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Hey Trev & Noel, I hope that you and you're families are all okay. It's been a dreadful week - today Sydney was the hottest country in the world, No fires close to us fortunately.
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Arrête de trembler et file voir sur ton compte, je suis sur que tu as la version 2026 qui t'attend sagement.
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Hi Lee! First off, huge respect for pushing through the rocky road of revisions (no pun intended!) to get this track to where it is today. The version you’ve shared feels like a spark of progress—vocals are punchier, the mix has more space to breathe. Your comment about --"the judges decision is final and no further correspondence will be entered into" -- tells me that song fatigue has set in. Every creator hits that “I’ve heard this loop 37,000 times” wall. But trust me, this one’s a keeper. Time + distance might help you see its potential in a whole new light. I have to say, after hearing your comments about the vocal clarity shifting depending on the headphones, I’m suddenly really curious what this song would sound like in a totally different context—a stripped-down, “unplugged” vibe perhaps? Just brainstorming here: two acoustic rhythm guitars panned hard L/R, your single-tracked vocals front and center with barely a whisper of reverb, and maybe a slide guitar or a harp solo … I’m not saying it’s the next step (by any means—this version is solid as a rock!), but I could get lost in a hazy, dusty take on it. Keep riding those red dirt roads, Lee. You’ve got a great instinct for storytelling and a voice that definitely deserves to be front and center. Can’t wait to hear what’s next—rock version, unplugged experiments, or even a detour down a completely unexpected lane. Rock on, Izzy
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Janice, Bud & Peter This is a brilliant song, performed and produced by the best talent in this weird music buisness where the cream (unfairly) doesn't always rise to the top. Congratulations and thank you for setting the musical bar so high for us mere mortals (me at least) to aspire. huge respect Izzy.
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I Wonder I wonder what would happen if a guitarist was offered to write for an orchestra? Well now I do. I am way out of my comfort zone and in brand new territory for me. BiaB style - Emerald - Slow, Peaceful, 3/4 Orc Tempo 45 BPM Bass - Swam - Bass section Piano - Kontakt - Amadeus - violins Guitar - Kontakt - Amadeus - violas Strings - Kontakt - Solid State Orchestra Via my breath and keyboard controllers I am playing the following Swam instruments: 1- the French horns 1 & 2 2- the trumpet 3- the alto trombone 4- the violin 5- the viola 6- the bassoon 7- the oboe Via my keyboard controller I am playing the following: 1- Timpani 2- cymbals 3- gongs As always all comments are welcomed.
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justanoldmuso, I agree both Band-in-a-Box and RealBand have their advantages. It is a good idea for Window users to be familiar with both programs. Swapping RealTracks in a song is different than MultiStyles. MultiStyles have more than two substyles. A typical style has "A" and "B" substyles. A MultiStyle can have up to 24 substyles but most factory MultiStyles have 4 substyles or "A", "B", "C" and "D" substyles. Of course most people call a substyle a part marker. You can filter on MultiStyles by opening the MultiPicker tab, "Styles", select Category, navigate to "More ..." in the "Other" category and select "MultiStyles".
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https://on.soundcloud.com/a9GHQHIcU6Ft6caqWM Hello and Happy New Year folks. This is an old tune (1980s) with rebuilt music. The vocal was stem-separated from a circa 2000 recording. It's a bit ragged in some spots but I liked the energy. Here's the BIAB info: Key=A , Tempo 122, Style is _SPIFFY1.STY (Spiffy Jazz Funk Groove Horns) RealDrums in style:Funk16ths^01-a:Snare, HiHat , b:BusySnare, HiHat RealTracks in style: ~1433:Bass, Electric, JazzFunkGroovin Ev16 110 RealTracks in style: ~1437:Piano, Electric, Rhythm JazzFunkGroovin Ev16 110 RealTracks in style: ~1436:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm JazzFunkGroovinMute Ev16 110 RealTracks in song: 3338:Synth, Analog, Soloist FunkJeff Ev16 110 It's put together in Studio One with a lot of help from NI, Ujam and iZotope plugins both as instruments and FX. The lyrics: "Surprised she’s come this far She watches for her ride She’s had enough of shouting out Across the Great Divide In the hall beside the door Sits a suitcase all prepared So much she thought she might have said So much left undeclared There’s a corner inside her heart Where the light of love has died It descended like a fallen star Into the Great Divide Surprised she’s come this far As she takes her bag and steps outside She’s had enough of shouting out Across the Great Divide Across the Great Divide" That's it, thanks for giving it a listen. Mick
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Big band horns, in a big band? If you can clarify the music genre or better, provide a link to an audio example, it will help PG Music to make the style.
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Izzy, simple song my $#$! An outstanding groove with some very professional layering of instruments - Brilliant I really liked your vocal on this one. Super lyrics Loved it. FWIW - instead of "BV's - Me, Myself & I + Melodyne" maybe you should have said "Me, Myself, & I and my good friend Mel Odyne 
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Bob, this so much reminded my again of John Prine. You are as good of a story teller as he was. An outstanding arrangement with the perfect choice of instruments. Your vocal and the violin were fantastic together. I've never been to Gettysburg but I have been to Harper's Ferry and Antietam. Another winner for sure.
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Chris, this is excellent. The AI voice works perfectly with the backing tracks. Great choice on instruments and style. Great mix.
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Janne, a fantastic song about a very important topic, protecting the earth. Before my wife had her accident we used to walk a lot. Nothing upsets me more than to be on a nature trail and see liter, i.e. cans, bottles, cigarette packages and butts, etc. An excellent production.
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................................................................ Btw, you never gave a reference for your “IF there is only a guitar then any chord is an ambiguous chord because there is no bass.” statement. Did you read that at a website? From searching ambiguous chords "An interval or chord is said to be harmonically ambiguous when it does not imply a clear root.........." Go back and look at the guitar chord pictures I posted earlier in this thread and you will see two examples of where a guitar only chord can have different names based on what note in the guitar chord the guitarist calls the bass note. That note does not have to be the lowest note in the chord. This is because there is no one playing the bass, whether it is a bass guitar, piano, tuba, etc. In the guitar only situation the key signature and the chords prior and after would determine the chord name.
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AI generated gobbledygook is making this forum less enjoyable by the day... Well Ron, I hope there will continue to be enough of us in the User Showcase that will continue to post ‘exclusively human’ music with the transparency of info that accompanies our posts. We might soon be called ‘The Remnant’. Andrew Andrew, sad but true enough. I was also referencing the long essay on AI music just above my post. In the good old days pre-AI I would have been surprised but impressed that a first time poster included that much apparent thought and detail. But after reading it I'm thinking it's just a Suno (or similar) prompt response. Color me jaded... Happy to be one of The Remnant for now though. 
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I did not know we lost the underlining. A bit disappointing. to learn. DrDan, The legacy track names next to the radio buttons had the notation underlining. No radio buttons, no notation underlining. Andrew mentioned adding an indicator in the track names in the mixer and tracks windows. +1. Great idea.
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Hi, BD. Excellent work. Sounds like a song to me! AI sings expressively, and the setting is exquisite. The lyrics are touching, especially: I pay with a bill I press the change into the hand of one of the two And wish him a nice evening He wishes me the same and smiles at me No teeth I take out my wallet again and give him what I can spare It works for me. Well done. Thanks for your kind comment, David, especially about the lyrics, because that's the part of songwriting I've worked hardest on improving over the last year. Much appreciated
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I think this is the first song I've heard about a Subaru. Ever! And actually, it's a pretty cool idea. A funny automotive love song. Enjoyed
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To me, it still sounds like blues rock, and not bad one at that. There's plenty of room for vocals, so write some lyrics and sing or get a singer. Your song deserves that
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A beautiful breakup love song with simple and clever lyrics. Love your vocals!
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Well done ... Nice blend of EZkeys, BiaB and the Suno vocal. And an excellent mix. J&B
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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.
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Hit play and nothing ... cursor does not move along wave forms. Please disregard as changing from windows audio to MME has fixed it.
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