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Totally agree with the song's sentiments - on social media I've been writing essays on the subject for awhile now, when usually I write about spirituality and evolving consciousness - plus you've got a great chord structure for it, but I agree with Dave in that I find the rhythm section too crowded.
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So, if I didn't purchase the Audiophile version, there's no need for the .wav or .flac files?
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No .wav or .flac files? Are those unnecessary? How can I be sure which files are unnecessary, to be deleted? I have a BiaB install on two machines. On the laptop, which has limited storage and I use only for practice, don't need high audio quality, I omitted all .wav and .flac files from the RealTracks and Drums folders. BiaB runs as normal for a non-audiophile version on the .wma files that remain. That saves a lot of storage space. I haven't removed/omitted any .wav or .flac files from anywhere else.
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Charlie Thanks for your comments Charlie I find the ACW won't even generate an accurate chord sheet. Whereas other software does with some minor changes. Try importing a song with chords in open special and you'll see what I mean. If I'm confused I'm sure new users are very very confused. I think what is desperately needed is for PG to produce a detailed video showing how to add new tracks to Old Masters That are imported. In summary the whole shebang needs simplifying. NoteI i have no complaints about the stem split functions great stuff. I would like to suggest some additions to the stem splitter dialogue identifying the file to be split Maybe additional buttons for creation of chord sheet and also equalize tempo. I won't even get into in the ACW setting bar lines I've wasted more than a few hours on that. Maybe I'm just dumb lol. Om
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So, if I haven't purchased the Audiophile version, do I have any use for those files?
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I'd really appreciate to see your video on the topic. It sounds interesting. +1 me too...
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For me those minimized icons (which looked like closed "Windows" windows always seemed to take up a lot of space. I'll often cascade the open windows, or just select them from the topline menu (or as OM said, use keyboard shortcuts; however, I run too many programs to remember them, so the menu works for me).
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I'd really appreciate to see your video on the topic. It sounds interesting.
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My MOTU Audio Express is actually self sensing so it will auto-adapt to the same sampling rate which is being sent to it. But the sending and recieving sampling rate must be the same. You can't mix sampling rates or you will hear the crackal and popping. I think we may all be in agreement with this. I will only add, I tried to fix everythink at 48K for a long period of time, then there came a point where I just gave up and now my default everywhere is 44.1.
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Pretty good song, reminds me of someone, but I just can't figure out who. Although you claim that you still need to work a little more on the mixing, the song is already in pretty good shape. And your vocals and playing are really good. Minor things I would probably look at: - The intro is ace, but it doesn't relate to the rest of the song. I would remove it and save it for a song that it fits better with sonically. - The vocals have a slight but sometimes distracting distortion in the high frequency range. But, as I said, it's already very good and I like it ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/images/icons/default/thumbs_up.gif) Thanks for having a listen, I appreciate it! As to the intro, I'm satisfied with it! I feel it has purpose because it fits my vision for the song. It avoids a sudden harsh launch into the vocals and is a foreshadowing of the arpeggiated guitars in the chorus! TB
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Laurent, this is exceptionally well done! The horns are so good, they really drew me into the song! The mix is beautiful, tight and so pro sounding to me! Not a bad thing to say about this, it's all good! Thanks, TB
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What a lovely song Noel! it's got your signature sound in the melody and arrangement! Every time I hit play on one of your songs, I know it's always going to be worth my time to listen! You are such a valuable part of this forum community! Take care, TB
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No .wav or .flac files? Are those unnecessary? How can I be sure which files are unnecessary, to be deleted? Wav and/or flac files (for the RealTracks and Drums) would be present in an Audiophile version. I wasn't stating that the files are unnecessary, I was just saying about how large a complete (non-Audiophile) bb folder is for reference.
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My conclusion so far is that two sampling rates causes the cracks and pops. These are hear via headphones or speakers with the Moti4. Reading this thread made me curious about the Motu4 and the problem with sampling rates. I know that I've experienced the popping if I had the sampling settings mixed up in my Behringer interface and they were easily fixed, so I posed the question to ChatGPT: Is Motu4 usb interface capable of different sampling rates? Yes — the **[MOTU M4] USB audio interface supports **multiple different sampling rates** for recording and playback, not just a single one. Specifically, it can be set to any of the common audio sample rates from **44.1 kHz up to 192 kHz**, giving you flexibility depending on your project needs. ### Supported Sampling Rates The MOTU M4 can operate at the following standard sample rate settings: * **44.1 kHz** * **48 kHz** * **88.2 kHz** * **96 kHz** * **176.4 kHz** * **192 kHz** ### What This Means for You * **Lower rates** (44.1 kHz, 48 kHz) are great for most music and multimedia projects and use less CPU and disk space. * **Higher rates** (88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 192 kHz) can provide increased audio detail and are used in high-fidelity, professional recording applications — though they require more processing power and storage. You can select the desired sample rate in your DAW or in the audio settings of your operating system once the interface is connected. If you want help choosing the best sample rate for your specific use case (like podcasting, music recording, or streaming), let me know!
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As far as Mike, dude, it's your kind of response that has me not coming here anymore. You came in and made a comment that wasn't to help, improve or add ANYTHING beneficial to a post that Floyd obviously put some time and effort into. You felt the need to make some snide remark, act like you didn't make it, then insult the spirit of the thread. . . . dumping on me for things I neither said nor implied. But it IS implied . . . I happen to often wear a "trucker hat", listen to mostly "country" music so yeah . . . It came across as rude. And I agree it's that kind of looking down your nose attitude that keeps me away from this site as well. It was a snide and pointless remark and added nothing to an otherwise enjoyable thread.
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David, We appreciate that - thanks very much. Bob
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<< An item for the Wishlist section maybe?>> No. JAOM suggests four elements to process. BIAB does all four without any bugs, missing components, or steps to sync imported audio with BIAB generated tracks. Posted in the BIAB for Windows rather than the Wishlist thread, these suggestions seem to be more from frustration, which is certainly reasonable, with OM spending hours without success. There's nothing needing simplification in the Stem Splitter process. The process was updated in 2026 and now has little popup explanations throughout. It is a straightforward process. Looking specifically to what OM was attempting; songs he's done in commercial Studios and splitting them out to stems and syncing them to RealTracks, I think he may have better and faster success doing this in RealBand. RB has an easy and manual click track feature that should work on his commercially created songs, recorded with or without a click track. It's simpler and more intuitive than using the BIAB ACW. The RB ACW may be more familiar and simple than the BIAB ACW if he decides it's necessary to use it. RB has the same stem splitter program and all of BIAB's RealTracks are accessible. It would also be helpful to him and the forum in general, to post the how, why and what processes and techniques he spent hours on so many eyes can analyze and help streamline the process in a discussion in this thread.
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Laurent, That is some amazing work. Love the tracks selection and the groove is absolutely infectious. Wonderful production. Loved it! Bob Thank you very much, Bob. Laurent
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Laurent, Well done! Horns are cool. Awesome use of BIAB. Excellent production, terrific arrangement. Nice guitar work! Very creative. Really enjoyed the listen. fj Thanks Floyd, it took me quite a bit of work and I'm glad you like it. Laurent
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It's a beautiful song with a well-crafted voice. Very pleasant to listen to. Laurent
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A very nice intro, and the rest is also very good. Excellent work on the vocals and accompaniment. I enjoyed listening to it. Laurent
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My projects for the past few years have involve a lot of "cover tunes". The challenge to mock up a cover tune backing is to be able to sync different audio and midi tracks. I often need to create a tempo map to get all the tracks to play together. More often than not, this is not possible due to varible tempo's. Tonalics has a very effective way to prepare guitar backing audio which can be syched. Just hit the "learn Tempo" button, play the song in its entirety, then the resulting guitar tonalics will play to the groove. It worked perfect for me with a current project. I have a video. I don't want to become "that guy with the goofy videos". So PM me if you want to see it.
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Hi Peter, Thanks for sharing these TTS-1 troubleshooting steps. As a member of both this forum and the Cakewalk forum I don't recall ever seeing such a concise but complete list in one post. Did you compile the list from one source? If so do you have a link to the original post?
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Hi Ron, Great song! Love the guitars. Also really like your vocal, especially the BGVs. Not so mad about the drums, too busy for my tastes. But yeah, great way to kick off 2026! Thanks, Dave. Yeah, those drums seems to be divisive, though I've decided I like them in this song. Glad you enjoyed the tune! This is my first visit to the User Showcase in a while and my first song to listen to. It's quite impressive. Overall everything is glued together in the mix, good lyrics and an admiral vocal and background production. I like your first resolution and the fact you relied on the power of the Style unmodified. Enjoyed my listen. Charlie Whew! Glad I didn't wreck your Showcase forum revisit experience.  Welcome back! 100% of our songs start with a RealStyle (or MIDIstyle), and probably 90% will only use the instruments in that style. I know a lot of folks augment BiaB with different drums, pianos, guitars, etc, and their stuff sounds great. But I can usually get the textures I'm looking for by manipulating a single style, especially if there are more than four instruments in the style.
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