Hi, Hans. I haven't heard the first version. There is something about a piece that is stripped down to a few instruments that has a lot of energy and soul. "The Dice" has wonderfully contemplative lyrics and an engaging, lovely tune. You really have done a beautiful job! John
Thanks, John! You have a very nice way of saying these things.
You're absolutely right! I even could sing that high, but that was some time ago... Now it's much lower as you might have noticed. But the love for the harmonies is still there! Hans
Typically, the use case is to import chords from a BIAB chord chart into the clips in Ableton or Bitwig's Clip Launcher view. In this view, you work by song section, not globally on the entire song. Personally, I struggle to understand why some things are possible in the plugin but not in the standalone version of BIAB (for example, using the C7 button to export basic chords only in the plugin), and vice versa (selection support only in the standalone version). Switching between the plugin and standalone tools isn't very smooth...
Herb, this one has a lot of heart and you really know how to put the pure emotion into a terrific song. Your arrangements are stunning and all instrumentation placed carefully and perfectly. The melody, which I consider to be most important, expresses the words and the theme wonderfully. Your use of Band in a Box is pro. John
Hi, Hans. I haven't heard the first version. There is something about a piece that is stripped down to a few instruments that has a lot of energy and soul. "The Dice" has wonderfully contemplative lyrics and an engaging, lovely tune. You really have done a beautiful job! John
Hi, Trapper. I use my guitar for composing the melody but I very seldom use them in my recordings because, after 50 years, I still play like a novice! Band in a Box completely changed my songwriting life! I use it to put in all my instruments though sometimes some friends of mine from other states and the UK who are very good musicians will play some of the tracks. My preference is to use human vocals. As AI goes, the big difference are the words "royalty-free." If you use royalty-free software like Band in a Box or online royalty-free services, you are legally safe. Copyright laws make it legally yours and you can register your songs under your copyright. Suno, like several other AI services, are in uncharted and risky territory as copyright goes because their database has works by other artists which can constitute copyright infringement. Softwares can parse the track into its parts and detect if AI was used. The Copyright Offices, many sync libraries, and the UK Songwriting Contest will not accept music produced with AI. It looks like you're very careful in these regards. But here's a kicker: when you upload your original tune into Suno, it goes into their database and other people can use it, even though it does get deconstructed. It is about as unlikely any tune of yours in whole would be stolen as an asteroid hitting Bozeman. But the fact that if someone uses deconstructed/reconstructed bits of your original work without your permission is still an infringement of copyright. There is another service that has started up: Ace Studio, that is geared more for music producers that is royalty-free, appears to have integrity, and that may be worth looking at. My personal take on AI for the so-called creation of art and composing music and lyrics to me is an insult to artists and songwriters, and is superficial and soulless. Most AI generated songs lack the genuine human touch and emotion, and are most often mediocre. This is a very good subject and worth looking into more. John
Hi Mike, You’ve packed a lot into 3 minutes, 3 seconds!! A lot of transitions, which all work and flow well together. Each one of those transitions could be an individual song and developed if you were inclined to do so. The mix is great, no need to change anything to my ears. Well composed, kind regards.
Scott H. Olson What a fun song. Upbeat and interesting. Good mix and production with good vocals and harmony in the right places. Well done! Hey, Scott! Thank you very much! I see you're in Arizona! I lived in Phoenix for 20 years and worked at ADOT as their illustrator/map maker/graphic designer. I made several maps of the Sierra Vista area and illustrated a bridge over the San Pedro River. I retired in 2023 and moved to Yucaipa, California with my wife, Lora. I'm happy to see another Arizonan on board! John ------------------------------------- WaoBand Great song! It has a way! WB, you have a way as well! Thank you very much! I have four other UK friends who I like to correspond with. Two of them are sometimes songwriting partners. They are top drawer gentlemen and wonderful to work with. The events going on this side of the Atlantic are distressing and I have to try to keep the anxieties down by working on painting and songwriting. John ------------------------------------- Hi John, That must have been your lucky day! First, a dream about the Eagles, then a melody you remembered, and then creating this beautiful pop song with those amazing harmonies that everyone here is talking about! The song's structure is really good. I loved it! The lyrics seem so simple in a way: she has a way, so you stay. But those lyrics make the song move faster. You did a great job. Maybe it's not an Eagles song, but what a song! I think I want a dream like that too! Maybe about the Bee Gees and their harmonies??? Hans Hi, Hans! I love the music of the Bee Gees, too! If you keep thinking Bee Gees before you sleep, you're likely to wake with a tune. If you do, don't go back to sleep. Rush to your guitar and computer and get the melody down! John
Here’s a remake of a song I wrote a few years ago. This new arrangement is probably a little more romantic than the previous version. LEONIE'S SONG is dedicated to my wife and features cello, guitar, strings and rhythm section. I would love to get some feedback on the song, the arrangement and the mix/production. LEONIE'S SONG RTs used: RealDrums-NashPopBallad (Wayne Killius) Guitar solo: RT3200:Guitar, Electric, Soloist RnBPopBrent Ev 110 For the piano backing, I edited and used (from memory) a selection of: RT1262: Piano, Rhythm PopShiningHeld Ev 120 (Miles Black); and RT2263: Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm 80sPopMedium Ev 120 (Miles Black) Thanks in advance, Mike
Hi Hans, as others have said, a really fine toe tapper and the language barrier didn’t hinder the song. I don’t mind lampooning Pollies….they deserve it, some more than others. Disappointed DT didn’t get a gong in it though! Great song Hans.
With build 1237, my master inset is now at the top of the mixer panel. I don't hate it, but would like to be able to return to the bottom as previously located. Thanks, Shawn
MCity said that RB needs the new tracks view a couple post up. I reread that and noticed that in reality The tracks view in BiaB is lightyears behind the tracks view in RB. real copy paste and track comping. Yes it does partial regen, but not better, just different.
No need to apologize for powerpop! I feel like I'm back in college again. Great song and slick arrangement. And there is nothing wrong with your vocal. Fabulous bridge. I like the introduction of the ooos after the bridge.
The instrumentation is so lush and beautiful. This has a big stage, theatrical sound. A very majestic chorus. It's nice to hear a bass singe; you don't hear too many of them on most songs.
Thanks for your reply, Noel. I had a chance to try your suggestion today, and it didn't work. The Freeze Track From Generation selection through the menu system enabled the little snowflake icon on the track, and I tried that before from the track window by selecting the snowflake. I thought what the heck, maybe it would work when going through the menu, but no dice either. The recording with the snowflake active with the track number selected and in red just performed as a normal active recording take. Maybe my setup doesn't have something in the preferences selected or de-selected, or something. Thanks for the good suggestion, it was worth a try, and much appreciated. BluegrassPicker
I'm not sure about the sequential download issue - I couldn't seem to duplicate that.
Hi Andrew, I've just had that happen again and I think it may be when I click each package to download, rather then the "Download and install all" button. Maybe that's expected behaviour, though it's unexpected for me.
Never seen this requrest in the past. But any improvements in communicating between BIAB and the rest of the music world is always welcomed. Ya, no custom "selection" is allowed to be routed out as chords or midi which could be used to move chords and chord markers from BIAB to the DAW. You may be correct only all or nothing. I guess you could copy and paste your selection into another open BIAB file where it would be the only contents, then you can move it from there via several methods.
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