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I know Andrew Dee will relate to this in some way because of struggling with lyrics. I started this song way back in 1977. I had the music written but, as for words, I got stuck after the second chorus! I didn't know how to resolve it. It wasn't until 2022 that I approached Robert Quigley from Scotland who I met on Broadjam to finish the lyrics! I was inspired by the Friday nights I spent in night clubs and the hits "You Should Be Dancing" and "Nights on Broadway" by the Bee Gees, so I typed that into Band in a Box. https://www.johnwalradt.com/music/songs/youcanfeelit.mp3 Song is saved with bar changes for Tempo, Style is _HUSTLE.STY (Hustle Modern Disco w Elec Piano) RealTracks in style: 1434:Bass, Electric, JazzFunkPoppy Ev16 110 RealTracks in song: 1262:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm PopShiningHeld Ev 120 RealTracks in song: ~1033:Guitar, 12-String Electric, Strumming Ev 120 RealTracks in style: 1408:Piano, SynthLayer, Rhythm Soul70sHeld Ev16 100 RealDrums in Song: Soul70sPercEv16^1-CldHHSn,BsyBs RealDrums in style:SynthDrumsDisco^1-a:Snare, Kick , b:Snare Busy, Kick YOU CAN FEEL IT Words and music by John Walradt and Robert Quigley When the night is long and cold And we're dancing hard to rock and roll And you look at me and we both can see The strong reality that we both know. Oh-Whoa-oh, you can feel it Oh-Whoa-oh, baby, you can feel it. Whatcha' doing over there When your thoughts are flying through the air? You should be with me So pick up your feet And let's find a place where we can meet. Oh-Whoa-oh, you can feel it Oh-Whoa-oh, baby, you can feel it. Oh-Whoa-oh, you can feel it Oh-Whoa-oh, baby, you can feel it. Do you ever dream, dream of this moment? Where all the stars align? Where you are dancing, dancing with a stranger, And strangely, it feels fine? And so the night comes to a close And sweat is soaking through our clothes With our pulses racing, racing at great speed, Then I know it's you, it’s you I need Oh-Whoa-oh, you can feel it Oh-Whoa-oh, baby, you can feel it. When the night is long and cold And we're dancing hard to rock and roll And you look at me and we both can see The strong reality that we both know. Oh-Whoa-oh, you can feel it Oh-Whoa-oh, baby, you can feel it. Oh-Whoa-oh, you can feel it Oh-Whoa-oh, you can feel it.
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Hey Janne, Your review was the exact kind of blues‑powered rocket fuel I needed today. Reading “you’ve done for the blues what Kung Fu Hustle did for kung fu movies” made my grumpy “dull‑man” grin so wide I almost hit a high note on the first bar! Your words were the perfect mix of blues‑soul swagger and tongue‑in‑cheek brilliance, and I’m still smiling like a kid who just found the hidden track on a cassette. And as if that wasn't enough, while I was still basking in the glory of your post, I received a text from my old bandmates wanting to reform! I'm pretty sure it's not a coincidence - I think your post must have sent positive vibes into the universe, and now I think you’ve sprinkled a little Finnish luck on my day! 🎲 ♠♥♦♣ So thank you Janne for the brilliant review, the sax‑loving nod, and the extra dose of serendipity. I'm honoured to have fans like you who truly get it. ༼♥ل͜♥༽ You’ve turned my day from “meh” to “Hell yeah!” 🤑 With a big, grateful grin, 😁 💗 Izzy
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Hey, KW. I really like the Steve Miller type of vocal and reverb you've put into it and the funky bouncy beat! I know what you mean about the psychological analysis...I have a song called "We Didn't Have Time Enough" that a butterflies and unicorns New Ager with an autoharp put right on her therapist's couch. It was the wackiest review for a song I ever read! But back to "Without a Word of a Lie"...it's a heck of a good romp the way the song bounces along and the philosophy is easy to follow...one of those songs that puts life together after a setback, and a very good one at that. Best to you, John
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Hi, DC. "Right After the Rain" is a very good soothing folk/pop song that harkens back to the mid 70s ballads but is still pertinent today. The bridge has welcome chord changes that give the tune variation and keeps interest. Harmonies come in at the right place and sound very good. I have used Audimee online to change my vocal as I like other vocals rather than my own, or I find vocalists on FiveRR or Airgigs, so I sure understand that. John
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Hi, Chay. I'm always amazed at composers who write musical scores and you do that very well. I'm more a pop songwriter with a love for catchy melodies. "Winter Peace" is certainly a variation on a theme and has lots of lovely transitions of instruments. The melody sounds like it seeks out the winter and moves through it with tranquility and varied sights. The piece is lovely and does just what it's supposed to do. John
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Hi, Andrew. You go about songwriting as I do...melody comes first. If it's a hit, it comes easily. But I struggle with words. Well, I'm not a lyricist, I write words. Anyway, I have to wait for the melody to let me know what the title is. Sometimes I know right away, sometimes takes months. My words are conversational. I've had some songs take me up to 20 years to write! In some of those cases, I found someone to write the lyrics or to finish the song. But most important, the words have to feel like the melody. It has to have the mood because the melody fills in the spaces between the letters of the words. I consider my most beautiful song to be "Raindrop Soul" and my best story to be "Far From Home." I think people don't consciously realize how important the melody is and that's what they associate a story with. Lots of times my songs start out so personal that people may not "get" it and I rewrite and rewrite to make them more universal. "Equal!" was like that...took me a year to write because it's my theme song from my life with autism but it's always taken as a feminist theme. It could be, actually. "Just Another Weekend" went through a few rewrites. I thought of all the things I did on weekends and it was, of course, conversational. I usually have a formula for most things I do like writing melodies or painting pictures...but lyrics? My situation is like yours and what I really try to do is to try to find out what the melody feels like, what emotions does it bring up?
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Hey, KW. A pleasure to see you again. I always have tunes come to me first and they have the feel of something that gives me the title and what the song will be about. Sometimes I have to wait months before I know what the melody is going to be about. I could tell right away that the melody with the Graham Nash feel was going to be called "The Most of Nothing." I was playing some chords one afternoon and the notes came to me instantly. I just can't force such a thing. One thing I really like is when I wake up in the morning with a new tune in my head. I've had that happen about four times.
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Hi, DC. Thank you for your "thread the needle" response! Yep, it's a challenge to bring something like that across without being preachy. My writing method is conversational and it's a good storytelling approach. I found Emina, from Serbia I think, on either FiveRR or Airgigs. I see you're in Sacramento. I always enjoyed going through there and into the foothills to the east. I was in Phoenix, Arizona, for a couple of decades and upon retiring we moved to Yucaipa which we were very happy to do. Thank you again for listening! John
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Hi, Dave and Chris. What they said: slinky, sung and played with attitude. This just oozes with groove. I love that tappity-tappity sidestick too. As J&B noted, the mix is outstanding.
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I'm just recently re-visiting Realband for doing some multi-track recordings after a long hiatus from recording. (I started years ago with PTPA and RB shortly thereafter). The Audio File Type in my RB 2026 settings is 24-bit 48, same in Win10. UMC204HD interface using ASIO on the recording computer in RB and windows audio with a Creative Audigy FX card using windows audio on the playback & editing computer. I recorded a few songs by playing instruments on separate audio tracks while the midi styles were playing. After recording and loading the songs into RB on my editing computer I highlighted a track and chose AUDIO EFFECTS. I immediately received a warning stating that "The plugin you selected doesn't support 24-bit or 96k files". Question 1 is (assuming that I need to "downgrade" the songs to 44.1) how do I accomplish that without messing up the timing of the tracks, audio vs midi, or will they not be affected. I know how to change the settings in the preferences / options, so I'm wondering if any other settings need to be changed or check-boxed once I make the changes in the audio device options settings, or if none are needed. Question 2 is where does the 96k come from? I don't think that's in my settings in RB or BIAB or in the Win 10 settings. Or is that just an informational statement that's just coded into the popup message? If altering the settings to 44.1 would affect the timing or anything else in the existing song, I'd probably just have to resort to constructing the song in RB using the existing 48 /24 setting and then export the wav tracks and import them all to Reaper and do the individual track tweaking with the plugins there. So otherwise it looks like future recordings in RB will have to be at 44.1 24-bit to begin with? I searched the forum here, but I didn't come up with anything - forgive me if it's there and I missed it. Thanks in advance for any ideas. BluegassPicker
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HI, KW. Even more obscure...I've never heard dogs going at it and it's just fine with me if I never do! Yeee-haaa! With any luck, they'll join your possums on their newly constructed spacecraft. Our domicile here in Yucaipa is something of a zoo. We have cats, coyotes, possums, skunks, squirrels, rabbits, traipsing through our patio and the grassy area in back. Looking for the arc? Well, no, they don't come in pairs. We just try to keep the neighbor's perpetually empty house blocked off at the base so that the skunks don't enter. One skunk was angry at us for putting blocks in front of his entry way so he sprayed our house. Anyway, I'm not sure how I came up with that title except that the tune just felt like it and the words went together well! Thank you for listening and enjoying it! Best to you, John
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Dr. Dan and OM have been working on older Master Recordings of Justanoldmuso, Using several different software's, Dan was able to post a copy that repaired and restored the original soundtrack to some degree and to create a Chord Chart and tempo map and successfully add additional instruments to play along with the original song. It was suggested to the forum in general that members could download a copy of the original song audio file to replicate Dan's accomplishment using BIAB. After downloading the file I opened BIAB and using the STEMS feature and the ACW, I adding an organ, bass and drums to JOAM's instrument track and vocal track. The same as Dan found, there was no useable material on any other track from the original recording. With the tracks separated, I created another version of the song using only the vocal track from the original and the tempo map. I chose a Style from the StylePicker and added a RT solo electric guitar and rendered another version . Both my versions were done solely within BIAB. No external software was used. No repair of the original soundtrack audio file was attempted. BIAB is accompaniment and generation software and lacks the necessary tools to do intricate repairs. OM and Dan have given permission in another thread here on the forum to post my versions. JOAM's "White Corvette"_Two Versions
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Hi Mario! The choir and the orchestra certainly sounded like the heavenly realms were playing. I pray the peace reflected in your music is the peace that you and your family experience. Andrew
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Hi everyone, I’ve put together a complete Band‑in‑a‑Box Shortcuts Bible — a fully consolidated reference that includes: all official shortcuts hidden and undocumented shortcuts developer‑level functions regeneration variants RealTracks / RealDrums debug tools mixer and engine commands navigation, structure, MIDI tools, and more Everything is formatted in clean, landscape ASCII, so it stays readable in any editor, on any system, and in any BIAB version (including 2026). I created this because the existing shortcut lists are scattered across menus, manuals, forum posts, and older versions. This document brings everything together in one place for quick access. If it’s useful to you, feel free to download it, share it, or suggest additions for future updates. Hope it helps other power‑users as much as it helps me. THE BIAB BUISSHER frenq My music: frenq's music 150+ small albums
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Hi Bob, That’s a great write and I'm sure lots of people, not just in America, can relate to. Even on the other side of the world, we look toward what was a culturally stable America. Right now we just don’t see it, what we see is anarchy and it’s coming from the top. Politics aside, this is very insightful, astute song Bob. Good choice of style and played and sung very well. We need more of this thought provoking songs. Kind regards
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Hi Sol. I really like this classic country sound. Catchy lyrics, great feel. I like it! Nicely done!
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Hi, Mario. Cool sound on that guitar! 
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Hi, Marty. That's one big dress. Band sounds great, kudos to the vocalist. The solo turned out well, too! -- David
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WOW, Paul, this is superb. Love, love, LOVE the vocal arrangement. Some real skillful maneuvering going on there. Your lead vocals really shine, too. Especially like your finely crafted vocal breaks and inflections. The band is nice, but mainly because they propel the song without getting in the way. "What do you think of THAT?" Well, I think it's pretty dang cool. Thanks so very much, Ron! Your comments are greatly appreciated! I'm glad you liked it.
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I saw the NAMM video. Very cool! Plus, they're willing to their tech out to other guitar manufacturers.
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Re "We either "believe" something because we've experienced it ourselves ....", no. If you directly experience something, you know 100% that you've experienced it. There's a vast difference between knowing and believing, just as there's a vast difference between knowledge and an opinion. Even a theory isn't knowledge as it's something yet to be proven
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Hi Mario, what a song, and so well sung. It rhymes, but not as well as what you did in your song! First of all: your singing is really good and funny. And your accompaniment with a washboard and harmonica was absolutely fantastic! That's quite different from composing a classic and conducting an orchestra...! And then the lyrics; I'm gonna play a song by Metallica On my brand new harmonica How could you even think of such lines ;-) Like others a smile came on my face when listening to your song. So, very well done!!! Hans Thanx Hans. "How could you even think of such lines" well I like humor and I like to laugh. Lines like this just pop into my head, which I might add is a half a bubble of center 
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The Good News: The changes to the GUI in v2026 were wonderful, and allowed us to "see" our BIAB music in a whole new way. Now with Jeffs illustrations we can now envision the obvious next steps needed. I hope PGM looks long and hard at this vision. The Bad News: I am afraid these next steps may not get the priority they need. Fact is, some of us older guys don't have time to wait for yearly updates. So having these enhancement coming in a timely fashion would be much appreciated. 
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Hi, Ron. Quirky write set to a quirky arrangement. Vocal delivery excellent as usual. I loved the feeling of space in the song. You create excellent pop!
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