We love the lyric and the section below had us both thinking about the song’s protagonist. And also about what memories all those old men are contemplating. “I guess I’ve been hiding in plain sight By the docks where they fish all day All the old men staring at the water Looking out over the Narragansett Bay” You and Joliz shine together on this one with the sparse backing. The video scenes are very cool. Thanks for the production info. This is an excellent mix. Open, airy and an engaging soundstage. We like that piano! It sounds like an old upright. We much enjoyed it! J&B
Hey Lee, I can see where you are going with that guitar with that guitar in your hand! Super clean finger picking! A fantastic backing band and the perfect mix. Loved it
Ray and Steve, as far as I am concerned this is a finest product, it doesn't need any tweaking as it is perfect as is. Fantastic arrangement and chord progression. Super vocal, lead guitar, backing band and mix. Loved it
Arri, another oldie that I know and have played. You did a super job on this one. Strong vocal. Fantastic backing band. Outstanding picking! Great tuba! IMHO this is your best to date.
Hi Matt, I couldn't agree with you more. There are so many features and so many ways of achieving a particular task before getting the tracks to a DAW. MIDI, XML handling are particulary helpful for me in getting between MuseScore, Live and Reaper.
"Sitting in..." has trouble rising about the end of the intro. After that this a well mixed and arranged classic of the Straubs. Fab vocal, smooooooth bass holding things together and Dave doing his usual support/starring role. ACE
Tasteful but not bland...urgent, intimate vocal, a hint of mid era Leonard Cohen in he melody & phrasing. Lovely guitar and Mr Bassman does his thing oh so well.
I'm unused to the aggression in a Noel song. It's a fabulous song...I'm not 100% sold on the synth lead vocal though - it's a bit distorted and suitably aggressive. Cool changes and good band.
Hi Ron, Very catchy! Man, such a great write. Band is perfect, great production and mix too. And I really like your vocals on this one. You are coming up with quite a catalogue of really catchy, unique pop songs and have developed a real band sound that is totally unique, and very good! Spot on the Wall started playing after this one, listened to that again while I was typing Excellent!
Vic, this is great! Yeah, very much sounds like something The Who might have done, and very interesting to read the backstory about Daltrey and the Detours. Maybe try bumping up the vocal a little, other than that, sounds good
Hi Lee, Sort of a modified Travis picking pattern I think? I use a pattern that is very similar. Nice playing and nice composition, enjoyed the listen!
I just finished reading a post-apocalyptic story and this song seems to mesh with it. At least in my head it did, ie, "at sundown turns brown" and "somehow surviving." Blundertown sounds like Bartertown to me. The lyrics have less of the kind of word play I normally hear from you, but there are similarities. There are too many quick rhymes in a row for my tastes, I'm not fond of that "Blinded by the Light" effect, but I emphasize that's a matter of taste. The vocalist is intriguing. I feel like I hear some kind of intentional distortion in the vocal chain. Steve sounds like he might be very comfortable as a crooner. Overall the song comes off quite well, it sounds pretty far along and I can't hear anything more that needs to be done to it. I have listened to a lot of commercial stuff lately where the basic volume levels are wrong and it's nice to hear that the levels in this song are quite good, very satisfying. Interesting tune, I'd say good job, wrap it up.
Thanks, I can get the demo or my song's chord to play the highlighted style. What I can't do is to preview/play the highlighted style without loading in into my song.
Correct. But, that's actually the way it's always worked. It was done in the background. Referred to in this thread as a Ghost.
Originally Posted by AurealiusB
Thanks for the feedback. Not sure which submenu you are referring to, but I have tried all the submenus and drop-downs.
No worries. It's not necessary for auditioning styles like you're requesting.
Originally Posted by AurealiusB
No, this issue is not resolved. I have been using BIAB for years (at least 10). Viewers of my posts should not only know that BAIB 2024 had this functionality, but previous versions had two play buttons, and this was great because one of the buttons (I think the green one) allowed for non-destructive playing/previewing highlighted styles playing the song's current chords.
Nothing’s been removed. What used to be the play-over-chords button is now the Apply button, and Demo is still the preview with the Demo button.
Lee, Great tune. Nice progression. Your guitar playing is excellent. I really like your mix here - clean & spacious. I would say that you have met the challenge! Bob
Nice one, Arri. Love the tuba! Don't get enough tuba around here. Super playing and vocals. Like the band you've assembled and the arrangement. A song so cool it was covered by the Beatles. Now ain't THAT sweet?
Nice composition, Lee, and very nicely played. Like the variety of colors you've chosen for the chords. Your playing is clean and articulate, and recorded quite well. Also like the overall mix and how every instrument has a place but no one instrument ever disrupts the flow you've established. Interesting challenge, and very well met. Bravo!
This is quite a nice song, Ray. Like the way the lyrics develop the topic, and the musical arrangement is spot on. LOVE the bass and guitars throughout. Super vocals and vocal FX chain, too. The mix is very crisp and open. Superb stuff.
Jonel. I've had a play around with the Harmony features, and something seems to be wrong. I've used the Harmony quite a few years ago and saved it to separate MIDI tracks using the ABC settings found under the "Edit" menu in the Harmony window. That no longer seems to works the way that I remember. I write up my results for PG Music and pass them on to the development team. In the meantime, I'll keep having a play around and see if I can understand it a bit better. --Noel P.S. Just to clarify... Am I interpreting you correctly in that you would like BIAB to write the harmony in such a way that each line of harmony can be printed on its own music stave?
Ha: gallery/salary/calories - that’s right up my alley. I wish I had a lyricist like the one you have. COOL band, the drummer gives the song a touch of punk. Great vocals, perfect harmonies, catchy like hell. Perfect in every aspect, I wouldn't change a thing
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In the meantime, I'll keep having a play around and see if I can understand it a bit better. --Noel P.S. Just to clarify... Am I interpreting you correctly in that you would like BIAB to write the harmony in such a way that each line of harmony can be printed on its own music stave?
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