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Almost got there ourselves, but the contract the record company offered was so bad our manager tried to make it better for us, and Motown looked elsewhere for someone to exploit. And if you had gotten "there", what would you have been playing? I didn't think Motown signed cover bands. A band I was in was once offered a gig at The Front Row, a venue in the round I have mentioned several times. I refused to play it. I am NOT going to open for a major star and play copy music. I would have been embarrassed to a degree I can't even explain to play a real concert and play bar music. Does a race car driver have to know how to build a car? Nope! But wouldn't it be beneficial or him to know HOW to build a car so he can diagnose how it feels when he is driving it? By the inverse logic, the guys building the engine don't have to know how to drive 220 mph. But it would be an accomplishment to know how to do so. I got into this to become a huge star. I didn't even become a small twinkle. I failed miserably. I believe it takes a different kind of skill to write songs than to play them. I never wanted to be one or the other. I wanted to be both. The list of people who didn't write is of no value to me. All I can say is that as huge a star as Anne Murray was, I can say I am a better songwriter than Anne Murray, because she never wrote a song. Ronstadt wrote 3, none by herself. Stevie Nicks biggest hits were co-written (wink wink) by Petty and Henley. Prince essentially wrote Stand Back but didn't push for credit. The bottom line is that I never got a song onto a radio station, even college radio, and I am going to die musically unfulfilled because of that. That was my goal, to have songs on the radio so everybody in America could hear MY SONGS, MY STORIES, as they drove home from work. That goal got lower and lower. It moved to strong rotation on college stations. Then just ONE college station. The closest I have come is Graham played on one his show. I failed, and I know it, and I just have to live with it. And eventually die with it, because obviously it isn't going to happen now that I stopped trying. Even knowing that there are millions of people like me who dreamed about being a huge star, but the odds of that happening are less than winning the lottery. And winning the lottery doesn't require any talent. Add to all of that failure having to live with the demoralizing pain of knowing my father died (in 1991) disappointed in who and what I became... Well, life has been a challenge.
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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.
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Band-in-a-Box User Video Tutorials!
If you've reviewed our Support page, you've probably noticed the Videos page, which separates our Band-in-a-Box® tutorial videos by category: Overview, VST DAW Plugin, Setup, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, and there's even an Archive category to go down memory lane... (You'll also find these videos on our YouTube Channel.)
It's always great to hear how other Band-in-a-Box® users create their songs, especially when they explain in detail what they're doing. Like Henry Clarke's YouTube Channel, Henry Clarke - Senior Musicians Unite! There you'll find his ALL Band-in-a-Box Tutorials playlist with over 50 videos! His top-three most watched videos include "How to Get Started with Band-in-a-Box," "How I use the Audio Chord Wizard in Band-in-a-Box," and "How to Create An Effective Solo Using Band-in-a-Box" - however he touches on many other topics and also demonstrates his own Band-in-a-Box® songs in the Band-in-a-Box Created Songs playlist!
You're guaranteed to find some helpful videos when you visit Henry Clarke's channel!
Band-in-a-Box® 2024 Italian for Windows is Here!
Ci siamo dati da fare e abbiamo aggiunto oltre 50 nuove funzionalità e una straordinaria raccolta di nuovi contenuti, tra cui 222 RealTracks, nuovi RealStyles, MIDI SuperTracks, Instrumental Studies, "Songs with Vocals" Artist Performance Sets, Playable RealTracks Set 3, Playable RealDrums Set 2, due nuovi set di "RealDrums Stems", XPro Styles PAK 6, Xtra Styles PAK 17 e altro ancora!
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Band-in-a-Box® 2024 French for Windows is Here!
Band-in-a-Box® 2024 apporte plus de 50 fonctions nouvelles ainsi qu'une importante de contenus nouveaux à savoir : 222 RealTracks, des RealStyles nouveaux, des SuperTracks MIDI, des Etudes d'Instruments, des Prestations d'Artistes, des "Morceaux avec Choeurs", un Set 3 de Tracks Jouables, un Set 2 de RealDrums Jouables, deux nouveaux Sets de "RealDrums Stems", des Styles XPro PAK 6, des Xtra Styles PAK 17 et bien plus encore!
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Video: Making a Song with Band-in-a-Box®, ChatGPT, and Synth V
Take your Band-in-a-Box® project to a whole new level when you incorporate ChatGPT and Synth V to add lyrics and vocals to your song!
We wanted to demonstrate how this is done with our video, where we show you how to go from nothing to a finished "radio ready" modern pop song by combining the features of Band-in-a-Box®, ChatGPT, and Synth V!
Listen to the finished song, so you get a listen to the finished product: https://demos.pgmusic.com/misc/behindthefame.m4a
If you like it, watch the video. Either way, let's hear your comments!
Henry Clarke: Revolutionize Your Band-in-Box® Tracks with Regenerating Function
User Video: Next-Level AI Music Editing with ACE Studio and Band-in-a-Box®
Band-in-a-Box® 2024 German for Windows is Here!
Band-in-a-Box® 2024 für Windows Deutsch ist verfügbar!
Wir waren fleißig und haben über 50 neue Funktionen und eine erstaunliche Sammlung neuer Inhalte hinzugefügt, darunter 222 RealTracks, neue RealStyles, MIDI SuperTracks, Instrumental Studies, "Songs with Vocals" Artist Performance Sets, abspielbare RealTracks Set 3, abspielbare RealDrums Set 2, zwei neue Sets von "RealDrums Stems", XPro Styles PAK 6, Xtra Styles PAK 17 und mehr!
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