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The true believers in BiaB will stick with it. I'm one of those. But I'm a realist, too. Those looking for an EASY way to bring their song ideas to life with a backing track will look elsewhere first, and probably find what they need. Love 'em or hate 'em, most are STUPID EASY to use, and many provide impressive results. BiaB as a whole is NOT easy, but I'm proficient at extracting RealTrack-powered stems from it, which is exactly what I need it for. Have checked out AI alternatives, but so far I get faster, better-sounding results with BiaB. And I'm a true believer, right? Many BiaB users have adopted AI powered backing track tools, either exclusively or in parallel with BiaB. At least one Showcase award winner from last year has left the BiaB fold completely for AI alternatives. More will follow. Is Tonalic a competitor? For some users, sure it is.
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You know I like the little rocker Floyd in you, and this song is no exception. Great lyrics/story and one of your best vocal performances I've heard so far. Extremely energetic drive thanks to your prosody and choice of drums/bass and guitars - Rodney knows exactly what he's doing. And even though fading out a song is sooo 2013 :), I still dig the outro because the piano is fantastic. As far as production goes, it's ready for prime time, I wouldn't change a thing. 10 out of 10 ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/images/icons/default/thumbs_up.gif)
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BDT - heartwarming comments, super pleased you like my tunes and playing!! Best wishes for 2026, Carl
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Cool catchy tune with a great hook, pretty good vocals, and overall a pleasure to listen to. Personally, I would make it 5 BPM or so faster to give it a little more momentum, but the laid back atmosphere it has now is also good, so I wouldn't worry too much about it. My new favorite song of yours
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Hi Arri, a beautiful, yet melancholic song. But that's usually the case with Irish songs. That's why my wife and I love it so much. In my old neighborhood, we had a Dutch amateur orchestra that only played songs by The Dubliners and The Pogues. And I was usually there, enjoying their music. Although, they couldn't do Shane MacGowan ;-) But now I have to talk about the song you revived! The history of the song is very interesting. That ghost ship and all those lost souls singing, while the wind blows for everyone to hear. Typically Irish! And so beautiful, I think. And you did a great job on the mandolin and the vocals. Did you also sing the low voice in the song? It sounds like a man's voice. Tell me how you did that? First, a bottle of Jameson, Irish whiskey? No, I don't think you drink much! There is one "but." You captured the importance of the wind well, but for me it was a bit too loud. I felt like there was something wrong with my headphones. In other words, the sound was a bit distracting. Maybe a different tone or volume? But you did an excellent job here! Hans
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New RTs and a bouncy pop song is a great start for a new year, She Made Me Smile made me smile  A song with "serendipity" is always an unexpected surprise. Upbeat message with shining light and hope is more than needed in these dark days. What a nice groove and excellent mix, the bass is especially strong and the drums sound really tight. Those acoustic guitars support well the positive outcome and the happy new year status. Enjoyable vocals once again, the last high hey heys sound very clean to me. Those backing vocals work perfectly, your hard work is rewarded with a highly pleasant listening experience. Janne THANKS, Janne! Honestly, we have so few songs that could be interpreted as "happy" I couldn't NOT post this one. So for me, these lyrics were, for me...Serendipity!
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Hi Arri, Scott (Storm), Ray, Torrey and Scott, Last but certainly not least... Thank you for your kind words! I won't write any further excuses for my delayed response. But you have every right to be upset about it. If that helps...? I don't know. Nice groovy chord progression. Well produced. Thanks Arri! I didn't hear the word 'Groovy' for a long time, while I used to use it often years ago ;-) Excellent mix and production. I can feel the sadness and the anger of the persona in the song. Good vocal (as usual). Hi Scott, thanks for this! Yes, you're right, anger, disillusionment, and sadness. But that only applies to me with this song. I had to empathize. Normally, I'm much happier... Good one Hans. I wasn't all that keen on the oohs of V1 but they fitted better in V2. I knew it, Ray! You know, when I try something out in a song, I always think, "What will Ray think of that?" So you see how important you are to me. But usually, I still go my own way ;-) About those "oohs": there were no suitable samples, so I had to improvise. And I liked the result. Ron did too... But thanks! Hans, I love every part of this! You've got a unique voice that always drives your songs! I'm a fan! I really like the laid-back rhythm section on this, especially the drum track! The chorus on this is great! Take care, TB Hi Torrey, how lovely to read your comment! It definitely put a smile on my face for a day or so. Excellent song Hans. Excellent vocal and lyric. Boy big difference in your productions. Everything is so well separated and open. Really cool production. Well done Hello Scott, what I said to Torrey, up here, counts for your words too. Thanks a lot! All your compliments have raised the bar for me. I hope I can continue to deliver this quality in my future songs, even if they're a bit busier, or whatever. Thanks for the encouragement! Hans
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Hi Janice, Budd and Peter, I read that you made an EP and a cover. In a message from Andrew, I read that the original song is by Jackson Browne. I also read about your success on Spotify, and so on. And that doesn't surprise me at all. Of course, you deserve this success, because you make such great music yourselves, but when you make covers, they just sound like yours! Let's put it this way: when you're good, you're good. And that applies to the three of you. Well, maybe even more so to Janice and her voice. I'd never heard this cover before. I think that's because Jackson isn't as well-known as you are. But the best part of all this success is that you remain humble and kind (at least to me...). Speaking of this song, it's so clear and distinct. It's also a beautiful song (of course). That alone gives you every reason to be proud of what you've achieved! And as for me: I'm proud too, knowing you!!! Hans
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Dave, That's very kind and appreciated. Thanks. Bob
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I want to make a song ending where the last two bars/measures have whole note triplets over the first 6 beats and then stops at beat 3 of the second bar. In other words, in the last two bars, the instruments play in 6/8 but over the original 4/4 tempo. I've experimented with rests and motifs in microchord settings and changing the time signature and tempo but can't seem to get what I want. I'm particularly confused by the fact that the microchord dialog box still shows 4 beats when the time sig is set to 3/4! Is this correct or have I uncovered a bug? If this is as intended, how can it work?
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Mario - thanks so much for your lovely comments, really glad you liked my accordion tune!! Wishing you all the very best in 2026!! Carl
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Dear Anyone. Got a little collection of Maizeplayer VSTs because I loved the sounds on their walkthrough videos - and I can't make them work! I downloaded the player and the sounds as 2 separate downloads - this is for each of them - and the instructions said put the folder with the sounds in, in the same VST folder as the player. Which I have. I've now got 8 of the things. 2 of them actually DO work perfectly happily. The other 6 just come up saying 'Cannot find instruments'. ONE of them lets me double-click on it and locate its instruments, which it then loads. The other 5 won't let me do that, I've no idea why. The one that DOES, even though it's a Maizeplayer same as the others, won't let me load the other ones' sounds into it - again I don't know why, as they're all Maizeplayers, you'd think you could load eachothers' sounds into any of them. So I'm stumped and stuck with a collection of things that won't find their own sounds! Anyone got any ideas? If there IS a way to get one of them to play all the sounds, tell me and I'll do it that way. I've bought them all legit., which is even more annoying as it means I've chucked money away unless I can get them going (with your help.) Yours respectfully, Chris.
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In high school I knew a fellow musician with perfect pitch. He told me he hated it! He said anything that was off in a band, chorus, or music in general drove him up a wall. He went on to college and we lost touch. Levitin spends a lot of time talking about pitch. Pitch is so important that the brain represents it directly; unlike almost any other musical attribute, we could place electrodes in the brain and be able to determine what pitches were being played to a person just by looking at the brain activity. And although music is based on pitch relations rather than absolute pitch values, it is paradoxically, these absolute pitch values that the brain is paying attention to throughout its different stages processing.
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Pete, this is one of your best. Great vocal and interplay with the lead guitar - brilliant work Loved that bass line and groove! Great lyrics and mix. Loved it
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Brian, I had a flashback to my trip to the Caribbean! Many thanx for that! An outstanding song Loved the groove and instrumentation. Outstanding mix Loved it. PS - Are you a Marty Robbins fan?
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David, you do absolutely fantastic with those synth voices. You make them sound real. Loved the groove and the backing band. You can never go wrong with a Maj 7 chord. Super mix Loved it. PS - I am also a big fan of the UFX Reverb.
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Donny, it sounds like you are really tired. Am I right? Regardless this is a good song. I didn't mind all of those bends, they sounded OK to me. Keep on busking.
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Going through Minor Medical stuff no time Om
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Hey Janne. Wow! What an amazing work. You are truly a highly creative inventor when it comes to writing, arranging and producing music. This is first-class listening. I love your choice of voices and choice of instruments. Simply stunning. I also really like the major-to-minor key change. And using the more classic-voice sounding Lang Chuan vocals with the chorus was an excellent idea. The two different voices worked well together because of the way you arranged them. It felt like they belonged together. This is quite an amazing musical journey and definitely a creation to be proud of. --Noel P.S. I was super-impressed that you chose to be inspired by Australia. Mind you, I'm a bit biased because I happen to think that I live in one of the best countries on Earth.
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He meant ARA2. It's a brand new product so it definitely uses the state of the art in ARA2. It has only been tested and certified in Studio One 7.2.3 > Studio Pro 8. This is primarily due to its integrated into the Effects Browser of the DAW. It is an integrated process of dragging from the browser tab to the arrangement in the song. Also, for a DAW to be compatible it has to support ARA2 and a chord track. The VST3 plugin version is complete stand alone process.
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Hi Izzy, I loved what I heard. The song's structure is truly amazing; simple yet captivating. And at one point, the harmony vocals and some instruments come in. And then they disappear again. At one point, I was worried your voice wouldn't cut it, but you always manage. Yes, I loved it from the start. No special effects. Just you and the guitar, and then a bit more of that later. Amazing! And then the lyrics. Man, they're so good; "The lessons of love, like the breeze in the trees. Life is a game with no guarantees," or "No fire, no fight—just an open sky. Where your name doesn't hurt when I say goodbye." I wish I could write those lines. Again, beautiful, Izzy! Hans
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A cool song, Lee. I got the 'old days memories' back in my head with it. The harmonies are very smooth, well... everything sounds smooth. I can't see any 'but', no, just a lovely song about driving in the dirt. And what a place it is! Hans
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Hi Chris. En écoutant votre chanson, j'étais ravi. Et vous savez ce que m'a dit mon cardiologue? Il a dit : « Quelle chanson géniale, avec des paroles hilarantes ! Je vous prescris de l'écouter deux fois par jour ! » (For our English speaking friends on the forum: When I listened to your song, I become very happy. And you know what my cardiologist told me? He said, "What a great song, with hilarious lyrics! I prescribe you to listen to it twice a day!") You realy made a lovely song and lovely vocals. And everything sounds so bright. Very nice. I enjoyed it!!! Are the vocals AI? Hans
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A reasonable suggestion and one that would not be difficult to implement. +1 from me.
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It’s AI manipulation of samples which explains both the subscription and being browser based. Access to the massive data centers required for that much horsepower is not free. Even if you had a $32,000 NVIDIA tower or a quartet of Mac Studios linked together via USB 4.2 cables at 2/3 the price, you still couldn’t render it as quickly. Although it’s been possible to link multiple Macs to combine them as one over 10GB Ethernet since 2017 (Apple showed 20 Minis crunching an animation file at the 2018 WWDC), macOS 26.2 Tahoe has introduced new protocols for doing this over USB 4.2/TB5 making it much more efficient rivaling the NVIDIA tower. Even still, the studios are now crunching these massive files over the internet. No one is expecting Celemony to ever release this as a stand-alone product. Waiting for my free version. That could happen. Celemony could certainly follow the same model as other browser based AI companies by releasing a “free” version and charging for usage by making you buy “credits”. Many companies have gone to this model. One AI stand-alone that I own is ACE Studio. Rendering a simple 3 minute, acapella 4-part choral demo can take well over an hour on my Studio M2 Ultra with 192GB Integrated RAM. Since these are demos only, my clients can forgive the fact that the “singers” don’t pronounce English or Latin as well as I would like. Fortunately, it wasn’t all that expensive.
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