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We like the different take on the love story. Love this: “Broken dreams and shattered hearts We'll build a kingdom from discarded parts” The vocal sounds tender and mellow, and as Andrew said, intimate. The harmonies are very effective. The soundstage on our monitors is great. Love the subtle dynamics. Enjoyed it and have fun in your band! J&B
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While it's tempting I've spent years cutting and pasting RD tracks to get what I want fill wise. And then I double the snare and sometimes the kick and cymbals. I use the RD BiaB kit to get the doubles. Logic Pro syncs it all in a flash. Oh, and we sometimes build our own drum tag. Lastly I volume shape the doubles and apply our fav fx. Sounds complex but is actually pretty quick and keeps us in our cloistered BiaB world.  J&B
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This song was written and recorded by me several years ago. I recently started going through my older tunes, updating them a bit. This is the first one to get the redux treatment. This version is a little bit faster, Key of E and a slightly modified melody. This one is without a doubt, a rocker. The Band..... Piano is BB RT 4323 Drums are AI Stem Vocal is Josh (AI) The Guitars and Bass are ME. That bass part wore me out... 16th notes almost all the way through. It was a hoot! Write A Hit Country Song Write A Hit Country Song I get so damn tired of punching that clock and working for the man all day I've said it once or twice I'm tired of being nice, there's got to be a better way My paycheck doesn't quite stretch that far, the weekends come and go Beans and rice and rice and beans, my bank account's way too low. All those country girls are looking so fine at the barn dance out in the woods The pickup trucks are all lined up with chrome ornaments on the hoods There's a keg on ice and the bands playing loud, we're gonna party all night long Good God almighty I just had an idea, I should write a hit country song I'm gonna write a hit country song, have everybody singing along. I'll have money rolling in, BMI will be my friend Hanging out with the country stars, I'll be a hero in the honky tonk bars This really shouldn't take too long, I'm gonna write a hit country song (solo) Writing words that just don't rhyme, I have a hard time keeping time My guitar's got a broken string, and some folks say I can't sing. But that don't really matter much, I believe I have that magic touch Turning black vinyl into gold...what you mean I'm too damn old? I'm gonna write a hit country song, have everybody singing along. I'll have money rolling in, BMI will be my friend Hanging out with the country stars, I'll be a hero in the honky tonk bars This really shouldn't take too long, I'm gonna write a hit country song Copyright 2026 by Herb Hartley
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Your mandolin and the Bossa vibe go very well together. Janice said this made her feel HAPPY indeed. We used to listen to a mandolin album by Jethro Burns and David Grisman ... and your song rekindled that fondness. The segue into your guitar solo is so cool. The Bossa RD sounds great as does the entire mix. What a suprise!  You’re on a roll, floyd, and we’re loving it! J&B
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A beautiful and immersing soundscape, Mario. I especially love the gorgeous string arrangement (and the arrangement as a whole), which gives the song a nice sense of width and depth. One of your best ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/images/icons/default/thumbs_up.gif) Thanx Brian. I did a lot of work on the string arrangement so I'm glad you noticed and liked it.
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WTF!! Man is this the right concert?? I came here for the black goth girl with the dragon tattoo across her forehead with the bone in her nose biting off the head of a bat because the world is black black and blacker than black. Screaming I hate you I hate you I hate you I hate you but I love you and I hate you hate you hate you and I hate you more but I love you too but I hate you more! What in the hell! I feel just as outraged as Paul McCartney at the latest Bob Dylan tour! Came expecting my favorite dark hits and I got a love song?????? No but seriously, that was a joke and I think this is a cute as hell fun little song. I never quite expected this. But it's great. (But I still feel like Paul McCartney at the latest Bob Dylan show. I paid money to see black dark-hearted black black angry girl with the black mask and the black black heart on a black black night.) * PS just to give some credence to my Paul McCartney reference, I thought it was hilarious that Paul went to the latest Bob Dylan show where Bob was wearing a hoodie playing electric piano and singing a bunch of songs no one had ever heard. Paul McCartney said he was pissed off because he paid good money to hear Tambourine Man and Bob didn't play anything he'd ever heard and he wanted his money back. McCartney said that when fans paid good money he knew that he had to play Let it Be, Lady Madonna, Get Back, Live and Let Die and Hey Jude, Yesterday and Blackbird or the crowd was going to start screaming and yelling at him and ask for a refund.
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Chris, great mixing of BiaB and AI. I really liked that groove. May I ask what EZKey groove did you use? Super sax and vocal Great mix. One of your best for sure.
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Bob, your poetry set to music is always top shelf. Another masterpiece from you and Joliz. As usual everything is perfect. Loved it
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Yes Ron you should take a bow. This song is full of hilarious lyrics all of which was perfectly sung. How did you do that without breaking up? Super driving track - brilliant I really liked your arrangement and ending Loved it
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Hans, this is so good in so many ways: Great vocal Great arrangement A sad story perfectly set to music Great backing band Super bassist Loved it
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Great instrumentation David and good use of the BIAB real tracks. Your voice is really good too. Although it's not exactly a Dylan voice that is what it reminds me of. Fine job indeed! AB
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Thanks so much David! And of course you're welcome. I'm really happy you enjoyed my song and the production, AB
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Pretty? It could be somewhat prettier. However, it added a ton of functionality. Detachable views, split views. Multiple monitor support. Saving layouts. Now you can work with several views simultaneously. It was a huge improvement. I would say main UI is 75% great, 25% needs work. Menus and Library....unfortunately for the most part untouched. I would of upgraded just for UI, even with zero content.
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Thanks so much Scott! I appreciate hearing this positive feedback from you, AB
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Scott, Thanks so much from both of us. Bob
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Really groovy and chill Rob! A real swinging piece, and gorgeous production. Very Motown.
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Hi, you all! When I read 'reggae,' I became curious. Especially because a country singer was going to do this. Well, I had been convinced of Janice's qualities for a long time, so I thought, this must be the 'superior' level of quality then. And it was! As Marty wrote, you could almost picture Janice with dreadlocks. And actually, I heard the atmosphere of 10CC in it too; amazing! I was surprised that you used 17 tracks for it, Bud. I usually don't get further than 12 or 14. And then I start to find it a bit excessive. Well..., my next song is going to use 34 tracks. I'm not holding back anymore!!! Peter played guitar on it very well too, even though it was a different genre. I want to hear a few more of these from you guys!!! Hans Actually this is our sixth reggae tune but they’ve been spread out over the years. Thank you for the very nice comments about the vocals. Hey, a lot of those 17 tracks are drums, percussion and hand claps so if you go for 34 that will make it easier. 😀 We three appreciate your review very much! J&B
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Wow, Scott! Such sweet tones! You are the tone master! Lovely piece. Enjoyed it immensely.
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Loved this Marty. Excellent vocal and very creative lyric. You and Dave such an awesome job of the blues. Well done
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Very cool version of the song. Loved the bounce in the groove. Super vocal. Well done
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Cool tune. Loved the groove. Excellent vocal and backtrack. Well done
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Bonjour, J'utilise BB 2025 en Français et pour une chanson que j'ai créée avec un style, j'ai rajouté une piste en ouvrant un fichier midi (partie Flute). Tout fonctionne bien et quand je joue, j'ai bien l'accompagnement du Style + ma mélodie de la piste Flute. Par contre, je n'arrive pas à modifier le volume de cette piste dans le mixer alors que je peux le faire pour les autres instruments du style. J'ai beaucoup cherché mais à part augmenter le volume des autres instruments, je n'ai pas la solution !!! Merci d'avance si vous avez une solution, Musicalement Floyd
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Bonjour Daniel, J'ai BB 2025 Français et j'ai essayé de faire la mise à jour via l'aide->chercher Mise à jour mais il me répond que je suis à jour et ne me propose pas la version 2026 gratuite ! Par contre sur le site PG, il me propose au minimum 69$ pour l'avoir ! Il y a une possibilité de l'avoir gratuitement ? Merci pour ta réponse Musicalement, Floyd
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In BIAB 2026 for Mac (Tahoe 26.5) it's not possible to change track height by dragging the track-divider. The mouse-move only collapses the track and it's not possible to expand the track. If I cmd+mousewheel the normal tracks become even more higher and than the collapsed track. If I shift+ctrl click and collapse all tracks I'm able to cmd+mousewheel all tracks higher. Do I miss something or is it a bug ?
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Cheers David. I try to keep up. Vic
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