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Re: When BIAB plays chords that are not quite what you wrote samlevy0515 12 minutes ago Forum: Post your own Tips and Tricks here Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Great tips! Adjusting the "Natural Arrangement" setting or trying "Jazz Down" might be the quickest fixes if BIAB isn't playing your chords exactly as written.
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Re: Without A Word Of A Lie rayc 3 hours ago Forum: User Showcase
EXCELLENT. A really melodic chorus to lift from the darkness of the verses. Fab.
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Re: My Two Versions of JOAM's Original Recording "White Corvette" rayc 3 hours ago Forum: User Showcase
It sounds much better in your BIAB version. The clarity of everything is great. The vocal sits really well.
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Re: Angel rayc 3 hours ago Forum: User Showcase
REally nice one Scott - the solo section really sounds excellent.
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Re: Digging a hole rayc 3 hours ago Forum: User Showcase
I think I'm with Marty regarding the orchestration but that's no prob as the song cuts through. Excellent lyric & cool vocal.
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Re: Billionaire rayc 3 hours ago Forum: User Showcase
An accurate observation that reaches beyond Oz. Queen Gina & Prince Rupert are 1st nasties amongst the billionaires' club. Music bites as it should. I like the break down too. Excellent.
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Re: Hangin' at the Hooch Knee Wobbler 3 hours ago Forum: User Showcase
Really nice Steve. Excellent video, nice to see the interaction and to see you playing with yourself! Err, should i have said that!!! Excellent, kind regards.
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Re: The Traveller (2026) rayc 3 hours ago Forum: User Showcase
Driving tune for cetain & that chorus piano is ac. Well done Chris, Dave & Marty.
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Re: Ride The Summer Sky rayc 3 hours ago Forum: User Showcase
Sweetly breezy summer song. As a lifelong motorcycling commuter I can't relate to the music as a riding soundtrack but it's very nice.
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Re: Cold Beer And Whisky dcuny 3 hours ago Forum: User Showcase
Originally Posted by PeteMcN
Glad you enjoyed it and the Ssss was actually me holding back from singing the word 'sh1t' instead of the word 'show'! If you listen you can hear me laughing to myself just after.... I wasn't aware at the time but heard it after reading your comment!!
That would explain your signature block. wink
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Re: Rebuild Button? Noel96 Yesterday at 10:03 PM Forum: Beginners Forum Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Not a problem. I'm glad you're up and running! When you get a chance, and you're happy that the problem has been resolved, could you please click on the "Resolved" button in your original post in this thread? --Noel
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Re: ACW and Stem Splitting Noel96 Yesterday at 09:03 PM Forum: Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Originally Posted by Funkifized
If I run ACW first, especially if I'm using Equalize Tempos, *then* split the stems, I'm then sitting stems in a track that has already been stretched and edited, right?
That's my understanding. In BIAB, the stretching and shrinking is accomplished by using Bar Settings and each bar is given it's own tempo. This is the tempo map. Then when the tracks are generated, BIAB will stretch/shrink the audio to match the tempo map (and the individual tempos in each bar).
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Re: Your new multi‑view GUI is a great step forward, but it also exposes a deeper issue. Rob Helms Yesterday at 08:30 PM Forum: Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Oooh i am excited about that response. Now if we could finally get that long awaited talent plugin! I hear it's VSTi3! Oh and DC Ron, sorry that was the ole' Bass Thumster!
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Re: Somebody's America rsdean Yesterday at 08:04 PM Forum: User Showcase
Vic, Thank you for the kind words. Bob
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Re: In The Jailhouse Now (Totts Davis and Ed Stafford 1915) dcuny Yesterday at 07:39 PM Forum: User Showcase
Hi, Arri. I thought this sounded familiar! smile Nice cover, and good job syncing up the violin with the pedal steel a the end. I enjoyed listening. smile
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Re: Brasil,meu amor dcuny Yesterday at 06:33 PM Forum: User Showcase
Hi, Laurent. As others have said, it nails the groove. Suno did a great job with the vocals and horns. Excellent guitar as well. You extracted the horn MIDI in BiaB? Interesting. Pro mix, sounds excellent.
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Re: Song Somewhere - Refreshed dcuny Yesterday at 06:12 PM Forum: User Showcase
Hi, Scott. I love the backing track - chugging drums and dancing mandolin. That hooked me in, and then the vocal came in - clever write with a strong chorus. Subtle BGVs. I clicked the link to the original SoundClick song, but it doesn't seem to work anymore. Looks like I missed it the first time around. Excellent work! smile
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Re: Backing tracks for jazz covers DC Ron Yesterday at 03:55 PM Forum: I just heard Band-in-a-Box on YouTube Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Steve, this has been discussed a lot but it is still confusing *to me*. Many folks have posted cover songs to the I Heard it on YouTube forum and the moderators have never pushed back to my knowledge. So the practice is that it's ok. On the other hand, if you click on the Forum Rules link at the top of this page, Rule 9 reads: "Posting (or requesting) links to songs, music or other copyrighted material is forbidden. You are allowed to post links to your own original songs." There is nothing in the Rules that implies that this only applies to the User Showcase forum. Besides, the User Showcase has its own rules posted at the top of that forum. The subject of posting public domain songs has also come up a few times. The general practice is posting public domain songs is ok. But the definition of public domain varies by country, so it's a bit muddy. (Our host is in Canada, so those are likely the right public domain rules to follow.) Plus public domain isn't going to meet the "your own original songs" definition in Rule 9 referenced above. You can always DM an admin. Or just do it. I suspect it's all going to be fine.
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Re: Legal aspects of AI and why BIAB is not the same legally Guitarhacker Yesterday at 03:46 PM Forum: Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production Jump to new postsJump to new posts
This has been covered in multiple threads in this forum. Without repeating what's already been said and discussed, there are now publishers and sync libraries that are quietly building "AI Assisted" catalogs. Not written by, or composed by AI, but assisted in the process by, AI. There's still a few legal issues to be worked out before those catalogs are going to be mainstreamed. Until then, by all means, it behooves one to know, and abide by, the rules of the game.
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Re: a song titled "Deleted" (2026 RealStyle) DC Ron Yesterday at 03:42 PM Forum: User Showcase
Originally Posted by dcuny
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! smile
Thank you, David. We wear the Quirky! badge with honor. smile
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Re: Wrong Mailbox (2026) Scott H. Olson Yesterday at 03:23 PM Forum: User Showcase
Floyd, The remix/remaster is stellar. It has that pro studio sound - not sure what that is or how to achieve it, compression, saturation, I don't know - but it's there. The song, the write, the production, it all grabs you right away and doesn't let go. And I love how you closed the loop for the main characters. Not to mention all the fun stuff that takes place before. That's some songwriting talent right there!
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Re: An "East meets West" kind of street music duet Jim Fogle Yesterday at 01:43 PM Forum: Best of YouTube Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Noel, it seems to be very common for musicians to record tracks for use in harsh or exterior environments. One reason I mentioned the possibility is this lets musicians concentrate more on the performance so the audience receives a performance with more showmanship. Either way you still have to be a good musician.
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Re: Is this what it is? Birchwood Yesterday at 11:42 AM Forum: User Showcase
And last, but not Least; the two Scotties! I bet you were both biting your nails because I hadn't responded to your comments yet! But here I am, and yes, I had to build up the suspense a bit first. Nope, I was too busy with other things again. That's why! Your comments are far too kind to go unanswered ;-)
Originally Posted by Scott C
Cool tune Hans. Loved your instrumentation choices. Excellent vocal, lyric and backtrack. Baritone guitar was very cool. Had a look at your youtube channel. Better deal than soundcloud. Not everyone had the soundcloud app installed on their phones so allot of interested people will skip over the song because of that. Youtube will play in the browser on all devices..
Hi Scott, C., Thanks for this brief analysis. You're right, I recently realized that. That's why I've started emphasizing this chanel some more. I always thought everyone could simply click the SoundCloud link and listen to a song. Not so! And their help with uploading your songs to other music platforms isn't great either. You can't access your own song site to group things together or anything. And no one has ever been able to listen to my songs on Apple Music. Apple support sees something's wrong, but can't do anything about it.
Originally Posted by Ezekiel's Storm
Cool, cool sound you created...starting with that spaghetti guitar and then the fiddle. Such an unique blend. Another good vocal!
Hi Scott, S, The spaghetti guitar... Great name for that vibrato-baritone guitar! The song was almost finished, but then—in the middle of the night, of course—I suddenly thought I wanted to add a violin. That happens to me often with my songs; almost ready for release, and then I suddenly think of something new to incorporate. And then I noticed the song suddenly sounded much more cheerful. Thanks for your compliments! Answering all your comments took me quite a while. I hope I've now learned how to prevent this delay in the future... Hans
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Re: "Old Man Strat" - (funky/bluesy instrumental) camog Yesterday at 07:20 AM Forum: User Showcase
Thank you Rob - very pleased it sounded ok to you, appreciate your nice comments! Carl
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Re: 7 months since 2025 v1 and not a single bug fix release. HELLO PG! anyone there??? Beachboy Yesterday at 06:07 AM Forum: Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
Ditto... Anyone home?
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