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Just FYI (fun fact) Whenever you render a track in RB, at the end of the process it offers to Acidize it. At least with my settings it does. I believe that feature can be turned off, but why? If you don't want it on a particular file just click No.
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Rob, Love this! A great rendition. The tracks selections and your harmonica are excellent. Really nice mix on this as well. Your vocal is also a standout. I hear subtle touches of Mac Rebennack. Very nice! Awesome! Bob
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Hello PG Music, I would appreciate some clarification about the VAT charged on orders shipped to Germany. For my order, VAT appears to be charged by PG Music at checkout. At the same time, for a USB hard drive imported into Germany, I understand that I may also have to pay 19% German import VAT upon import, usually collected by the transport carrier before or at delivery. Could you please explain: • What exact type of VAT or tax is being charged by PG Music at checkout? • To which authority is this VAT paid? • Does this payment replace the German import VAT, or do I still have to pay 19% import VAT in Germany when the shipment arrives? • In other words, is there a risk that I am being charged VAT twice — once by PG Music and once again by the German authorities? I would be grateful for a clear explanation of how this is handled for shipments to Germany, especially for orders delivered on a USB hard drive. Thank you very much in advance. Norbert P.S.: Additionally, I would like to know why this year you no longer offer a download-only upgrade option, as you did in 2025.
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Aww, Vic! "Hiraeth", in Welsh, means simply a deep longing for something, someone, or somewhere which never actually was. That was what I was aiming for 
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Beautiful and kind (as always) review, Janne. Thank you ... I appreciate this very much!
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BRAVI!!! Such a small world ... as I've just commented on YouTube, Rayna played one of my own songs on her show, a few days ago, when she returned to the airwaves after a small hiatus. She's a lovely lady, and I'm sure you made her so happy with this song. The song itself is up to your usual stratospheric standard, no surprises there, in that sense Again, well done to the both of you, Bob and Joliz ... you've just put a massive smile on my face!
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Michael, I've just been playing around in Realband and creating a loop that you can use as a metronome. If you have a look under Realband's "Render" menu, there is an option for Acidizing audio. This option is used to create wav files that are stretched or shrunk to fit a given tempo and pitch-shifted to fit a given key if needed. The zip file below contains a 1-bar wav file that I acidized in Realband. The original tempo of the file was 100 bpm and the time signature was 4/4. I put the audio into \bb\Realtracks\Loops. Once in the Loops folder, I loaded the wave into BIAB using the loop menu (with the settings I've highlighted below; drums do not need pitch-shifting/transposing). ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=32563&filename=acidizing info for metronome loop.jpg) BIAB then created two instruction files (bt1 and bt6) to accompany the wav file. These are also in the zip file below. If you copy the wav, bt1 and bt6 files and put the three of them in \bb\Realtracks\Loops, you will be able to use this file as a 4/4 metronome. It will speed up and slow down according to whatever tempo you adjust BIAB to. metronome_1_bar_100 (1)_1 files (zip file) ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=32564&filename=acidizing info for metronome loop2.jpg) --Noel Audio | My latest song using BIAB (2026) and Synth V’s ‘Ninezero’ vocaloid: Take Today And Make It Mine Video | With the BIAB chordsheet playback: Take Today And Make It Mine
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Thank you Ezekiel's Storm - I very much appreciate your positive feedback!
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Worked perfectly. Boy, never would have guessed that this would work. It even seems to slow down where I changed tempos in measures if I insert the track into an existing BIAB file. Not sure how a .wav file can do that but I like it. Thanks again.
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Don't use 'Export' Use Render - Merge Audio/DXI to stereo wav file file instead after SOLOing the desired track(s)
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Harv: This is way over my head. I am creating a midi file in RealBand. I convert that within RealBand to an audio track. I apply the plugins thing. The sound is fine. I also have a metronome bell on the downbeat and sidesticks on the rest. Sounds good. But then I export the file out to my drive (I want to save the file so that I never have to do this again) and then all the volume enhancements, sidesticks, etc. disappear magically. I am right back to the weak click where I started. What the heck am I doing wrong?
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Great song, Bob! "Board's about to blow," love that line. I did some radio in the seventies, had a pretty good DJ voice, but I didn't get very far. AM radio, it was all we had back then, so we loved it. Good memories!
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https://soundclick.com/song/15235673 Yet another public domain song. RealTracks in style: ~443:Bass, Acoustic, Jazz Sw 140 RealTracks in style: ~449:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm Jazz Sw 140 RealTracks in style: ~558:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm Jazz Freddie Sw 140 RealDrums [in style:JazzBrushes: a: Brushes Swirling b: Brushes Busier harmonica - me vocal - me Lyrics: (I rewrote a couple lines) Grab your coat, and get your hat Leave your worries on the mat Just direct your feet To the sunny side of the street Don't you feel a little pep? And that happy tune's your step Life can be so sweet On the sunny side of the street [Bridge] I used to walk in the shade With those blues on parade But I'm not afraid This rover crossed over [Verse 2] If I never have a cent I'll be rich as any gent Gold dust at my feet On the sunny side of the street
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Bob, I have said this a million times, you are one of the best story teller set to music that I have ever heard. You and Joliz have another winner on your hands. Super vocal and backing vocals Fantastic lyrics Your finger picking skills are second to none. Loved it.
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A very listenable song with a easy going feel. Strong chorus hook, both lyrically and musically. Vocal sounds good!
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Hi Torrey. What a fantastic song! From start to finish this is professional. Your song songwriting, arranging and producing shine brightly. Those opening two lines of the chorus, "The heart of the problem is the problem of the heart," really captured my imagination. These are not only powerful lyrics because of the very clever word-play, they are also powerful because they resonate with one of Life's universal truths. This song is yet another very impressive musical creation. I really enjoyed listening. --Noel
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Hi Mario! This is a nice piece! At first, I was confused as I thought ‘There aren’t 14 months in a year?’  Seriously, I was going to suggest ‘Contentment’ as a title, but then it got slightly dark towards the end, so I don’t know. Maybe ‘Old person sitting in a chair’? I’ve always liked the sound of the English horn - I think that’s also called a Cor Anglais? I could be mistaken. Anyway - a lovely piece. 14th April is my Mum’s birthday, so it’s meaningful. Andrew Sorry Andrew I forgot that other parts of the globe use a different order for dates. You did give me an idea though as I just might do a song and call it "February 30th" I looked it up and yes the English horn is called the Cor Anglais. "Old Man Sitting in a Chair" is my theme song! Plus it is true! I'm glad you liked it.
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Considering that the title made me expect something along the lines of John Cage’s 4′33", there are actually quite a few instruments in your song, Mario Beautiful, meditative soundscape with some almost oriental motives. Very enjoyable ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/images/icons/default/thumbs_up.gif) Thanx Brian. I believe this is the first BiaB song where I didn't use a style. I'm glad you liked it.
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Mario, This composition has some amazing musical layers. Another beautiful soundscape and mix. Those Swam instruments provide such depth. BTW, I love the title - very, very cool. A new favorite! Bob Thanx Bob. I like all of those Swam instruments, you actually have to play them. I think they are excellent emulations.
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Hans, this is a masterpiece Loved how you mixed instruments from totally different genres and areas and made them sound great together. Super vocal and arrangement. Outstanding lyrics and mix. IMHO this is your best to date Loved it
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Another song that I am familiar. Don't worry about the ssss in Sweet Sue. IMHO it would sound worse if you over did the de-sing. I would leave it as is. Agai just my opinion. You did a great job on this one.
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Hi Shigeki Adachi. You've done it again! Absolutely superb music and truly wonderful listening. There can be no doubt about it, you are a master songwriter, arranger and producer. This remix was definitely worth the effort. I also compliment Natsuki Yoshikawa on her excellent vocals, and Miya Nakajima's jazz piano playing was first-class. You know some very, very talented people It never stops ceasing to amaze me just how very skillful you are. --Noel
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That was a very interesting article Jim so thanx for posting it. I really liked the music from those "outlaw" days. Willie, Merle, Waylon, David Allan Coe, etc were at their best during that time period. Please no hate mail. That is just my opinion and YMMV.
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Or just apply a Limiter on the track in the other DAW I would assume IT also has a way of making a track louder. Depends on the work flow. I use a file I made called Click.MID It is a sidestick on the 1/4 note .. most DAWs (including RB) allow putting some boost plugin (like Limiter or Compressor) on a MIDI track Easily imports into any DAW as a MIDI track Again, just decide the workflow that is best for you. http://masteringmatters.com/stuff2/click.MID Link is not secure, but it's just exactly what I described above, if that's an issue I can move it to a secure site, but that's just more work to give work away
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