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A 1 & 5 of a scale does not make a chord! Dumb guitarist  Power chords are useful because they are ambiguous, and only imply the chord. You can play an A5 for a A major or A minor, because they both work equally well/poorly. And they're typically played on the low guitar strings because... well, harmonics. It's not quite the same when a ukulele plays it - you can really tell something is missing. Yes, I fully understand this but I was taught and I still believe the "strict music theory definition" of a chord. I have played Dyads many times and yes I have called them the false power chord nomenclature. I have to as if I said Dyad to most guitarist I would get the deer in the headlights look!
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I bought a Micro Center high end business desktop with water cooling. To my eyes it's a barebones gaming box sans graphics card. Am running dual HDMI screens with a USB-to-HDMI adapter. I also have a high end sound card. Zero problems whatsoever. I agree in general with Mario on "clear cases", but my clear case has a water cooled CPU and whisper quiet case cooling fans. Running side-by-side with my legacy Antec Quiet Case (acoustically insulated with a "silent" power supply), the new one is at least as quiet. Technology is obviously moving at a fast pace, so everything I just typed will be obsolete by the time you read this. Ha!
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+++ HERE +++ is an animated allstar tribute to flatpicking guitarist Doc Watson
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I pray all of my Internet PGM friends are safe. You can replace things but you can't replace people.
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Hope he, Jerry and Phil are jammin' away. RIP Ditto RIP Bob.
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I will be one of the 'exclusively human’ posters. Probably not, because at some point it will be inevitable that some of your audio software will have some form of AI. If this is not already the case... Yes and a couple of my effects and sounds have some AI assistance. By exclusively human means that I will be creating the music, playing, arranging, etc the music and not some AI robot. I think that using BiaB to generate backing tracks already is a form of AI in that the user did not generate the parts, just the chord progression. YMMV
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Brian an extremely important message in this fantastic song. Everything about this song is perfect. Idea: "In 2024, global military spending reached approximately $2.7 trillion". Take 10% of that, and you could save many, many people on this planet. The remaining 90% is still enough to kill the rest of us. It would be fantastic is we all could live in peace. But there is always a group of people whom want to rule the world and will try to take it by force if need be. I agree about taking just 10% of the military budgets and investing in it in education and creating jobs. World peace will only come from an outside source IMHO. Hopefully a few UFOs becoming real just might force the world to unite. But I wouldn't bet on it. An outstanding song - loved it. Thank you for your really nice words and your thoughts on the underlying problems, Mario. Much appreciated!
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Power pop - that's right up my alley. The vocals are really good, I like your new approach. And production is as good as it gets, I love the wide stereo spread. People are often surprised when I tell them that my mixes are completely L-C-R and there's nothing in between. And thank you for bringing this RealDrums to my attention, they play a really cool groove. Nothing not to like ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/images/icons/default/thumbs_up.gif)
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Now THAT's a great start into 2026. Toe-tapping goodness. Fantastic work by everyone involved. Video almost in sync with the music in some places. The bassist strums one-note chords. And your dance choreography is ace. Smiling during all my listens. More please!
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I have a different approach. I don't worry about the volume of anything in BB. I know I plan to move everything out of BB and into my DAW. In the DAW I have absolute control over everything from the volume, to the panning and the inclusion of any and all FX for each track. I've been working this way since forever. I find it easier for me to do everything in the DAW and just let BB make the tracks, which it does exceedingly well. +1 Biab makes the tracks. The Daw does the rest. I use track level automation where necessary. It’s a quick easy to deal with a bar or two of a track you don’t want up front. I also like master level automation for the entire “band” for example, transitioning between intro, head, solos, outtro. Pushing the band up and down a db or two really helps give the song a little snap.
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Well deserved I'm halfway through your EP and there isn't a single song I don't like. Excellent!
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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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Nice trad song and we always love hearing a nice waltz. Your fine mandolin and banjo performances are well backed by the BiaB sessions folks. The country tracks worked very well with your vibe. Nice choices. Nice vocal and mix also. Enjoyed it! J&B
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We agree with Mario's mention of Santana. It's mesmerizing (in the good way) and immediately engaging. Man, that is one outstanding BiaB Wrecking Crew you called in. Sounds like ya'll have been playing together for a while. The mix sets up an excellent soundstage on our monitors. Feels like center stage, row 3 in a small club. Well done and we enjoyed it! J&B
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If you pay with PayPal you get the option to spread the cost over three months.
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Thanks Janice, Bud and WaoBand for your kind comments!
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That was absolutely wonderful. How very talented you are. Thanks for sharing the backstory. I have a lot of students from the Middle East and Asia, so your anecdote about Amira touched my heart. I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's really hard to believe that it was 20 years ago already.
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Rob. Every year ive tried the band In The Box daw plugin... but it's not for me. I will try it again this year. As we know... both band in a box and real band have their advantages and disadvantages. Thus in many songs I've done I use both band in a box and real band. Using the good features in each that I like... Frankly I think when people use just band in the Box they are missing some very neat features in real band. And has been stated many times by using band in a box only.. one might struggle with certain features in band in the Box that are a breeze in real band. I agree with Jim ideally people should learn both bb and real band because in some respects they complement each other... like a marriage. Om
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I love the violin/fiddle in this. As I just commented on DC Ron's latest post I nearly always feel that instrumental breaks add to the dynamics of a song and it really dies in this, where it's perfectly placed. It then also make for a great outro. Otherwise, this is just another really, really excellent Bob Dean song!
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Sol, am not reviewing songs on this forum that don't have BiaB content. Just seems disrespectful to our hosts to me. Others will disagree, and I can live with that. Peace, etc... That's okay , I just wanted to show you the song that your quote , inspired. I wasn't looking for a review or anything. And I certainly do understand.
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Listened to the first half before he went to his genre-by-genre breakdown. I agree with him that some will embrace AI and some will not. Though that seems intuitively obvious, I like the way he lays it out.
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Hi Joe! “An asteroid struck the earth …” Way back when I joined a public speaking club, we were told to always start with an attention grabber - you delivered right out of the blocks, then there were gems about cockroaches, dog pounds, clown cars, shoplifting and hairless apes. Talk about content overdrive! So interesting to listen to! Andrew
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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!
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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.
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