I only recently discovered that for a while, Vivaldi's music was lost to antiquity. It was in 1926 that an archivist found a massive cache of Vivaldi manuscripts in a Piedmont monastery. Alberto Gentili, a professor of musicology at the University of Turin, became involved, and he spent years hunting down split segments of the collection until an archive of over 300 Vivaldi works was reunited. This performance of "The Four Seasons: Winter" has to be seen to be believed.
Good song, Christian, I liked the melody very much. I'm always impressed with your lyrics, whether they be French or English. The word 'letting' was awkward - "allowing" might be better. I know they both mean the same thing, it's just a matter of common usage. Don't fret, your lyrics are great! BIAB instruments were well chosen and sounded great. Well done!
Hi Bob! I love the rhythmic feel of this band - the funk - that bass is doing some mighty good work! Is that you playing lead guitar? If so, that is very tasty - loved it when it came back a second time. I like how you sing some lines with more grit, like ‘Better move it fast’. I appreciated the sections where you varied the mix - the electric clavinet was a wonderful touch. Liked it a lot! Andrew
Man, I loved that solo soprano from Amadeus! I had to go look it up right away, was thinking of getting it. Then I remembered how bad I am at MIDI and just decided to enjoy what you did with it. Violin was also excellent. Great job!
I reached out to lots of folks and got great feedback. One persons said - "Dan, why do you sound so scared in your performance? You should be sounding Sad or Remorseful, or Forlorn or lost" Any number of different emotions, but not Scared!" I took that observation to heart. I think "Scared" was what I may have been feeling trying to hit the notes and rhythm while mainting mixed voice placement and head resonance with supportive breathing. So I adjusted my attitude and emotion and energy and I have resung it. I am going to sit on this new version for a couple days to listen. But I think this small change may be an improvement. I will let you know what is eventually concluded.
Good track, Andrew! It reminded me of the soundtrack to The Savage Empire, a computer game I loved in the early nineties. All the elements came together nicely, and made for a very satisfying listen. Good work!
Pro and Mega Pak are pretty limited compared to UltraPak. https://www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.packages.htm But you have been here a long time, you know that. You may need to work with BIAB Support to confirm what you have is what you get. Good luck.
Superb song, Floyd, and masterfully executed. The opening piano and lead guitar parts set the table perfectly. Your vocals are spectacular. Love the booming chest voice and strong vibrato: Such an effective instrument for conveying emotion and FEELING. Really nice arrangement, and the mix is perfect. Your piano work is quite accomplished even though (I think I recall) you are a relative late bloomer. The lead guitar work is spectacular. I don't write lyrics, but I share your enthusiasm for the discovery of the SONG in the lyrics I get from my brother. The tingle I get when thinking "That's IT. Hey, this is going to be pretty good..." is what keeps me doing this. I always feel like I'm getting a free songwriting master class when I listen to one of your songs. Thanks for that. And for this song.
Ron - Thanks for the very nice comments Especially those about vocals, piano, and guitar And I really appreciate your love of the craft And the fact that you keep it real
Janne, this is manic. Very creative and cinematic. Would fit into one of those "other world" movies. Maybe in a battle scene between the good and bad. Vic
Very pretty tune Herb. I remember your collaborations with Pat Bishops when I first hanging around in the forum. Lovely vocals and excellent lyric. Excellent guitar work. Really well done...
Thanks. Yeah, Pat and I worked on about a dozen songs over several years of collaboration.
Nice folky tune flowing gently with a beautiful melody, pleasant chords and a sad story. Great harmonies in a balanced mix, but most importantly the song is very good, great summer tune to hear on the car radio while drifting away from job worries into a refreshing vacation. Janne
Great intro is an invite to rock with you. I like the attitude "You can knock me flat on the concrete/Yeah, I’ll still get up, you bet". The BIAB guitars work excellently and your riffs hits hard for better tomorrow. The calmer bridge part with the bass and the organ is very cool gasp. There is right amount of roughness in your voice to show the middle finger to the obstacles life throws at you, I can imagine a movie in the style of Falling Down with Michael Douglas. And when the mix is this excellent, there is absolutely nothing to hate, only big ❤️ for this spirited rock song. Janne
I kept getting notifications the 2026 version of Band in a Box would not run on the golden gate version of the operating system on a m3 MacBook????
Lots of apps will give you that warning. Everything I have that runs some process over Rosetta 2 pops that on my system. Means nothing. It will or it won’t.
@Andrew With the bar 1 tempo change removed, even though it is the same as the default tempo of the selected style, the continuous looping works as expected, i.e. ok. However the setup I refered to was to clearly show that there was a software issue, that most likely would take care of the actual problem experienced, which included working with songs having an imported user audio file. To examplify my working procedure: - select a real style, e.g. _ELECRK2.STY, base tempo 120 bpm - import user audio file (non click track ...) - start editing in ACW mode defining bar 1 and using auto marking inserting additional bar lines and edit these to sync with the RT-style, this is normally done whilst continuous looping goes on as you listen to fine tuning the sync to the RT-style - in order to sync the audio there would most likely be a first tempo change at bar 1 that will differ from the base tempo Don't know if there is something in my working procedure that doesn't correlate with BIAB's anticipated prerequisites.
Calm and relaxing like walking by the sea on a sunny summer day. Great selection of BIAB instruments. Different solo instruments bring feel of occasional breath of wind, small clouds or the change of time/tide. I like how well the harp works in a reggae tune. Pleasant mix. Janne
Thanks, Dr. G and PG Music for this award!! I've been on board since the days when many used the Ketron SD2 for General MIDI, and now we have such a mega menu of Real Tracks to choose from that creativity is virtually unlimited. I feel like BIAB is my super power when it comes to making music. The quality is incredible, and it really makes my songs shine. I have four music hosting sites and they are mostly BIAB productions. And the Showcase Forum is my second home. So many great friends here, I would be lost without it. Thanks again for this great award!
Maybe rockin' blues rock? We love blues, Americana and rock and this fits that genre mashup very well. Fine vocals and an excellent group of BiaB session folks. Really nice RT solo. Above all we were drawn in by the excellent mix. Great dynamic and each track has its own little niche. Not an easy task. Well done and fun, J&B
Thank you so very much! That means a lot to me coming from you - I've heard a lot of your music here and on the BiaB Radio and it is definitely top shelf!!
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Country, & Americana (Sets 483–488):
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