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I have been using Studio One from version 5.5. I kind of lucked in to Fender Studio Pro. I was having so many issues with my Apollo Duo (drivers) I put it up on Facebook Marketplace and sent it down the road. I purchased a Presonus a Quantam ES 2 and it came with 6 mos subscription and a perpetual version of Studio One 7. I did not like the path the software I felt is was leaving out the guitar players and focusing on the Electronic music. Then boom two weeks later Fender Studio Pro. This was right up my alley. The Fender Mustang Native is a really cool plugin and the Tonalics was a nice add but limited. Very expensive for the subscription. I really like the way Universal Studio integrates with my Atom SQ, Faderport 8, and Quantam ES2. I dont mic amps any more as I am also using a Helix LT. The Helix Native and Mustang Native both sound really cool on dry tracks.. I have used the extract tracks and it works really good. I wanted to create guitar tabs of my solos with Notion 6 and melodyne but found it very inaccurate and frustrating.
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Wild Ride Somedays you just got a let loose! A few days ago was one of those days so I just sat down and jammed; I was tired of shoveling snow. I used the drum track from the Heavy Metal 2 style. Tempo - 130 BPM Drums = SSD-5 - Deluxe 1 - Deluxe Rock 19 I am playing my Squire P-Bass, my Xaviere 335 with humbucker pickups, and via my keyboard controller the Arturia B3 organ, preset - Winter Shade. As always all comments are welcomed.
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Cool tune Hans. Super vocal and lyric. Excellent backtrack, production and mix. Well done. Cool work on the video.
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Cool song Rob. Super vocal and lyric. Loved the groove to the song. Really nice listen. Well done
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Beautiful song. Incredible mix and master. Video was really cool as well. Awesome vocal and lyric. Well done
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Thanks, Mario, glad you liked it!
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Wow what a cool change up. Loved the production and sound processing. Super vocal and lyric. Peters guitar was very cool and kudos on the harp playing. Perfect bass lines. Really well done.
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Liv and John, thanx for the flashback to the 1970's Liv, outstanding vocal and harmonies John, great arrangement and melody Sounds fantastic
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Chris, Dave, and Marty, all I can say is WOW! This is a masterpiece Outstanding vocal and harmonies Chris Another award winning bass track Marty Polished off with Dave, one of the best guitarist on the planet Together with the backing band, and the mix makes this the best you all have ever done IMHO. Loved it
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Ya, BIAB does a good job at EXPORTING text files - even provides optional formats. But not so much with IMPORTING them. Now that I have taken some time and will have a thorough chord chart example of both the ChordMark and BIAB Formating, I will stare at them to ID what is going on. However, as I mentioned, I am aging and these fine detail tends to get lost in translation. I need a push button workflow these days. I don't listen to tapes and records any longer in order to transcrible and learn solos.  Actually, bringing in chord charts into BIAB from other music apps should be Drag and Drop! But that may just be me!  I also note that you example shows chords on beats 1 and 3 only. Guess that is jazz!  By the way, I am always dissappointed in the accuracy of bring in chords via Midi, XMP or even ACW. I need help assigning the chords to the beats. Now in this current example, this is a true 6/8 compostion, which I am working with in 4/4 only due to BIAB limiations. That may be why you see the chords jumping aroung on lots of the beats and why I need them to be accurate. But my initial listening to this in BIAB tells me it may be worth the extra effort. Thanks for the input. Dan
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Arri, this one I know. Many years ago the wedding band I was in played this song One of your best vocals Great backing band and arrangement Super mix IMHO this is your best to date
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Marty and Dave, you posted another winner Great vocal and lyrics Dave's guitar was spectacular Super mix Loved it PS - I thought that I saw something quickly flash on and off in the video so on the second viewing I kept hitting pause trying to capture it. On the fourth viewing I did capture it. Very clever gentlemen as the flashing message read "you will like this song"! Ducking and running for cover!
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Shigeki’s review says it all. And his compliments are based so much on knowledge of masterful arrangements. We love this musically and the images it conjures up for us. We often visit a pollinator park to watch butterflies. (we even shot a vid there ) Your performances, the great arrangement and mix were much enjoyed by us. This is more than worthy of a film track. J&B Thanx Janice and Bud. I'm glad you liked it. I am trying to become a better composer but it is a slow process.
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Bob and Joliz come through with a gold metal on David's song. I really like what you did with this. This has that Bob and Joliz's signature sound and it fits David's lyrics perfectly. Great backing band and mix also Loved it
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Nothing wrong with power pop songs Ron, just ask anyone raised in the 70s and 80s. Another catchy song from you that gets the foot tapping. Great lyrics and your unique singing style, which I love. You keep producing songs of a very high enjoyable standard. Most excellent. THANKS, Lee! Yep, I'm "unique" for sure!
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Chris, this sounds great Super groove Great AI vocal and flute I liked it
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Awesome listen Mario. Such a relaxing piece of music. Lots of very cool ear candy. Well produced, mixed and mastered. This music is very much my cup of tea... Thanx Scott, I'm glad you liked it. Nice relaxing piece of music, Mario! It reminded me of some of Brian Eno's ambient works. Thanx so much Bob. I do like Brian's ambient music.
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I just bought your Beatles fakebook disk. Before buying I read your "README first" page https://www.nortonmusic.com/fake.html and saw that "Norton Music Fake Disks contain chord progressions only..." which is what I wanted as that's how I intended to use the SGU files the songs are delivered as - i.e. open in BIAB and try different band styles / instrument substitutions. I purchased, downloaded and in BIAB (2020) I opened "You've got to hide your love away". All the styles were midi styles. I tried changing the guitars to Realtracks. None will play except one of them, for a couple bars in the chorus. Am I doing something wrong? There was nothing on your site I saw that led me to believe these wouldn't work. Love to get this fixed as I'm around $44 lighter. Grateful for a remedy Should be possible to pick a few Realtrack guitars that fit the Timing and Rhythm of the song and put those on the Utility Tracks, the Eye icon near the Mixer Patches, click on it and add a few Utility tracks, then pick your Realtrack guitars, you can always mute any tracks in the Norton style that you don't want.
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Tu vas même finir par utiliser CTRL+F8 sur certaines portions de pistes solo, et là tu vas comprendre la puissance du truc.
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Hi Brian, You really have a knack for writing and producing great songs! I liked the way the song begins with fingerpicked guitar and synth, then you brought in the piano on the pre-chorus, and then the drums on the chorus - it built up in intensity very impressively! AI lead and background vocals were top-notch, and your lyrics did a fine job of summing up the dissatisfaction many of us feel with the current state of affairs. I subscribed to your Goldmania Bella YouTube channel today: #265. Keep up the good work! Bob
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Here's an interesting video on the use of Tonalic for adding tonalics to an existing musical idea (piano audio and its chord track).
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Man, what a night that musta been when you taught yourself guitar. And man listen to you now. Hey, I always like the noodling too. Yes, I hear the song structure, and can even hear your lyrics over the melody. Hard-hitting sounds and I had to hit it a couple times --so far. Thanks much for letting us download them, Floyd. Everything is perfection. Some excellent technique going on in there. I'm guessing you bought that guitar off Exit 19. You've made it much more valuable. Much appreciated, Marty.... Excellent, Floyd. An instrumental solo with a melody is almost impossible to get with a BIAB track. Great stuff. Vic Thanks, Vic...
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We felt they were both excellent. The BiaB demo is strong enough to stand on its own. It must be a real treat for your live players to have that demo to start with. The live version is superbly textured and the strings really lift it. GREAT vocals and mixes! J&B
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Janice & Bud, Many thanks from both of us. We appreciate the support! I use Adobe Firefly and iMovie for a lot of pre-production stuff. It then gets finished in Final Cut Pro. Thanks again! Bob
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