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Cool jam Mario. Loved those drums and excellent chops.. Thanx so much Scott!
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The heart of the problem is a problem of the heart. Great line. Infact the entirety of the lyrics have a mighty fine message. Too many people learn this the hard way. Good song
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Thanks Ray, Hans, Brno, Marty, Laurent and Chay for checking out the song. Really appreciate your comments
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Cool jam Mario. Loved those drums and excellent chops..
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Opur, Thanks so much. We appreciate the kind words. Bob
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BRNO. re demo. thanks to charlie fogles and drdan's help with acw and other aspects etc tthere will be one more version once i have more time after some medical stuff i wont bore you with. ...this time includeing drums and various other doodads. for example charlie added a 'chunter sound' which i like. (well done CF)....and that will be it for the song. let me say it is a big challenge updateing an old stereo master with new pg content. i have just too many other songs i want to do. aah the life of a songwriter...lol. happiness. om
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For the sake of discussion, lets assume the code used was in public domain. The key here is a proof of concept, which I think is brilliant.
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PGM's engine is doing a good job with it's own "in house" MIDI following chords, but there is no way (at least that I know of) that you can use your 3rd party MIDI loops or phrases in similar manner > Load a 2,4,8 etc. bar MIDI loop and make it follow your chords. While Super MIDI tracks are next best thing, if you want tighter control, flexibility and be able to swap sound (synth), there are just not enough of them. For example I want particular sections for intros, breaks, endings. Basically force BIAB to act as a more traditional hardware arranger instead of trying to cobble sections from existing material, which at times can be a very lengthy and challenging task. With proper MIDI loops that can be achieved quite easily, but they have to follow chords and re-interpret chords if changes are made. --------------- PGM made an attempt to re-purpose existing MIDI phrases as what is now a MIDI Trk tab in MPT Library. Some of these are usable, but sorting, filtering and overall implementation is very raw at this point in time.
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Hi Ron, This is a perfect pop song: good, fun lyrics, a great band and an infectious beat. The mix and production are first class (I especially enjoyed the guitars panned left and right). MIke BTW I really enjoyed a comment you posted on Marty's "The Police of Mind": "I can remember when we could agree to disagree on most any topic. Now, it's all a grimly played game without a winner." Well said. It pretty much sums up where the world (or some parts of it) is at the moment. All the best, Mike THANKS, Mike! The world can certainly be a mess, can't it? Ron, no need for any apologies here! Man, everything you post kicks butt! Every instrument is clear and powerful! Powerful Pop/Rock! Great job on the vocals again! You remind me of the sound of the band from that movie "That Thing You Do" which is right down my alley! Great job all around! Thanks, TB Thank you, Torrey. Yeah, I'm a big fan of the Adam Schlesinger/Fountains of Wayne sound, too. RIP...
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Huh, wonder whose algorithms that AI was 'trained' on ... That’s a good question, because this can be a can of worms. About 15 years ago, I programmed a few VST plugins, and for one of them, I came up with an extremely efficient extension of the Fast Fourier Transform. When I posted this on a forum for plugin developers, someone pointed out that I had (without knowing it) come up with the same idea as someone else ten years earlier, who had published it as a master’s thesis. The problem: A few years later, a company had "acquired" the rights to this algorithm, so I couldn’t release my plugin without risking a lawsuit. Who knows what’s hidden in the code generated by AI...
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Beautiful song. Incredible mix and master. Video was really cool as well. Awesome vocal and lyric. Well done Thanks a lot for finding the time to listen and your really kind comment, Scott. Much appreciated ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/images/icons/default/thumbs_up.gif)
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I think this is my new favorite song of yours, Hans. It’s a tragic and beautiful story, sung beautifully, with a great choice of instruments and fantastic production. Excellent
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Great song, great vocals, great production. There’s nothing not to like
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Mick, this is fantastic. Great arrangement and groove. Outstanding vocal and lyrics. Super backing band and mix. Loved it.
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Torrey, an outstanding song with a very important message. Loved the groove and the backing band. Outstanding vocals and lyrics Some very impressive guitar chops were the icing on the cake. IMHO this is your best to date Loved it
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Wow, what a truly beautiful and magical instrumental, Mario! Definitely one of your very best. Love it. Thanx Chay I'm glad you liked it.
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The reason is probably that sometimes we try too hard and feel that we have to get a song out at all costs. I'm having a similar problem with my current effort. It's borderline whether I continue or send it to recycling. Nice relaxing tune you have created, Mario. Your signature. Vic Thanx Vic. I have given up on a number of song attempts. Sometimes it just isn't worth the effort.
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The Mario performed pars are the best of this but it all works very well indeed. Thanx Ray I appreciate your comments.
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Hi Mario. This is great. I particularly liked the way you incorporated the piano in the middle section. Are you using the midi from the BiaB style or is it EZ Keys patterns? More importantly, did your team win? I sure hope it wasn't US over Canada at the Olympics 😊. Mick Thanx Mick. The piano track is the BiaB style's track; I thought that section made a great piano lead. After 14 years of being a suffering Sabres fan I can report that yes Buffalo won that game.
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Janne, That’s such a nice review. Thank you so much from both of us. Bob
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For those of us who might be interested, I checked my BIAB and RB 2022 folders on a different drive that I've been keeping since my upgrade to 2026, and there were many .BKS files there of previous projects and experiments dating back to 2021! So the bottom line is that my RB configuration was such that it kept backups based on the number specified in the configuration setting and with no apparent regard for maximum file date or time. That's good to know. Thanks again everyone Yeah I've found old BKS files (like circa 2012) once I went looking on various drives. I also have the older drives I have retired, but can still hook up to a dock I got when needed, so maybe even older.  Glad we could help, sorry it took so long to get you to the happy place 
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Very interesting song, Janne! A bold and adventurous sound.
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Your # 2 also reminded me of this, & maybe you already know .. When RB Saves a song it also makes a backup of the previous version. [u][/u] You can assign that location in Options. So if you really screwed up, maybe even a week ago, there's still hope!  WOW - that there is good news that I did not know!!! I had seen that in the Options, but I totally misinterpreted the capability. When I just now checked my Realband\RBBackup folder, there were tons of .BKS files dating back to the start of my current projects and beyond, all with identical file names of the originals with a _1, _2, _3 incremental addition to the end of the original file names and a .BKS extension. This is EXACTLY what I was seeking!!! I looked in the RB PDF manual, and after a search, there it was in plain sight. Duh - another case of the typical RT$#@%$M situation.... I checked the settings preferences and the manual in BIAB and apparently there is no such capability for backups as there is in RB. (Or else it's there and I can't find it). If it's not there, then that would be a great addition to BIAB, IMHO. Thanks to PG Music for putting that capability into RB, and thanks very much rharv for bringing this to my attention. And once again, thanks so much to all here who participated in this thread. Your expertise with these very complex programs RB and BIAB amazes me and I appreciate your sharing some of that expertise with me, a total rookie. All the very best, BluegrassPicker UPDATE EDIT: For those of us who might be interested, I checked my BIAB and RB 2022 folders on a different drive that I've been keeping since my upgrade to 2026, and there were many .BKS files there of previous projects and experiments dating back to 2021! So the bottom line is that my RB configuration was such that it kept backups based on the number specified in the configuration setting and with no apparent regard for maximum file date or time. That's good to know. Thanks again everyone.
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Hi Mick! Love that intro! Andrew
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Hi Janne, An impressive song, with great lyrics and a fantastic music video. I enjoyed it immensely! I wish my organs played that well together, although I'm not complaining, of course... Honestly, I had to get used to the operatic style of the singing, but the visuals made up for a lot. You were really creative with this. It's so funny how you portray the organs here. Where did you come up with that? But this actually applies to everything in your song! I can only compliment you on your performance of your song, Janne! By the way, I agree with you that BiaB could offer more string orchestras, or ensembles of them. I miss that too. Hans Thanks Hans, always nice to read your insightful and uber positive comments It really warms my heart that you enjoyed my little song "immensely"  Janne
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