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Can you tell us one specific example of something that you installed (e.g. RealTracks Sets..), and one specific example of something that is described as Not Found in the 'what add-ons' dialog?
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<I think Lee Oskar is Danish> Oh, boy, am I geezing. Sorry about that, Janne. I have an excuse, though. I have a Finnish harmonica playing friend named Veijo who loves Lee Oskar, and that is how I got confused. Although aging had its part. ; )
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Nice indie mood with high quality poetry. Nice images like "She had a map with coffee rings" and then "Some people pass right through/August was her name" tell so much with just few words. Emotional vocals are really enjoyable. Excellent mix, the vocals are clear, the bass smoothly pleasant and the steel sounds nicely wistful. The fade out works perfectly for the feeling. Excellent songwriting like in all of your songs, no gimmicks or big production, just a simple arrangement and a simple story which give the listener a ticket to a wondrous journey. Janne
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We love diving into the domain. And this is a great example of why. We listen to a LOT of harp players during our regular YT music sessions. And we also listen to many on blues Spotify playlists. You are amongst the best. Your harp sings. So melodic. You remind us of Olivier Vander Bauwede who often plays with Guy Verlinde. Excellent vocals, arrangement and mix.Cool to see it's doing well on the SoundClick charts. Worthy of many plays! Well done! J&B J&B, you guys write the best reviews!! Thank you so much! I have to say I'm embarrassed, I've never heard of Olivier or Guy. But I've been listening to them all morning thanks to you. Very eclectic, unique styles. If you like Olivier, check out Carlos Del Junco. One of my favorities. It's amazing how harmonica has evolved from the Chess days. I just recorded a faster version of "But Not for Me," I will post that next. The harp solo on it is better, and I've written an additional verse (Ira Gershwin will haunt me for that.)
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Embrace the suck. You're only a "short timer" when you have your DD-214 in hand and headed towards the front gate for the final time. What a glorious day that is. However, to be crystal, nothing about this sucks. It's probably the best fusion jazz composition I've heard here in all the years I've been listening. Great job Guitarhacker- You are too kind! Thank you for listening and the comments.
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I'm glad to hear some good ol' rockabilly music. Nice namedropping, the piano offers great rhythm, funnily familiar guitar solo. Good and honest vocals move my soul. Janne
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"Just passing through. What's left of us" - sad tone, but I like the calm mood of aging. Beautiful melody and some interesting rhythmic chord changes. Good vocals and the band supports them nicely. I can relate to the "taking longer and longer" feeling, the steps slow down when you get older... just wondering if writing a faster tempo song would help  Janne
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Love TuneMonger's "yacht rock" term. Great blend of track sources and a fine mix. Enjoyed the video too. Well done! J&B
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Wow! Crystal clear mix and engaging from the first note. Your bass and sax and geat. love that big round fretless tone. I would think the sync libraries would love this one. Really enjoyed it J&B
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Thank you for listening and so glad you like it 😎 Jona
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Hmmmm....still haven't caught a fish. Jeff
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What's wrong with waltz and a beautiful, alas sad, song? Nothing! This would have been a hit in the back old good days, but too sad and slow for todays rap generation.
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These tracks embody the type of music that cannot be found these days. The Beatles and The Who were great musicians. I feel privileged to have grown up in this era. Kevin 
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Hi, do you still have the multitrack available for download? I'm a music student and need a Brian Eno multi-track as part of my course requirements 
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That BiaB band is a showcase within the showcase forum. Excellent session folks indeed and very well mixed. Thank you J&B! I laid the foundation of the song in BIAB quite a few months ago, and I wish I’d kept notes about my choices for adding the additional RealTracks. I think the baritone guitar was added being similar to my own guitar with tremolo in my original recording, and the organ similar to my pianica. But credit to the BIAB band for the irreplaceable foundation. As you both often say - what would we do without it! The video is very creative. And the supportive real clips are perfect. Fortunately, I have access to a good library of video stock in Clipchamp, and can usually find something that fits - either directly or indirectly. Being a writer who doesn’t place as much weight on the lyrics - sometimes to my detriment - it is often during the video that I think deeply about the words I have used and how to represent them in video. As others have praised the arrangement, chord structure and vocals are top notch. I think you referred to me as Mr. Chord Man recently, and that is often my motivation and starting point. It is also what I tend to focus on in others’ songs when listening. Thank you for noticing and commenting! Andrew
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Hi Chris! Very relaxing! Andrew
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Thanks Matt. Your comments are always so helpful. I think BIAB could make the drum fills between substyles more active. Thanks rharv. I’m usually at a more moderate tempo but I’ll try that one.
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Hi Vicarn, WaoBand, Laurent, Mario and Hans. There are excellent musical styles in Latin America upon which wonderful songs can be created...
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Hi Hans - thanks so much for your very kind comments, The piano was made up from 3 VSTs in combination - Pianoteq Petrof and U4 Upright, plus Keyscape C7 Classical. I used Spectrasonics Omnisphere "Nylon Sky" for the lead part - Trilian for the bass, and Modartt Pianoteq "Classical Guitar" on the L and "Harps" on the R for subtle rhythm parts! A simple setup and a very simple tune really - but I enjoy putting some "feel" into my playing (leftover from playing guitars etc I suppose?) and hopefully that feel might have been picked up by your ears? Really pleased you liked my tune - thank you for listening Hans!! All the best to you, Carl
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Hi Marty! Excellent, Hans. The way you develop your songs is worthy of being taught in college courses. I've already told you how much i like this one, AND the one you're making now is really over-the-top good. Can't wait to see it here. AND can't wait for the video youmake for it. But i'm getting ahead of myself --or ahead of you. Love the video for this one. i have to make my own Ken Burns effect and it's a PITA. Nice to have Davinci help. Looks great. Now i'm listening on Soundcloud where i say the music sounds better. Thanks a lot, Marty. You know, I always come to you to let you here a new idea for a song. Mostly you then write "I can't wait to hear the new version(s) of this song, because I'm sure you alter a lot again". And yes, that's exactly what I did. This song was - in a way- a pain in the *ss. Sometimes I thought it was very good, but a day later I thought someting wasn't good enough, the song, the instruments, the lyrics, name it. But yes, this one was the one! That video was also not easy to do. Many times I asked myself 'why' doing all this for only 4 minutes. Haven't got the answer yet... Till next songs, Marty!
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It’s a beautifully crafted piece of work in every respect. Everything is polished and well-executed: vocals, guitars, and mixing. Excellent. Laurent Thank you for listening.
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Hi Aleja78, Thank you for the thorough detail and explanation of your issue. I've been away for a couple weeks, but will address this now. Your songs should work as structured, and we'll work to fix this. 1. Has support for older BB2Go songs with *_render.m4a files changed in the newer iOS app versions? - This sounds like a bug, and *_render.m4a file compatibility shouldn't have changed in the last update. 2. Is there a way to convert or migrate these older songs so the existing rendered M4A audio is preserved and used by the iOS app? - Opening one of these songs in the app, then saving again should move the .m4a content (if present) into the song file. 3. Is there a utility in BIAB 2024 Windows (or another method) to embed or link an existing *_render.m4a into the SGU file without rendering the song again? - The 'bundling' feature where .m4a and notation / RealCharts content is saved into the song file is exclusive to the mobile apps at this time. 4. Is “M4A+ Ready” related to this older ZIP import format, and is there a way to recover or convert these songs? - "M4A Ready" indicates .m4a audio content in the same directory as the song. "M4A+ Ready" corresponds to a song file with the .m4a audio bundled in the same file. The "your_old_biab_songs.zip" file should only be visible in the Export view, so it sounds like another bug. The archive is created to collect (for backup, or re-import) all old files from the old version of iOS Band-in-a-Box, prior to the 2.0.0 update. It can sometimes be empty, and the "Open" function in the app isn't calibrated to handle it, either way. - Tim
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Hi Floyd, 'The darkness comes so softly that you do not feel it until it completely envelops you and turns everything into twilight'... Quite a somber song, Floyd. But somber or not, hope is always to be found in your lyrics: 'So look for the light in the tunnel look for the sun coming out look for a way to find your joy paper and pen' I think that paper and pen is very well chosen here, both literally and used as a metaphor. Yes, I don't need to tell you that this is a very cleverly written text, because all your lyrics are masterpieces in their own right! The musical accompaniment supports that somber, yet also hopeful, quality of the lyrics well. You did a great job with that! Hans
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I created the workflow video series 2 + years ago and was hoping PGM would address the inconsistencies when they focus on the User Experience in 2026. Unfortunately, they seem to be some what restricted to just GUI improvements. The User Experience is much more than that. They have made many improvements since these video were made, but many of the topics have not been addressed such as zoom, pan, and zoom consistency, https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=802368#Post802368Hopefully they will continue to make progress through that. Their business model appears to demand a new release each year, for Christmas, with "new features" and I think improvements of the kind you/we want are not always so easy to sell as those new features. The last release had "many new features", rather than the 50+ they usually declare, so I think(hope) that indicated a change from their old way of working to something more focussed on a smoother user experience. I guess we'll find out for sure this coming December. We have to remember that many changes they make will be fairly complex due to BiaB's history and will need extensive testing and still needs to fit within the above strategy. Some of the changes they make may well be just intermediate steps towards a planned end and the steps themselves may fade away.
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As a great fan of Santana I liked your song and production!
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Guess who’s back again? That’s right! It’s our XPro Styles PAK’s triumphant return with the 11th edition in this series! 100 new styles are coming your way spread across the rock & pop, jazz, and country genres. And this edition's wildcard genre explores the immense and far-reaching catalogue of electronic music! The included 31 RealTracks and RealDrums can be used with any Band-in-a-Box® 2026 (and higher) package.
Special offers available until August 31st, 2026!
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XPro Styles PAKs require Band-in-a-Box® 2026 or higher and are compatible with ANY package, including the Pro, MegaPAK, UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, and Audiophile Edition.
Introducing Xtra Styles PAK 22 – Now Available for Mac Band-in-a-Box 2026 and Higher!
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In this PAK you can find: dulcet folk ballads, funky gospel country, Brazilian jazz fusion, upbeat 1980s pop, classic Americana, a plethora of breezy bossa novas, indie singer-songwriter, scintillating synthwave, exuberant electronica, and many, many more!
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