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A very good effort here Lee.  Thanks for doing some of the heavy lifting on this. We would all benefit greatly having a smooth transfer path between SMB and BIAB. Image being able to bring over the accurate chords and beats (even if only 1/4 note chord resolution - we really can't expect more at this time from BIAB), along with the wonderful SMB tempo map!! I have now had some more conversations with PGM support asking them to provide a text file conversion to put ChordMark (chords with beat placement) into BIAB. I have not given up on that. I will send the BIAB file for this song when I upload the final product. I continue to tweek and fix as I go along. Dan
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Thanks, I am/was aware of the space bar pause, etc. Unfortunately, under some conditions, when some windows are open on the screen and a track is playing, Space bar doesn't work and I panic to mouse over to the stop button, hitting Record instead. Maybe just make it RED as a warning,
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Except that he gets too much wrong. Sorry but he does. Could you explain further? Inquiring minds need to get some clarifications. This can assist others. Thanks.
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Floyd, Thanks so much from both of us. Bob
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Thank you so much, Janice, Bud. So happy that the song is ok  . Thanks for such kind and lovely words.
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Thank you, Andrew! Wonderful to see you again! Very true about the base words and music as the foundation for a song and all else is the icing on the cake. You have a great sense of melody and you likely know what it's like to have a cracking original melody come to mind and, as you work on it, the more you realize it's a hit. Little River Band, eh? That's quite the compliment! John
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Hey, WB, I looked up where Liv Clark resides a few years ago and I tried looking it up again. I just chanced on it...Redcar, next to Middlesbrough. Farther north than I had thought. I think she's in London now. Thank you, Scott! I'm happy you enjoyed it. I've been through Alberta once...majestic to the west and very beautiful along the plains. John
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Hi Rob! I've only heard this classic a few times. Your voice suits the song so well - as others have also described. Your harmonica is very tasty. Loved it. Andrew
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Hi Chay! As others have said, this builds nicely, and those lead guitar solos didn't grow tired. They reminded me a little of some of Mike Oldfield's guitar work around the time of 'Five miles out'. You've got a good chord base for the song, and that gives it a ton of musical variation. Loved it - and looking forward to your sung pieces with Lucy. Andrew
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Hi Sol! The topic of 'rain' has inspired a few songs, hasn't it! I've been interstate on a holiday and apparently it bucketed down here in Adelaide while I was gone - missed it by *that* much! My mind immediately went to Boz Scaggs when playing your song. Love those BVs as well. Andrew
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Hi Herb! Your song goes to show how good BIAB is when it's in the right hands. Loved that 'stop' near the end. Andrew
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Hi Mario I listened to Wild Ride the other day, then again today when returning from holidays. That drum part sets the pace - gee, I'd like to play lead and bass half as well as you can. Andrew
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Excellent production and conceptually very, very interesting. Thanks for the backstory. The BiaB session players are well chosen indeed. And your mix sounds great on the monitors. The soundstage is impressive. Given that Bud played bass for years we definitely appreciate your bass work. In both labor and notes The video was very supportive of the narrative. Well done all around and enjoyed by us, J&B PS: We both retired from healthcare careers and and well remember bulleted overhead presentations! Thanks J&B for your comments and compliments. I have to admit suffering from imposter syndrome when it comes to my bass work. This song has revealed that many have been impacted by bullet points, and I apologise to everyone for my part in promulgating their use! Andrew
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Fab job on the drums - they sounds funky n live. The rest is as fabulous as it was then ACE!
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Beautiful piece of music. Excellent vocal and production. Loved the live version. Well done
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Cool song Bob and Joliz. Super vocals and lyric. Loved the video. Well done
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Thanks, choruses was set to 3, I've now changed it to 1. Thanks again.
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I think it beats learning how to write better prompts to get AI to do it for ya... That's the journey, so far. 10-4, Eleanor-- (a Firesign Theatre Reference.)
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Even in those rare cases where downloading synchronized lyrics doesn't work well, is really easy to manually sync the lyrics by separating the vocal track, so you can see exactly where each phrase behind. It usually takes less than 2 minutes.
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Hi Janice, Bud and Peter, Well, this is something completely different from what I'm used to from you! A dark song, dark (but fantastic) vocals, and fantastic guitar playing from Peter. I searched in Google translate for the meaning of "Mojo" but it came up with "Mojo" in Dutch...? Whatever, as I wrote; a great song, wonderful singing and solo. Liked the lyrics, especially: "met an old woman on the corner i knew she had my answer i saw wisdom behind her eyes she said quit listening to them lies" Janice, I also warned you for those wrong men you always sing about. Now she comes too! Hans Thanks for the kind words! We are very happy you liked it. And guess what ... we are working on another mean man song J&B
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Band-in-a-Box 2025 for Mac Build 904 is available: https://update.pgmusic.com/support/mpatch/bb2025_mac_update_build904.pkg (This includes DAW plugin build 7.1.13) Summary of fixes for build 904 - Improved: Chord Progression Builder (MultiPicker) is wider, so all text and buttons fit with no overlap and even spacing.
- Fixed: Possible error or crash when opening StylePicker.
- Fixed: Custom track label set in the Tracks window or Mixer might not stick when selecting a new track.
- Fixed: Real Drums misspelled in MultiPicker
- Fixed: File - Save As defaults to 'Untitled Song.MGU' instead of 'Untitled .MGU'
- Fixed: Could not audition RealDrums variations if the install only had flac files (Audiophile)
- Fixed: 'Notation window - options - More - Show Note Hint' did not work properly - now shows a hint when hovering over a note in Editable Notation Mode.
- Improved: Smoother transitions between phrases for many RealTracks.
Summary of fixes for build 903 - Fixed: User styles would not be added to the StylePicker
- Fixed: Chord Builder in MultiPicker could become blank if close/enter is pressed.
- Fixed: GM patches chosen in the MultiPicker Patches tab would not be saved.
- Fixed: Exception could happen when pressing enter or spacebar in SongPicker.
- Improved: Styles using the Blank RealDrums style on the Drums track can still have a count-in now.
- Fixed: RealStyles with RealTracks on the Drums track (no RealDrums) would not play a count-in.
- Fixed: If 'lead-in drum count if drums muted/disabled' is checked, the count-in still played if the Drums track was disabled.
- Fixed: [Plugin] Insert and Delete in Chord Sheet are not working
- Fixed: [Plugin] Crash opening song with melody
- Fixed: [Plugin] Multi-channel audio output not working
- Fixed: [Plugin] Midi channel selection is not clickable
- Fixed: [Plugin] Issue launching BIAB from standalone plugin
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Hi Hans, Love the whole feel of this song, especially the over all feel when the "darkness comes in." Thanks for sharing! Catherine
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You sounded real good there Scott and you were dressed just fine
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Janne, this is another magnum opus from you, to be sure. Great lyrics, but challenging to sing. It's amazing how well the prosody worked, though there were some difficult phrases. I couldn't quite figure out what you were doing as regards the lead vocal. It sounds fuzzy to me, I wish you'd have let Asterian just sing simply to let the lyrics shine through. If that's his natural timbre, I'd wish for a different singer from your stable. Liked the chorus. Glad that you kept this secular - there are many who would not have, unfortunately. (In 'Murka, anyway.) Great job, your creativity knows no bounds! Thanks TM for your positive and heartwarming feedback Hmmm maybe I have worked on this song so many years that the prosody has found its natural flow. You are right about the lead vocals, I had and idea about "The Three Tenors" sound, but because I was lazy, I used two singers and doubled them both and that's what likely makes it fuzzy, maybe I'll redo the lead parts later, thanks for reporting. Janne
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Janice read the lyrics first and loved it, especially “I think it’s my heartbeat or maybe it’s hers.” We much like the arrangement with the ooh’s arriving near the end. That is some nice and tight harmony The vibe reminds us of some of the 60’s bands … not psychedelic, not bubblegum not Brit invasion just good ole rock. Your session guys did the great write and fine vocals justice. It’s not necessary to parse it out … we just kicked back and enjoyed the song! Very well done, J&B J&B, THANK YOU as always for the cheery reflection on the song. "Good ole rock..." I LIKE IT! Thanks as well for noticing the BGVs at the end. They're a lot of fun to arrange and sing!
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