|
Log in to post
|
Print Thread |
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 8,333
Veteran
|
OP
Veteran
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 8,333 |
It's all good baby...Gold Hockey..Men and Women.
The most Gold Medals for a backwater, pink commie country! Universal Health Care, and #1. Sorry but a silver is .66 percent and a bronze .33 percent. Do the math. We have the most golds, and the best music software in a box.....
Time to celebrate!
John Conley
Musica est vita
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 3,926
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 3,926 |
Congratulations to Vancouver for putting on a great Games and to Canada for your tremendous performance. While it would have been nice for the US to take gold in hockey, I am particularly happy that Canada took that one. It is being described as the greatest moment in Canadian sports history. I'm no kind of sports fan, and particularly not of hockey (just don't see much of it), but that was a great game.
R.
"My primary musical instrument is the personal computer."
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 2,610
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 2,610 |
In a sport that historically has been dominated by European teams, all I can say is congrats to BOTH North American teams.
Canada's win was awesome! No doubt. But, US played pretty darn good for a young team to get the silver.
Awesome stuff!
Cheers,
Mike
Cheers, Mike My Music * Asus ROG Strix G15CF 32 GB DDR4 4TB HDD + 1 TB SSD NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB Win 11 AKAI EIE PRO Sound Interface. BIAB/RB 2024 UltraPak Build - Latest
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 8,109
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 8,109 |
Quote:
It's all good baby...Gold Hockey..Men and Women.
The most Gold Medals for a backwater, pink commie country! Universal Health Care, and #1. Sorry but a silver is .66 percent and a bronze .33 percent. Do the math. We have the most golds, and the best music software in a box.....
Time to celebrate!
Many of my favorite things come from Canada. PGMusic products are high in the list.
You also have the best cartoon software (ToonBoom Studio)
and IMHO the best MIDI guitars (Godin)
and one of my favorite musical genres developed in Canada, the Cape Breton style
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: May 2000
Posts: 38,502
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: May 2000
Posts: 38,502 |
Congrats, John, it was a good game!
--Mac
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: May 2000
Posts: 22,457
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: May 2000
Posts: 22,457 |
Very exciting game, congrats. Enjoyed every minute.
I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome
Make your sound your own!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 10,199
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 10,199 |
Not to rain on your parade, John, but I've gotten to the point where I don't care. Yes, I am happy that Canada has done so well, and the most Gold is nice. I'm also happy that so many athletes from around the world get to come and participate.
However, I don't know what sports has done to cure disease, ease the world economic woes, make countries more friendly towards each other. It's kind of like all the 'sports hero's we have in the U.S. Gimme a break, they don't do anything IMPORTANT. Same with actors and actresses.
Bill Gates giving $10B to medical research, yeah, that's something. A few guys winning a gold medal, sorry, doesn't mean that much to me.
Maybe I'm old and senile.
Gary
I'm blessed watching God do what He does best. I've had a few rough years, and I'm still not back to where I want to be, but I'm on the way and things are looking far better now than what they were!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 5,157
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 5,157 |
At least we went fast in that Bobsled.  Just some Nascar engineering behind it, no biggie. LOL Trax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,251
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,251 |
Congrats John. I'm sure we are all very proud of our athletes, as we should be.
One of the US athletes I'm most proud of is one who didn't even win a medal. She's only 16. Mirai Nagasu took 4th place in the women's figure skating. It was her first Qlympics. And the highest scores she's ever gotten. She was thrilled. You would have thought she had won gold by her reaction. She skated beautifully and flawlessly.
I don't like it when an Olympic athlete gets silver or bronze and they act as if they've failed! To be labeled as second or third best in the world must really suck! LOL.
All of them should be proud to get to represent their country in the greatest sports competition in the world. And we should all be proud of them, medals or not.
Bob
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 1,122
Expert
|
|
Expert
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 1,122 |
If we had to lose to another country, I for one am happy that it was Canada. They are our closest like-minded, (sorta)  , and well developed country. Great competitors, and good sportsmen and sportswomen. Nice job.......... Rob
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 6,722
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 6,722 |
Congrats to the Canadian Hockey Team and coaches.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 177
Apprentice
|
|
Apprentice
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 177 |
Pretty exciting Olympics! Many medals, all around... And that Curling thing.... I'm infatuated with Cheryl B... Love her concentrated lovely green eyed gaze, staring down the rocks almost 50 yards away, and her "I'm every woman, just another mom on the planet" attitude. But to beat all... any hosting nation that celebrates with Dudley Do-Right (Mounted Police in red jackets with a faux gunbelt across the chest...) costumes with cross-dressing skirts serving as back up singers at the closing ceremony, just beats all!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 996
Expert
|
|
Expert
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 996 |
Quote:
However, I don't know what sports has done to cure disease, ease the world economic woes, make countries more friendly towards each other. It's kind of like all the 'sports hero's we have in the U.S. Gimme a break, they don't do anything IMPORTANT. Same with actors and actresses.
Gary, don't mix everything up. Because sports (or arts or literary) heroes cannot solve the world's problems, that does not mean we should like them any less.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 8,333
Veteran
|
|
OP
Veteran
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 8,333 |
Sports Medicine, growing ligaments in petri dishes, repairing bodies, researching nutrition.
Hopefully the World Cup in South Africa will give them an economic boost.
I expect, after seeing the positive image of Canada shown by NBC and NPR perhaps there may be more visits, more understanding and better relationships.
To some people, the escape from the day to day drudgery is relieved by watching a sporting event, attending one, or participating in some activity where the inspiration might be a certain athlete.
In the downtown area of Toronto members of the professional teams visit the poorer areas encouraging kids to read, to play a game instead of hanging on a street corner.
Inspiration comes in all forms. My mother has a stash of CD's at my house (she's 82), because normally you will hear Bach, or Gabrielli. And I often sit and read the score, not the basketball score, the score for the music I'm listening to at the time.
Inspiration means something different to each of us. To Mom it's Vera Lynn. To John it's Gould playing Bach, or Rachmaninoff. And a nice glass of very dry red wine thanks.
John Conley
Musica est vita
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 98
Enthusiast
|
|
Enthusiast
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 98 |
I'm not a hockey fan, but having said that, the gold game was one hell of a hockey exhibition. Two powerful teams slugging it out with a relentless drive and intensity...a great, great game. Too bad someone had to lose, but the best team on that night did win, and Canada certainly can be proud of the effort and rewards of the Winter Games. Not having the population of the US, Canada garnered the gold medal honors, and for that all Canadians can be extremely satisfied. Terrific acomplishment, and congratulations to all Canadians for a wonderful set of games.
Now...can anyone tell me how the sport of curling came about? And how it got the moniker of 'curling'? Is it shuffleboard on ice? It's just weird...
Fire, the wheel, and the I IV V -- foundations of civilization.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 3,926
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 3,926 |
Quote:
Now...can anyone tell me how the sport of curling came about? And how it got the moniker of 'curling'? Is it shuffleboard on ice? It's just weird...
It's a Scottish thing. Search "Robin Williams golf" on youtube and you'll get the idea. (Warning: language.)
R.
"My primary musical instrument is the personal computer."
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 10,199
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 10,199 |
John, Marc,
Sorry, I was in a pissy mood when I wrote that post.
I've been having some medical issues lately that we haven't been able to pin down a cause for, and it just aggravates me sometimes, and I let it slip out in response to other things.
My apologies to John, Canada, sports, actors, actresses, and everyone else whom I may have offended. I no longer can remove or edit the post.
Gary
I'm blessed watching God do what He does best. I've had a few rough years, and I'm still not back to where I want to be, but I'm on the way and things are looking far better now than what they were!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 1,259
Expert
|
|
Expert
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 1,259 |
Quote:
Congratulations to Vancouver for putting on a great Games and to Canada for your tremendous performance. While it would have been nice for the US to take gold in hockey, I am particularly happy that Canada took that one. It is being described as the greatest moment in Canadian sports history. I'm no kind of sports fan, and particularly not of hockey (just don't see much of it), but that was a great game.
R.
Dittos to 99% of that. Great job Canada!!....even if I wish the U.S. had won that spectacular hockey game. Canada, you put on the very best winter olympics that I have ever seen.
Stan
Cornet Curmudgeon
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: May 2000
Posts: 15,944
PG Music Staff
|
|
PG Music Staff
Joined: May 2000
Posts: 15,944 |
Yes, congrats to the athletes and the many countries that they represent.
I attended several of the Olympic events, and they were all fantastic.
I saw...
- Bode Miller from USA win gold in the Super Combined at Whistler Creekside. I've been a Bode fan from way back, so seeing him win gold was a thrill.
- Simon Amman from Norway win gold in Ski Jumping.
- Torah Bright from Australia win gold in Ladies Half-Pipe in the sun (t-shirt weather) in Cypress. Awesome performance, her family was 2 rows in front of me. After her prelim and one hour before her final, Torah was up in the bleachers with them, nonchalantly posing for fan pictures. What a classy lady!
- Czech play Slovakia in hockey at GM place... wasn't for any medal, but given the history there, it seemed like I was in a gold medal game.
- Closing Ceremonies: Took an hour to walk there instead of the expected 10 minutes, walking the 5km from the Pan Pacific to BC Place, and getting through the ~200 thousand people in/around Robson was my Olympic event... seemed like "the 5 km mosh pit" ... no Gold medal, but they did give us souvenir (rubber) moose antlers at the show...
I'd never seen an Olympic event live before. Seeing them live was a great experience. The athletes' friends & families were often within a few rows of where I was sitting. Their enthusiasm was infectious, and I myself cheering along with all of them.
Congrats to our friends in the USA - winning the most medals ever!
Congrats to Canada - most golds ever!
Congrats to Vancouver/Whistler - what a great Olympics!
Have Fun!
Peter Gannon
PG Music Inc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Off-Topic
|
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 8,333
Veteran
|
|
OP
Veteran
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 8,333 |
Curling is like chess on ice.
Winter is long. I worked in a lumber camp 500 men and 2 sheets of ice, no TV, played cribbage read books, and curled. Still have my trophy for 1st place. I had an actual house in the camp, 1 was the weekend supervisor and Fire Marshal.
A bonspiel is where a bunch of people, usually in the more remote areas travel to other towns and start playing Friday night, knockout until Sunday noon. Beers, a warm room with a view, and usually mixed, 2 couples on each team.
The ice is supposed to start out flat but sometimes has a flaw. You put warm water in a can and it has a head like an inverted watering can and splash pebbles on the ice.
As the rock travels and you let it go you turn you elbow in making the rock go clockwise. Not too fast. Or elbow out and turn counterclockwise. Depending on speed, the pebble, the sweepers a rock might curl laterally about 4 to 5 feet going down the ice, more curl as it slows down. The stones are different colours, 8 for each team. The first guy to throw is the lead, then the second, the third and the skip. The skip points where the stone goes and puts down his broom and you are in deep trouble if you don't trust the skip and don't aim at the broom. The sweepers take it from there.
A very social game, our city has about 8 locations where you an curl, and you can sign up as a spare in case someone is sick etc.
I quit playing when I moved south, but up north where it snowed and stayed in October and thawed about 24 of May it was a great way to spend weekends travelling. A lot of drinking ususally. Chess on ice. Get 3 or 4 stones closest to the button and you had a really good end. 10 of them in a game. Once in a blue moon someone gets an 8 ender, all 8 stones counted the other team shutout. Like a hole in one you talk about it for 40 years.
The Chinese team was chosen 3 years ago and spent 100 percent of their time in Canada curling year round with a Candian coach. How bad was that for wanting to win?
At one time 3 of my buddies and I wondered about moving to Mexico, getting citizenship, and entering the olympics as the Mexican Curling Team. LOL.
John Conley
Musica est vita
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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
Topics85,738
Posts795,594
Members39,945
| |
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