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Wow, what a truly beautiful and magical instrumental, Mario! Definitely one of your very best. Love it. Thanx Chay I'm glad you liked it.
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Janne, That’s such a nice review. Thank you so much from both of us. Bob
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For those of us who might be interested, I checked my BIAB and RB 2022 folders on a different drive that I've been keeping since my upgrade to 2026, and there were many .BKS files there of previous projects and experiments dating back to 2021! So the bottom line is that my RB configuration was such that it kept backups based on the number specified in the configuration setting and with no apparent regard for maximum file date or time. That's good to know. Thanks again everyone Yeah I've found old BKS files (like circa 2012) once I went looking on various drives. I also have the older drives I have retired, but can still hook up to a dock I got when needed, so maybe even older.  Glad we could help, sorry it took so long to get you to the happy place 
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Very interesting song, Janne! A bold and adventurous sound.
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Hi Mick! Love that intro! Andrew
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This is like a tasty chocolate bar to bring back nostalgic 70's disco/soul/funk. The BIAB band plays your smooth chord progression excellently. Suno vocals work especially well, oozing the message of love, and the brass suits nicely that mood. And when everything is mixed to perfection, this feels like a resurrected classic soul song. Janne
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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? >> Not really. That post was an slightly off-topic shout out to Mario and Notes who do a lot of midi editing. It was just to give a reference song to how the Playable RealTrack concept can sound. It was introduced in 2022 as Playable RealTracks but the concept was originally introduced back in 2011 and updated in 2014 in concept when UserTracks were introduced. The track was not really intended for its own discussion but dates back to late 2017 early 2018 showing PRT can be a useful feature. Most people don't think RealTracks can play specific riffs. It was just a demonstration to show they can since the conversation had drifted into whether RealTracks or Midi was being heard on playback. Playable RealTracks don't seem to be discussed much nor appear in songs in the User Showcase. You're only the second person since 2014 to ask a follow up question about what I've always called a combination file.
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The beautifully swaying rhythm caught my attention from the very first beats. Nice chord progression reminds me bit of Black Magic Woman and the melody is sweet. I like the light arrangement where there is room for every instrument. You are singing really well, and the mix lets your voice emphasize the message clearly. Harmonies are excellent as always. Nice modulation and the guitar solo fits perfectly. Definitely one of your best songs, I really enjoyed your relaxed performance and how you managed to bring simple truth "Life is a gift we open each day" from your dream to all of us to hear. Janne
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Huh, wonder whose algorithms that AI was 'trained' on ...
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Hi Dave, Herb, Bob, Andrew and Izzy, Really good, Hans. As I said over on YT: "Yeah! My new favorite from you, Hans. Great groove, great sounding band, excellent vocal. Good song! And good video too." What did you use to make the video? Hi Dave, nice to read this! I made the storyboard for this video, but someone else made the final video. I asked about the software, but she (yes, a woman) talked about all sorts of things, but not about the program used for the video. So I can't tell you, because I don't know myself either. In any case, it's not Canva. I do work with that program, but you can't arrange the figures like you can here. Yeah,,, this was pretty decent. It's always easier to listen, at least for me, when the song is in English. Very cool video that tracked the song extremely well. I wouldn't even know where to start something like that video. Nicely done. Hi Herb, the song is based on a true story. Not an accident like in the song. I had a serious problem with my throat. And then I ended up in the hospital for surgery. There is where I made up this story. As for the actual situation, I can only tell you that I have never experienced anything so painful. Apparently, I was the second person in my country to have to undergo this operation. But fortunately, I can still write and sing songs. Not that first person, I've heard... [quote=rsdean]Hans, This is absolutely excellent... You are making some awesome music these days. Love the song, arrangement, vocal and video. Great mix as well. Loved it! Bob Hi Bob, yes, I hope I can do this for a long time. And I think more people will like this one than the Dutch song. With you, I'm not so sure. You "liked" that one as well. Hi Hans! This is a great song! Pretty standard (yet cool) chugging rhythm guitar, THEN in the second half with what sounds like different chord variations that add some spice. Also love the stops around 2:35 followed by a very bluesy vocal ‘I came home …’. I like it a lot when an artist takes a repeating chord progression and develops it later in the song with inversions, extensions or chord substitutions to create a different flavour. I note you said you wrote this song after throat surgery - could it be that the song theme of a partner coming back is a metaphor for the return of your singing voice after surgery? Great song - I loved it! Andrew Hi Andrew, thanks a lot for liking and analyzing my song! I liked the rhythm a lot, but there had to be a break in it. and that workd out very nice, also according to your opinion! But read what I wrote to Herb (above). It was meant as a metaphor in a sense, but not in the way you wrote it. I was naturally afraid that I wouldn't be able to sing anymore, so I demanded that the surgeon save my voice, no matter what. He did, because I eventually had to undergo an even more serious operation, in which my chest had to be cut open as well. He was convinced that I would lose my voice then. So I said to him: my throat is more than enough! And he did. And that is why you can still hear me here! Hey Hans, Your new studio is clearly the magic‑lab where raw talent meets unfiltered imagination. Every track and video you’ve dropped lately feels like a fresh burst of “wow, that’s cool”. The world could always use a little more of your unapologetically original vibe. Rock on, Izzy Hi Izzy, I had expected to receive a huge message from you (as usual), but now it is just a few very nice and complimentary sentences. Are you working on a new project, or something? Anyway, these sentences are very nice too, as I said. I don't know if my new studio contributed to it that much, or if I'm just a lot better than I used to be... and now you're naturally going to say that I was always good, but that didn't always come across that way before I had that new studio, or something like that... But thank you very much! Thanks everyone! Hans
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Hi Mike, this song sounds great, but oh, I wished there were vocals in it! I think your wife would have loved that, depends on which vocals of course. And without these vocals I bet she still loves it a lot. But the comments above also mean that this is a very beautiful song. I mean the melody and how the cello plays along, just like the guitar solo. Really well done. But be careful not to use too many instruments in your songs. You see, BiaB really encourages that. Dangerous!!! Hans
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Chay I really understand about the lack of inspiration and how it paralyzes musical output. I can let things just sit for months at a time waiting for the muse to come around again and then get stressed about wasting time. Everything you post is always done extremely well and this is no exception! The track sounds wonderful. I encourage you to stay after it because there aren't a whole lot of people who have your production skill level! Take care, TB
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Herb, I understand about "keeping with the plan". It's hard to beat the sound of the realtracks unless there's some sophisticated syncopation going on! The track sounds fabulous! Good to hear actual human singing going on. Your Vocal sounds better than any AI stuff that could have been put on it! Great song! Take care, TB
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Brilliant production again! Love the backing vocals and solo. When I first saw the title my robot mind automatically read "Sailing Through the Red" as it's the title of a poem I wrote in the early 70s. It inspired a friend to create a single acoustic guitar instrumental, which I just played lead to. I still have it on tape, but it's very poor quality sound. Anyway, love the song!
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I didn't find the lyrics un- or in-cohesive at all, Andrew (*oddly neither uncohesive or incohesive are words!), plus it's great hearing positive vibes. I listened to the BRITPOP and I thought it had a way better rhythm section.
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Thanks for that link, Mario. I'll keep it until I have a new PC as I'm so over the memory limit that I'm having to keep major vast size folders on back up drives.
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One can't help but love things like that! Brilliant.
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Hi Catherine, Dan and Trevor. I'm glad you found it entertaining!
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Ron, no need for any apologies here! Man, everything you post kicks butt! Every instrument is clear and powerful! Powerful Pop/Rock! Great job on the vocals again! You remind me of the sound of the band from that movie "That Thing You Do" which is right down my alley! Great job all around! Thanks, TB
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Have you tried right click a track and Save Track to file? It defaults to WAV but you can change the file format, not sure if FLAC appears in the options, I assume it would.
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I fully support adding transpose functions. May I offer some advice as a life-long professional horn player? I wouldn’t go so far as to say the app is ‘useless’ for horn players as-is. There are many reasons why horn players should learn to work in concert pitch. Cheers.
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