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... I guess one could put something in the notes text to remind where the changes are, or there is/was an option on F5 to list all changes within the song. ... I haven't got BIAB with me at present, but I believe that there is a print button in <F5> Bar Settings that will list all of the changes. It uses Notepad.
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Hi Dave! A great song all round, but an extra special like for that bridge - wonderful. Well written by Chris and everyone did a fantastic job for their part! Andrew
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Dave, I really love the lyrics and melody on this one. I also love the way Chris approaches the vocal - it has that slow-burn feel. She is an amazing singer. You and Marty are truly outstanding musicians. Some absolutely excellent guitar and bass lines. The mix is pro and sounds awesome. Great, great stuff! Bob
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This is a remake of a song we did back in 2016. The song was entirely composed by Chris, she sent me a track with her piano and vocal, and I built a backing track with BIAB and added some guitar parts. For this version Chris redid her vocal, I replaced the BIAB drums, and Marty replaced the BIAB bass. Turns out we had never done a video for it, so the video is new. The Band: 1831:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopModernGrooveBrightA-B Ev16 075 1828:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm PopModernGroove Ev16 075 Chillout\Chillout - dimensions_145_percussion_a_minor ev16.wav Bass: Marty Straub from BabuMusic (original had 1827:Bass, Electric, PopModernGrooveA-B Ev16 075) Drums: EZDrummer3 (original used PopModernGrooveSync16^5-a:Snare on 4, HiHat , b:Snare, HiHat ) Piano: Chris Spruit I added the lead guitar parts, fills and solo Mixed in Reaper with plugins from Waves and iZotope, mastered with Ozone12. Counting hours (2016, Chris Spruit) The light of the day , is fading out Melting down within the heat , the life of this town The girls and boys, in the neighbourhood Will get the call, to run back home before the nightly curtain falls Chorus: Get home soon, when the Night comes down Head back home, when the sun gets low Find me home, counting hours down the curbstone Leave a light on for you, on the window sill When the night gets still, you know I will Find me home counting hours , down the curbstone The woman next door, she turns the radio on The thin white duke was a wonderful bloke, it is my favourite song For my love , maybe he sings to me Wild is the wind darling, cling to me Like the leaf to the trees Chorus Bridge: There were times in life, you know that I walked through every open door to see the dark side of the moon Every time from now I’ll spend with you, take me further on to see, my colours shine on you The original version from 2016 is here if anyone is interested: Counting Hours 2016 (ReverbNation) All comments welcome!
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Thanks Noel, I wasn't aware of that. I'll explore, though it won't now be foe a day or few.
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Regarding avoiding mini-jacks, I thought to look to see whether any modest-cost mixers have built-in layers and some do. I wondered if there was a market for a player with jack and/or XLR outputs. Probably not if low-cost mixers would suffice. There are players with XLR and Line level outs They exist I'd never knowingly seen one, but I guess I've never looked ... my mixer has a player, so the need didn't arise. I sometimes use a little Logitech Bluetooth module where I'm amplifying video sound from people's laptops for presentations. Seems safer better behaved than trusting the mini-jack on the average laptop.
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Enjoyed this one, Bob, nice to hear all those musical references. Great vocals from both of you. Another winner!
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Unusual, but cool lyrics! Band sounds great, really like the percussion, nice arrangement too. Love your vocal! A little more reverb than you normally use I think? Sounds great whatever you are doing. Nice one, Ron, enjoyed!
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In the US, this is what we call Chapter 11—court supervised reorganization with some relief in debt repayment schedule.. Francisco Partners, their venture capital overlords got them into this. I expect that some divisions will be consolidated and others sold. That’s a lot of quit valuable IP. Some are waiting to see if Muse Group will suffer the same fate. Francisco Partners put up the many billion$ for them to acquire Hal Leonard and other entities.
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Hi Herb! I'm listening through Sennheiser open-backed headphones. Here's what I noted ... 0.00 Guitar - quiet 0.13 Piano - good 0.35 Steel - good 1.02 Guitar - quiet 1.08 Steel - quiet 1.10 Guitar - quiet 1.15 Steel - good 1.23 Guitar - quiet 1.39 Piano - good 2.05 Steel - good 2.22 Piano - good 2.25 Guitar - quiet Where 'good' means consistently sitting above the band, while 'quiet' can be heard but not quite as distinct above the band as the piano and steel. Note the steel was also quiet at 1:08. This piece would come under the descriptor 'rollicking' in my book - real likeable toe-tapper! Andrew PS I should say I have just had a hearing test and have noticeable drop-off in both ears from 1500hz and significant above 3000hz - in case that's affecting what I'm hearing.
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I’ve been gigging with an iPad for many years now. Many music players take too long to search and load. TwistedWave did not. Touch the song file, it’s loaded and ready to play. I could use Bluetooth but my portable PA systems both have a USB-A port. A USB-A to USB-C cable gets the job done.
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Hey, Ron. I'm really impressed with your melody, story line, and finesse with your guitar. Your vocals are unique and personable which is a great plus for the folk style that you have. Few actually have that combination which makes you stand out. Your bouncy melody and quirky lyrics make for a song I would listen to over and again...certainly an excellent album cut. John
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This sounds like a live performance in a good way. It captures all the naturalness of the performance without a bunch of processing. I love the sparseness of the two instruments. Good singing too! Thank you so much Ezekiel's Storm, yes it is lesson in letting the bass dictate the tempo as opposed to a drummer, and I too like the air between the times I fingerpick and such. Thank you again. Donny G
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Muso, if you joined in 2020, as your avatar shows, than honestly, I believe you are the first person I know from my time here that constantly pitches RB.
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Rusty. I'll keep this brief as I'm going through some minor medical stuff. So the fact that some people come on these forums and detail they have done over 80 songs in RB counts for nothing ? I'm a Reaper user but I also like real band. Rb does things I haven't seen in any other music software including band in a Box... I've posted the differences with band in a box on these forums. Both biab and rb have their advantages and differences. I've done a ton of songs using the Reaper real band and band in a box combo. Happiness Om
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Rustyspoon#, It is a very nice machine. The benefit of purchasing a laptop at Costco here in the US is that on top of the (in this case, one year) MSI warranty, they add another year (or two) of warranty as well as phone/email support via Costco. If parts are needed, then for sure Lenovo is exceptional in offering replacements parts or indeed full replacements if your purchase their add on support when purchasing from them directly. Indeed, this was very useful when I was at business school in Durham, NC - not far from Lenovo's HQ - and they gave me a complete replacement of my ThinkPad (this was post the IBM hardware transition) when it died. There were some lovely Legion and Zephyrus deals that started today as part of the President's Day sale at Best Buy. Again, these are not endorsements, but simply the next computers that I would consider if I wasn't working through my current MSI set up. The Legion is $480 off, down to $1799. Lenovo - Legion 7i 16" 2.5k OLED Gaming Laptop - Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX 2025 - 32GB RAM - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 - 1TB SSD - Glacier White https://www.bestbuy.com/product/lenovo-legion-7i-16-2-5k-oled-gaming-laptop-intel-core-ultra-9-275hx-2025-32gb-ram-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5070-1tb-ssd-glacier-white/JJGSH3Y5H9/sku/6617095 The Zephyrus is $500 off, down to $1899. ASUS - ROG Zephyrus G14 14" 3K OLED 120Hz Gaming Laptop - Copilot+ PC - AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX - 32GB RAM - NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti - 1TB - Platinum White https://www.bestbuy.com/product/asus-rog-zephyrus-g14-14-3k-oled-120hz-gaming-laptop-copilot-pc-amd-ryzen-ai-9-hx-32gb-ram-nvidia-rtx-5070-ti-1tb-platinum-white/JJGGLHJXQ9/sku/6613954 Tom Marvan.
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Steve, why not get another laptop as a backup? It doesn't need to be an expensive one, just one to run as a backup. I believe that is what Notes does. Hey Mario, another laptop could be an option for a backup but the volume of gear is starting to add up. I'm looking for a small footprint device like a DAP. But if I use a USB cable to carry the audio data to my Tascam I need to ensure that the DAP will be simultaneously charged (by USB) while it's playing music; otherwise I've introduced another failure mode . . . a dead battery.
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Hey, KW! Pink? Really? Wow, even better! I like that comparison! I think Marilyn will be flattered. I've been picking and choosing which and how many instruments to use in verses and chorus. For a more energetic powered song like that, the variety works well...mostly to bring out the vocalist in the verses. I use Studio One Pro (now called Fender...huh???) and limit the tricks I have to do. Lots of times, Band in a Box's tracks are produced in the software so well that there's only a few mixing tricks I might have to do. The only instrument I had to do was the string section after the guitar solo. I stopped the Band in a Box strings and let my midi controller take over. Since my physical coordination leaves something to be desired, I use the piano roll to edit a lot, plus the piano edit is where I'll experiment with harmonies. Robert is very modest about his part in it. He thinks he just came up with some ideas and it wasn't that much. He did much, much more than he acknowledges. He overhauled the story masterfully and gave it exactly what it needed. Thanks much! Best to you. John
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rharv, "This whole argument is workflow related." Agreed. But so is everything else, from baking to house building. Cliché, but one of the main ideas behind of software is that it's not hardware and it should evolve. I believe current method existed way before Track View. Now they need to integrate existing functions to current reality. In 7 years I was here, I am yet to see any (!) new member come in and praise RB. There must be a good reason for that. Just think about that statement for a moment. Prove me wrong. Again, instead of sending people to traditional Daw for basic task as this, there should be a straight forward and widely accepted method to record audio in BIAB - PGM's flagship product. Maybe not as advanced as some posters mentioned comparing with other titles, but user friendly. I just hope they will get some user input on this, as they did with UI to avoid making something that will not be accepted well by those who want and understand the benefit of good workflow concerning audio recording in BIAB.
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I like what Rusty (Misha) and others are saying. We can hope that they promise authorizations will remain possible even if the worst happens to the company.
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Congratulations and good luck, Bob. If there is anyone here who doesn't know Notes, his BIAB aftermarket styles are excellent. I've known this since the mid-1990s. He has the support and respect of PG Music. And as he can tell you, he uses MIDI for its strengths, but you can change tracks to RealTracks if you prefer.
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Really nice sound through my cans Herb. Guitar sounds a little quieter compared to the keys, but other than that all good. A real toe tapping travelling song indeed. Excellent, kind regards. have another listen, I edited it
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Herb, cool song. On the soloists, I listened on studio monitors and studio headphones. Am reminded of the story of the Three Bears... The steel is a little soft The piano is a little hard (Also: Sounds like stereo, but is way to the right) The guitar is just right Just my takeaways on my gear. Have noticed balancing disparity between sound sources many times with my songs, and know it can be frustrating. Another mix.... I bumped up the levels and EQ'd a few things..... and edited a few things that weren't sitting right with me.
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Really nice sound through my cans Herb. Guitar sounds a little quieter compared to the keys, but other than that all good. A real toe tapping travelling song indeed. Excellent, kind regards.
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