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Hey thanks DC, I really appreciate that brother and I'm glad you liked it. Those are some mighty sweet comments. I hope you had a fabulous holiday and are getting ready to continue the holiday tradition as long as it can last!! Happy upcoming New Year my friend.
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I haven't seen this issue. Could you please let us know your display resolution and scale. Right-click on the desktop and select 'Display Settings'.
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Thanx Scott. Waiting for the Bidet was how line dancing started!
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Disappointed again not to see this in BiaB 2026...
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The AI version is a more polished production, but t he original retains its humanness, flaws. I suppose the AI is like hiring a producer for your song. If one wants to use AI to have help them with a production, I have no qualms with that. My beef is when someone uses AI to write the song itself and tries to pass it off as something its not.
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That was wild, and I loved it, especially Jingle Bells. Your guitar kicked a$$! Thanks for posting these.
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December 8, 2025. I just saw this online. Raul Malo passed away from cancer. One of those voices that is unique. He was lead singer of The Mavericks, and a guitar player. Personally, I thought he was in the same class as Roy Orbison. One of those undiscovered jewels in the music business who didn't get the recognition he deserved.
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Finally a real human singing! I decided not to comment any AI made songs, so it's great to hear real human singing with it's personal sound. Well produced song reminding me about hits of 1980s. Thanks for commenting! I'm not a fan of AI vocals! I can tell instantly when I hear them! I won't use them as long as I can at least stay close to proper pitch. When all the slight imperfections are removed by inserting AI vocals it kills the authentic sound of a track IMHO! For those who have no other way to get their track down, I understand the usefulness though! Take care, TB
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Izzy, as a dog lover I can totally relate to this song. Your lyrics and vocal touched my heart. It is very unfortunate that dogs live such short lives. I could relate as we had to put down three dogs in five weeks; it was a very sad time. I know that it must have been almost impossible to do this song. I loved it. Hi Mario I absolutely had you pegged as a dog lover (not everyone is). Your tragic experience with your three dogs gave me some much needed perspective and snapped me out of my self pity mode. I am so sorry that you and yours had to go through that tripple whammy. Mario , thank you so much for your kind and healing words. You are a very unique and special person full of wonderfull creativity and compassion. The world needs a LOT more Mario's !!!!!!!!!!! A gratefull Izzy.
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Andrew a fantastic pop song. Super vocal. Great arrangement, loved that chord progression. Super mix. One of your best. Thanks Mario! I knew I was onto something when that chord progression came out and I had some initial thoughts about the melody. I think the remix additions have served the song well. Thanks for listening! Cool Pop Sound. Nice use of BIAB and your additions. Good arrangement. Very catchy. Especially the chorus. Ear candy in the best sense of the word. Your vocals fit the style nicely, too. A very enjoyable song. Glad you found - and became a part of - the "community"... Merry Christmas. Have fun (and share the results!) with your BIAB update... Thanks Floyd – yes, I think the descending line in the chorus worked really well, and there’s a couple of notes in there which are outside of the chord that give it some spice. Having been using BIAB since 2000-ish, I was surprised I hadn’t stumbled across the User Showcase forum before – but now glad I did. BIAB 2026 program installed and okay, but waiting for the hard disc delivery before I copy the new RT and styles – I have to rationalise my storage to fit it on. Thanks for listening! One look at the waveform on SC and we knew we would like the mix. Moderate compression, subtle dynamics and no tracks stepping on each other ... yeah man. We enjoyed the "connect your own dots" write and the cool band. Fine performances by you. And we are always down with a 70's classic rock sound. Enjoyed it! Thanks for your good comments about this track. I’m really pleased with your mixing comments as that is one area I am relatively new at and constantly learning. This year, I honed my skills on space and dynamics, and learned about LUFS and limiting – thanks to this forum. Thanks for listening and your SC like as well. Andrew
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Hi Bob (and Joliz) Good one! I loved the harmonies/BVs on this one. The fact that the subject lofi girl liked Elliott Smith makes me think she had a good choice in music - melodic, emotional and vulnerable. I am wondering if she was lofi because she was just interested in getting her music down on tape to realise the idea without the search for recorded perfection, or whether this was a metaphor for her life - avoid clutter, go for the heart and not outside appearances etc.? In another way, today's perfection in recording so you can 'hear the silence' can seem empty to some, whereas the presence of the warm crackle of vinyl or hiss of tape means that even when the song ends, there is something there to fill the void. Maybe it was the loneliness? Good music and thought-provoking lyrics - well done! Andrew
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Having participated in that album we well remember this tune. And it spurred our interest resulting in reading about the situation. In a perfect world this would go viral and rhinos would be saved. Even in our imperfect world we hope it generates a lot of attention to the betterment of the situation. Music has the power to move things like that. Here's hoping! J&B
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That is very lovely and so well arranged and mixed. Great RT's and VST's. We are watching one of the Scenic Relation videos on Australia ... and this song would have been perfect for the background track. Excellent! J&B
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We just finished Ken Burns new series on the American revolution. This reminded us of many of the thoughts and paintings from it. Great BiaB session folks (that bass has long been a fav of ours). The open mix sets up a nice soundstage on our Kalis. Kinda like watching this band in a small club ... third row center.  Great narrative and vocals top it all off. Much enjoyed it! J&B
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Hi Marty! Another good one from you and your collaboration with Dave Bell. It’s an interesting angle of the lyrics. I always appreciate your chord listing at the end of your summary so that I can see what is happening ‘under the hood’. I’ve started doing that myself with my posts. Thank you for your encouraging year - you do that so well and are part of the ‘glue’ of this forum. Well done. Best wishes for the season. Andrew
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Hi Esa! It was good to read your background and your life’s work - travelling through music and time. I love the fact and history you share with your song posts - particularly when songs evolve over time. Best wishes, Andrew
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Floyd, I loved the original version but you took it up about 10 notches. A lot more drive. Temporary country at its best. Loved it. Thanks, Mario... Some of the cleverest lyrics I've seen. The verses so expertly set up the clincher chorus. And fun. The title instantly caught my attention. Mix and mastering sound right on. Much appreciated, Scott...
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I'm glad I could help, Jeff
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Thanks Scott, Torrey, Shigeki and Noel for checking out the song. So glad you liked it. Happy New Year
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I believe they're still working on. It also needs a search or to make the window non-modal so that it you can click on an object to identify its name.
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Very cool chord progression. Lovely feel to the song. Well done. Happy New Year
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................................... Thanks for adding the teachers. I owe them a lot. I don't know that I personally would include #4. I enjoy photography, and think I'm at least decent at it, but don't consider that a success, just a nice hobby. But then, the definition of successful could mean the meal I cooked last night turned out the way I planned it. Same here Notes. I owe a lot to my music teachers. I also enjoy photography. FWIW if I take a picture, run it through my photography software, and it comes out looking great I think I was successful. I feel the same way about making music in that if I write a song worth posting then I was successful. Others may call it a personal goal. As we both have indicated the term success is ambiguous.
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Yes, a very helpful thread indeed! Thanks for all the help guys! Jeff
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Happy New Year to you too, Billy. I've been following a lot of info on AI. What's obvious is that this is still the 'tip of the iceberg' and a lot of water will still flow. New frontiers. New directions, Brick walls? Unanticipated encounters? Wonderful successes? Who knows? There will be push back, challenges, and more. But AI won't go away. Anyway, my $2. (2 cents ain't worth nothing no more  )
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Band-in-a-Box 2026 Video: The Newly Designed Piano Roll Window
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