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Like everything else.... when a new version is released, there are new things to learn. Often, they move the things around and it takes time to find your footing again and figure out where things are now located and of course figuring out what the new features are and how they work. There's a learning curve. If you stick with it, in a few weeks time you'll be wondering how you did things before on the old....last years.... software. Then of course, the process repeats itself again in 12 months. Kinda like when you walk into a store and they have rearranged the entire store and moved things around and now you either have to walk the entire store, or ask someone who works there who then has to consult their phone/app to tell you that it's now on aisle 32 halfway down on the left in bin 27.
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I wonder how much AI is impacting these businesses. If AI can produce and mix and master, why spend money on DAW's and plugins, etc? I'm absolutely sure it's been playing a big part. Why buy and learn how to use synths, and acquire the keyboard skills when you can write a prompt for "80's style synth"? Same thing goes for the mastering..... Ozone 10 or 11, cost vs just let AI master it, especially when you can easily compare the O-10 results with the AI results and can't tell which is which. As Dylan sang.... The times, they are a changin'.
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Without intending to sound over critical, it really shouldn't be a wish, but the identification of a real design flaw  This really does need to be resolved. I get caught often. Yes, I agree. Which is why this should be in the main forum and not here in the "make a wish".
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Doyle Grisham of the Jimmy Buffet Coral Reef Band? Jenee Fleenor - 5 time CMA musician of the year. I'd be pleased too:) Way to go!!
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I'm having fun listening to your track:) I dig the vibe and that cool guitar.
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I write about what I know or think I know, personal experiences, maybe something a friend or family says provides the spark, or maybe I have a line or a title or a topic, but it's almost always the case that a chorus or a verse or a lyric and the rhythm and the melody develop at the same time. I'm presently trying to write a song with a couple of friends. They suggested a line/title, but finding lyrics and a melody and a song structure, anything, is a challenge for me. Ideas are percolating, but the scenario I can relate to and write about has yet to present itself.
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Thanx everyone for those very kind comments, I appreciate all of them and all of you. Thanx again.
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NI acquired iZotope a while back. I'm up to Ozone 9 Advanced and standing fast. I wonder how much AI is impacting these businesses. If AI can produce and mix and master, why spend money on DAW's and plugins, etc?
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Mario, thanks! "you will only get one strum per measure" That's a bummer for me. Yes, it is a bummer for me also, but they are not designed to be a strummed instrument. But they do work extremely well with BiaB MIDI guitar tracks.
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Hi Andrew, FWIW: Although I do mostly instrumentals I do have a technique I use for lyrics, and sometimes instrumental leads and bass lines. I strum my guitar and make up some lyrics. If I strike on something that I like I grab my Tascam DR 05 and record it. (You can use whatever you have for recording just have it on and ready to record.) The recording may only be a line or two but it is something you can potentially build into a song. However other times I will think of a line or two then grab my guitar, find a chord(s) that fit said line and record it. The main thing is to get it recorded and get the lyrics saved. I place the typed lyrics in my "Unfinished Song" folder on my desktop and I save the recording in my Tascam.
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I am so sorry, Alan. I hope your music brings you peace. I enjoyed your track. Scott
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I'm not a lawyer but I have slept at the Holiday Inn Express. I remember when I first bought one of the NI products. It was one of the Komplete bundles (version 4) of 6 or 8 synths. I actually still have it on my newest DAW and it still works and gets used from time to time. At that point in time they had a couple dozen offerings. A recent look at their website shows a listing of almost 1000 products. I'm thinking they've spread themselves a little bit too thin with so many offerings as opposed to focusing on the things that made them into one of the best synth makers in the music industry. I'm a pilot, well, I was a long time ago, and one of the sayings that got drilled into my head was Don't drop the airplane to fly the mic. In other words, attend to the main task first. A lot of companies, when they get too big, lose focus on the main objective. That may very well be the case here with NI trying to be the solution to everything. When you have too many things going on, and you have upstart competition selling similar products for less than half what you have to charge, the future starts looking bleak. And I think that's exactly where NI finds itself now. How, or if they can find a way out of this mess has yet to be determined. They make some really top quality software and it would be ashamed to see them fold up.
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Silk2 and Amber2 are probably most "common sense" guitars from the series. Ujam over spices phrase presets with fx a lot of times. The trick is to disable them all (fx), making patterns sound natural and then start playing with settings to match sound you are after matching your tune. if you need help setting it up (ujam) in BIAB, let me know, I can try to help. Perhaps in a fresh thread.
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Izzy, Excellent Blues. LOVE your vocals. Solid production. Good mix. Good write. Good music. fj Thanks Floyd I never feel that I have succeded until I get your stamp of approval. kind regards Izzy.
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Really cool. There are some real gems in those lyrics. The kind that makes me say man I wish I'd have thought of that! Loved the sax. Hi Herb. Thanks for the lyric comment. I'm a lyric junkie, probably too many crossword and find a word puzzles. The sax was a last resort because I couldn't find a suitable harp. I was just about to ask Bob (Tunemonger) for help but ran out of time. Thanks for the spin and comments. Regards Izzy.
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Andrew, THANKS for the listen and nice remarks. The "doots" are an Easter egg of sorts: Each "doot" represents the word "deleted" with the last six letters...deleted. Get it? I'm SO easily amused. Like your concept album idea.  Easter eggs - that makes me wonder if I should play your song in reverse to see if there is any backwards masking! Actually, that gives me an idea … Andrew
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Izzy. I love those lyrics. Very imaginative. I agonise over my lyrics. Great stuff. Hi Vic Lyrics are important. All of your agonising has certainly paid handsome dividends in YOUR songs. cheers Izzy.
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Ha! I love those lyrics. Your band sounds ace. Good vocal! Sharpen yourself up a bit  Hi Scott I did try to sharpen up but it turns out I'm more butter knife than samurai sword! <sigh> 😏 Thanks for taking the time regards Izzy
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Love that tremolo guitar! You nailed that sound, Mario, brings back memories. Sax not too shabby either! 
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nice 1-4-5 variation, 1–4–5: the most written progression in American music history, you did it justice. Donny G Hi Donny Thank you for stopping by. I think the 1-4-5 thing is part of our molecular structure. cheers Izzy.
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Izzy, super song. Amazing vocals! I mean, they're...amazing. Did I say amazing? I should have, since they are, well, AMAZING. I said that, RIGHT??? Nice band, nice mix. Nicer than nice all the way around. I've used Mel for harmonies for more songs than I'll ever post here in my lifetime. For me, my sung harmonies are 100% better 100% of the time. But I'm not entirely right either, so there's that. (There's a hard (T-Pain) note bend of the "the-re" lyric at 2:27 that would sound more in line with the genre if not so hard. Caveat: See above note about me not being entirely right.) Cool song! Hi Ron As per the glitch at 2:27 (please see my reply to Marty). Production fatigue often leads me to the forrest/trees roadblock. Thank you for unfailingly providing appreciated support regards Izzy
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Thanks, I mainly looking for something that can give me the "Rhythm guitar" in various strummings/patterns and chord chops, with a drive over a chord track with mainly one chord per bar. (It should produce the strumming pattern even if it is only one chord in the bar). Mainly for country, rock, pop, blues and alike. I didn’t know I have guitars in SPO (I’lll check it out). I also have SILK2 and several other UJAM guitars but I removed them since I did not really get along with them. I’ll give it another more thorough try.
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Izzy, absolutely an extremely outstanding masterpiece Loved the vocals and Mel's harmonies Loved those lyrics Super backing band and mix Loved it Mario I always appreciate your kind words and support, my very best to you Izzy
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Andrew, Great question. I think that there's no single answer, but please read on. Many (most?) times, the write / composer starts with lyrics and adds a melody that suits. … So if you've got a melody, think hard about what concepts you may have had in mind when you wrote the melody. Use that as an inspiration. Case in point: I wrote the melody to this song before I had any lyrics. I wrote the lyrics to match the melody. If I can do it, you can too Be positive. Good luck! Thanks Trev! In about 95% of my songs, music comes first, so I am mostly retrofitting lyrics to music. My false starts in this case caused me to reach out and see if others had novel approaches to this same challenge. Today, I sat down and forced myself to write lyrics on a slightly different theme to my false starts, and so far I would rate today’s efforts as ‘plausible’. So I’m on my way! BTW - good song of yours you linked to! Thanks for the encouragement! Andrew
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Man, I dig those lyrics. What a great song, Izzy. Great Blues feel that reaches back to the past and adds all the updates since. Are you saying you used Melodyne to reach those high ones. Ha, and my mom said cheaters never win. Your vocals are super, man. What a great choice of musicians too. The first spin made me want more, so I spun it again. Outstanding lyrics, and the perfect Blues melody to present them. Great sounds, Izzy. Hi Marty, When it comes to Rock and Blues, I’ve got my vocals cranked to that “note-bending, mic-dancing” upper register where the magic (and maybe a few strategically dodged pitch perils) live. Studio sessions are a dream, of course—punch-ins, pitch-perfecting, and Melodyne’s help turning my solo into a chorus of harmonies. 🙈🙉🙊 But when I’m live, I’ve got to tweak the key a smidge—it’s like giving the song a cozy little blanket instead of a firehose. As always, a big thank-you for your time and ears—your efforts never go unnoticed (or unappreciated). Cheers, Izzy
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