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Hi Mario You certainly have captured the sense of springs return. I particularly liked the trumpet and flute too, well done. A very relaxing melody and ending with a sense of anticipation. Spring, bring it on! ….oh dear, here comes our Autumn! Good stuff Mario, kind regards
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Jim. Thanks for the info much appreciated. Looks like Microsoft is still working on this?? IE Leading Edge. discussions seem to focus on midi support... but no info on the audio side. Ie .audio recording wav files. Obviously a lot of this is discussions between Developers. Still confused LOL. Best to you.. Om
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First thing I'd do is go to Song Settings and click Force Song to Simple Arrangement (non-embellished). Sometimes BiaB embellishments are cool, but other times...
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Ron, this small town boy who very rarely goes into a city loves this song. Your arrangement and vocals are your best to date IMHO. The backing vocals and band are perfect for this song and your mix is spot on. Like I said I loved it. PS - Don't worry about the length for the radio plays; it should be on the radio right now. Alice's Restaurant was 15 minutes long, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida was 17 minutes long. Thanks, Mario! Sadly, I don't know anyone who listens to the radio for music anymore... Well done. As others have said, the vox are really nice. I like that play back and forth at the ending. I don't hardly like to go to the small cities around here let alone find myself in a metropolis. I can handle the small towns just fine. People know you there. Thank you, Herb. Big cities are impersonal for sure. Not judging, they just are. Small towns are my thing, too. Traveled for work to a small town once, and one of my co-workers asked me "Why are all these people being so NICE to me?! It's WEIRD!" I replied that they were nice people, and genuinely wanted to be friends, and that WE were the one that were weird if we felt uncomfortable. Not sure it landed...
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ahh that is funny Dan, wonder who sounded the best you or the duck!! 
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Hey man.I KNOW I posted a comment on this earlier, yesterday. Where the hell did it go? Anyway, I said it was great and I love your voice on this. You are a very talented dude. Keep them coming! Thanks, Dave!
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So Smokey my eyes are BURNING! Nicely written in that classic blues form. Super lyrics, slithery progression, GREAT vocals, and deliciously long and angsty solo. Nicely mixed, too. Man, that went by FAST. Candy for the ears, even if my eyes are STILL stinging. "So long, baby!" Hey, hope those eyes have cleared up! What a cool, positive, supportive and cleverly written review. And you tagged it with our tag. More coolness. Much appreciated by the three of us! J&B
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Hi BD! Great heavy metal song about a topic that is getting everyone irate - it seems to be affecting the world over. I chuckled when I read that the drum RD is PraisWorshipUptempo. Uptempo indeed! The mix sounds really top class and a good choice of vocal. Regarding the lyrics - there are plenty of rhymes in there!  I only watched the video once because I encountered Australia's new age-verification laws (unless it's YouTube responding to an 'adults only' setting?: I had to do a face verification online through a 3rd party private verification app after scanning the QR code that popped up - to prove my age. I wasn't sure, but I thought I saw a message pop up afterwards categorising me as 'weathered raisin'. Don't get me wrong - I fully support this type of tech to ensure that young people don't see what they should be too young to view. Just wanted you to know that I jumped through hoops to have a pleasurable viewing and listening experience! Andrew PS Is that a pic of you in your profile thumbnail? I apologize for creating a 18+ video, YouTube notified me via email, so I didn't notice it at first. Here in Europeland, nobody would even care about that. But that's just the way it is. I really, REALLY appreciate what you went through just to listen to my song, Andrew ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/images/icons/default/thumbs_up.gif) The number of rhymes is indeed a bit unusual compared to my usual songs, but when I wrote the lyrics, I had a Rap song in mind. Only to find out the hard way that I'm not Eminem and never will be... Again, thanks a LOT! BTW, I just read some help pages: If you have a YouTube account, it seems you only have to verify your age once, and then you’re done with it for the rest of your life.
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I'm probably the most unqualified person to talk about bluegrass, but I really like your song. It puts me in a good mood and makes me tap my toes. Cool stuff!
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Marty, Love this song! Your performance is excellent with a tough blues edge. Of course, Dave adds the perfect guitar to support everything. Big punchy mix - sounds great in my speakers. The stalker discussion is hilarious! I think you remedied that. LOL! Bob Thanks, Bob. Yep, Charley is not only inspirational, but she's been my most honest critic since she was 4. I think the second line effectively quashes any stalker overtones. I always love Dave's guitar and it sounds great as usual here. The story is good and the happy ending is much appreciated after all the bad news of late. Sounds like your little lyric critic is a keeper, too. Good work, enjoyed it much. Thanks, Bob. Nope, Charley said the second line reinforces the notion. It wasn't until the woman in the story surreptitiously invited the guy over (maybe), that the "stalker" moniker wore off. Happy you liked the ending. The characters are very cute. You and Dave are always great. Laurent Thanks, Laurent. Yeah, i figured cute characters wouldn't encourage the stalker image. Hey, Marty, why all the talk about stalking? Sting had a number one hit with "Every Breath You Take" that took jealousy and stalking to the top for nine weeks and no one complained! But that's clearly not what your song is about. Oh, and how about Daryl Hall's "Private Eyes"? Okay, aside from that, you've got the bluesy swagger down and it sounds terrific! Well, we just got our covid boosters again and the side effects are hitting me so I'm hitting the Ibuprofen. Very good to hear new songs from you! John Thanks, John. Those songs you mentioned can have harmless uses as well, but "Sitting outside your house" is much harder to mask. Stay safe, man.
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The word "hope" in your description for me is unnecessary, as you know. We know that i thoroughly enjoy anything with your name on it, James. Your esper is pleno in me, buddy. What a realaxing treat with all the Delsono magic in progression. Wait. It's over. Gotta hear it again. BRB You know i can hear your unwritten lyrics and your unrecorded vocal quite clearly. Another "what never was." Beautiful!!
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Hey Marty, Fun song, good vocal and great harmonies! Love the scat at the end especially, made me smile picturing you doing it  Thanks, Dave. The carefee scat cold use some Melodyning. This one almost goit past me, don't know how I missed it. Nice song, love the nautical allegory, and the scat singing at the end. How many songs have you written now? More than all the sonnets you wrote, I'll bet! Great work, Babumusic owes you a raise! Thanks, Bob. A litle over 200 in 5 years, but only 1 or 2 good ones. Marty, What a happy, perky little tune. It put a smile on my face for sure! Thanks, David. It's cool when a song brings a smile at times like these/ I was hooked immediately and smiling throughout. Love all those vocals!! Well done. Thanks, Scott. Keep smiling!! “Don't be afraid of crashing waves. They wash away all the strife. And when you feel the world is drowning you, the breeze will save your life.” Excellent! We don’t sail but we get the same relief in nature on a bicycle ride or a hike. You hit the nail on the head, Marty. That’s a fun band and your background “vocal horn section” is awesome! Well some folks call it scatting but we immediately thought brass. Fun! J&B Thanks, Janice & Bud. Yeah, i'm a landlubber too. A walk in the woods is a great reset. Don't be afraid of thunder storms. The lightning splits the strife. And when you feel the world surrounding you, the trees will saveyour life.
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Floyd, This sounds like the love child of Floyd Jane and Pat Benatar. And I mean that in the most positive sense. AMAZING!!! Bob Thanks a bunch, Bob. When I first got this mixed with the female vocal and regened BIAB tracks, my first thought was "...that has a Benetar vibe!" (which I was quite pleased about)....
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Her Torrey, Great song! Love the lyrics. Your special style and special voice are on full display here. No one sounds like you man! Songwriting is exceptional, lyrics are deeply touching, and the instrumentation enhances the emotion perfectly. Production is polished, performances are expressive. It all comes together beautifully. Classic Torrey. So good to see you.
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Now cranachan ... that's a proper Scottish dish! (Despite my name, I'm mostly English.) According to ancestry DNA I am mostly Scottish, with English and Irish thrown in . . . I had never heard of Cranachan until this post but I'll be giving the recipe a try this weekend . . . As for the hardest instrument, I taught myself guitar, bass and mandolin. I am trying to teach myself banjo right now and it is the hardest instrument I have ever tried to learn.
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I sent a song via email to a friend. When the file was opened the audio track I recorded on my guitar was missing from the song. So do I need to attach the wav file created by the audio track to my email as well? Yes, and when your friend opens it, he will have to leave them together, without changing the name of the Wav. Is there a better way of sharing songs created with friends? Great thanks
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Select the 6 bars of your guitar track in the Audio or Notation window, copy them (Ctrl+C), then manually paste them 10 times (to cover 60 bars) consecutively into the relevant track. This avoids global repetitions of the song that affect all tracks. Cheers I'll give it a go Yep that works Just trying to get my head round the looping funtion now
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So my experience has been mixed but in the end it has work very well. The big issue for me was coming to realize that LoopMidi conflicts with the MS MIDI. LoopMidi has to be deleted, then send and receive endpoints have to be set up in the MS app. Once that was realized and done, the new MS app has worked fine for me. Jeff
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Hi Scott. Thanks again, for the nice comments. Vic
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Lee, Thanks so much from both of us. We appreciate it! Bob
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Torrey, Thank you very much for taking the time to listen and comment. I am really glad you like this tune, the vocalist and the players. I am always very encouraged by your kind words. Best regards. Shigeki Adachi
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