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WILD stuff, Janne! Grand, beautiful and strange, but strangely effective, too. Love the concept and the inventive chord movement that powers it all. Those choir vocals sound GREAT, and support the lead vocalist(s?) quite well. That first unexpected solo even works well. Love the heartbeat, too. Super arrangement, mix and master. Just "master"ful all the way around. DNA is the score! Indeed it is!
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Thanks guys for your input! bykhed01. heres some added points. 1..very important...to keep organised ensure all work done in RB is saved in THE SAME SONG DIR that BB is saved to. so lets say the song is called 'rockin my harley'(RMH)... all work done in bb and rb is saved to RMH. i mention this because some users get in a pickle sometimes locating where their work was saved. I've been doing this for a while for the reason you mention. 2..Volume....there are many ways in rb to deal with vols without going to/fro bb. i dont have time right now to explain...sorry. would take pages. but heres a 'quickie way'... if a tracks vol is too low just duplicate the track onto a new track in rb tracks view and then change the faders of both the original and the duplicate to what you want. (Note...i always ensure at the same time i ensure the stereo master level for the song....tops out at -3 on the meter.). another trick is to reduce the vols of the tracks that are overwhelming the track in question. great input, thanks! as your probably aware there are loads of tricks to get the best out of rb. the free pg dx fx plugins are a goldmine.. I'll dive into theplugins in the near future as I haven't used any yet (some of the songs in my sig only used them.). talking of plugins...heres another goldmine of plugins... some of which emulate outboard gear costing thousands we used to use in commercial studios years ago. (DONT UNDERESTIMATE THEM JUST COS THEY ARE FREE...)... https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=813558#Post813558 got it Digging your SoundCloud tunes, nice! rock on... om.
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Hi Lee, Thanks for listening, glad you liked it! Bob
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I had made both those corrections in the SMP. And still found inaccuracies in specified chords, bars and beats. But certainly worth looking at again. Thanks for your help with this. Here is what I worked up. My eyes tell me that there a problems even after making the corrections you mentioned. But at this point a little to much to proof read as-is. I will likely try again on some future project. thanks again. << interesting to find someone else as anal as me when working with this stuff!  >> ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=32384&filename=Song Text Files Exported from SMP an BIAB.jpg)
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Mike, I believe SMP is shorthand for a software program called +++ Song Master Pro +++ . I don't have the program but it has been mentioned numerous times and is listed in Shlind's signature.
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Chay, Excellent use of BIAB. Bass and guitars sound great. A cool track. A lot of meat. And potatoes. Good mix. fj Thanks, Floyd! I'll go for the meat and potatoes, plus some gravy. US or UK style will do!
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Love the funky rhythm section and the excellently sampled guitar solo. Great production all around.
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Very definitely 70s pop disco. Great production!
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SUPERB. So beautifully done. Bravo.
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Floyd, super groove Great backing band Very impressive chops Great tone on that axe. I had to look that axe up as I have never heard of that brand. It sounds like they may be giving Gibson a run for the money. Isn't it fun jamming with BiaB! Thanks, Mario... I thought, "Give me a Floyd Jane track." I'll be able to listen to his amazing voice. It's good, really: great style and fantastic guitar work. Laurent Thanks, Laurent....
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Excellent swampy guitar song! Nice resonator resonations!
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Lee, Very cool sounding song. I dig your vocals. The melody and organ together haave a nice Pink Floydish quality. Nice use of BIAB. Solo guitar is cool... Mix sounds good. Enjoyed the listen. fj
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Mario, Excellent. Cool groove. Nice job on guitar, bass and organ. Good listening. Good mix. fj
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Lovely, smooth bossa vibe with a great harmonica solo. Lovely use of BiaB instrumentation, too.
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Great vocals, lovely instrumentation and a flowing almost Carpenters vibe. You wrote that Live Clark is from the east coast of Britain. Do you know where as I'm in what I call the 'wild middle east' of England aka Lincolnshire.
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............................................ I'm not much of a RealTrack guy, I prefer the editability of the MIDI tracks. I just check to see that they are working with my efforts. With MIDI I can export to a sequencer/DAW and change instruments, chord inversions, drum kits, drum instruments (for example, rimshot to clave), individual notes, and so on. Plus I can make my own intros/endings, change the groove, add song-specific figures and/or kicks, eliminate/change/remove drum rolls, and so much more. For me, expression is much more important than tone, and I can manipulate MIDI files to get more or more personal expression out of the music. That is exactly why I do most all of my work in MIDI. Occasionally I will use an RT or RD but 99.99% of my work is in MIDI. But then, I like editing, not everybody does. Same here. I much prefer MIDI editing over audio editing.
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If you use Reaper's regions and markers, this one is for you.
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Oh, yes, you are one lucky man for sure, Herb. Those lyrics tell a wonderful story, and this song is a terrific demonstration. Thanks for sharing your luck with us. Inspirational for sure. Farmer's tan. I used to have a coach's tan. Good guitar work, and I'm sure you would've done one as well. Way to stick to your plan, man. Thanks Babu.... I have to agree with you. Some of it was luck if you call being in the right place at the right time and being prepared..... or divine intervention , either way, yes indeed, I feel blessed to have the life I have. Farmer's tan, coaches tan, I stick out like a sore thumb at the beach as my daughters have pointed out on more than one occasion. "Daddy, your legs are so white... you need to get some sun on them".... yeah yeah yeah..... I did in fact have a very cool guitar solo worked out for the song, but like I said, I opted to simply let BB show it's stuff on this one. Thanks again
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That's a happy just a little bit sappy pop song. But it works. It has an 80s Brit pop sound ala the cars. THANKS, Herb. "Happy just a little bit sappy" would make a great t-shirt. Might not sell as well as "I'm with stupid" but I'd buy one for sure. Hard to believe The Cars played their first show in Boston almost 50 years ago. WHERE DID THE TIME GO???
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Hi Dave. Great beat with Marty pumping along with the drums and Chris's vocal fits perfectly. Nicely done. Vic Thanks, Vic! Great sound and very good vocals. Excellent Laurent Appreciate that, Laurent.
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Marty, Thanks - that is very appreciated by all of us. Bob
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I ended up treating it more like a chill way to get my fingers moving than a full-on teacher. The synthesia piano review really lines up with how I used it, and pairing it with something that actually explains the why behind the notes made it way more useful. It’s great for keeping practice fun without overthinking things.
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Root, root n 5th, walking are, sort of, categories and not locked into particular genres when one listens closely. Stu Cook of Creedence did a lot of root n 5th and often, like many country players, did octave of the root & 5th so that the 5th was the lower note, (also very easy to play as the 5th is a string above the higher root and in the same fret),... simple but it's what works for the song. Nick Lowe has excellent melodic sense and is careful to not clutter his pop melodies with his brilliant basher bass parts. I start on the root when planning a bass track, THEN I try to fit in the rest of the chord when & where I can as a walk/run/riff BUT it depends on the song, the ease of execution and the time to move about. I've been aware - and try to keep an eye/ear out - to avoid playing the 3rd when the melody (particularly a vocal), is singing the 3rd...it seems to clash. If you get a chance to listen to Budgie's version of Baby Please Don't Go you'll hear the bass part change for section of the song but in the main riff it moves to walks, runs and fills as the song progresses across five and a half minutes. A gruelling song to sit on that main riff but Bourke keeps his focus with subtle change while retaining the drive and groove.
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Hi, John. As Mario said, nice pop! Clay's harmonies really make this work. I enjoyed the song - nicely done!. 
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