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Hi, Sol. What they said! Great opening to the song, and the rest isn't bad, either.  Nice harmonies! 
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Hi, Ron. Late to the party; my excuse is that I thought I commented on this a while back and am finally getting around to actually doing. Excellent write (as usual) and arrangement (as usual). Actually, a better write than usual, and a song that sticks in my ear. As floyd jane says, sort of "Gentle on My Mind", but with a darker undertone.
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Hi, Dan. Sorry for your loss. I had a listen to May God's Blessing Rest On You, nice write and composition.
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Hi Janne. Pretty song. As B.D. said, Lang Chuan has an operatic sound, giving the chorus a different flavor. And the solo instruments also helped give it a distinct sound.
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Hi, Lee. I think I missed the first two versions. Nice sound, but I think the instruments are stomping the vocal a bit. Might I suggest having a look at Trackspacer? It's my favorite lazy cheat, because it can carve out space without adding obvious pumping. But I'd definitely wait until it's on sale.
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OM, all's good. Removed. The post title including BIAB was confusing.
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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
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Wow what a pretty song. Excellent video as well.
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She Made Me Smile Happy New Year! My resolutions for 2026 include two for Showcase posts: 1. Highlight an aspect of BiaB backing tracks, preferably for the 2026 version, and 2. Get feedback on some musical experimentation, preferably one of the human performances. I suck at resolutions, but let's see how this goes. Back to Power Pop... The lyrics are an attempt by my lyricist to write something happy. He acknowledges that he didn't quite get there, but I made it happy sounding anyway. Such is art. This song highlights a 2026 RealStyle. All the instruments you hear are from that RealStyle. There are six guitar RealTracks in this Style, and they trade off in each section to provide dynamic flow and a change of feel. Am also varying from my usual with a different mix for the BGVs and some of the harmonies. For the most part, the stereo spread is wider and there are more ambient FX. Was going for a "sweeter" sound that I think I ALMOST got to, but am interested in your thoughts. The vocal arrangement unfolds a new layer for each section as the song progresses. It's a cheap trick, but I guess I'm frugal. Well, I do like the way it sounds, too. Also, my lead vocals kept cracking on the higher notes in the chorus, and I was going to re-record it, but then decided to embrace it. So that's a feature, not a bug. Again. And again... THANKS again for any listens and input. I learn SO MUCH from your feedback... Lyrics: R.W. Davis Music, arrangement, vocals, mix, master: Me AI: Not used ****** Song Summary ************* Title: She Made Me Smile File:She Made Me Smile.SGU Key=D , Tempo 131, Length (m:s)=3:05 Style is _STEELY.STY (Steely Layered Acoustic Rock) RealTracks in style: ~683:Bass, Electric, PopHalfNotesPush Ev 120 RealTracks in style: 698:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm ElecRockDirty Ev 120 (A:muted) RealTracks in style: 4700:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm AcRock8thsSteadySync ev 120 RealTracks in style: 4701:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm AcRock8thsSteadyLow ev 120 RealTracks in style: 4702:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm AcRock8thsHiArpPicking ev 120 RealTracks in style: 4830:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm AcRock8thsHiSteady ev 120 RealTracks in style: 4831:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm AcRock8thsHiStrum ev 120 RealDrums in style:FunkRock^01-a:Closed Hat , b:Open Hat ******************* She Made Me Smile Elements of laughter Bouncing down the street Outside the café Where we would meet Serendipity Or my destiny I just can’t afford to stop Outside the ice cream shop Under the midday heat She made me smile And I carried that with me all day She made me so happy In her own peculiar way She kept me hoping That each and every day Would be the same I can’t complain Kick the can down the road Telling jokes and rhymes Mem’ries and feelings Of less cheery times When it was cloudy And she would doubt me We couldn’t stay together But now it’s forever And the light in her shines She made me smile And I carried that with me all day She made me so happy In her own peculiar way She kept me hoping That each and every day Would be the same I can’t complain Every morning I put on my clothes and rush outside Can’t wait to see her But I suppose I must confide That my secret My secret longing Isn’t just prolonging My crush She made me smile And I carried that with me all day She made me so happy In her own peculiar way She kept me hoping That each and every day Would be the same I can’t complain
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Yes, it's been requested before, and has even received favorable feedback from the company head. The suggestion that AI might be a useful mechanism to implement this is quite pragmatic.
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I like that picking opening guitar. Is that you? The vocal and strumming guitar works well in the opening. Emotionally rich lyrics of longing for lost love that hits home for many. All expertly crafted.
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I enjoyed this much! Unlike Brian, I like hearing a good banjo.  Your vocal is strong, resonant, and clear. "AND I FILLED THE WASTE BASKET WITH ALL THE TRASH I WROTE" I love that line.
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Well done. I like the change in mood and tone. I bit of an ethereal feel in different parts of the song. Cool.
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That was absolutely wonderful. How very talented you are. Thanks for sharing the backstory. I have a lot of students from the Middle East and Asia, so your anecdote about Amira touched my heart.
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Really great song with excellent vocals and production.
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Thanks, I appreciate that. Glad the title, chorus, and bridge worked for you.
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Mick, we don't hear these jazz funk Real Tracks often enough, and we almost never hear them done this well, so...Well done! Nice job on the vocal stem recovery. The heavy vocal FX are an effective style choice. I can't help but think that a cleaner vocal might pair better with the clean percolation of your band. Cool stuff!
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Mario, I'm seeing this as the backing track of a video showing time lapse of various flower seeds pushing up through the soil, unfurling in the sun and blooming. A rainstorm comes, but Spring continues to advance unhindered... Beautiful and evocative. Bravo!
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Hi, Haven’t been on here in awhile nor keep to date with Band in a Box. I want to upgrade my audiophile band in a box. Is it worth getting the 2025 edition or wait until 2026 comes out? Depends on what you need. The 2025 version is fine, it may have features that you can use now, but the 2026 version is likely to be a game changer. A completely revised User Interface is just one of the excellent new features. I saw the videos for the Windows version. It will be nice if some of that makes it over. Even nicer if the new interface takes what we like about the macOS into account. Too much of the current GUI looks like Windows 3.1.
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Ron, Thanks so much. That means a lot. Bob
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thanks for your opinion. if the mac version and windows version are in fact neerly identical then I prefer going for the mac version. I don't think that 2026 will be so much improvement over 2025 anyway and I can upgrade in 6 months anyway. others? They aren't in many ways. The biggest is that only Windows includes RealBand (a feature-limited DAW), formerly a stand-alone product. The reasoning was that Mac users have GarageBand and that is free. Although I would like to play with RB, can't say that I'm missing out by not having it. Mac and Win licenses are not cross-platform. To change from one OS to the other, you will purchase a cross-grade license. If you have a license for one or the other, the price for upgrading to the next year will cost less. There are other differences but these are the big ones.
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Well if you are asking me, I would so no. But maybe someone else will come along with a different answer.
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I've called this request to the attention of the developers.
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