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Re: What We Hear Versus What Was Planned (Discussion) Jim Fogle #728418 08/21/22 07:28 AM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
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Mike Halloran Veteran Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 2,007 Sillie Con Valley, California	Originally Posted By: Jim Fogle Mike Halloran, How do you maintain your first vision of a song project as you heard it in your head while not letting Band-in-a-Box not influence the final product? If I audition styles those styles influence me. Saying “Nope” a lot till I hear what I need. Having used BIAB for years, certainly helps. If I don’t have anything specific in mind, then I let the Style selection process influence me. Again, it all depends on the project. BIAB 2025 Audiophile Mac 24Core/60CoreGPU M2 MacStudioUltra/8TB/192GB Sequoia/Tahoe, M1 MBAir, 2012 MBP Digital Performer11, Logic, Finale27/Dorico/Encore/SmartScorePro/Notion6/Overture5

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
What We Hear Versus What Was Planned (Discussion)	Jim Fogle	08/15/22 03:32 PM
Re: What We Hear Versus What Was Planned (Discussion)	Matt Finley	08/15/22 03:41 PM
Re: What We Hear Versus What Was Planned (Discussion)	Byron Dickens	08/15/22 04:46 PM
Re: What We Hear Versus What Was Planned (Discussion)	Bass Thumper	08/15/22 04:54 PM
Re: What We Hear Versus What Was Planned (Discussion)	MarioD	08/15/22 07:50 PM
Re: What We Hear Versus What Was Planned (Discussion)	Jim Fogle	08/15/22 09:58 PM
Re: What We Hear Versus What Was Planned (Discussion)	rayc	08/16/22 06:15 AM
Re: What We Hear Versus What Was Planned (Discussion)	Jim Fogle	08/16/22 04:17 PM
Re: What We Hear Versus What Was Planned (Discussion)	Guitarhacker	08/16/22 05:52 PM
Re: What We Hear Versus What Was Planned (Discussion)	Byron Dickens	08/16/22 09:54 PM
Re: What We Hear Versus What Was Planned (Discussion)	sslechta	08/16/22 10:09 PM
Re: What We Hear Versus What Was Planned (Discussion)	David Snyder	08/16/22 10:36 PM
Re: What We Hear Versus What Was Planned (Discussion)	rayc	08/17/22 12:07 AM
Re: What We Hear Versus What Was Planned (Discussion)	rayc	08/17/22 01:00 AM
Re: What We Hear Versus What Was Planned (Discussion)	CeeBee	08/17/22 05:51 AM
Re: What We Hear Versus What Was Planned (Discussion)	rayc	08/17/22 05:43 PM
Re: What We Hear Versus What Was Planned (Discussion)	rayc	08/20/22 02:41 AM
Re: What We Hear Versus What Was Planned (Discussion)	Mike Halloran	08/21/22 02:36 PM
Re: What We Hear Versus What Was Planned (Discussion)	rayc	08/22/22 01:44 AM
Re: What We Hear Versus What Was Planned (Discussion)	DrDan	08/22/22 07:41 PM
Re: What We Hear Versus What Was Planned (Discussion)	rayc	08/23/22 07:28 AM
Re: What We Hear Versus What Was Planned (Discussion)	Mike Halloran	08/17/22 02:13 PM
Re: What We Hear Versus What Was Planned (Discussion)	Jim Fogle	08/17/22 03:26 PM
Re: What We Hear Versus What Was Planned (Discussion)	Mike Halloran	08/21/22 02:28 PM
Re: What We Hear Versus What Was Planned (Discussion)	Henry Clarke	08/17/22 11:11 PM
Re: What We Hear Versus What Was Planned (Discussion)	rharv	08/23/22 07:37 PM
Re: What We Hear Versus What Was Planned (Discussion)	cooltouch	08/30/22 12:58 PM
Re: What We Hear Versus What Was Planned (Discussion)	Jim Fogle	08/30/22 02:50 PM
Re: What We Hear Versus What Was Planned (Discussion)	B.D.Thomas	10/17/22 05:43 PM
Re: What We Hear Versus What Was Planned (Discussion)	Tangmo	10/27/22 09:40 PM
Re: What We Hear Versus What Was Planned (Discussion)	Scott H. Olson	10/18/22 08:28 AM

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