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Re: Scarborough Fair [naughty rock version] WaoBand 3 minutes ago Forum: User Showcase
Originally Posted by rsdean
Chay, That's a fun song. Superbly arranged and mixed. Great to hear you sing! Bob
Thanks, Bob! I've got 4 more vocal songs lined up, one for a female, but even for recording the demo for the latter I have the same old problems getting recordings done.
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Re: Decide To Stay Sawmill Music 4 minutes ago Forum: User Showcase
Originally Posted by WaoBand
A really good song in all respects, but most outstanding was the superb mix and mastering. Excellent use of BiaB!
Thank you! Much appreciated. And I've said it before and will say it again . . . Without BiaB I could never have made this happen!
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Re: Halfway to Handsome WaoBand 9 minutes ago Forum: User Showcase
Excellent metal song! Love the instrumentation, solos and mix. I think your voice is great for the genre. I now have a problem singing more than a verse due to emphysema, so I relate to (empathise with) all physical problems us venerable retirees suffer from. laugh
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Re: Tikan tanssi (Dance of A Woodpecker) (trad.) as FinnFunk! WaoBand 19 minutes ago Forum: User Showcase
Love the sound of the kantele, plus those solo breaks. In my novel there's a city called Kantele, though it only appears on a map, but I'd totally forgotten the origin of the name/word, so it must date back to the early 70s when I was researching Finnish folklore as it can't have come from anywhere else.
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Re: That's how I won the lottery Sawmill Music 45 minutes ago Forum: User Showcase
I love "story" songs anyway and love a tune with a bit of humor. Great job on this it's just fun!
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Re: Mando Bossa Sawmill Music 50 minutes ago Forum: User Showcase
Originally Posted by floyd jane
I've had a mandolin hanging on my wall for 30 years. A few months ago, I decided it was time to learn to play it. I changed the strings (for the first time). And started trying to figure it out.
First you are way better and faster than me - I bought a mandolin at a yard sale for $15 because a country cover band I play in did Copperhead Road by Steve Earle. I managed to learn that and a few others but . . . rhythm only. Still working on the pickin' part. Second, I love the tune but never would have thought that style would work with mandolin. Guess I was wrong cuz you really made it work. Great playing!
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Re: Cry Like The Wind Sawmill Music 57 minutes ago Forum: User Showcase
Really like that! Love he guitar work (is that you?) I know it's "blues" but the guitar soloing gave me a David Gilmour sorta vibe. Really enjoyed it!
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Experimenting with the Google gem storybook tool focusing on stem splitter and audio to MIDI pghboemike 1 hour ago Forum: Off-Topic Jump to new postsJump to new posts
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Re: The Orphan laurent4114 3 hours ago Forum: User Showcase
Originally Posted by DC Ron
Laurent, super composition. LOVE the harmonic movement and dynamic arrangement. You've put together a great band and led it with taste and skill. Suno is accenting the wrong syllable on a few words (like "pa-RENTS" and "per-SON") which may be a conscious musical choice (I get it!) or something you wish to address. Lovely song.
Thank you for the comments DC Ron Laurent.
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Re: Wistful Waltz laurent4114 3 hours ago Forum: User Showcase
I find it very beautiful; the guitar accompaniment and vocals are very well done. A little short for me. Laurent
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Re: Drop Zone failure with 2nd monitor hooked up. steelinatune™ 3 hours ago Forum: Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Sorry Andrew, I just now saw this so installed. Dentist appointment then mowing then trying it when I get done, however, yesterday the drag and drop worked in the extended monitor hooked to MBP with HDMI cable. But if I dragged BIAB onto the MBP screen it would not work. AND, if I was using my 2017 iMac as a Luna Display then drag and drop didn't work on ANY of the three screens. Look forward to trying when I get done. Thanks
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Re: supprimer les breaks dans les chorus du milieu verysaxy 3 hours ago Forum: Forum des Utilisateurs Français de Band-in-a-Box Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Visiblement personne n'a d'idée ou bien ça n'intéresse personne
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Re: I Don't Think About It floyd jane 4 hours ago Forum: User Showcase
You guys are SO original and unique - lyrics, melody, production... Always a treat to hear your music. Terrific underlying groove. Fills work well - good cohesive sound start to finish.. Excellent vocals and BGVs. Nice arrangement. Good mix. fj
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Re: SATELLITE GIRLS (with Joliz) floyd jane 4 hours ago Forum: User Showcase
Bob & Joliz... So Damn Good. Nice tracks. Solid vocals. Exceptional writing. Excellent mix. (You should be one of those guys selling their back catalog for a fortune) fj
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Songtradr Closure JohnJohnJohn 6 hours ago Forum: Songwriting Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Songtradr Closure: What to Expect Anyone else use Songtradr? I checked my 2025 stats and I only made $65 all year for a tune used in a "Russian sports dramedy series". Woo Hoo!
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Re: Ashamed Of What I Feel B.D.Thomas 7 hours ago Forum: User Showcase
Originally Posted by B.D.Thomas
Originally Posted by dcuny
Hi, B.D. Excellent vocal performance. It sounds like you've got a bit of notch filter on the lead vocal. Whatever the process, it sounds great. The arrangement works well, going from heavy, bombastic power chords to light arpeggios on an acoustic. Cool contrast. 👍
Thank you David smile I'm not near my DAW right now, but if I remember correctly, there were quite some frequencies that were notched. You've good ears [Linked Image]
2x Top: Lead vocals Bottom: Backing vocals [Linked Image from goldmania-bella.com] Edit: The first image shows a dynamic/compressing EQ, which means it only compresses above a certain input level and leaves the sound unchanged otherwise. [Linked Image from goldmania-bella.com]
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Re: UI Default View? Why I am getting last project used view? Bug? Rustyspoon# 8 hours ago Forum: Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Matt, I am talking about UI state. (that was a particular wish) I might be wrong, but I don't believe BIAB saved/opened UI states prior this year. Regardless, I consider current way it opens a new project a bug. Relatively tiny, but "in your face" bug. P.S. Matt you are thinking I terms of your personal workflow. I usually have 3-4 active projects I am working on. Why would BIAB decide for me on UI workspace prior me opening the project? That is why we have default. Default=default. Again, a proper (and expected way) would be for BIAB to remember UI layout per individual project.
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Re: Upload formats to Soundcloud and YouTube B.D.Thomas 8 hours ago Forum: Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Originally Posted by Matt Finley
Since the upper frequency limit of a 320 kbps MP3 is 20,000 Hz, all I can say is that you must have some extraordinarily good hearing, playback equipment, and listening environment. And you are likely 60 years younger than I am. laugh
The difference lies not in the frequency range, but in the compression artifacts, which, depending on the source material, can be very clearly audible even to older people. Of course, a good playback chain and a trained ear help a lot. However, it is always difficult, and sometimes even impossible, to tell the difference between 320 kbps MP3 files and 16-bit WAV files, or between 16-bit and 24-bit WAV files.
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Re: What do you guys think of this song.? B.D.Thomas 8 hours ago Forum: Off-Topic Jump to new postsJump to new posts
I guess I'm (again) the only one who thinks this way, but I think it's a pretty good song that could end up high in the charts in the hands of a good singer/band. The video is a whole different story. It sucks in every possible way. This clearly shows that when you suck, the tools don't matter. But: musiclover asked about the song, not the video.
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Re: This song has no instruments dcuny 11 hours ago Forum: Best of YouTube Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Literally using band pass filters for resonant synthesis. The simplest way to do this would be to generate a song with MIDI, and then create a script to generate the automation. That seems to be what they did, as you can see what looks like the MIDI events on the keyboard at the bottom of the screen.
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Re: The Payam Method dcuny 11 hours ago Forum: Woodshedding - Learning to Play! Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Originally Posted by Bass Thumper
Also keep in mind that there will always be backlash and howling whenever new technology or new methods emerge...
Except there didn't really seem to be new methods here. There was misrepresentation of students winning competitions that turned out to be overhyped (and not even music competitions), as well as claims of what sort of skill level students could achieve by presenting in-house diplomas as if they were comparable to those from music schools. They also had people like Hans Zimmer hyping the method without disclosing that they were investors. There were claims that music is currently taught in "Latin", and all sort of other hyperbolic nonsense. But perhaps what was most troublesome is their job postings for piano teachers, which don't even require the ability to play piano. shocked
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Re: Re-mastering 1979 Concert Footage dcuny 11 hours ago Forum: Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Originally Posted by Bass Thumper
The concert was recorded in Paris back in 1979 and I know I’m spoiled from listening to high-quality digitally mastered music from my streaming service.
Ironically, Supertramp was known for caring about audio recordings. Their album Breakfast in America got a Grammy for Best Engineered Album (as well as Best Recording Package for that awesome cover). And the Paris concert resulted in an excellent double album, so I suspect that someone decide to run the audio through something so it would sound "good" on a television by cutting out the frequency range.
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Re: 2026 Audio Track Issues ... Andrew - PG Music 11 hours ago Forum: Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Hi, We found the sequence of events leading to this bug and Build 1240 has the fix. It is in pre-release testing for a while before being posted on the site, but you can download it from this link: https://update.pgmusic.com/support/patch/bb2026_win_update_build1240.exe
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Re: importing MIDI and audio into BiaB Rustyspoon# 16 hours ago Forum: Band-in-a-Box Wishlist Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Ember, Thank you for noticing this request. Working with content as clips on non-generative tracks would be an excellent feature, especially if MIDI clips could be reharmonized based on chord sheet automatically (follow chords). This is definitely a big ticket item. If this is going to be added as a candidate for 2027, maybe do a sticky post as with UI last year? Quite a few people offered good ideas & suggestions and many of those were implemented. In my humble opinion, this year's release was one of the best in years. Overall, it seems UI was positively accepted (definitely a game changer for my uses), you also took some steps reduce complexity which was an extremely important step. Maybe something BIG can be grown out of this idea? Like better track management, track functionality including freehand position in mixer and track view, simplified and better consolidated track menus... What I am trying to say, please consider looking at the "wish" holistically.
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Taipei Computex 2026: The 17 greatest gadgets from the world’s largest computing show pghboemike Yesterday at 11:13 PM Forum: Off-Topic Jump to new postsJump to new posts
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