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Thanks, Gordon. They are the type of details that I was hoping to find more about in my question, above. Your input is appreciated.
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Ray, Thanks very much for the kind words. We appreciate it. Bob
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Lovely song, Andrew. Quite nice vocals that cradle the lyrics beautifully. Like the backing band a lot. REALLY love the piano counter melody near the end--it's delightful. Lovely tribute to Mr Smith. Gone too soon for sure. Your song also reminds me of the lads from Liverpool, who of course had a way with waltzes, too. Great song!
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Thanks. Some installer files are updated periodically and if there is a newer file (installer) available it will not show 'Installed' status - instead there is a message "Newer file available". However it seems that if you happen to have removed the old (previous) installer from your download folder, this message would not appear. This has been improved in 1.0.99 Now the message ("Installed but newer file available") appears if it was previously installed, even if the installer no longer exists. https://www.pgmusic.com/support.updates.win.dm.htm I'm not sure about the sequential download issue - I couldn't seem to duplicate that.
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om, definitely an offbeat little earworm, but very cool. The sparse arrangement works very well, and your vocals are great. Could imagine this being amped up for a punk rock treatment, too. Cool stuff. Most listeners probably can't imagine how RealTracks were used here. I have a few ideas, but a few breadcrumbs might be instructive. Just a suggestion. Hope to see more of your songs posted here. 
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Thank you, TM. I've read a lot about Suno and it's still uncharted territory because of copyright issues. I don't worry about any of that stuff cuz I know my songs aren't going any further than this forum and my friends and family. So Suno works fine for me. Just something to have fun with.
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Just my opinion, I know it's new, early stage, and maybe I did not give it the time it deserved, but for me, it does not come close to BIAB as a product for one, and it does not come close to me being able to 'create what I want' as BIAB does. I think Celemony is an excellent company and Melodyne has been indispensable for me, but this new product, I cannot get out of it what I would expect to, given the idea behind it. BIAB just seems to let me do what I want creatively. It adapts to my needs. That said, I am sooo looking forward to BIAB 2026 for Mac :-)
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Hi Noel, thanks for replying. I muted the Audio track as you suggested and that has indeed solved the problem! Thank you so much.
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Thanks Dan, no problem. I took a listen to your version. Sounding good. Is that a mix of the original with the BIAB guitar solo or the whole thing done in BiaB?
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Sorry it took a while to get to this. Yes, this has a swamp rock TJ White feel and is a great line in grit. LOVE the double vocals...a nice bonus given the time frame. Peter's trem guitar is ace. Thank you Ray. We are happy you agreed with the TJ vibe! J&B
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Beautiful lyrics, excellent musical writing. One of your best, I think. Well done.
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Superbly dark, darkly beautiful. Truth rarely is happy-clappy. Well done, Marty ... and good job, Dave, adding musical sauce and spice to the song alike the best chefs ... without being noticed too much  Bravi.
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Another song from me, written with BiaB (backing track), MuseScore 4 (melody), NotePad (lyrics), and finished in Suno (arrangement). I wrote it well before December, ready to post it on here before Christmas, but ... life had other plans for me at the time ... so I'm posting it now, even though it's now March Hope you enjoy it anyway, but all feedback is very much welcome SoundCloud link: Christmas (2025) CHRISTMAS (2025) Good morning, my Lord, it is Christmas, I hear John Lennon again, Who asks me what I've done with my year, And if war will now stop; if not, when. I walk midst the trees, in their splendour, And think of the children who've gone, The Christ holds them close in His arms For He was a child once, too, Your Son. A baby in arms; and born in strange lands, For there was no room at the inn ... Two thousand years on, I look at this world, And wonder where to begin. ^^^ Good morning, my Lord, if You're here, Please listen to their lonely cries, And help us to care, to love them, and wipe The shattering tears from their eyes. Good morning, my Lord, it is Christmas, A chance to start anew, it would seem, Imagine a world where no child must die ... For now, this is still but a dream. For now, this is still but a dream. ****** Song Summary ************* Title: Christmas 2025 File:Christmas 2025 - 20 October 2025.SGU Key=A , Tempo 50, Length (m:s)=2:48 No intro. 31 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 31. Repeat x1 chorus No Melody No Soloist track. Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0, Style is _SADSACK.STY (Sad Sack 12-8 Country Pop Ballad) RealTracks in style: 533:Bass, Electric, 12-8 Crystal Sw 065 RealTracks in style: 627:Pedal Steel, Background 12-8 Crystal Sw 065 RealTracks in style: 3884:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm VintagePopArpSlow128 Sw 060 RealTracks in style: 3778:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm VintagePopArpSlow128 Sw 060 RealDrums in style:CountryShuffle128^5-a:Sidestick, Brushes , b:Snare, Ride *******************
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Good song, good vocal, good use of BIAB. Like Marty, I don't mind the rain one bit. It's good for things.
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… What a great song, truly fantastic choruses, and a very funny video! The way you sing feels a bit like late 60ths, but I think I said that before. The way you sang the chorusses was super funny. Made me laugh out loud! (usually I don't do that on my own, surrounded by cats...) Yes, you really made a beautiful song out of it. I enjoyed it! Hans Thank you Hans! I’m glad you liked it. The video was fun to make, but took a bit of time - the effort is becoming a distant memory. Next week, I have to perform the song live (but privately), so it will be interesting to see how my breathing goes, and I’ve been practising the placing of my micro breath intakes to achieve it. Thanks for listening! Andrew
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Great effort by the Dynamic Duo, Suno and Band in a Box. That was a bleak period in music, IMHO, but you did a fine job recreating it. Horns were fabulous! Good job!
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That hit hard right from the start. Sounds top quality. Appreciate that, Herb! Get down! We love the funkiness and Blue Attitude is definitely alive! This is so true these days: "A neon sign advertise Selling you a dream in supersize" Chris’s vocals and that outro scat are great. We could imagine her dancing through those crowds in the video, which was also very cool. Excellent mix and that funk vibe is so cool. Your and Marty’s tracks nailed that feel. And that vintage wah-wah pedal? Wow! Loved it! J&B Thanks very much Janice and Bud!
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If you're just talking software then I guess it would be only one - Sonar Producer various versions over the years up to X3 and now using the "new" Cakewalk Sonar 'free' version. When it comes to hardware I'm on my 4th PC trying to keep up with the software and amount of recording I do. I tend to run my machines into the ground and only upgrade when I absolutely have to . . . I only started digital recording in 1998 or 99 and before that it was a TASCAM Porta-One 4 Track Tape machine (Still have it in the box under my current DAW desk haha)
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We asked for that to be "Off" by default, but it seems someone thinks it should always be on 
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A beautiful ballad and excellent guitar work. Laurent
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Hi Ismo, Yes, we can determine which user style is causing this and then fix it, and if necessary temporarily remove it from your Styles folder so that it rebuilds. To start with, try to narrow it down a bit by moving half of the styles from your Band-in-a-Box | Styles folder to another location and trying to rebuild, and repeating a couple times. Or if you happen to know which ones are user styles (i.e. third party / non-PG Music) just remove those ones. Once you have narrowed it down a bit, send us a zip of the Styles which cause the error to happen when they are in the Styles folder. You can email the zip (if it's a reasonable size, otherwise we'll use a different method) to support@pgmusic.com and reference this forum thread.
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Build 903 was posted in the pre-release forum in early Feb. Hopefully it addresses many of the issues you reported. If not, post a bug report in that forum as a new thread.
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Oh, it sounds so good, Paul. You accepted the mixing challenge and thrived. Of course, it sure help being motivated by such a well written song. Love the vocals and the lyrics. I like how the drums come in later to bring a new lift to the already inspirational sounds. HA --just realized I'm listening to I AM... which I love. Oh, yes, Resuce Me is much more of mixing challenge. Still, you kept the magic of the write. On this one I especially like the lift in the Bridge. After listening to a few more here, I'm coming back to your SC channel.
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Just a lovely honest song, Herb. Chorus lifts from the verse. Everything sounds great. Vic Thanks man. I'm glad you enjoyed it
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Sounds great, Floyd. It sounds like you've been playing lead longer than you mentioned in earlier posts. The sound you get from that guitar is simultaneously smooth and screaming. Appreciate that, Scott.... Way cool, Floyd. You play very well. (I had to search AIO SC77 and S-Gear. Now you got me thinking about my telecaster and guitar software) Thanks, Scott....
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