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Everything is in the default location on the internal HD. Thanks for the suggestion, but booting in Safe Mode didn't help. I just booted into SM, then rebooted into standard mode, and before opening anything else started BIAB and hit the Song Picker. Instant beach ball. I do occasionally get popups like ""Band-in-a-Box" would like to access data from other apps." which I take as a sign that something is working behind the scenes, but like I said, it remains frozen for hours, forcing me to force quit. Could it be an issue with going from 2024 UltraPAK to the 2025 PlusPAK? Should I have just spent the extra $ for the 2025 UltraPAK upgrade?
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Been there, have the t-shirt... On the Help/Utilities pulldown menu, the first command, Display Log Text File, will provide a list of all those pesky boxes.
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You know that I love the blues so you know that I will love these blues! As usual outstanding vocal, arrangement, guitar leads, and mix. This is better than many of the songs on Alligator records. Loved everything about this song Thanks Mario. We appreciate your kind remarks indeed. J&B
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Happy Birthday Mario. Enjoy your day.
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Andrew, You have an amazing ability to create these pop wonders. This is an awesome song and performance. Love the arrangement and mix as well. So well done! Bob
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There's a 2nd thread for Mario's birthday in the Off Topic forum here But HAPPY BIRTHDAY from me here as well. Worth repeating. 
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Marty, Thanks so much from both of us for the kind words. Bob
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Aurelius, nicely written/arranged tune. That piano makes a nice backdrop, and I like the bass, too. Super vocals/harmonies. A very sweet song indeed. Cool soft rock vibe. That stuff never gets old, even though I do...
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Thanks. Intros and outros are important. I'lll try your suggestion.
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Hi Mario! Is that Arabian rock, or perhaps 'Morocc'n roll'? In any ways, it sounded really good - fantastic how you came up with that as part of the song's journey. 130BPM - double the speed of your usual offerings! I think it's a particular scale that creates this feel? Is it Phrygian? I don't know. Some with better music theory knowledge than I will know. Really loved this one! Andrew
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Pretty successful Andrew. The rhythm section lacks a little push but taht's hard to achieve in BIAB. the vocals make a good draft/planning set. I can hear this with a a couple of confident voices being an absolute belter. VERY cool song. Thanks Ray! You’ve touched on what my main mission is – I want to illustrate the musical idea I had but without any pretense of commercial success for me or anyone else. To me, it’s a bit like doing a really good painting and have it hanging on the wall in my lounge room and have visitors comment on it. Thanks for listening! Pretty cool intro, Andrew. I'm not sure if your song qualifies as Motown, but I'm no expert on the subject, so what do I know? But I know a good song when I hear one, and this is definitely a good song. I like the little details you’ve included, they really make the song interesting. Enjoyed my listen [Linked Image] Thanks B.D.! This RealStyle was a really good find and worked well with my song idea, and in turn helped inspire the arrangement of the song. I particularly like the impact that the vibes had from verse 2 onwards. Thanks for listening! I really loved the instrumentation in your song. Well done. Song does have a bit of a soul feel. Good vocal too. You have a unique voice. Slightly Bowiesque. Hi AurealiusB! Shout out to bassist Craig Young who provided the bass RealTrack used in this RealStyle. Yes, I do have a unique voice, and not the best singer, but I do love expressing myself in song. There’s something almost mystical(?) about singing, I reckon. Thanks for listening, and looking forward for when you drop another of your songs! Andrew
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Yes, this an excellent song, arrangement and video. Mas excelente!
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A very cool and interesting song. Your vocal sounds like a song I've often heard played on Coast to Coast radio. It's also about UFOs. Nice rock feel.
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I'll pass this along to the team in charge of our forum! Thanks for pointing it out. In checking it out for myself I happened to notice that twitter is still listed as twitter instead of X, so I'll let them know about that as well.
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Thanks Noel. I guessed there should be something like that, though was resigned, if there wasn't, to do it the hard way. Matt, Yes, that issue is one that's been in my mind throughout this. As a jazz guy, 'adventurous'  chords are mostly OK anyway, but I was also thinking how others would see it.
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That little LED light that stays on is so minute of an energy problem. It is and I don't worry overmuch about them, though the point made by the "switch off at the wall" advocates is that the LED may use virtually nothing, but the power losses in the PSU and so on are much less insignificant. It all pales away totally againsr 7.4kW for hours for an EV, though. I power my PCs down. Mostly habit, but partly that if I don't force a full shift-power-down on Windows, then it leaves some data, um, unsettled and Linux, quite reasonably then declines to work with an unclean filesystem. I also think my laptop battery lasts better if I do a full powerdown, though that might be in my head ...I've never bothered to try to prove or disprove it.
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I'd never noticed the "Find Titles" feature. That's pretty cool. THANKS! I have used that function many times. It is a fantastic tool.
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Nice one, Ronnie. Zippy tune, and the vocal arrangement is quite nice. Super vocals, too! Great use of the soloist. All that nice music AND a message. Sweet! Love the pic you posted with this one.
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Very nice production. Sounds clean and professional. Good lyrics too. An exceptionally comforting and easy listening country Christian song. Loved your vocal, violin, organ, pedal steel guitar and your guitar solo.
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April 1st video upload date says it all.
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While working in the StylePicker today, I wasn’t too sure what I wanted to create. Typically, I use the Filter String box to really narrow down my search for a specific type of Style. This time I used the ‘Category’ dropdown menu located just above the Apply button (see screenshot below) to explore new subgenres and instrumentation. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=32478&filename=StylePicker-catagories.png) More specifically, I went into the Traditional/World Styles Category and noticed that the subgenres are further organized by type of subgenre. I’ll be using this menu option more often to spark new ideas and explore new genres.
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Hello fellow musicians! During this wonderful journey through Band-in-a-Box I've found myself using the familiar song title feature more and more. This feature is great for finding styles that are relative to a well known song or artist which really helps narrow down a specific sound or feel I'm going for. Despite this feature coming out roughly 9 years ago I'd like to hopefully answer any questions regarding the use of this feature as well as provide some clarity as to what it can and cannot do in this post. First off, to use this feature in Band-in-a-Box, you can go into the StylePicker (MultiPicker Library). Near the top right of this window dialog you will see a search bar separate from the filter string. This search bar will have 3 buttons next to it - Enter | Find Titles | Request. 1. Enter - Start by searching a song title or artist name (make sure to use correct spelling of these titles for best possible results). Once you have found the song you want, simply click on the title once to highlight, then click the Enter button to the right of the search - this will apply filters relative to the song in your filter string on the left. When searching for songs or artist names, it's important to note that the list we use to search is hand-curated by our team so it will not recognize any songs or artists not inputted by our team directly. 2. Find Titles - First make sure to select and apply a Style to your current song project, then click the Find Titles button. This feature allows you to find song titles based on the current style you have selected, to then get matching Styles based on that - it works almost as a reverse search if you want to find songs to use similar to the Style you already have selected. 3. Request - This button is for making requests to get songs inputted into the list. Click the Request button to get forwarded to our forums on your default internet browser - make sure to login with your forum account (Your customer account is different from a forum account and will require a separate registration) then simply post a new thread in Songs to add to the Band-in-a-Box Song Titles database forum. Additional notes to consider: - This feature is for finding similar Styles to the known song in the StylePicker - this does not search for specific RealTracks or Drums. - Searching and entering the song will not apply a Style that has 100% identical instruments, instead finding close relative accompaniments based on the song's tempo, feel, genre, and time.
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While working in the StylePicker today, I wasn’t too sure what I wanted to create. Typically, I use the Filter String box to really narrow down my search for a specific type of Style. This time I used the ‘Category’ dropdown menu located just above the Apply button (see screenshot below) to explore new subgenres and instrumentation. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=32477&filename=StylePicker-catagories.png) More specifically, I went into the Traditional/World Styles Category and noticed that the subgenres are further organized by type. I’ll be using this menu option more often to spark new ideas and explore new genres.
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The quality of the performance and musical composition is consistently high. A very beautiful waltz. Laurent
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The voice and harmonica are particularly well suited to the song style, giving it a very authentic feel and excellent results. Laurent Thanks, Laurent. Authentic was exactly what I was going for!
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