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Confirmed in BIAB 2026 over here.
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Hope he, Jerry and Phil are jammin' away. RIP Indeed — three keyboards as well. Pigpen, Keith and Brent. Got to jam with Bobby at the Bohemian Grove more than once. Generous to a fault and I'll leave it at that. RIP
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So it finally happened. That's been in the rumor mill for a long time.
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Rootless voicing by themselves, almost(?) by definition don't really resolve anywhere ... the chord progression is never quite 'done'. Wagner wrote Der Ring, a series of four operas that never really resolve till the final chord of Göitterdämmerung. I'll admit that performing Siegfried (the thrid and longest at nearly 5 hours with intermissions) in 2000 was about as much fun as I ever had on a gig. Being double-cast in the role of Wotan, it allowed me to play bass on the nights I wasn't singing. Wagner wrote wonderfully for the bass as I learned in high school when I played Die Meistersinger. As for this so-called ambiguous chord discussion. Can't say that I've ever encountered it in over 60 years of gigging and teaching. One of the chapters in the 1964 Gene Leis book put it to bed for me when he discussed how C/E/G/A could be a C6 or an Am7 or an inversion of either depending on which note was the root. Context is everything. How many of us are old enough to remember this? ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=32170&filename=91tAgaK4wWL._SY342_.jpg) My dad studied out of it. I read it but never really worked the exercises. When I started playing jazz and theater in the early '70s, the lessons on chord leading and melody cut down the learning curve on gigs as I encountered the need to know these things on guitar. Bass was never an issue for me—I listened and played constantly so my fingers knew where to go. Besides my youth symphony chair in high school, I was jamming with Chet Baker on Monday nights at Ricardo's Pizza, a block from my house. He was in rehab and living at his mother's house in Milpitas. Get thrown into that pit and you learn quickly.
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Arri, an excellent job on this Irish waltz. Great vocal Super job on playing your mandolins Sounds great
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There is no rule against posting live (busking) tracks, the only rule is you use PGMusic products, which you do. Tell the member who told you that to get a life, and keep on posting your tracks, I enjoy them. I agree with Dave. I will add the other rule, you can not post covers unless you have a license to do so. I enjoy your posts and want you to continue. I'll bet that Dave, Charlie, and myself are not the only ones who want you to continue posting your busking videos.
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Floyd, you posted this 13 years ago? I remembered it as it was and still is one of your best. Rodney Gene Junior did one hell of a job on those guitar and bass tracks. Lots of drive in this version. As usual a outstanding vocal and lyrics - I can see Ray Stevens doing this song. Great job on the mix. Loved it.
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Ron, resolution #1 complete and I rate it as an A++ Excellent vocal Super groove, backing tracks, and mix. My foot was a tappin' and my face a smile'n all the way through the song Great job on this one.
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That was grooving! I like those bells? at the instrument break at 2:15. Well arranged and mixed.
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Clever bittersweet lyrics. Backing band is reminiscent of a cool 70s easy listening sound.
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Pete, and excellent song. Love the emotion in your vocal. Personally i wouldn't change a thing but if you must go in and "pitch correct" some of the notes make sure to let the emotion shine through. I much prefer a little off vocals with a lot of emotion like this one over a song where the vocal was massaged to perfection but all of the emotion is gone. YMMV Great backing band and mix. Loved it.
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It reminded me of a film score. It's a beautiful piece of work. Well done. Laurent Thanx Laurent for taking the time to listen and comment on my little song. I'm glad you liked it.
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Great animation! Love the shots
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The fix below is what allowed me to play legacy media player files in Windows 11 version of media player. This may help. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=32169&filename=legacy media player files update to play in windows 11.jpg)
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This song is exceptionally brilliant in all respects. I can't praise it enough. A lot of my best songs from the 70s (my 20s) were freeform poetry like this one, but I can't reproduce the music using BiaB and even if I could spend hours recording just my vocals and guitar accompaniment at home where making any loud sound is virtually impossible I can't see how I could incorporate BiaB. But this song makes me really want to. Re the theme, if we lived in real democracies - governments FOR the people and BY humans of love and compassion instead of by servants of the banks and corporations for the banks and corporations - there'd never ever be any homelessness. Most people think of fascism as being outright dictatorship, but I recently read that Mussolini, who coined the term, defined it as "the marriage of the corporate with the state". I can't be certain that's true - you wouldn't find it on Wikipedia anyway - but it's what we've got. Here's a poem I wrote in 2009, actually thematically atypical for me (it's published in one of my poetry books): ======= The Lost Ones [ ... ] Thank you for your really nice words, Chay. Much appriciated! That's a really good and sad poem you've written, and more people should see (or hear) it. I'd like something like this in song form, even if it would be a rather long song due to its length. Perhaps, as in classical music, divided into different movements.
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Hi Dan! I listened to both tracks. What a wonderful blessing it is for you to have a friend with things in common - your faith and your love of music. I pray that even though you experience the loss of Buddy, your times in collaboration and friendship are memories that will warm your heart and soften the loss. Andrew
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Janice, Bud and Peter Firstly, happy 80th Bud! Well done to both for keeping active! I had never heard this Jackson Browne song - having grown up and immersed in the Britosphere, so I don’t have the historical ears. I listened to the original and your cover - Janice’s vocals superb as ever, and Peter’s guitar work and arrangement provides a wonderful backdrop that acknowledges the original but also provides something different. I thought the increase in BPM was an improvement also. Well done on your achievement - I gave it a spin on Spotify. Andrew
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RealBand 2026 Build 7 update is available: https://update.pgmusic.com/support/patch/realband_2026_update_build7.exe Summary of fixes for build 7: - Fixed - Progress bar in the Notes (transcription) dialog might finish early.
- Added - Help button in Notes dialog.
- Fixed - Crash with build 5 when total monitor width is greater than 1920.
- Added - Track icons are now displayed in the track strips of the mixer.
- Updated - RealBand User's Guide and help file
Fixed in Build 4: - Fixed: Crash when using TTS-1 synth
Fixed in Build 3: - Fixed: Only able to record a very limited amount of bars at higher PPQ resolutions.
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I can duplicate that. We'll look into it. Looks like this also happened in 2025.
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Here are some tips. - In the ChordSheet, click on the Layers button in the toolbar, and select Bar Settings. This will show you all the bar settings changes in your song just above where the chords are entered (if there ARE any) - In the Bar Settings dialog (F5) there are buttons at the bottom to reset the current bar or all bars to remove bar settings. If you want to temporarily remove bar settings in your song, you could just make a copy of your song to remove all the bar settings.
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Use the Set# column in the StylePicker (MultiPicker -> Styles) Any 'Set' that a style belongs to can be purchased individually, but with the exception of the Xtra and XPro styles, it's more common to get the style as part of a Band-in-a-Box package - Pro / Mega / Ultra / Audiophile e.g. 'RT 330' tells you this style is from RealTracks Set 330. All RealTracks Sets are included in the UltraPAK and higher packages. 'MIDI 40' tells you this style is from MIDI set 40. All MIDI styles up to 77 are included in the Mega and higher packages. 'XPro 2' tells you that the style is from XPro Styles Set 2. XPro and Xtra styles are not included in Band-in-a-Box packages mentioned.
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Hi Parapente, The bug that you reported and helped diagnose was resolved in the patch released over a month ago on December 10, like we talked about. The issue was this: If I enable "write chords to track" (something really useful to import songs into Reaper using advanced scripts), the jukebox does not work. If I disable the option it works. The way it was resolved was to issue a message if Jukebox play is started when this setting is enabled. This is because Jukebox play is not compatible with this setting. As you mentioned, the problem is not necessarily that you NEED the Jukebox to work while outputting chords, the problem is that it doesn't work if the setting happens to be enabled, and a user wouldn't know why.
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Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Windows® Special Offers Extended Until January 15, 2026!
Good news! You still have time to upgrade to the latest version of Band-in-a-Box® for Windows® and save. Our Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Windows® special now runs through January 15, 2025!
We've packed Band-in-a-Box® 2026 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 process 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, XPro Styles PAK 10, Xtra Styles PAK 21, and much more!
There are over 100 new features in Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Windows®.
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Band-in-a-Box 2026 Video: The Newly Designed Piano Roll Window
In this video, we explore the updated Piano Roll, complete with a modernized look and exciting new features. You’ll see new filtering options that make it easy to focus on specific note groups, smoother and more intuitive note entry and editing, and enhanced options for zooming, looping, and more.
Watch the video.
You can see all the 2026 videos on our forum!
Band-in-a-Box 2026 Video: AI Stems & Notes - split polyphonic audio into instruments and transcribe
This video demonstrates how to use the new AI-Notes feature together with the AI-Stems splitter, allowing you to select an audio file and have it separated into individual stems while transcribing each one to its own MIDI track. AI-Notes converts polyphonic audio—either full mixes or individual instruments—into MIDI that you can view in notation or play back instantly.
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You can see all the 2026 videos on our forum!
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-For MegaPAK customers, this includes 25 new RealTracks and 23 new RealStyles.
-For UltraPAK customers, this includes 12 new RealStyles.
- MIDI Styles Set 92: Look Ma! More MIDI 15: Latin Jazz
- MIDI SuperTracks Set 46: Piano & Organ
- Instrumental Studies Set 24: Groovin' Blues Soloing
- Artist Performance Set 19: Songs with Vocals 9
- Playable RealTracks Set 5
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- 20 Bonus Unreleased RealTracks and RealDrums with 20 RealStyle.
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- MIDI Styles Set 93: Look Ma! More MIDI 16: SynthMaster
- MIDI SuperTracks Set 47: More SynthMaster
- Instrumental Studies 25 - Soul Jazz Guitar Soloing
- Artist Performance Set 20: Songs with Vocals 10
- RealDrums Stems Set 10: Groovin' Sticks
- SynthMaster Sounds & Styles Set 2 (sounds & styles with audio demos)
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Video: New User Interface (GUI)
Join Tobin as he takes you on a tour of the new user interface in Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Windows®! This modern GUI redesign offers a sleek new look with updated toolbars, refreshed windows, and a smoother workflow. The brand-new side toolbar puts track selection, the MultiPicker Library, and other essential tools right at your fingertips. Plus, our upgraded Multi-View lets you layer multiple windows without overlap, giving you a highly flexible workspace. Many windows—including Tracks, Piano Roll, and more—have been redesigned for improved usability and a cleaner, more intuitive interface, and more!
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