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Hey Mario. It's good to hear you singing again. It's been a long time since I last heard you  I love the story, especially the 'harmonica' twist at the end. I've just come to this song after listening to your fully orchestrated "I Wonder". Honestly, I could never have predicted that your imagination would take you from that song to this one. You're a man of many talents! --Noel
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Hi Mario. Gosh! You really set out on a "Lord of the Rings" type of musical adventure with this creation. Well done! You've done a wonderful job and I enjoyed the journey. You are one of the forum's most imaginative and creative musicians. To me, it seems like you live and breathe music. Loved it! --Noel
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Hi, KW. Thank you very much! The sophisticated sound is the genius of Bob Bentley, a very good friend in a small town along the south shore of Britain. On top of the tracks I had, he played lead guitars and keyboards, then mixed the works. Solohead from Ukraine did the vocals. We manage to do all this on tiny budgets. With Bob on there, I'm not sure I could raise such a bar on my own. That's the dilemma of a songwriter with poor physical coordination. I just use a guitar for composing, not recording. That's where Band in a Box comes in! I was so delighted to be introduced to this software! I'll be sure to listen to more of your tunes as well. Thank you again! John
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Yes i run Studio One ASIO 48K BIAB WAS driver 48K (this is set up in Windows first) For Output Devices (Speakers / Headphones / Interfaces) Right‑click the speaker icon in the taskbar. Select Sound settings. Under Output, click your device (e.g., Scarlett, Realtek, USB interface). Scroll down and select More sound settings. In the Playback tab, double‑click your device. Go to the Advanced tab. Under Default Format, choose: 48,000 Hz (48 kHz) — typically 24‑bit 48,000 Hz or 16‑bit 48,000 Hz. Click Apply → OK. ----------------------- For Input Devices (Microphones / Interfaces) Still in More sound settings, switch to the Recording tab. Double‑click your input device. Go to the Advanced tab. Under Default Format, select: 48,000 Hz (48 kHz) — again, choose the bit depth you prefer. Click Apply → OK. ------------------------------ Step 3 — Disable Exclusive Mode (Critical for BIAB) BIAB using WAS/WS will crash or switch rates if Windows allows exclusive control. For every playback and recording device: Advanced tab Uncheck: Allow applications to take exclusive control Give exclusive mode applications priority Apply → OK. --------------------- FYI: If you use the BIAB plugin in your DAW it will use the same ASIO driver.
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I started here in April 2019, so this is new to me. BA has been working at a very high level for quite some time, so a best of seems a natural to me. How do you choose? That's gonna me a tough job. I liked this tune very much, I like that it was subtle regarding the subject matter. Playing excellent as always. Vocals were superb. Ten years, that's quite a legacy. Congratulations!
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An excellent song with your usual impeccable production. Vocal sounded really good. To me, the lyrics are just vague enough that both liberals and conservatives might "claim" this song. I might be off base here. Perhaps neither side has a right to it. Not suggesting a conversation should start, of course.
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Confirmed here also. I think that there are a number of changes that can be made that do not trigger a 'Song has changed' message, but should. In the current version, one can even change the Style, and there is no alert.
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Really great song Dave & Chris, Sultry and moody as a sultry, moody thing. And the girls in the video are too distracting, lost my focus on several occasions....or perhaps that was your intention!! But a great song for all the right reasons. Kind regards.
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Hi, BD. The melancholy music and the "doesn't make sense" lyrics work very well together. "It doesn't make sense to me" is a line that really sticks and is a very good hook through the song. It's the kind of songwriting our world needs now to show everyone what's really going on. Thank you...very well done! John
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Agreed. The new UI is generally a real winner, but there are some shortcomings for some users workflow. +1
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Super sophisticated sound you've got going on this song John, it's a winner. I really get the Santana feel. Really nice vocal, super smooth, and i'm really partial to those BVs ooohs! Super mix and production, really clear and everything where it should be. You've set yourself a high bar, but looking forward to your future songs. Most excellent, kind regards.
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.... loving the new gooey .... love the panels idea on the left hand side of the new GUI ... new tracks view in BB needs the nice features for editing audio and midi like real band Om
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Hi Scott. This sounds great. I love your playing. You have a very lyrical sounding melody-line. The production is excellent. I wouldn't change a thing. A very enjoyable journey --Noel
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What a great write Brian, All very relatable to the current era, and I feel you've hit the nail on the head with all the lyrics. It emphasises the current feeling of helplessness and feeling of being sold out by corporate and political greed. As well as the great moral message of the song, the production and feel matched perfectly. Enjoyed it immensely, kind regards.
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You can set the main Song button (the button on the top toolbar to the left of the song title) to open the Favorite Songs dialog - click on the right-slide of the button (drop-down menu) - Set Default Action - Open Favorite Songs. That way you don't have to use the drop-down menu and it is one click. Is it that you just want the button to be larger and on the left toolbar, or is there a button that's actually missing, compared to 2025?
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Hi Ron. You and your brother have, once again, created something very special. I love what you've both done. This song sounded a bit like something Bobby Goldsboro could have created. The lyrics tell a powerful story and the music guides the listener along in a very comfortable and satisfying way. I enjoyed it. My late son was a soldier. He ended up in both Afghanistan and Iraq. And although he made it back home on both occasions, advanced PTSD was too much for him to handle. The ravages of war takes many shapes and causes many consequences. This story resonated greatly with me. Yet another song that you can both be proud of --Noel
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Lots of great advice there Scott, I appreciate your insights there and take it all on board. What I really like about this forum is that everyone is keen to help each other and give advice and praise freely where needed. It is such a large community and knowledge base which I will continue to tap into. Thank you for your listen and kind comments, much appreciated. Kind regards.
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If you are not interested in Direct Input RealTracks at all, you could delete those files if you want. These are mainly the DI versions of electric and bass guitars (no amplification). So they are not duplicate files, they just have the same base filename. Band-in-a-Box runs fine without the DI versions present if you wanted to go that route. However a fully complete UltraPAK (with no .wav or .flac RealTracks or Drums) is "only" around 200 GB so there may be something else taking up space..
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Hello Shigeki Adachi. This is stunning! I remember the song from when you first posted it. After listening to the original, it is clear to me that your arrangement and production have provided a very solid foundation for Suno to use its whizz-bang AI technology to create an advanced orchestration of the song. I like both versions. With the Suno version, my ears tell me that there is an element of polish to the final presentation that would be very hard for an average home-music enthusiast to achieve. As always, I am highly impressed with your work. Now I'm highly impressed with what you have managed to achieve using Suno. --Noel
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I love powerpop, and no one on the forum does powerpop better than you. Catchy as hell and would have been a hit in the 80s. The way you put the guitars together sounds awesome.
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The bass seems to have been set that way on purpose for that style and related ones, and it does seem too loud. However, it is indeed the same as previous versions back several years.
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What a cool groove! You've got a great chorus. Your guitar work sounds good. Revolution 10? 
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Hi Dave, This is fantastic! You are Chris are one of the strongest songwriting powerhouses on the forum. Love this new mix. I did a search of the forum and I found that in 2018, I wrote the below comment. Hi Dave, You and Chris have done it again! You've created yet another outstanding work. I love the rhumba (and Latin dance styles in general). Incorporating it with blues/jazz and getting that crossover between the two styles makes for a really, really fine listen. As J&B have said, you've reached the stratosphere with this work. I thoroughly enjoyed it. You and Chris have become a songwriting force extraordinaire! All the best, Noel I stand by every word I wrote Moreover, this song has clearly stood the test of time. I wish you good fortune with your 'Best of' album! --Noel
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