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I WonderI wonder what would happen if a guitarist was offered to write for an orchestra? Well now I do. I am way out of my comfort zone and in brand new territory for me. BiaB style - Emerald - Slow, Peaceful, 3/4 Orc Tempo 45 BPM Bass - Swam - Bass section Piano - Kontakt - Amadeus - violins Guitar - Kontakt - Amadeus - violas Strings - Kontakt - Solid State Orchestra Via my breath and keyboard controllers I am playing the following Swam instruments: 1- the French horns 1 & 2 2- the trumpet 3- the alto trombone 4- the violin 5- the viola 6- the bassoon 7- the oboe Via my keyboard controller I am playing the following: 1- Timpani 2- cymbals 3- gongs As always all comments are welcomed.
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Maestro Mario
Well what I wonder is how you maintain such an inexhaustible depth of wonder-full imagination and creativity!
I was totally immersed in your beautiful piece. The New York Philharmonic should be beating a path to your door as we speak.
My ears applaud as you take a bow.
Izzy.
PS I have heard you sing a number of times now and you have quite a rich, resonate voice _ More please.
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Mario,
An amazing piece of music...
I can't imagine anything musical that you cannot accomplish. This is truly a stunning production.
Loved it!
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What an outstanding composition, Mario. There is so much and so many good Mario moments in there. You really outdid yourselves on this one. Love how you worked the timpani and gong --very effective. Wow, some incredible uses of bassoon and oboe and trumpet and French horn. Heck, this whole piece is stupendously brilliant. Man, you can bring out mood and mood-changes. This is a great soundtrack to whatever one can imagine.
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Amazingly creative piece, Mario! You did brilliantly with the Swam instrumentation and I particularly love the bassoon & oboes. I want both in BiaB!
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Really beautiful sounding song with a great arrangement.
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Maestro Mario
Well what I wonder is how you maintain such an inexhaustible depth of wonder-full imagination and creativity!
I was totally immersed in your beautiful piece. The New York Philharmonic should be beating a path to your door as we speak.
My ears applaud as you take a bow.
Izzy.
PS I have heard you sing a number of times now and you have quite a rich, resonate voice _ More please. Thanx so much Izzy for this fantastic review. I doubt very much that any philharmonic orchestra will knock on my door ever but I appreciate the comment. Sing again------well maybe!
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Mario,
An amazing piece of music...
I can't imagine anything musical that you cannot accomplish. This is truly a stunning production.
Loved it!
Bob Thanx Bob I appreciate you taking the time to listen and commenting on my little ditty. I'm glad you liked it. PS - it seams that lately I'm out of my comfort zone more than I am in it!
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What an outstanding composition, Mario. There is so much and so many good Mario moments in there. You really outdid yourselves on this one. Love how you worked the timpani and gong --very effective. Wow, some incredible uses of bassoon and oboe and trumpet and French horn. Heck, this whole piece is stupendously brilliant. Man, you can bring out mood and mood-changes. This is a great soundtrack to whatever one can imagine. Thanx so much Marty. It took me quite a lot of time to get the timpani, cymbals, and gongs not only in the right places but also mixing them into the song. I really like those Swam instruments. I'm glad you liked it.
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Amazingly creative piece, Mario! You did brilliantly with the Swam instrumentation and I particularly love the bassoon & oboes. I want both in BiaB! Thanx Chay for this very kind review. IMHO those Swam instruments sound so real it is scary, you might want to consider getting them. Really beautiful sounding song with a great arrangement. Thanx Joe, I'm glad you liked it.
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Mario, I'm seeing this as the backing track of a video showing time lapse of various flower seeds pushing up through the soil, unfurling in the sun and blooming. A rainstorm comes, but Spring continues to advance unhindered...
Beautiful and evocative. Bravo!
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Stunning!
Is this a personal best for you re the number of Mario tracks? Wow.
We love DC Ron's comments.
We watch so many nature shows backed with music and this would fit any of them.
Gentle streams, clouds, butterflies, wildflowers waving, birds in flight and more and more.
Superb!
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I agree with Ron's comment, perfect score for a time-lapse video.
Spring is just around the corner, webcams are cheap, 1 photo per minute in daylight.
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Mario,
Excuse me while I pick my jaw off the floor...
Astounding.
Impressive.
And a delightful listen.
Real Intelligence making real music.
Keep it up.
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Mario, I'm seeing this as the backing track of a video showing time lapse of various flower seeds pushing up through the soil, unfurling in the sun and blooming. A rainstorm comes, but Spring continues to advance unhindered...
Beautiful and evocative. Bravo! Thanx Ron. Your vision fits my music perfectly.
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Stunning!
Is this a personal best for you re the number of Mario tracks? Wow.
We love DC Ron's comments.
We watch so many nature shows backed with music and this would fit any of them.
Gentle streams, clouds, butterflies, wildflowers waving, birds in flight and more and more.
Superb!
J&B Thanx Janice and Bud. I'm glad you liked it.
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I agree with Ron's comment, perfect score for a time-lapse video.
Spring is just around the corner, webcams are cheap, 1 photo per minute in daylight. Thanx so much. I appreciate your comments.
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Mario,
Excuse me while I pick my jaw off the floor...
Astounding.
Impressive.
And a delightful listen.
Real Intelligence making real music.
Keep it up.
wow
fj Thanx so much for this wonderful review. I'm glad that you liked it. I do plan to keep learning this new age/ classical genre and recording more like this one.
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Hi Mario! There’s ’s a lot to like about this piece … - The ‘shimmering’ feel of the strings - for a similar evocative effect, listen to ‘Daphnis and Chloe suite no. 2:Daybreak’ by Maurice Ravel
- The interplay of the brass and reeded instruments
- The punctuation of the timpani
- The glorious gong and cymbals at the end
A great piece which triggers imagery in one’s mind! Andrew
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Mario this is absolutely fabulous! The whole flow of the piece is, imo, masterful, beautiful and very moving. I'm blown away and only wish I had a modicum of your musical talents. So glad I listened to this, thank you.
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That is sooo good Mario,
I'm not a big fan of orchestral music, but even I can tell you've made an exceptional piece of music here. It must be a completely different process of writing compared to writing a pop song. How do you write that and hear all that in your head and get it down? And then know which instruments to bring in and out of the mix.
Your a very clever man, Andre Preview (M&W fans will understand)
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Hi Mario! There’s ’s a lot to like about this piece … - The ‘shimmering’ feel of the strings - for a similar evocative effect, listen to ‘Daphnis and Chloe suite no. 2:Daybreak’ by Maurice Ravel
- The interplay of the brass and reeded instruments
- The punctuation of the timpani
- The glorious gong and cymbals at the end
A great piece which triggers imagery in one’s mind! Andrew Thanx so much Andrew for this wonderful review. I'll check out that Ravel.
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Mario this is absolutely fabulous! The whole flow of the piece is, imo, masterful, beautiful and very moving. I'm blown away and only wish I had a modicum of your musical talents. So glad I listened to this, thank you.
Pete Thanx Pete. You do have a ton of talent so don't be down on yourself.
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That is sooo good Mario,
I'm not a big fan of orchestral music, but even I can tell you've made an exceptional piece of music here. It must be a completely different process of writing compared to writing a pop song. How do you write that and hear all that in your head and get it down? And then know which instruments to bring in and out of the mix.
Your a very clever man, Andre Preview (M&W fans will understand)
Excellent, kind regards Thanx Lee listening and commenting on my song. Sometimes the process is the same as a pop song. That is I come up with a lead line, lyrics in a song, then the chords and finally the instrumentation. Sometimes in my instrumentals I figure out a chord progression then add the lead(s) and instrumentation. Many times the lead(s) and instruments come by trial and error. Other times I may have a phrase or two that can start a song. In other words there is no set in stone method for my songs.
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It reminded me of a film score. It's a beautiful piece of work. Well done.
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It reminded me of a film score. It's a beautiful piece of work. Well done.
Laurent Thanx Laurent for taking the time to listen and comment on my little song. I'm glad you liked it.
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Awesome piece Mario. So lovely colorful sounds and effects. Well done..
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Hi, Mario. Interesting! I assume the Solid State Strings are where the "shimmer" on the strings comes from. Nice work on the brass. The bit at 3:00 veers into a 1950's sci-fi theme, which is cool.  It would sound more orchestral if the instruments were all in a "orchestral room", with brass in the back for more reverb. But it wouldn't necessarily sound any better that way. 
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Awesome piece Mario. So lovely colorful sounds and effects. Well done.. Thanx Scott I'm glad you liked it.
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Hi, Mario. Interesting! I assume the Solid State Strings are where the "shimmer" on the strings comes from. Nice work on the brass. The bit at 3:00 veers into a 1950's sci-fi theme, which is cool. It would sound more orchestral if the instruments were all in a "orchestral room", with brass in the back for more reverb. But it wouldn't necessarily sound any better that way. Thanx David. Yes that was the Solid State Strings. I like what they add to the other string programs that I have. That is a good point about the reverb and I'll try to remember to do that if/when I do another song like this one.
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Hi Mario, I'm a bit late, but I finally had the time to listen to your masterpiece.
What a challenge that must have been!
I can picture you as the magnificent conductor directing a gigantic orchestra while it plays your piece!
Very, very beautiful.
I did have some doubts about the performance of this piece when I saw the instruments you'd chosen:
1- the French horns 1 & 2
2- the trumpet
3- the alto trombone
4- the violin
5- the viola
6- the bassoon
7- the oboe
Considering the space they're in, they could have gotten into a real fight (or competition). But—and here goes Master Mario—you managed to make them become friends and merge their sounds into your amazing work!
Well done, maestro!
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Hi Mario, I'm a bit late, but I finally had the time to listen to your masterpiece.
What a challenge that must have been!
I can picture you as the magnificent conductor directing a gigantic orchestra while it plays your piece!
Very, very beautiful.
I did have some doubts about the performance of this piece when I saw the instruments you'd chosen:
1- the French horns 1 & 2
2- the trumpet
3- the alto trombone
4- the violin
5- the viola
6- the bassoon
7- the oboe
Considering the space they're in, they could have gotten into a real fight (or competition). But—and here goes Master Mario—you managed to make them become friends and merge their sounds into your amazing work!
Well done, maestro!
Hans Thanx so much Hans for this wonder review. Yes it was a challenge, especially since it was the first time I ever tried something like this. I'm glad you liked it.
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Hi Mario.
Gosh! You really set out on a "Lord of the Rings" type of musical adventure with this creation. Well done! You've done a wonderful job and I enjoyed the journey. You are one of the forum's most imaginative and creative musicians. To me, it seems like you live and breathe music.
Loved it!
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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!
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