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Nice one DC. Teen angst of the high school dance variety. Enjoyed it heaps. Thanks, Ray! It's no "Reconnez Cherie" but we do what we can.  Good to see you back, THANKS for taking the time here!
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Mario, Beautiful. Terrific job with the controller. Nice piece of music. Well mixed. Peaceful. fj Thanx Floyd for your very kind words.
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Great stuff. Loved the vocal and guitar performance. Mick
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Noel it's weird you should bring colour into a song as I recently started to write one based on colours. I agree, happiness is probably green and this is a happy song. Just what the world needs now. Vic Hi Vic. As those legendary old folks once said, "Great minds think alike"! I'm looking forward to hearing where colours took your songwriting. And I agree with you, this world is a pretty unhappy place right now. Hopefully, it will spring back to be a better world sooner rather than later. Thank you for finding time to have a listen. I appreciate your visit and your comments. --Noel
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Like the lyrics with the melody. Ha, that is definitely the mark of a good song. I also like your vocals, and your choice of backing track fits so well. So this all started in BiaB with the style and you developed it from there. Interesting MIDI. Did you try any of the RTs? Hi Marty. I included my old favourite Gypsy Fiddle RT but generally prefer the midi in that style because it's easier for me to manipulate than RTs. Also, if you have some solid instrument plugins the sound is often better, at least to my ears. Appreciate the comments. Mick
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Hi Hans. For me, this song was a very creative musical exploration of "the meaning of life". It's easy to hear that a great deal of effort has gone into the lyrics and melody, the arrangement and its production. I seriously congratulate you. Your singing was a perfect match for the nature of the song's existential theme. It was definitely worth revisiting and re-investing time in this song --Noel
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i agree with people who say there needs to be a detailed list of differences for bb and rb and have suggested such several times...as well as vids showing creating a song from start to finish in bb and rb. A tip I forgot to mention.. One can generate tracks fast in BB and then drag the tracks into RB... where you have 256 tracks. So one thing you can do for example is when you generate a track fast in BB that you really really like just drag it over to RB. ps i like the new bb gui. om
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I have tinkered with Suno, and the LyricsLab from our own Joanne Cooper. I can create a very nice sounding set of lyrics and turn that into very nice song in about 3 minutes. I can type in ideas, and even personal lyrics and have the software "refine" them and go from there. The thing i noticed is that the lyrics are kind of typical, or consistent. I get the same type of rhyming the same type of phrasing. I can choose to not have it repair it and stick with my lyrics. The music tends to all sound similar, no not the exact same you can vary the instructions or prompts but it is going to sing the song very close each time. I also noticed that there is only so much you can do to make it unique. I look at it this way, use the tools as you use all tools to help you work out an idea and work it into a song. I see it getting better but never replacing personal creativity where our feeling live! I have created a dozen lyric file in AI but i always start with my thoughts and then go back and rework it to reflect me. I use BiaB the same way i create what i cannot play. Play what i can, and work hard to get my feelngs into the project.
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Hi Lee. This is a very atmospheric listen! I loved the journey. I used to love coffee (Turkish coffee and espresso were favourites). Unfortunately lack of good kidney health these days means that I have to be mindful of diet, and coffee is one of those things that I only touch sparingly now. That said, your song took me back to earlier times in my life and I could once again smell the aroma of what I used to thoroughly enjoy! Thanks for that I enjoyed this! --Noel
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Hi James, It's great to see another one or your songs posted for us all to enjoy. This is Chef's-kiss-beautiful music at its very, very best. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=32352&filename=chefs kiss small.png) I was thoroughly enchanted by this musical and lyrical journey. To my ears, the melody, the arrangement and the singing were a perfect fit for your outstanding lyrics. I congratulate you on such a fine piece of music. I would love to have been able to write words like these. You touched my soul with them. A truly memorable and thought-provoking presentation for all the very best reasons. I'm so glad you posted it. I loved this. --Noel P.S. This song definitely deserves to be here. If any PG Music product was used in its creation, it is rightfully able to be included in this forum.
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Noel, That is very kind. Thank you so much from both of us. Bob
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David, That was the most EPIC response! LOL! So glad you liked the way it turned out. It was our pleasure to record this song. You have long been an inspiration to me and others on this forum. Keep writing that great music! Bob
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Oh, man, this song is so much fun ---and quite the challenge for me. I liked what the original BiaB guy did, but... enough about me. Dave, I've said this before, but you are my favorite guitarist, and what a treat it was when you met Chris. She is my favorite singer. Thanks so much for letting me play along.
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You know (or at least should know) how much I enjoy your influence and friendship, Ray. Please keep me in your loop. Love to you and Kim.
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Very good rocker, I like how you and Dave shred your days away So many flames and carefree play on the porch that I hope it won't burn down  Dave's once again amazing and your bass and vocals are not creaking, but fresh as a 60s teenager brought to us by a time machine. Keep on rocking the chair! Janne Thanks, Janne. I'm sure Dave's guitars have burn marks on them. Probably has to change the fret boards a couple time a year. One of your very best, Marty, no doubt, for me. The lyrics are superb, so clever! Love the double-meanings. The story, we've all been there ... that's how much of the genuine talent in this world ends up. No worries - we can still shred, just give us half a chance to create music, and watch us go Dave's guitar: on fire. Your bass: unobtrusive, but holding things together, nevertheless And your voice: excellent, really excellent! LOVE this song. I'm gonna bookmark it, in fact, that's what I'll do Bravi. Thanks, James. You're right. I've known a lot of musicians who stopped playing when people stopped giving them money and accolades. Then there are those who can't stop because it's all about the music, not fame or fortune. Hi, Marty. Heh. I see what you did with that title. Fun song! Rocking backing (especially Dave's guitar) and great vocals. Thanks, David. The trick is finding a chair with no arms to accomodate the guitar and bass. Cool swing to this thing. The walking bass jives perfectly, Dave rings the bells and the story is a cool one too. Maybe I should sit on the porch n bang a guitar through a Marshall and see if it attracts the neighbours. LOVED the outro. Thanks, Ray. Good idea, but it might just attract the town marshall. We know several old rockers who are truly enjoying their retirement playing more than their early career days. "The old man's rocker's creaking on the beat. He loves his rock & rye. Through rain and shine he brings the heat. That old flame now won't die." Rock and rye ... so cool! Your bass and vocals are hittin’ the note, as always. And Dave’s excellent guitar is scorching hot on his solo. Fun! J&B PS Much more upbeat than our effort to write about a retired singer! Thanks, Janice & Bud. The trick for this old guy was keeping the flame alive in the rain until his wife suggested an umbrella. Marty, The life of a musician, or rather the life of a music lover, is exactly like this song. I also started my musical career as a child, imitating The Ventures on the electric guitar. I later shifted my focus to composing music. Remembering those experiences, I enjoyed watching this video with a variety of emotions. Best regards. Shigeki Adachi Ha, that's great, Shigeki. Now I can see you Walk-Don't-Running all over the house. How about some Duane Eddy? I'm sure glad you made the switch, my friend. Thanks!
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Smooth and classy. I'm imagining men in black ties and women in evening dresses. Excellent tune. The synth vocal fits the genre perfectly. Thanks, Scottt!
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Simon? Are you actually still here?
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I am just curious to see if any of you are complimenting your music with AI and creating Demo's with it and re-doing it in "Band In A Box" ? Just curious. I have been playing around with SUNO AI, but still writing all my own lyrics, and creating my own chord progressions, and coming up with my own melodies. I start with the guitar, get a rough demo, get that into my computer, add drums, piano, and singing it. Then, I upload it into Suno AI and it gives me a finished demo, that way I can see what changes I can make into whatever style I want my song in. Then I re-create it in "Band In A Box" I have 2025. Then I add other instruments in, mostly me playing taking all the AI out of it. Then I delete it off of the Suno platform so that there is no trace of the output from Suno, that equals no watermark, because I re-created all of the music myself in "band In A Box", and myself playing and singing of course. I do it this way so I can pick a style of music that my song best fits. Let me know if any of you are doing it this way, and if your for or against AI music. I think that this is just a tool of many, like the guitar, piano, keyboard, Autotune, even Band in a box. Let me know what you think and how you all create. I would be interested in your stories. I am just testing the waters here, I.E. the AI tool.
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So, I've got a track, which started with an imported MIDI file created with Finale and Imported Melody from MIDI File. It's just a 4-measure guitar lick, going into a 5th and 6th measure with a new chord(it's for use in a blues). The file plays using a Hi-Q .mid sound, sounds great, with a blues Style added underneath it. Highlight the track, choose Guitar Window, Track Type: Guitar, etc. Notation with Tablature underneath, top window is guitar neck with notes listed. When I Generate and Play Song, no highlight of notes being played, no moving line to show where we are in the notation while playing the track. Clearly, I want to show the lick being played, hearing it over the rhythm section, and the ability to sight-read along with the notation or tablature, and make that a video to play along with. I'm on my 2nd strike. What to do?
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