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Steve, I have seen videos of lifeless elders in nursing homes come to life when their favorite music is played. For many years there have been discussions about what frequencies sounds the best, A at 440Hz or A at 432Hz. I wonder if a study has been done about the effects on the brain comparing both frequencies. I also wonder how many individuals can tell the difference. My wife's piano is at 432 and the only time I can tell a difference is when my guitar (A440Hz) and her piano are played simultaneously. Her piano is always out of tune 
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Matt you asked this question regarding the new Celemony product. Here is a picture of the query results. Actually, I wanted to ask the same question. So here is the query I made. I filter for "Guitar, Rhythm, Jazz, Modern Jazz, latin, Salsa, Rumba, bebop, modern jazz,bossa nova Samba - I get 117 Tonalics. I know you are not a PM guy so I posted here. I can delete this post after you have seen the info. Fact is there are a lot... of Jazz guitar ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=32202&filename=Screenshot 2026-01-19 085752.jpg) orientated sounds in thi ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=32203&filename=Screenshot 2026-01-19 090211.jpg)
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Christiane (Chris) Spruit and I have been writing songs together for more than 10 years now, and we have done more than 100 original songs. Typically I provide the music and Chris writes the lyrics and does the vocals. We have started to remix/master some of our old songs with the aim of releasing a "Best Of" CD at some point, and this is the first. We originally released this in 2018. From Chris: The song about a private dancer in a bar. The dogs are the pimps, and the cats are the johns on the hunt for love.... The Band: RealDrums in Song: Rumba^1-a:Sidestick, HiHat , b:Sidestick, Ride RealTracks in song: 1417:Bass, Electric, RootsRock Ev 100 RealTracks in song: 2905:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm BrightBluesyPopColin Ev 100 MIDI SuperTracks in song: 3004:Piano, ElectricVintage, Rhythm BluesyPopMike Ev 100 Mixed in Reaper with plugins from Waves and iZotope, mastered with Ozone12 In the still of the night, 2018 Christiane Spruit V1) when the night shines silver and the dark takes the sky when the band begins to gather in the smoke and the light Come on and dance with me in the still of the night V2) while the dogs are sleeping one eye open wide in the heat and in the gleaming lonely cats come alive Come on and dance with me in the gleam of the light Bridge: they will come and they will go some will say I love you I'd love a gin, a drink on ice but baby we both know Solo V3) we walk the street of money he's been talking for a while little children and the struggle hush now baby, we'll survive Outro vamp: Come on, hush now, survive Thanks to those that listen and comment.
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Hi John. Great song! Good feel and very good lyrics. I love the band. Nicely done!
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As I said over on YT: Wonderful song, and the lyrics are spot on. I'm a huge fan of your productions, just a pleasure to listen to. Well done!
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I don't get the problem One can easily flip through different views using keyboard shortcuts. Or use the top level windows menu Frankly for me those minimized icons in previous versions drove me bonkers.. Locating which one to use Maybe what's needed is like in the new BB gooey design have a side panel where user can easily flick through the different views by clicking on different panels...? Om
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Hi Janice and Bud, Great song! Janice sounds fabulous as does Peter. I never heard the original so I had a listen after listening to yours. You certainly made it your own, which is what a good cover should do! 30,000 streams in a month?! Wow! Thank you Dave. Our little dive into covers was a lot of fun. 30K is a lot for us mere mortal … maybe enough payout to pay for the license. 😀 Hope you have begun a great new year! J&B
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In my BB, when I change anything in the bar settings tab, there's a red line in the bar on my screen to indicate that particular bar has been edited. Unedited bars are clear
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Hi John! Definitely a summer vibe - the instruments and ooo BVs - created a shimmering heat feeling. Lots of gems throughout the song that all add listening appeal. In addition to The Doors and Santana, I also heard The Zombies in the vocal, Shocking Blue ‘Venus’ and some Seals and Crofts - all which adds up to a super song! Well done to you and Bob. I’m going back for another listen! Andrew PS Which BIAB RealTracks did you use? I ask because forum members may choose to use it on a song of their own if they like it.
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Ron, Thank you - very kind. We really appreciate it. Regarding the guitar, this particular Collings is one of their newer models. A full hollowbody, but very thin and light. Just a beautiful instrument all around. Thanks again, Bob
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Thanks Matt! And also thanks shling for investigating.
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Anyone notice the bass (2311 Bass, Acoustic) in the Jazz Ballad w/ Pollwinners (_JBSLBPD.STY) kind of overwhelming in the overall mix? I've used this style in BiaB 2025 before and never noticed it, I think this might be a 2026 bug? I can't state that it is a 2026 issue as I've never used this style previously, but I do agree that in 2026, the bass is quite pronounced.
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Changing notation isn't changing theory, it's changing notation. There have been a ton of attempts to clefs, and there are a lot of reasons they fail. "Fixing" the bass clef to make it the same as the treble clef solves the "problem" for a piano player, but what about for the viola player? And introduces a bunch of other issues, like the treble and bass no longer aligning over Middle C. Changing scientific naming because he doesn't like it, isn't really a compelling reason. Multiple dots for repeats? His argument for not using numbers on top for repeats is that it's "ambiguous", and then he proposes... putting the number in the repeat symbol instead, which has exactly the same issue. Figured bass isn't "ultimately very confusing". Roman numerals are used for analysis, not for actual playing. Notation like "F/A" works just fine for playing. Same thing with his issue with Roman numerals and minor scales. Time signatures are only a problem... when they aren't notated? So let's just get rid of the bottom number? And his "reform" for compound time can literally be done using standard notation.
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Ya know what would be cool, Donny? Have someone video you busking. I like this Reggae feel. Your voice cracked? Ha, I write that off as feeling, man. Yep, you sound tired, and it's ironic that the song is called Spunky... Hey hey, thanks, yea you probably don't remember, cause you are so busy dude, man, anyway if you ever get a chance check out my channel. Love ya man. https://www.youtube.com/@donnygoriginalmusiccha6891 Donny G
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Hi, Knee. I forgot about this site because, after a few days, I didn't see any response that the Forum had accepted what I posted. Then I looked at my bookmarks and clicked on it out of curiosity and was surprised to see this! Thank you for listening! Since I have very bad physical coordination (I just use a guitar for composing tunes), one of my Broadjam buddies, Art Corey, introduced me to Band in a Box and that opened up making music for me! I'll get some more posted. I think I have my homework cut out for me as I'd love to hear what you and some of the others here do as well. Thank you much again! John
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Appreciate the replies and will keep on learning.
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Thanks all for your insights and observations. It's great to get feedback. Mick
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Hi, Brian. I was super curious about how the oboe was going to fit into the mix. No more curious than I. About half of the VST instruments that I use through Kontakt suddenly disappeared a week ago, and my current choices are somewhat limited.
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True I also found the idea that you make the B-side Unlistenable to encourage playing the A side Of course, that’s no longer an option
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Hi, Chris. Pretty song. As you said, it's not easy to write a song with rhymes when you're not a native speaker!
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Hi, Mario. Interesting! I assume the Solid State Strings are where the "shimmer" on the strings comes from. Nice work on the brass. The bit at 3:00 veers into a 1950's sci-fi theme, which is cool.  It would sound more orchestral if the instruments were all in a "orchestral room", with brass in the back for more reverb. But it wouldn't necessarily sound any better that way. 
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Hi, Scott. You're right - it started out with some resemblance to the blues, but by the end those ascending motifs took it into a different direction. Cool.
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Tone-a-licks... Accent on tone
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Really liked the attitude in this, and the chorus was strong. Well done on all levels, Andrew, this song has some gravitas that drew me to it and stayed with me.
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