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Dave Excellent work from all. I often hear Gary Moore in your playing - nice! Peter

Ask any noobs if something 'sounds good' and then ask a mixing engineer the same, and you'll be very surprised. And the difference is this: the noob doesn't have any references to compare what he hears. The mixing engineer does. 'Sounding good' means how it sounds compared to other sources. Otherwise you might just say: 'this rope is long.'. Long compared to what? Anderton just meant: 'don't be a total perfectionist, otherwise you'll be getting stuff done at the pace of a snail'. He didn't mean: 'You don't need to learn a thing: just trust your ears, because they surely are brilliant.'. As for the original question, I still haven't seen an answer. It's quite simple: either the realtracks are raw recordings, or they are mix ready, meaning that at least they have no bad resonances, etc. There's nothing wrong with them being raw recordings, if they are. We just want to know so that we can treat them as they need. My impression is that they are 'raw' but they don't contain bad resonances or spectral imbalances. Then again, I am a musician, not really a mixing engineer.

Hi Ray, Listened to your latest mix. Cool song, your stuff is always so different! No problem whatsoever hearing the vocal, it's sitting right where it needs to be IMHO. Bass sounds great, I like the piano too. Great drums! Looking forward to the video!

hi how to get chords from biab into rapid composer chord track, is it possible. thanks steve

You guys have your own sound, and that's a good thing! Nice one Robert and Scott, enjoyed!

Been with a number of UK companies in Ireland over the years, started off with AOL on dial-up, fond memories of getting my first PC in 2000 and the exciting bit of listening to the modem as it dialled in to the net, I think cost was £14.99 a month. Then AOL offered broadband half a Megabit for £19.99 instead of the usual £27.99 a month. No more AOL (their installation discs were everywhere to be found) Times have moved on, there are a number of smaller companies here now who lay fibre in specific area's and I have signed up to one of those called YouFibre, for £31.99 a month I get 900, both down and upload speed the same. Hope you get it sorted soon Herb, I know how it feels when internet goes down, really annoying.

Hi, With BIAB, I have a quality sound bank and I appreciate being able to use it in Chord Grid mode. However, when I compose, I like to be able to play the chords and melodies myself. For this purpose, I've been using other sound banks (Native Instruments, Arturia, etc.). To my knowledge, it's not possible to use the BIAB plugin as an instrument player plugin (like Kontakt), to play the chords played on my master keyboard in real time. For me, it would be a big plus if that were possible. It would allow me to avoid reinvesting in sound banks when I'm paying for BIAB's. Thank you for your attention.

Thanks. This is a perfect sound environment for relaxing. The tempo of a song is said to should fit the heart beat and 48 bpm is really slow.

Nice groove and vocals. Sounds like a soundtrack or from a musical. Does kids like it?

Thanks. Maybe I remix it according your advices. The problem with this song was, that there's only two verses and a lot of repeating of the chorus. Maybe I should add a longer part for horns and rising the backing band as you suggested?

Much appreciated Janice & Bud. Not quite the end............. IZZY (Softly, chuckling) Gerda, my love, you won't believe this review... Janice and Bud just posted it. GERDA (Eyes wide, practically lunging for the tablet) Ach du lieber Himmel! Let me see! Is it… is it gut? Veeery gut? Tell me zey liked my blues song! Izzy carefully hands her the tablet. Gerda squints, then her eyes widen, slowly reading the text, mouthing some of the words. GERDA (Reading slowly, with dramatic pauses) "After we put ze monitors back on ze shelf…" (She pauses, confused, looks up at Izzy) Zat is… very efficient! Good for cleanliness, Ja? Zey tidied up for us! Veeery thoughtful! Izzy bites back a smile, shaking his head fondly. GERDA (Beaming, reading on) "We much enjoyed it! Smile!" Oh, zey smiled! Zat is good! (Her voice picks up, growing more excited) "Awesome! Zis could be a bonus track off Ze Rolling Stones’ Blue and Lonesome album!" (She gasps, clutching the tablet to her chest) IZZY! Did you hear zat?! ZEY SAID ROLLING STONES! Like Blue and Lonesome! Zat is MY choosing, Izzy! MY blues brain zat said, "Let's make ze blues, Izzy! Ze real blues!" She pats Izzy’s arm emphatically, nearly knocking his phone. IZZY (Grinning) It was a great choice, Gerdsy. You were right. GERDA (Waving a hand dismissively, focused on the review again) Of course I vas right! But zey… Janice und Bud… zey are not just critics, zey are… prophets of ze blues! Or perhaps… gurus of ze grooooove! She squints back at the tablet, nodding vigorously. GERDA "Ze write up for ze song vas quite enjoyable. Hated to come to 'ze end.'" Ach, zey vanted more of our vords! Next time, I write a book! She dramatically points at the screen. GERDA "Ze solo guitar RT sounded great - never a small feat to choose ze 'right' one for a production." Ja! RT is a genius! And zey know it! (She pats Izzy's arm again) And our friends! "Your friends fit nicely in too." Ja! Vee are a family of blues! And ze bass! "Ze bass nailed ze schuffle!" NAIL! Like a hammer! Pow! So accurate! She makes a hammering motion with her fist. Izzy just watches her, amused. GERDA (Beaming, puffing out her chest) "Vee hear a fine mix all around." Ja, Izzy! Ze mix! All zese tiny buttons you push, and it comes out fine! It is wonderful! She holds up two fingers of one hand, then two fingers of the other, forming a "two thumbs up" gesture. GERDA "Zwei thumbs up from us!" ZWEI! From Janice und Bud! Zat is like getting ze Bundesverdienstkreuz, but for blues! It is ze highest honour! She stands up, full of triumphant energy. GERDA (With immense pride, practically shouting) And ze best part! Ze most important part! "Blues via a schuffle are so good – always." And zen… zen zey say it! Ze vords of truth! (She strikes a pose like a conductor, pointing skyward) "KEEP BLUES ALIVE!" She turns to Izzy, her eyes shining. GERDA Vee vill! Vee vill keep ze blues alive! And zey, Janice und mein lieber Bud, zey are ze keepers of ze flame! I vill send zem a gratitude package! Perhaps some German Bratwurst! Zey deserve it! Izzy smiles fondly, shaking his head slightly. He reaches out and gently takes the tablet from her, giving her hand a squeeze. IZZY (Warmly) They certainly do, Gerdsy. They certainly do. And you, my blues queen, you deserve some rest. GERDA (Still buzzing) Rest? After zat review? Nevair! Ze blues, Izzy, ze blues calls to me! I feel a new song coming! About… about monitors on shelves! It vill be a hit! Izzy just laughs softly, pulling her into a hug. THE REAL END.

Muddy vocals? I'll have a look - thanks.

Oh Alan, I am so sorry. Di was such a sweet, wonderful woman. God bless and comfort you. I know you are still in shock right now. When the grief gets too bad you can find help and support from others who know what you're going through at a local church or online with a Griefshare.org group. It's once a week group grief counselling for 13 weeks. All you pay for is the workbook. Hugs and prayers.

Biab + AI vocals give a sheen of convention and prefab to the package but that's doesn't disguise a decent melody and narrative nor is a bad thing in the ears of most listeners. Do people still drink whiskey?

Two newer midi possible midi solutions available in Band-in-a-Box are MidiSuperTracks and Microcholds. There is a video Peter Gannon made sometime in the 2010's era where he demonstrates replacing a RealTrack for a bar or two with midi and a virtual instrument. It should be pretty easy to do by creating the virtual instrument on an empty track then using bar settings to mute the RealTrack and play the virtual instrument.

In another conversation someone remarked initiating the "fix sour notes" feature worked on a similar issue.

Thanks, Bob! Barenaked Ladies are WAY cooler than we are, but it feels good anyway. Just listened to them when Brian Wilson passed, for obvious reasons... Thank you, Ray! That's a brilliant suggestion, and I've updated the SoundCloud file to reflect the change. (Actually did that hours ago now) I was going to do it that way originally, but sang it the way I did first and thought, "Hey, that's not bad". But it wasn't as good as your way, either. Appreciate the listen and thoughtful input.

Ray, That's very kind and appreciated. Thanks from both of us. Bob

Man, you are a master of all BiaB productions .... have we said that before? Finding the "right" for your production solo RT's is not an easy task. No doubt it takes a lot of auditioning and perhaps some comping. The great build takes the listener nicely through the multiple moods. Great mix too. Well done! J&B

Thank you Mario, glad you could relate lol I will admit that Take This Job And Shove It was a bit of an influence on this one! Pete

Thanks Mario for your super positive review of my song I enjoyed your song Demon very much, a great song but a sad message. Janne

J'utilise Band in a Box depuis la version 2006, donc depuis près de 20 ans ! S'il était relativement facile à maitriser à l'origine, je pense comme toi que c'est devenu une usine à gaz, de plus en plus difficile à utiliser en dehors de son usage primaire (on saisit des accords et Band in a Box génère un arrangement). J'ai par ailleurs l'impression qu'il est de plus en plus "buggé". Je fais en tout cas l'amère expérience de multiples dysfonctionnements avec la version 2025 : voir mes questions récentes sur le forum en anglais : https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Main=109155&Number=845202#Post845202 https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Main=109771&Number=851891#Post851891 Mais Band in a Box reste incontournable depuis que PG Music a mis au point les "Real Tracks", ces pistes d'arrangements ou de solos joués par de véritables musiciens qui peuvent s'adapter automatiquement à n'importe quelle grille d'accords et à n'importe quelle tonalité. A ma connaissance c'est le seul logiciel au monde qui propose cette fonction : même Yamaha, qui est en pointe sur le sujet, ne propose que de la batterie pour des arrangements avec instruments réels . Hélas, depuis cette date (2011 sauf erreur), PG Music concentre l'essentiel de ses efforts à créer de nouvelles Realtracks et de nouvelles fonctions, mais néglige beaucoup l'ergonomie du logiciel, qui devient de moins en moins clair et convivial. Bonne musique quand même 🙂 !

I understand this issue. I think I liked your other proposed solution better, to fix the Simpler option. I know you understand music theory so help me understand in your example, what is the scale you would want to limit BIAB to playing in a CSus chord? C Major scale? Is it the Bb you object to? Ok, I can see that, but you would be ok with a Bnatural?

aSom, an outstanding arrangement. Super strings! The synth vocal is very good. Super mix. A really good song.

James, nice backing tracks. I agree with the others about the vocal, i.e. to loud and bassy. Clean that up and you will have a masterpiece.