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Blue Mondays Blue Mondays is a refection on how I felt when I was working. Everything was fine until about 10 years prior to my retiring. Outside people and their bean counters took over, making wanting to go to work a chore. My job in research ended up just OK while management took the thrill out of coming to work. BiaB style - KG Ballad, Smooth Jazz, Very Slow Tempo - 60 PBM I deleted the bass track. Piano - String Studio VA-3 - Factory Library - Dreamy State Guitar - Outlet Music - Solaris Guitar Strings - Lounge Lizard - Tine - Dream Line Drums - Various SSD-5 kits I am playing my guitar, the Xaviere 335 HBs, and my Squire P-Bass. Via my breath and keyboard controllers the Swam Tenor sax. As always all comments are welcomed.
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In your song (screenshot 2), it looks like you have specified a RealDrums change at bar 1. Click on bar one in the Chord Sheet, press F5 to open the Settings for Current Bar dialog, and press the 'Clear RD' button. Then, you'll be able to select RealDrums via the Mixer like normal.
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Hi, Ron. Fun song - upbeat pop and nice write. Catchy! Love everything about this.  THANKS, David! Hey DC, You are right. This is a lot of fun!! I had so much fun left listening it I could have listened to it longer but I guess it was almost the perfect length so you did really good man. 😁 Yep, always leave 'em wantin' more is what I say. Well, somebody said it before me. But I said it, too. THANK YOU, David!
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I opened up the RealDrums picker and typed "brushes" into the filter string (without quotes). There's quite a list but these 2 might work - BrushesBoomChickSlowSw16 - BrushesEZSwingSwirl Good luck on your hunt. Let us know what you decide on. LLOYD S
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VERY nicely done, B.D.! Cool tune, and the vocals are quite nice and a very convincing stand in for the way contemporary human vocals are processed these days in popular music. Reggae was a nice choice and, yes, it always makes ME feel happy, too. And so did your song. Perfect arrangement and mix. Lots of dynamic range but lots of space, too. Am POSITIVE Mrs Thomas will L-O-V-E it. Not that I wouldn't enjoy seeing you busking. That would be cool. It's really cool to know that Reggae music puts a lot of other people in a good mood, too. Thank you, Ron ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/images/icons/default/thumbs_up.gif)
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There's a world of things to like about this. Great opening Fine lyrics STRONG vocal Excellent mix Nice selection of BiaB session folks Yeah, we enjoyed it! J&B
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That slinky 3/4 vibe is so cool. And the narrative and vocals are so supportive of it. We could envision strolling along a sidewalk in the evening and hearing the tune from a club. A upon entering we stayed for the set. Our productions may not make it obvious but we listen to a lot of music like this. Well done and, as always, we enjoyed the backstory and data. J&B
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Creative, tasteful and lovely. Wonderful chops and tone. And the great mix really shows it all off. Three minutes of wonder. We much enjoyed it! J&B
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Hey Bob, Thank you for the kind comments! I really appreciate them. Just don't be expecting me to keep up with you man cuz I can't. 😂
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Marty, That's so kind. We are both very appreciative. Bob
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Superb intro! Great instrumentation for this excellent rocker, plus both really good lyrics and vocals. Love that hyperactive solo, too! That intro has some Humble Pie influence in it. It was a ton of fun recording it. Thanks for listening
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Hi, Laurent. Cool vibe! Nice work on the guitar, too! Thank you very much, David. Laurent
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That's a lovely song, excellent style and mixing. Laurent
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Thank you Izzy. Good to hear. Vic
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Good news- we've extended our Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Mac® special offers until May 31, 2026! Band-in-a-Box® 2026 is packed with major new features, enhancements, and an incredible lineup of new content! The program now sports a sleek, modern GUI redesign across the entire interface, including updated toolbars, refreshed windows, smoother workflows, a new dark mode option, and more. The brand-new side toolbar provides quicker access to key windows, while the new Multi-View feature lets you arrange multiple windows as layered panels without overlap, creating a flexible, clutter-free workspace. We have an amazing new “AI-Notes” feature. This transcribes polyphonic audio into MIDI so you can view it in notation or play it back as MIDI. You can transcribe an entire track (all pitched instruments and drums) or focus on individual parts like drums, bass, guitars/piano, or vocals. There's an amazing collection of new content too, including 202 RealTracks, new RealStyles, MIDI SuperTracks, Instrumental Studies, “Songs with Vocals” Artist Performance Sets, Playable RealTracks Set 5, two RealDrums Stems sets, and much more! There are over 100 new features in Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Mac®. When you order purchase Band-in-a-Box® 2026 before 11:59 PM PDT on May 31st, you'll also receive a Free Bonus PAK packed with exciting new add-ons. Check out the Band-in-a-Box® for Mac packages page to find the best package for you.
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Brno, thanx for telling the background stories for your songs. Fantastic chops on all of the instruments you play - you are a very talented musician Great backing band and mix Great vocal I really liked this one
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Heck Mario, we don't have a clue anymore as to what your comfort zone is. Every time you leave it you still produce a great tune. We think your comfort zone is a BIG tent. The style mashups and your instrumental performances are high bar indeed. Andrew mention a Bond film. And we can see the barely clothed ladies swimming under the water in the opening credits. Mesmerizing in the good way! J&B Thanx so much Janice and Bud for this great review. I am all for "barely clothed ladies swimming" regardless of where they are 
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Glad to help. The Medley Maker is quite a powerful tool. Each of the 24 BIAB Mixer channels have the feature giving users 264 slots to place RealTrack instruments and with lots of ways to program variations and arrangements.
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Bonjour Laurent, Back in the day when I lived and worked in London we would channel hop over to Paris as often as we could to explore and soak up the amazing atmosphere of your magical city. Well now i’ve just spent a lovely few minutes wandering the streets of Paris again via your track. It really is a marvelous piece of work—the arrangement has that classic, infectious swing that makes it impossible not to tap your foot. You’ve captured the atmosphere of the city beautifully; it’s almost enough to make me forget the claustrophobia of the Catacombs! You’ve clearly put a great deal of skill into blending those Band-in-a-Box styles and pulling it all together in Cubase. It’s an impressive technical feat. I have to admit, though, watching the AI-generated video and listening to that uncanny, Sinatra-esque vocal did give me a bit of a surreal 'digital dizzy izzy spell.' I’m a bit of a Luddite at heart—I still miss the satisfying, clattering grit of the old London Underground compared to the pristine silence of your Parisian Metro—so it’s wild to see algorithms painting the Seine and crooning like a lounge singer. It’s quite the 'Brave New World' we’re living in, isn't it? While I sometimes find myself wanting to hunt for the 'human heartbeat' behind the digital polish, I can’t deny the result is a delight to listen to. Thank you for sharing your creative project with us—you’ve certainly provided a very stylish, if slightly sci-fi, trip to the City of Light. salutations Izzy.
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A gentle swing with a solid bass pulse under this life lesson. Really enjoyed it Marty. Thanks, Ray. The message is mute when it falls on selfish ears. Hi Marty, as I already said on YouTube, it is a great song. Read what the others said about it again. That German guy, Brain, even wants you as president! I’m not against it! You need normal people and a normal government again. The world is getting crazier and crazier, but your country is winning. We are amazed at how easy it is to become a crook there! But I admire people like you, who don't do that! Although it is a crazy, good song! Hans Hi, Hans. Sorry to say --no, happy to say-- i don't have what it takes to be a politician --or rich. Great groove and well produced. As a past bass player I can value your bass playing. Thanks, Brno. Why is your bass playing in the past? You play everything so well. Hi, Marty. I didn't have any problem understanding the message of the song. So I guess I connected the dots, too. Fine work, as usual. Thanks, David. I knew you knew the way. Excellent song in all respects: great positive lyrics, instrumentation, arrangement, mix and production. Love the message! Thanks, Chay. Thanks also for mentioning it on YT.
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He used to post a lot here. Definitely one of the most advanced BiaB users out there, and very generous with his time.
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Hi. This is my scenario: I have a bunch of stems (bass, lead guitar, rhythm guitar) and I want to import these into BiaB so that I can convert these to Realtracks. But after spending some 5 hours today trying to figure this out, I am no closer to a solution. There are a lot of instructional videos on the web, but I haven't been able to find anything which explains how to do this. Could someone give me a step-by-step workflow? I have both the WAV and the MIDI stems, if that's a help? Duncan
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Good news- we've extended our Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Mac® special offers until May 31, 2026!
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