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Hi, David. As usual, the passion and conviction in your vocal shine through. Of course, everything else is stellar. But the vocal? It's your not so secret power.
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Hi Scott! I like the Eurodance style used here, and it fits really well with the chord movement - I think I heard I - III - IV - iv progression in the chorus. While I’m familiar with the expression ‘tickety-boo’, I wasn’t quite sure what the context was, so I asked Copilot for its interpretation, which summarised is ‘If you’re going to judge me, please do it fairly’. Not sure if that was YOUR meaning, but it’s probably something I would hope for. In saying that, I love the imagery you have used and the oblique way of getting your message across. Those BVs - very good - with some Queen stylings in some parts. As well as Bob’s suggestions, I’d throw Pet Shop Boys in there as well - particularly in the intro and verse 1. I love that very dark middle section! Very creative! Andrew
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Hi, Andrew. Listening to the music before reading your writeup, I got an image of a circus troupe rolling across the countryside. So... close.  Nice production!
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Hi, Chris. Very smooth - more smooth jazz than funk to my ears. Everything fits together well - especially the singer. It's one of those things where the vocals are so smooth it's almost hard to notice the lyrics. 
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Thanks, K-Dub Ya! Sorry for the late reply!
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Hi, Bob. My favorite line: But I still hear her laughing/Like ice cubes in a drink Of course, that's just one in many that fit together to make this sketch in time. (See what I did there? ) As always, excellent!
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B.D., That's a fun song. Great arrangement and a great mix. Very nice job on this! Bob
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Both sad and enjoyable ... but ultimately uplifting. Very, very poignant in all aspects. J&B
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What a fun ride that was, Marty, and we both love trains and the West! You and the band created a delightful trip. And you got us reading more history on the railroad line and the Harvey Houses. We both remember our Mothers talking about their train travels. BTW, we LOVE steam engines. Your performances and the BiaB Wrecking Crew are all very nice. Enjoyed it! J&B
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We, obviously, much like reggae and thus we were immediately captured by this. The band, vocals, the write, your performances and the mix nailed the vibe. It has the early reggae feel when upbeat lyrics dominated the genre. Well done and we enjoyed it! And we doubt you will be busking. J&B PS Janice just listened again and said she could envision Grace Potter singing this. We love it! Thank you, J&B, for your really kind and encouraging words. I'd never heard of Grace Potter before, but I listened to a few of her songs yesterday, and yes, her more upbeat songs show that she would definitely be a good fit for my song. She's a great singer!
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I have Band-in-a-Box 2020 for Mac. I understand that's quite old in software years, but since I have no interest in "Real" stuff it serves pretty well. One problem I have with MIDI generation (my main use of the program) is that the plugin does a poor job when bar lengths change. I'm currently working on a 4/4 piece that has a few 2/4 bars and style changes. The result is that the VST inserts extra bars, ignores chord changes at times, or improperly silences instruments for a few beats (compared to playback within Band-n-a-Box directly). If I watch the bar highlight in the VST, it does not consistently follow the song and even indicates that it's playing bars beyond the song's end. Question: Have these bugs been found and fixed in newer versions?
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Take a look in Options | MID/Audio Driver Setup. What do you have selected for audio drivers - MME, WAS, or ASIO? Try switching this to WAS (that's the default) and see if you have sound now. Or, if it's already set at WAS, try MME. Also, is MIDI playback using a default synth (Coyote Wavetable is the default there). Returning "Most" settings to factory settings wouldn't have changed your drivers. Another test you can do is close the program and add a file called safemode.txt to the Preferences folder. Band-in-a-Box should boot up with "safe mode" in red on the splash screen, and it will load only default settings with no plugins etc. You should also install the latest update patch.
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What an excellent upgrade! Amazing for a 3.2.1 to 3.3.0 dot release.
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Problem solved. (I think) The On-Stage part seems very similar, and e-mailing On-Stage confirms 1.5" tubes. So I ordered 6. I'll return if they don't fit, but it looks like they will do the job. Thank you all for your excellent suggestions and willingness to help.
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Janne, Thanks so much - that's very kind and we both appreciate it. Bob
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While I agree with you that the audio would have been recorded in a studio, I disagree that this is "fake". I think a better word is "mimed". It's clear from watching the performers' physical movements that their street performance is identical to the audio that is available on Youtube. This indicates that it is a very well practised performance. As the below information regarding songs in movies suggests, recording artists have a long, long history of miming their creations to bring an element of realism to a studio recording or, in this case, showcasing a studio quality recording of a spectacular live performance that passers-by were very impressed with. Maybe it is only me, but the fact that they are miming their own performance does not detract from the quality of the performance at all for me. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=32802&filename=miming versus live performance.jpg) Just my 2¢ worth.
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After having set bar 10 to 2-4, BIAB now adjusts all the bars so that the barlines occur on beat 3 of the remaining 4-4 bars. This means, that what is currently shown as the barline at the beginning of bar 11 in ACW is actually beat 3 in bar 11. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=32798&filename=ACW 2-4 bar in 4-4 song (4).jpg) To fix this, I did the following:– 4) At this point in time, the Automarking is active. I now dragged the bar-11 barline to the correct location. The tempo for bar 10 will change. When this is 120 bpm, the barline is in the correct location. As before, if you need finer numerical adjustments, zoom-in before dragging. Barline 11 will then turn purple to indicate that it has been manually set. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=32800&filename=ACW 2-4 bar in 4-4 song (5).jpg) 5) Deactivate/uncheck Automarking and manually set bar 12 so that the tempo for bar 11 reads 120 bpm. When the barline is set, reactivate/check Automarking. (Note: When Automarking goes from active (checked) to non-active (unchecked), all the barlines to the left of the last-added manual barline will be converted to manual barlines and the automatically added barlines will be removed. When Automarking is then reactivated (checked), new automatic barlines are added using the tempo and the number of beats set by the last manually created bar: in this case, 120bpm in bar 11.) ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=32801&filename=ACW 2-4 bar in 4-4 song (6).jpg) At this stage, through combining manual adjustments and Automarking, BIAB now has the audio file set-up correctly. In light of this, I suspect that it was at step 3) where things started to go haywire for you. To overcome this, I manually set the bar that followed the 2/4 bar so that the 2/4 bar was the correct tempo. I then set the bar after that to be 120bpm as well. This meant the the last manually adjusted bar was 4/4 and had a tempo of 120. This information was then used to set the subsequent barlines when I reactivated Automarking. I hope that this information helps. I'll refer this thread to the PG Music developers. It may well be that the pathway I have taken to get to a solution is more involved than it needed to be. It is also possible that this information of yours and mine might help Team PGM streamline the ACW process the next time they revisit updating that section of the software.
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Mario, It’s a really fantastic groove. The fretless bass, SWAM trumpet, and electric guitar solo are all superb. This track proves that you are both a MIDI master and a brilliant player. Enjoyed my listen a lot. Best regards. Shigeki Adachi Thanx so much Shigeki. I am not a "MIDI master" or a "brilliant player" but I sure have a ton of fun with my instruments and software.
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The beautiful, ethereal melody makes this production shine. The BIAB arrangement is tastefully done.
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Very appealing! This evokes an air of an evening with black ties and evening gowns. Excellent instrumentation and arrangement.
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Jazz, Funk & World (Sets 468-475):
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Country, & Americana (Sets 483–488):
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