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Floyd, you and I have talked in a while and I haven't been on here much, but what a great thread! The weird part is even without us touching base in a bit it's crazy how much of what you posted I listen too. PLUS, as a bonus, I got a few new ones to check out from you! Thanks for that! As far as Mike, dude, it's your kind of response that has me not coming here anymore. You came in and made a comment that wasn't to help, improve or add ANYTHING beneficial to a post that Floyd obviously put some time and effort into. You felt the need to make some snide remark, act like you didn't make it, then insult the spirit of the thread. You're a smart dude. Do better, man. Anyway...later for now.
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Notion 6 didn’t need reauthorization when ported over on my Mac using Migration Assistant. That said, it was never fully 64bit so some functions haven’t worked in years. We were promised Notion 7 “soon” in 2021 so the upgrade is only 5 years late. Only the iPad and iOS versions have remained current. I’ve upgrade money if Notion 7 ever happens. Desktop notation apps haven’t made money in years on their own. All of the current serious offerings are tied to other products—or that’s the plan in the case of Dorico/Steinberg/Yamaha. You want MusicXML in Pro Tools—gotta have Sibelius. MuseScore is free as it’s the gateway to Muse Group, the Russian concern based in Cyprus fueled by Ultimate Guitar that paid 10 figures to acquire Hal Leonard in a cash deal. The real money in the music industry is Publishing. Why Peaksware didn’t do the same with Finale to feed Alfred Publishing/MakeMusic Online in the same fashion is anyone’s guess but they allowed Finale to go under—may have something to do with the 10s of users who frequent the support boards. There are a few one-person shops out there but none of their offerings are worth mentioning. I’ve not heard from Don Williams about Encore in awhile and he’s not returned my calls—it will surprise me if anything happens there. Fender didn’t show at NAMM year before last and was there last year by appointment only last year. Next week I’ll be down in Anaheim and will see if they how they are pushing this rebranding of Presonus. Perhaps I’ll learn if they intend to upgrade Notion. Not holding out hope.
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You and me both!  I have been advised by a trusty forum member to look closely at https://splice.com/download for working with loops. And another who advised this is like stepping back to the 1990"s. And a third who advised that "nothing is really free", that $9 investment could end up costing me hundreds". This reminds me of an old program called Acid, where you purchased loops and "created" songs with them. It was fun for a very short period of time but that was not what I wanted to make music. Today I will occasionally add a loop or two into my songs (drum loops, MIDI loops and sound effects) but I would never make a song completely out of loops. This program looks much more advanced than Acid was but I think the concept is the same. This is not for me but YMMV.
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Since I average about 400 streams per song, all I need to do is write, record and post 850000 songs online to make a million dollars....give or take.
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......................................... [i]When you listen to a single note played on an instrument, you’re actually hearing many, many pitches at once, not a single pitch. Most of us are not aware of this consciously, although some people can train themselves to hear this. The one with the slowest vibration rate – the one lowest pitch – is referred to as the fundamental frequency, and others are collectively call overtones. ........................................ I recorded a retired touring guitarist's daughter in my home studio. She sang a C note when it should have been a D. I simply moved the note up to a D; note I don't recall what pitch shifting program I was using at that time. He said that doesn't sound like her. He could tell that the harmonics/overtones for a D note are not the same for a C note. He was the only one I have ever met that could tell the difference.
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Clever bittersweet lyrics. Backing band is reminiscent of a cool 70s easy listening sound. Thx
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Andrew, An excellent song and some really nice vocals and production. This is a great sound for you. Love the edgy feel. Bob
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Ron, I think this song is awesome! Love the lyrics and your vocal is excellent. A lot of personality and so natural. You do some great Power Pop! The energy just crackles in this song. Love the arrangement and big open mix. Some very cool layers in the mix as well. I'm all in on your 2026 resolutions.  Bob Thank you, Bob. Resolution are always easiest in January. Let's see how I'm doing in, say, April... Ha!
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What??? Do I hear that right he's playing lead, rhythm, bass and percussion lines all at the same time on the guitar! Amazing! Jeff
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Ha! Funny and fantastic tune, Floyd. Love the write. Story songs with a twist are the best. Super lead vocals: Strong and expressive with just a touch of playfulness. Love how the harmonies are panned. Super band, too. Those guitar fills are especially nice. BiaB has some similar fills that are technically just as nice, but Rodney's are of course by a musician who's hearing and playing to the song. Very cool. The BiaB remnants hold their own and fit right in. Nice job with the mix. A lot of entertaining musical detail to be heard, and it's all perfectly available for the listener. A song worthy of the re-mix for sure. Can see why this is a favorite. Same for me!
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Super song, Pete! Lovely, heartbreaking lyrics delivered by powerful but emotional vocals. Wow, doesn't get any better than that. Very tidy BiaB backing track, and that fiddle works out perfectly. The soloists at the end are cool, too. When I read the subject line, I though the song was going to be about Il Duce and the rise of fascism. I like your posted song much better though. Ha!
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Marty, Thanks - much appreciated as always. Bob
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I really like this, Andrew. It's a large and thoughtful production with hooky progressions, and I love those walk-downs and walk-ups behind the vocals, especially in the chorus. Well done! Thanks Scott! Yeah, I was pretty pleased with those ups and downs when the idea came during production - what I might call a creative ‘accident’. Andrew
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Thank you, I jumped from 2024 so missed that last year.
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Thank you for the listen and advice Scott. Glad you enjoy the song. I’ll certainly take note of your advice, I’ve already noticed the benefit of adding reverb to the guitars as per version 3. I still have to work and understand some of the mix and production techniques. As long as we’re living, we’re learning…..well, most of us!! Kind regards.
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< The issue: The sound volume of some instruments fluctuates too much between different song parts. > << The need: I want to be able to adjust the volume of guitar 2 IN THAT SECTION OF THE SONG (chorus 1) to be even with the overall volume of the song. So far I have only been able to adjust the volume of guitar 2 in the "Mixer Instrument Tracks" BUT, doing so adjust the volume for the entire song NOT just chorus 1. How do I adjust the volume of guitar 2 just for that specific part of the song (chorus 1)? >> There's multiple ways to address your need using BIAB. Volume automation is one way but there are several different features in BIAB that can also do it. BIAB has an advanced feature called the RealTrack Medley Maker that will not only allow you to balance the volume, but adjust the panning, and mute and unmute, of up to eleven RealTrack instruments at once. Further, because of the BIAB's reading ahead capability to determine what RealTrack data to select for each RealTrack instrument, BIAB is aware of forthcoming outro's of one instrument interacting with the second instrument beginning to play its intro prompting BIAB to automatically create a "smooth transition" between the two instruments. A user can instruct BIAB to apply these processes and it will literally render a finished and arranged track that replicates exporting and editing multiple tracks in a DAW. It will create your arrangement automatically and it can be modified completely to meet the user's arrangement considerations. Each of the 24 Mixer Tracks has the RealTrack Medley Maker. Each of the 24 tracks can hold up to eleven RealTracks, each independent from the other 23 Mixer tracks. Most users don't know they can generate, control, manipulate, and program as many as 264 RealTracks, arranged as they have directed, all in a single render. To load both guitars onto a Mixer Channel using the RealTrack Medley Maker: Select the Mixer channel of one guitar. Open the RealTracks StylePicker, to open the RealTrack Medley Maker; It's located located in the RealTracks Picker under the Settings Button. Then complete your arrangement for muting, panning and volume adjustment in that dialog window and BIAB will generate those two instruments in the arrangement you programmed. I've attached a screen shot example of two instruments playing on the same Mixer Channel and alternating every four bars at first and then having four bars of silence between the two instruments alternating with each other.
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Hope he, Jerry and Phil are jammin' away. RIP Indeed — three keyboards as well. Pigpen, Keith and Brent. Got to jam with Bobby at the Bohemian Grove more than once. Generous to a fault and I'll leave it at that. RIP
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So it finally happened. That's been in the rumor mill for a long time.
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Arri, an excellent job on this Irish waltz. Great vocal Super job on playing your mandolins Sounds great
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There is no rule against posting live (busking) tracks, the only rule is you use PGMusic products, which you do. Tell the member who told you that to get a life, and keep on posting your tracks, I enjoy them. I agree with Dave. I will add the other rule, you can not post covers unless you have a license to do so. I enjoy your posts and want you to continue. I'll bet that Dave, Charlie, and myself are not the only ones who want you to continue posting your busking videos.
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That was grooving! I like those bells? at the instrument break at 2:15. Well arranged and mixed.
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It reminded me of a film score. It's a beautiful piece of work. Well done. Laurent Thanx Laurent for taking the time to listen and comment on my little song. I'm glad you liked it.
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Great animation! Love the shots
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