the RealTracks from the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition.

Forum Statistics
Forums57
Topics85,318
Posts790,885
Members39,857
Most Online25,754
Jan 24th, 2025
Newest Members
Christine40, doccawudi, gim77, StratMan1965, CPIA2002
39,857 Registered Users
Top Posters(30 Days)
jpettit 345
MarioD 221
DrDan 214
Noel96 161
DC Ron 151
Rob Helms 128
Today's Birthdays
There are no members with birthdays on this day.
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5