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PowerTracks Build 3 Update is available: https://update.pgmusic.com/support/patch/pt2026_build3_update.exe Summary of fixes in build 3: - Fixed - when right clicking on a note in the Notation Window and choosing Edit Note..., then the Note edit dialog could have the wrong note time.
- Fixed - if having previously edited an event such as by right clicking on a Note in Notation, or pressing Change for an event in the Event List, and then later right clicking on a node in the Tracks Window and choosing Edit, then there could be an exception that says "cannot focus a disabled or visible control" .
Fixed in Build 2: - Fixed - Crash when generating RealDrums
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Torrey, You make some wonderful music. It's always a pleasure when you post something new. Love the arrangement, your vocal that excellent mix. Great, great stuff! Bob
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Vic, Much appreciated. Thank you from both of us! Bob
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Marty, That's an amazing piece of music! That guitar and your vocal are complete standouts. This mix is stellar - agree with Mario - it sounds like a studio cut. Loved everything about this one! Bob
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What a history that song has; 47 years ago you wrote it and 37 years later you recorded it for the first time. I'm a bit curious why? Thanks for your nice words, I'm glad you like the song. Why I recorded it so late? Well, it's simple: because I didn't have the technical means to do it back then. When I was young, I had an acoustic guitar and a cassette recorder. You could record a song with them, but it just didn't sound like much. (Actually, I once recorded this song as well, but the recording got lost.) Later, I invested in a 4-track cassette recorder (FOSTEX), but every time I tried to produce a song really well, I was utterly disappointed with the end result—so much so that it always took me a long time before I tried again. Even when I finally bought an iMac and suddenly had GarageBand included for free, I couldn't get it to sound the way I wanted; the drums, in particular, were always a problem. The game-changer came in 2012 when I discovered Band-in-a-Box – I don't need to explain to any of you why. But then I still had to figure out how to use the audio interface, the effects, and so on, before I dared to record my first songs. Although the results were immediately much better than my previous attempts, my standards have risen along with it, and I’m basically still learning how to get it right (and I rarely pull myself together enough to keep going). In a nutshell: I’ve wasted a lot of time, growing old in the process. 
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Wow! That was great and fun to watch! Catherine
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Charlie, that's kind of gamechanger for me. Can you give a little more detail about how you did that guitar riff in the "Listen To The Music" track?
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Hi Ron, You've written another really lovely song; lighthearted, very enjoyable, with strong/sweet lyrics, and sung beautifully! Your lyrical ideas are very strong. I should have mentioned this before, but then again, it's always something that stands out in your songs! I enjoyed it, Hans Hi Ron, Of course I love your songs; they sound wonderful, with captivating rhythm and vocals. And their lyrics are very clever written! Bye, Hans Hans, THANK YOU for BOTH of the lovely reviews!
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BK... another trick is say designate tracks 100 to 200 in rb as muted dupe tracks. this way if you want to say ensure track 9 is not lost dupe it to track 109.. and mute...see what i mean ? so you can recover. big note..a big studio producer once said to me 'if you cant do your song in 40 tracks...question whether the song should be done at all'. (except orchestra productions with many players) so you could designale tracks 1 to 40 the original tracks and 100 to 140 the saved dupes. in case a prob with undos. om
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Jeff. RB only does wav...i've been asking pg for flac recording/playback/mixing. ive done a ton of songs useing rb and reaper. reaper does flac...reaper.fm... BIG NOTE DLOAD VERSION 2 which i use. the later versions are added features and reaps is bigger. i love v2. nice and simple to use. you can drag the rb tracks into reaps...caveat...they will be wav still but any new tracks in reaps can be flac. in reaps project settings ensure flac is set. some of my songs in my sig at bottom...vocs were done useing flac. not one complaint ever from a listener. i looooove flac. om
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Hi John, Swinging song with a very captivating rhythm and lovely vocals from Jenny. She really did a good job. Almost immediately you begin to swing along (had to be carefull with that, swinging in a wobbling chair), because of her vibe! And the lyrics looked so easy, but the way the words were sang made them very effective! Hans
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Hi Andrew, The song and the vocals really give off a 60s vibe. Very well done! I watched your YouTube video and actually started laughing right away at what you were doing; getting all those gloomy people to smile! And you put a really fun text to it. How do you come to that? Enjoyable song, that's for sure! Hans
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Hi Mario, This track feels like the swell of the sea. And every now and then a bigger wave in between. I think the flute and the orchestral part capture this image beautifully. And when a big wave arrives, it is accompanied by the increasingly powerful drums and cymbals. I was completely captivated while listening to this truly beautiful track, which was created at a furious pace nonetheless; just two hours! Well done, Mario! But, to call this "Why"? I would be really glad it was there so quickly. Actually, you should call it "That's Why"! Hans Hans, your thoughts of the sea and waves does fit this song to a tee. "That's Why" would have been a good title. Thanx for taking the time to listen and comment on my song, I appreciate it.
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Oh, man, I love this song. I remember the time you had throat surgery. I was with ya, buddy, and i'm still here. Yeah, i can hear the fiction in this one (something i wouldn't have detected in Dutch). Man, sure glad your throat surgery had no effect on your wonderful singing voice. Great production and a good write. Or good production and great write. You choose. In my opinion they're both great.
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Great piece, Mario! Love the bassoon, and all of the synth textures! Bob Thanx Bob, I appreciate your kind review.
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You know what's best, Mike. I really like how you say this one is more romantic than the previous version, and it's about your wife. SMILE! I listened a 3 times. The first was to absorb the feeling, the feeling you put into it and what i got out of it. I melted with the strings, then my ears latched onto the bass and i REALLY loved that ride. By the end i was dancing. The second and third times were to see if I could come up with some constructive feedback for you. But they both indicated that you are far better than i at mix/production. Arrangement is always a matter of taste and opinions. IN my opinion you have great taste. I really like how you feature each part with the perfect instrument, and how you use dynamics to keep the listener happy. I was happy throghout. Tell Leonie i said she married the best.
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So glad you went to that festival, Izzy. What a terific result. Love this song. The melody moving like that supports the whole lyric, like a boundcing ball on the staff. Man, I spent a lot of time on the road back in the 70s, good buddy, and it was fun listeing to the truckers' stories. I'd even stop at truck stops if I had a full tank. Man, I wish I had your song to share with them. This one would have easily rose to the most played song on CB radios across the country. Speaking of country, you really grabbed the sense and fashioned it into a fine driving song. This one will be on my SC playlist i use for driving. Maybe I'll stop at a truck stop to see if the stories have changed. Don't be surprised if you hear this one on your CB.
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The Thought Police are definitely scary. But your wry sense of humor is on display with this production. Oh, snd we love puns. We are big believers of the “go outside in nature and free your mind and find your soul” philosophy. And we know you are too. Your’s and Dave’s performances are excellent. Dave’s fills work especially well with the organ. That supportive vid must have taken a lot of forethought Those. Brains. Enjoyed it! J&B Thanks, you two. Yep, we read from the same hymn book for sure. Right?! Glad you said that about the organ and Dave. I noticed the same thing. Dave is such a good listener, and that is so important when playing with others. Hi Marty, I don't know how, but I must have missed this song. Although it sounded very familiar, and even those scary images in your video reinforced that feeling. Anyway, I'll pretend I'm hearing it for the first time, okay? On YouTube, I wrote that it's an "ICE" cold song. If it gets too much for you, you're welcome in our country. Well... you do have to learn the language, but that won't be a problem for someone with your talents! A very good song, cynical, but with a realistic undertone. You can also perform it beautifully, disarmingly even, with your singing style. Because, as always, your singing is very good. And that makes—even—this song enjoyable to listen to! Hans Think i might know how, Hans. It's the same reason i tell my wife we could watch a movie she says we already saw. We won't start to get that "been-here-befre" feeling until at least half way through, and even then we couldn't tell you how it ends. It's one of the benefits of being old. ICE has no problems with me, but that doesn't mean i have no problems with them. So thanks for the invite. Glad you managed to make this song without getting batoned by the police of mind, you are revealing hidden truths  Clever lyrics and they work on several levels, nice/horrifying images like lobotomy slice and clipping wings. Solid bass playing and Dave's guitar is painting the warning sign in front of us. "Don't let them take your will" is the best advice to keep in your mind every day. Stay away from algorithms (and go your own way)! Janne Thanks, Janne. I'm not totally unscathed; there are some scars I'm sure.  Haha, I found some lobotomy clips that weren't too gruesome, and of course not very accurate. We think alike, my friend. I was going to tell you what I think about the song, but I have been instructed not to say a thing. Cool groove and that bass sound superb, Another great guitar solo. Very enjoyable all around. Love the last note at the end. Thanks, Scott. Good boy (pat on the head). Hey, I like your new profile pic, but it doesn't look like the guy who sings all those cool Ghosts That Never Lived songs.  People overly influenced by social media and living in a virtual police state doesn't sound like a lot of fun. But this song is - notwithstanding its dark and dire tone Great work here from the usual suspects. Dave's guitar fills and solo are worth the price of admission alone. Well done Marty. It's a thought-provoking song but I admit I was hoping against hope the last verse contained some solutions or suggestions. Oh well, back to the cell. Cheers, Mike Thanks, Mike. Woohoo, I see you have another post here, and that's one of my next stops for sure. The only honest suggestion (the lobotomy idea was, of course, facetious) can be found in the last line of the Bridge: You gotta turn them off in your mind to live your own life your own way. Takes a lot of work.
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I knew him a little. Last time I saw him perform was 2017. RIP
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Attached are the BIAB track view with the main audio file and all the stems the audio file has been time mapped via ACW and and then stem separated They all play in sync. The cursor playing the main audio is on a vocal top, and when "solo" the vocal stem below it is playing the same vocal at the same time, but the vocal top in the audio stem is not there it is far later. it seems that the time map has been applied to both the master audio and the stem tracks ok but that the visual representation of the stems have not being adjusted to reflect that. Also attached is the same files exported from BIAB (drag/drop) and into SP, and there they are all lined up in sync (i have not adjusted the time line for the bars) i.e. the same as they are played in BIAB. (I probably don't know what I am doing, and it does not matter since it seems to work, only problem is that one can not follow along with the stem tracks).
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Thanks, Janice, Bud. So glad you enjoyed the song. And yes, in answer to your question: absolutely, right? Who knows, maybe one day. As John Lennon wrote: you may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm [certainly!] not the only one. Thanks again.
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Nice piano intro. Really, really good chorus. The little breaks and dynamic changes are effective. Hi Scott, I miss your songs...! And thanks for your compliments. How do you think about the strings solo? Hans
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I don’t use AI in songwriting or recording/mixing. . . . I place a higher value on what I can do myself, even if it might not seem as polished. Andrew I pretty much agree with your entire post but quoted the best bit . . . I would rather have a "flawed" song that comes from the heart and soul of a human than a digital math problem turned into sound. I can with 100% confidence say - I will never use AI for anything to do with my music and 98% confident I won't ever trust it for anything else either . . . I agree with everything except never using AI. I can see a number of effects using AI, such as EQ, mixing, delay, etc. As long AI only gives presets that can be modified by a human then I have no problem with it.
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I often use holds and have encountered a few problems that could easily be fixed: - Sudden ending. I want to adjust the length/speed of the fade-out so that I don't have to do this in my DAW to get a smooth hold. This would also solve the next problem.
- Pops and amplifier noise at the end of the fade-out. This often occurs with electric guitars and drums.
- Some instruments become louder and/or go up one octave, especially synthesizers. While this is acceptable if you want to create drama, it is counterproductive if you need the opposite of drama. I would like to have a loud/quiet option. And one to NOT go up one octave.
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