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Sounds like a JImmy Buffett song bed to me. I'm a Swam fan, thanks to you. Well done, Mario!
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Another great effort from you. I would never have guessed you had all the obstacles you described, it turned out quite well. You get better results than I do with AI vocals, I would like to know your secret. Well done, Brain!
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Yep, that swings really nicely.
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Hello Catherine, maybe you can make it a sticky thread? Frenq
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I have never tried recording bass directly into BiaB. The method that has always worked well for me is to record "directly" into my DAW. Quotes because I prefer to hear my playing thru my practice amp (I like the tone) so then I use my XLR Out on the amp and feed that to my interface which in turn is connected to my DAW (via USB) on a Win 11 desktop. I use BiaB for what it's good at which is producing backing tracks.
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I posted this on the Fender forum but I thought I might as well post it here as you all have been very helpful to me over the years. Plus I know that some here use Fender Studio Pro 8. "I have added 4 pitchlists to C/Program Files/Studio Pro 8/Presets/User Presets/Pitch Names, however only the original GM patchlist shows up when working with MIDI drums." Has anyone here used pitchlists (drum maps) in Fender Studio Pro 8? Have you had any problems with them? I had no problems like this in various Presonus versions. Thanx in advance for your time.
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We have an opportunity to do some small, private venue, social event gigs. These venues have no PA or mixing boards so we need to be entirely self-contained. Our first is scheduled in April and I’m seeking ideas to play our backing tracks should our primary approach suffer technical failures at a gig. Right now, we have a keyboard player and myself on bass guitar but that could expand to include a percussionist, an acoustic guitar player and vocalists in the future. Our PA system consists of a single QSC floor monitor. To various degrees we will have backing tracks that we will play along with. Our keyboard, a mic and the backing tracks will be inputs to my Tascam interface and will be output to the floor monitor. This is not that different from my home studio setup. The backup for the Tascam is a portable 6-channel Peavy mixer. And I’ll play my bass thru a 40W bass amp. At this time our primary way of playing the backing tracks is to connect a Win 11 laptop to the Tascam (or Peavy mixer) via USB and the tracks will be played by my DAW (Fender Studio Pro). The bass players on these tracks will always be stem-removed. An added benefit of FSP is that it can display the chords as we play thru the songs. I’m looking for a secondary method to play the backing tracks should my laptop fail at a gig. I’m thinking that I could load the playlist of songs (WAV or M4A files) on a portable digital audio player (DAP) with a 3.5 or 4.4mm output and with appropriate cabling, connect it to the Tascam (or Peavy). If this ends up as our backup audio player, I’d need to bring chord sheets in a 3-ring binder and a music stand, which is not a big deal. To those with gig experience, am I thinking along the right path or is there a better approach than a DAP? If a DAP is the way to go, there are a ton out there. Any suggestions which one?
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Sorry for your loss, Dan! Wonderful song, enjoyed.
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I've never written in a blues style as I find an original melody is hard to pin down. Not sure I have come up with one now, as it seems similar to others I've heard, but I leave you to decide. Bass 3456 Piano 2368 Drums Americana slow 128 Guitars 4232, 3723 Have A Little Mercy © Vic Arnold 2026 You travelled your own made, hard road. You've been a thief, a wastrel and a liar. Sometimes a dreamer. Sometimes a rogue, and always standing a little too close to the fire, but you sing out ... Have mercy. Have a little mercy. Have mercy. Have a little mercy on me. There was a bar. There was a waitress. Seems only yesterday, ooh, but could be more. She took your order. She took your reason. Left you with no pride and nowhere to go, so you sing out ... Have mercy. Have a little mercy. Have mercy. Have a little mercy on me. Inst. You don't have a plan to know where you're going? There's a light on but you keep in the dark. A liitle more whiskey to keep the mind flowing Just one more cigarette. That's how it all starts. and here it comes ... Have mercy. Have a little mercy. Have mercy. Have a little mercy on me.
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Top shelf. The mix is terrific. Well balanced. The vocal is great and sits where it should, guitar too. Way to go! Thanks, Scott! Hi, Dave. Nice, wide mix. I love how the intro brings the instruments in. Of course, from that point it only get better. Vocals, guitar, everything - sounds great! Are you bouncing that piano from side to side?  So good! Thanks, David! Piano is in the middle, but it has tremolo and a fair bit of reverb on it, gives it some movement  Guitar, bass, drums, vocals, mix - perfect. Absolutely nothing not to like. Enjoyed my listens. A lot! Appreciate that, Brain! Dave and Chris, the original song was OK but adding Marty and reworking parts of the song took it to a new level, a very high and professional sounding level. I loved everything about this version. Marty always brings things to a new level Thanks, Mario! Dave, This is brilliant! I love the way that the musical backing is woven. This is a work of aural art. The way the instruments come in and out and pan across the stereo field makes this a listening treasure. As always, Chris's singing is superb. She really settles into these lyrics and becomes part of the song. Then there's Marty's excellent bass work and your always-outstanding guitar playing. Honestly, I cannot imagine how this could be any better than it already is. Listening pleasure at its very best. --Noel Wow, thanks, Noel!
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Allan, I’m not claiming to know that harmony feature well, but I’m just double-checking that you know BIAB exports all songs with two bars up front by default, and I thought this occurs even if the count-in is muted (though I don’t use that option and haven’t tested it today). In other words, I would have expected that behavior and I’m very surprised to read after 31 years that there is any way to avoid the two bars added. So, thank you. I’m following this thread because the inconsistency you’ve described should be explained or fixed.
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Nice sax sound, but otherwise not your best one I've heard. Maybe because of a mild background and lazy tempo. I didn't want to mix the backing track too high. I looked for a real track style that had a bit more energy, but just didn't find one I really liked. Thanks for the feedback.
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Hola, a todos, yo necesito trasportar algunas de las canciones porque la guitarra acústica la tengo afinada todas las cuerdas dos semitones mas bajo, pero suena fatal, y aunque la baje un tono osea si esta en C, la tendría que poner en Bb, y suena mal, me doy cuenta, que usar la opcion de bajar la tonalidad sin que afecte a los acordes, no funciona, lo que si funciona es bajar todo sonido y modificacion de acordes. desde preferencias, transponer hay una opción para bajar por semitonos yo he metido este valor "-2", a lo mejor es por que he puesto mal el valor y no lo coje, no consigo bajar un tono que es lo que tengo la guitarra, si lo bajo sueana muy mal, a ver si alguien sabe como bajar el solo el sonido dos semitonos. gracias
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https://soundcloud.com/esa-blomberg/if-i-had-you-a80?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing&si=ff0c529ff80f4c4cb448a896714e7195 "If I Had You" is a 1928 song by "Irving King" (Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly) with Ted Shapiro. Early hit versions in 1929 were by Rudy Vallée and Al Bowlly. Many other artists have recorded the song over the years, it became one of the "classic" jazz songs. In my version I sing and play the guitars. I produced this at my home with Band in a Box and Reaper. ****** Song Summary ************* Key=A , Tempo 90, Length (m:s)=3:06 Style is _DAWNING.STY (Dawning Tamb Americana Soul) MelodyCustom Synth is Hi-Q 019 02 Organ, Electric, Jazz Sforzando RealTracks used: RealTracks in style: 2524:Bass, Electric, FunkHalfNotePulseSync Ev16 100 RealTracks in style: 2906:Piano, ElectricVintage, Rhythm BluesyPopMike Ev 100 RealDrums in style:FunkyGroove60s-5 and Tamb [Multi]
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Nice vocals and drive in guitars and groove in rhythm.
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Mario - I very much appreciate your warm response, really chuffed you liked my tune (without BB this time)! I greatly value your acute music ears and opinion - thanks so much for listening & for super comments!! Carl
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This one didn't grab me right away, and, for a while, my mouse was hovering over the back arrow. However, the longer I resisted, the more this track grew on me. I liked it even better when I switched to the video version. The lyrics presented an interesting theme, sung with feeling, while faultless lead guitar riffs embellished and enhanced the overall production. The backing band seemed to know exactly what was required of them too
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Hi Fivehands. There are a number of 12/8 styles that would work fine. These can be filtered using the "Time Sig" filter. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=32288&filename=12-8 filter.jpg) When you've filtered the styles, if you click on the "Tempo" header, the list will sort from slow tempo to fast tempo. A second click on the heading will sort the list in reverse order. From the styles that are filtered, you will be able to see which Realtracks will be appropriate to choose from. Essentially, 12/8 and 6/8 are swing styles because the styles are based on notes in groups of three (12/8 is compound quadruple time and 6/8 is compound duple time. That is, 12/8 is four beats of three 1/8th notes per beat and 6/8 is two beats of three 1/8th notes per beat). This could cause issues when matching Realtrack generations in Cubase because Cubase may have counted the bars as six beats per bar. Let's cross that bridge if it arises, though. Because 12/8 and 6/8 are SW styles, it's possible to use SW 4/4 Realtracks with them. Regards, --Noel ★ my latest song using BIAB and Synth V: A World Of Wonder
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It does! I have trouble ever since I updated to Fender Studio Pro. So much, that I had to remove Band in a Box from my System, to get rid of the PlugIn. Then the Problems seem to have ended. But still, loading some songs that had the plugIn involved (from earlier Sessions done with Studio One) I get messages that my sample rate needs changing, but the Interface woun't allow. I am working on this problem for days. Neither Fender nor PG Music support have asolution yet. This sample rate thing might be key to finaly solving this issue. I never had these problems running Presonus Studio One, with or without the Biab Plugin. so I guess there is something within Studio pro that causes this. I am about to do more testing with Studio One to make sure. More Info on that to come. After thourough testing, I finaly could pinpoint my issues. The songs stored within Studio One/Studio Pro hold information about the sample rate used (maybe about ASIO turned on or off?) I guess that when the song had the DAW plugIn involved, the plugIns settings would be recalled as well. Maybe that would not help with anonymouslys issues, but I could isolate the issue I have. And that is changing the Audio Buffer size using ASIO. There is a Demo song included available with Studio One using ATMOS. That song requires a certain buffer size. Loading the song with Windows Audio, the song plays, but is silent, because it could not change the buffer size. Yet - doing the same with ASIO turned on, the DAW crashes and even with a new start, no song can load, DAW crashes all the time. Only when started with options set to "disable ASIO" everything reverts to normal. I am awaiting info from Fender support to confirm. Until this is fixed for good, I will not reinstall Band in a Box. Tackling one problem after the other.
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The marketing/songwriting factories there are now begin with a storyboard and they all chime in. If the singer approves it and perhaps changes a couple of words, gets credit, too. It's George Orwell's 1984 come to life, where song factories pumped out superficial idiotic songs for the public that became hits. The Grammy awards have mediocre songs and look like a horrible comical burlesque/s0ft p0rn show. When I saw the Grammys, I wanted to see artists perform their songs with dignity, not to see women dressed like cockatoos and shirtless men in boxer shorts gyrating and showing off their physiques. It is no longer music's biggest night. It is now marketing's biggest night.
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A very interesting collaboration indeed. Both musicians are certainly very capable. Thanks for the share, Noel. Good one.
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“Like a flash in the pan or flash in the sky To signal an upcoming storm You circle your birthdate on the calendar Even though you were never born” We’ve long liked “connect your own dots” lyrics and this is a great one! Excellent BiaB session folks. The lush steel is one of our favs. The mix and mastering are standout. The tracks work well with each other. And nobody is stepping on anybody setting up a fine soundstage. Excellent vocal and Beach Boys tight harmony BGV’s. The arrangement? Wow! Great work and much enjoyed by us, J&B Ya'll are just TOO nice! Glad the tune was to your liking. THANK YOU, J&B!
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It all fits together nicely. Great Lyric. The voice and harp selections are ideal for this arrangement.
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It's a beautiful song with a well-crafted voice. Very pleasant to listen to. Laurent Hi Laurent. Thank you. I really appreciate your time and your words. All the best, --Noel
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