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I understand. Keyboards can add a lot to a band's overall sound and it takes quite a bit of work . Absolutely. A good keyboard can add a strings section, a brass section, additional percussion, synths of various kinds not to mention various acoustic/e-pianos and even human voices. I wouldn't mind two keyboards in our fledgling band.
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+1 this latest update 2026 has been epic. It has made BiaB a better place to work. I will most likely always take my work to one of my favorite DAW programs to complete and mixdown, but i work longer and faster now in BiaB to get to that point!
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Noel it's weird you should bring colour into a song as I recently started to write one based on colours. I agree, happiness is probably green and this is a happy song. Just what the world needs now. Vic
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Hi, I see a lot of videos for Alto Sax sheet music (and I'm sure other instruments) on Youtube and was wondering if there was an easy way to do that with BIAB. Such as: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx145D-SWJ8ujr_Fg8xMcHAruEK9LDOQF The video export function in BIAB only exports the chords view as far as I can tell. Currently I've used the built in screenrecording, but that doesn't record sound from BIAB (without something like Loopback) and you need to export that separately and then join them after, and I have to export two audio tracks, one with melody and one without, as I need the melody to guide the process of lining up with the video. Thanks.
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I don't think Newbies have personal message privileges until they post a certain number of messages. My guess is the personal message mailbox opens once the Newbie title is gone. I'm not sure about that. Some newbies retain that title for years. That title changes based on the number of posts they make. I had thought that they couldn't post PM's until a certain time period had been reached after registering, and was not based on a post count.
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Floyd, Thank you - we appreciate that! Bob
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Hi all, Here's a french jazz ballad. I am the songwriter of this song. The arrangements were done with Band-in-a-Box, except for the vocals and tenor sax which are from Suno AI. https://soundcloud.com/christian-devienne/les-ballades-jazz RD JazzSwingLewis^01 RT 4875 Acoustic Bass RT 555 Acoustic Guitar RT 4713 Piano RT 4714 Solo Piano
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I've heard this song before. Nice job on the vocal, also the instruments. Enjoyed!
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Hi Dave, Chris and Marty, I heard the song some days ago on the channel of Chris on YouTube! A fantastic song, Chris's vocals are beautiful. The lead and bass parts were wonderful to follow and have a huge impact! I love how Chris plays with the tension between the lyrics and the melody. Really well done! Recently I saw a video where all of you were making a song. The video was 5 years old, but so nice to see. I guess I was lucky finding it. It made me think, what if we -in the forum- have more of those videos from "behind the scene". I know, it isn't always easy. If you have the lead guitar in Canada, the bass guitar in the U.S. and the vocals in Germany... But, let's think about it... Hans Hi Hans, Happy you liked the song! As far as the performance videos, we did a few of those back when Marty first started working with us, about five years ago. We stopped just because of the amount of work involved in recording the individual performances, and then putting them all together. But yeah, I enjoy going back and watching them sometimes too. I just wrote on Bob Dean's new post that I listened to it on YouTube - I clearly remember the video - and I know I commented on it, but there's nothing there now. So I also 100% clearly remember this song and video and I *know* I left a positive comment, but there's nothing there now. In fact if I remember correctly Chris also posted this video on her YT page and I also commented on that. … I've just checked and it's ditto, so I'd better log-in to YT ASAP to check out if other posts I commented on still have the comments. Anyway, "Counting Hours" is 100% quality all around: music, lyrics and vocals! Thanks, Chay!
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Janice Bud & Peter. If Tony Joe White ever decided to ghost‑write a sequel, it would sound a lot like this. “Some Average Mojo” is the kind of track that makes me wonder whether I’ve just stumbled into a sun‑sweated bayou or a vintage‑tube‑lab where every knob is dialed to “just‑right.” The re‑imagining of this ten‑year‑old gem is a masterclass in tasteful over‑drive: fuzz‑laden guitars that bite, a piano that sneaks in like a mischievous river otter, and a new bass line that makes the swamp feel a little wider. The real show‑stopper is Janice’s vocal double‑track—2026 Janice singing with her 2016 self. It’s the sonic equivalent of seeing your younger self pop up at a family reunion, only cooler, grittier, and with a hint of mystic “gris‑gris” luck charm. Her voice, polished by a custom‑tuned Nectar chain, glides over Peter’s unchanged yet freshly‑positioned guitar‑and‑harp combo—a ghostly, time-travel duet that gives the song a haunting, layered soul. Bud's voodoo expertise with all the vintage‑amp, tape‑saturation, and compression wizardry is applied with the precision of a seasoned swamp guide—enough to make the mix feel hot, but not so much that the listener (me) got lost in the mud. The drums, with a snappy new snare layer, keep the rhythm as steady as a rolling thunderstorm, while the lyrical mantra (“just need some average mojo”) feels like a tongue‑in‑cheek prayer you’d whisper to a passing alligator. The lyrics are a charmingly humble plea for just a touch of decent luck, are elevated by the "gris gris" charm. It’s a song that understands the assignment:- to sound vintage, viscous, and utterly authentic. Bottom line:This isn't just a song; it's a sonic gris-gris bag for your ears. It is a masterclass in making "average" feel utterly essential. It’s gritty, it’s glossy, it’s got charm‑laden lyrics, and it proves that a little mojo—average or otherwise—can still make waves. I give it 5/5 (with a side of gumbo). Bravo team. Now, where’s my amulet? Izzy
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Good song, quite catchy, good band, and pretty good vocals and harmonies. Enjoyed my listen ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/images/icons/default/thumbs_up.gif) Thankyou B.D. It is lovely to recieve an endorsement from such a talented, creative artist! best regards Izzy.
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I have an (IOS Mac Version) audiophile SSD that I've updated after non-use for some time. Noticing its slow to load some items and a little glitchy running BitB from the audiophile ssd. Has anyone transferred the program and all related files to a MacBook pro? What would the process be to do this and have it function without the need to use the audiophile SSD? I have a PG Music Audiophile SSD that is around a decade old now and its chugging along like the old tech it is. My MacBook is 2022 16GB RAM and 520 GB SSD. Thoughts on this would help me avoid any re-works. Thanks.
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Yes +1 And while we're at it, add the other A/B/C/D markers as editable data natively, in my experience RB only supports A/B Maybe I've been missing something all this time. Are you meaning the green and blue markers? Those only have "a" or "b", and my BBSL in RB have A-Z and 1-9.... I've been away from RB for a few years and I'm just now getting somewhat re-educated to add to my minimal education on it. If for some reason the BBSL's can't cross over, maybe other color choices, font colors, box outlines or something could be coded in that would cross over? I don't know. For my uses on building a multitrack recording, I assign a letter like G for guitar, B for banjo, D for dobro, etc. so while recording in the chords screen I don't have to guess what instrument has what part coming up. Colors might do if letters can't. Probably laziness on my part but it sure helps to know when to throw in a transition lick or something when I know that I'm going to be handing the lead off to another instrument that I'm going to be recording on the next track...
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Kleven71, Welcome! This is an unusual first post to a software forum, but here goes... 1. No ideas what the lyrics are about. Something bad. 2. Keywords: Carnage, carnage, carnage 3. I am the forge... Don't know if this is any help. There are a LOT of lyrics, and they are very parabolic in approaching whatever the topic is. But for many genres, like Metal, this doesn't matter a lot.
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This is really good. On so many levels.
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Hi Pete, This is first-class listening... well written, excellently performed, and a terrific arrangement and production. You had me smiling and tapping my feet. --Noel
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Hi Donny. This is easy on the ears and the psyche. I love the backing and I really, really love the vocals. Is that you singing? It's very impressive  --Noel
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As others have already noted, the reverb on the vocals is a little too much, but apart from that, it's a pretty good song. Toe-tapping goodness!
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Hi John. This is a fantastic song. Jenny really brings your excellent lyric to life. And that backing band is awesome, My feet were tapping from start to finish. You certainly know your song-writing stuff. This is very impressive and your musicianship shines brightly. I enjoyed this a lot. --Noel
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Hi David. I listened to this song on Soundcloud quite a while ago, and I've just realised that I never commented here. My apologies. This is such a great song with such a great message. These lyrics are superb and you've captured one of Life's big universal themes extraordinarily well. It is impossible not to relate to what you've written and the soul with which you've sung. You've truly hit this ball out of the park for a home run. I was with you all the way. Highly enjoyable listening. --Noel
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Hi floyd. This is excellent listening. I remember a time when an instrumental track would sit in the Top 40 every few months. Some of the most memorable songs for me have been instrumentals – Telstar, In the Mood, Stranger on the Shore, Peter Gunn, Baby Elephant Walk, Music Box Dancer, Popcorn, etc. Unfortunately, instrumental tracks are something rarely heard in mainstream music, these days. It's refreshing to be reminded that a good instrumental is still worth its weight in gold. I thoroughly enjoyed my listen. Thank you for reminding me that good music is not always sung. --Noel
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THANK YOU. It's nice to be given a hint that I didn't have to dig out by myself. Much appreciated.
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Band-in-a-Box 2025 for Mac Build 903 is available: https://update.pgmusic.com/support/mpatch/bb2025_mac_update_build903.pkg (This includes DAW plugin build 7.1.13) Summary of fixes since build 902 - Fixed: User styles would not be added to the StylePicker
- Fixed: Chord Builder in MultiPicker could become blank if close/enter is pressed.
- Fixed: GM patches chosen in the MultiPicker Patches tab would not be saved.
- Fixed: Exception could happen when pressing enter or spacebar in SongPicker.
- Improved: Styles using the Blank RealDrums style on the Drums track can still have a count-in now.
- Fixed: RealStyles with RealTracks on the Drums track (no RealDrums) would not play a count-in.
- Fixed: If 'lead-in drum count if drums muted/disabled' is checked, the count-in still played if the Drums track was disabled.
- Improved: Position info (Bar/Chorus) is always be displayed on the status bar, including at bars that contain Bar Settings changes (helpful for screen readers).
- Fixed: [Plugin] Insert and Delete in Chord Sheet are not working
- Fixed: [Plugin] Crash opening song with melody
- Fixed: [Plugin] Multi-channel audio output not working
- Fixed: [Plugin] Midi channel selection is not clickable
- Fixed: [Plugin] Issue launching BIAB from standalone plugin
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Another exciting new addition is the new AI-Notes feature, which can transcribe polyphonic audio into MIDI. You can view the results in notation or play them back as MIDI, and choose whether to process an entire track or focus on specific parts like drums, bass, guitars/piano, or vocals. There's over 100 new features in Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Windows®.
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