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I usually take two things into consideration when trying to find a song title . . . First, I want to have the title reflect at least one line if not a repeated line in the song. Second I try to find a title that hasn't been done to death. For an intentionally 'nonsense' song I think you would be fine coming up with a nonsense title. Using a company's trademark name might not be the best choice. Although there was "United Breaks Guitars"
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Alan, Thank you so much. Great to hear from you. We are both very appreciative. Bob
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Love this one, Russell. As for your happy target, i was smiling the whole way through. Happy and hopeful lyrics, and the perfect vocal to deliver them. Good band mixed right. The video was fine also. Thank you Marty!! I do very much appreciate the kind comments!! If I made you smile than mission accomplished!
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Ahhhhhh <-- many of those Hs are happy sounds that you are back, buddy. There aren't enough Hs to say how relaxingly cool this sound is, Alan. You always make the listener especially happy they pushed Play. i'll light one up for ya, but to paraphrase Belushi, "I gave up cigarettes but i didn't give up smokin'."  Alan, so glad you are recovering. Please send me an email or call. Hey, guy! Hope my favorite Oennsylvanian is doing well. I'm on the mend and headed in the right direction. As I told Dan a moment ago, I now have a legit excuse for the brain fog! Relaxing and cool - I'll take that with much appreciation. Take care and wishing you and yours the very best... Alan
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quote=musician17]Loved it. One of your very best, no question. Well done, Marty [/quote] Thank you, James. Marty and Dave, you have created another masterpiece. A super vocal and guitar licks, as usual, but this time it was the lyrics that was the icing on the cake. I can really relate to them. Everything is perfect. Loved it Thanks, Mario. Glad you can relate.  Top song Marty and Dave. Dave seemed to be channeling Gary Moore, so in that vein it is a bit bluesy. Yeah a great write, handled and produced professionally. Great stuff guys, kind regards Thanks, K-Dub Ya. Dave has his own channel. He brings the Blues with him wherever he goes. All that's left is another masterpiece by Marty & Dave. Simple magic of love both in the story and music. Sounds like a song that should be on any "biggest hits of the decade" compilation album. Perfectly rich melody that fills the Earth with awe. Dave plays beautiful melodies and your vocal performance is warm and sentimental - that final "love" is the delight of any night. Janne Thanks, Janne. Man, if i had them, i'd definitely want you to write the linernotes for my albums.
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John Lennon said the harmonica is just suck and blow. He never played a harp like this. Oh, man, this is so good, Bob. Man, i'd love to jam with you, just let loose and go. Great groove. I stayed for a couple more. I really love your harp with that N'awlin's sound, and then i went with you to St.Louie.
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Yes, Gordon has a good point that it’s very common for jazz songs to be written this way. I think this is an important request. I hope the restriction on these features can be removed for 1-chorus songs because it would seem that all needed coding exists. I remember a discussion about this from around 30 years ago in the (lost) old Forum.
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No I haven't tried it as I haven't one, but according to Gemini even if use one, it won't work with the Helix Floor... I want to use my feet to advance to the next chord asi I was doing in the Windows version of BIAB. F-keys don't cater for the numeric keypad function. In the Windows version my Helix did send the commands and BIAB received them. I tried sending CC20 and CC21 from the Helix to BIAB for Mac guitar window and I can see the individual notes light up when I press the foot switches. Also, the Helix drop-down menu has dedicated commands specifically for the numeric keypad but BIAB for Mac won't receive these for some reason. Surely I can't be the only user that want to use external foot switches for this chord navigation. It is cumbersome to stop playing, put down the pick and grab the mouse, then click on the forward and backwards arrows, when I could simply stomp on a switch with my foot. That's not unreasonable to ask for.
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Good day, Chay, and yes it is. Saw the YT notification for this a few days ago but couldn't get to it until now. i'd say worth the wait (as it was), but this one is worth many repeats. Love the Bossa feel. Man, that baritone is smothered in reverb and it sounds quite good --it's like it's covered in spagetti sauce. Man, Chay, you are so good at writing and producing these wonderful instrumentals.
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A terrific waltz, Ken, and the video is a fine addition. i also agree with you that SOundcloud has better sound. This waltz is short enough that i could ask my wife to dance as soon as it starts instead of waiting for the repeat sign.
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Haha, Laurent. This is a terrific southern rock song. i never understood defining lines of genre, but i know what i like and this one is it. Incredible vvocal. Love that screaming guitar. Muscle Shoals is a state of mind --even the folks from Muscle Shoals will tell ya that. Man, Laurent, this is really really good. We could talk about mix. prodcution, lyrics, feel, but the end result is this is a really really good song.
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The audio hug works again. Warm, strong and sincere. Cool band, cooler bass and a lovely bit of grit in that steel. EXCELLENT. So glad you feel it, Ray. Thank you. Marty...you and Bill did a great job on this one...really liked the harmonies...very nice blend of the vocals...I'm always amazed by the versatility and variety of your tunes...always top-notch! Thanks, Dan. Wow, it's big for me to hear you like the vocals. So far i haven't written a Polka. Hi Marty, Another gen from you! I've been away for a long time. Long story. But I'm doing better and have been trying to catch up on some great original music. And this definitely qualifies - doesn't it always when talking about your music? Great story and production. you never disappoint. Best to you... Alan PS: After getting out of the hospital the second time, I reread portions of your book. It was a great way to spend my time when I couldn't do much else. Hello, David. i'm thrilled you're back, and i see you have a new post. (Good God, man, i need to hear more of your plight. Please email or phone.) Hey, Amazon turned that one into an audiobook. Man, if you wanna get some sleep, listen to it humorlessly drone on.
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its lovely to hear from you all and great respect for your talents. you are all amazeing people. thanks for the plays and i'm glad you enjoyed the song. out of interest and for any lurkers...the reason i mention Caterham cars in the song is they are cute like kittens. (there are so many boring looking cars these days.) i mean who doesnt love kittens. my wife and i have spoilt many a cat in our life together....lol. btw...if one wants a bit of fun and isnt aware of it... google 'cat distribution system'. lots of funny tales. one example of many is a package delivery driver. when he gets back to his truck after delivery...lo and behold a cute kitten is sitting in his seat. which of course he takes home and adopts and spoils rotten. the question raised by the distro system is... 'who owns and chose who'...lol. i would love to tour the Caterham factory where i understand people can see the cars being built. once again...thank you all ...much appreciated. respect. om
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Thank you for that confidence boost, Dan. Vic
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Scott...great tune as usual...really cool video...I hope her time goes well and uneventful...you must be very proud of her!
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The post is no longer there since BIAB Forums only goes back a year and half or something along those lines You can go back decades using Advanced Search but you have to know exactly what you are searching for. In this case, I remember the post and am guessing it was 2–4 years ago. If PG Music wants to update the answer, fine. If not, I'm fine with that, too. From a post dated 4/29/2023: According to Peter Gannon himself (the big boss) the user base of Band in a Box has skewed in favor of Mac for the first time in history. … Thanks Mike, I didn't do an advanced search, just a normal one and also went back manually, but it stops at the beginning of 2025. I'm simply curious if the trend has continued or not. I'd love PG Music to post an update, but i'm also fine if they don't want to. Situations change, and whether it is relevant to revealing info also changes as time goes on. I just figure it can't hurt to ask. If in 2023 it was slightly in favour of Mac, it may be a fluke, or it may not be. I'm simply curious.
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Thanks. After so many years, I often forget what I do know. I hear you loud and clear Mike. I have a bad case of CRS!
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Hello Mike, I have no problems with my MacBook Pro M3 max and my MacBook Air M4. The arrangement of the monitors will not change after sleep-mode. Maybe this depends on how to connect the monitors to the mac? I have a thunderbolt dock where my devices (PSU, monitors, harddrives and audio-interface) are connected, so I have to connect only one cable if I use the other macbook. But no matter how I arranged my monitors it had no effect an the collapses with the track divider, maybe I didn't set it up to what Andrew said. That you aren’t seeing it is good. Doesn’t mean the problem is solved. I’m one of those who tests this regularly for Apple.
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Welcome to the forum. You're going to like it here. Good song with a warm, folksy feel. Nice vocal.
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Under Options have you tried clicking the Hide/Show Toolbar options? I think eventually you get back to the old layout. May take more than one try as it cycles thru a few.
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There's some other stuff from BiaB I'd like to see ported over as well .. like bringing Rebuild back I don't like being taken back to BiaB just for that sometimes
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Cool country rocker Herb. Excellent vocal and lyric. Well done.. Much appreciated Scott
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Herb, What's not to like? Pat and you wrote a gorgeous melody, and the arrangement is first-class all the way. Everything holds its place exactly as it should. The production impresses me almost as much as the song and performance. This is a song almost every one of us wishes we had written. Take care. BTW, there's a pretty good chance I'll be up in Galx next summer doing some genealogical research. Best to you ... Alan Thanks Alan. Galax Virginia? That is not all that far from David Snyder and myself. I'm glad you liked the song. It's one of my favorites
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Black Widow We’re working on an album release of our slow burn blues tunes … aptly named Burning Slow. 😀 Black Widow was first released 8 years ago and this is a re-mix with all new effects and mastering. Now that's my kinda blues right there!! Love the groove! Vocals, lyrics and guitar work are excellent! Looking forward to hearing more from the album! Glad you like this style of blues. Your kind remarks are much appreciated! J&B
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Cool piece Mario. Got a chuckle when I read the part of the Lone Wolf being a lousy hunter. I think this is the definition of a vegetarian as well. Being a vegetarian I can attest to being a lousy hunter lol. Loved the melodies and fills and how you placed them in the mix. Well done
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