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I can't find anything in Save or Export or Render that writes an M4A file, yet I have some tunes that do have one. I'm not sure where they came from or what. Which option causes an M4A file to be generated? On which menu/button? Can I make an audio track with Realtracks? I have 2.0.6 Thanks!
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Hi there Christian There seems to have been a lot of great songs using folk instruments this week, and yours is no exception. Really love the mellow feel, but I'm partial to a bit of folk anyway. Really nice song, enjoyed it very much. Kind regards
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I feel your pain Herb. The only way to get a good MIDI drum track from BiaB is if the track has a RealChart. Then you just drag the track to the mid window in the DAW mode window. I have had zero success converting audio to MIDI in BiaB. I have had good to excellent success when converting an audio drum track to a MIDI drum track in Melodyne Editor. That was using a complete audio drum kit. I would think it would be easier to use the stems; don't know as I don't use stems. When I can't get good conversion results I grab Groovemonkee's MIDI drum loops. YMMV I hope this helps. I tried melodyne with equally unsatisfying results. I'll have another go at it but I'm not holding out much hope. I'm using the drums on the last song I put in the showcase in hopes of raising the bar on the track a little bit more
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Really nice song as always Bob. A really fresh upbeat number with great use of the mandolin, really enjoyed that. Amazing how simple structured songs seem to turn out the best. Great Job, kind regards
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So pro sounding on every level. The Harder They Come is a desert island album for me. Love the beat on this and Janice's (always) fantastic vocals. Guitar terrific as well. Well done, team!!! Wow … we could not hope for better comments. Thank you so much! J&B
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I think most of us can relate to that feeling Mario. I feel I never really knew what I wanted to be and hence fell into Accountancy, BORING!! I wish i'd found guitars and music in my teens but alas. You sure have captured that melancholy feeling.... why are you making me relive all the drudgery??? All kidding aside, another excellent recording full of appropriate feeling and sentiment played and arranged perfectly. Great job Mario.
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Hi Soren Yeah, really nice tune and progression, lots of atmosphere and tension. Excellent, kind regards
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Sorry to her about your problems Ajag. In order to help you we would need more information. Things about your computer like what is the OS, Win 7,8,10 etc or Mac? What is your CPU speed? How much RAM and HD space do your have. Giving us as much computer information as you can will help a lot. Also can upload a problem song or two? Upload them to a free site like Drobox then post the URL. That way we can look at the song(s) and maybe it will help us solve your problem.
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Hi Vic, Really nice use of some underused instruments, accordion and tin whistle. They've all be used and blended perfectly to produce a fine folk song. A few simple lyrics proves that you don't have to go overboard in the lyric writing process. Terrific Vic. kind regards
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Chay, you are a master of choosing and mixing RTs in to masterpieces. Your choice of backing and lead tracks are always the perfect choices. Adding the fact that your mixing skills are second to none doesn't hurt either. I really liked the photo slideshow also. Loved it.
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Zazah, country swing at its best, you really nailed the groove. A real toe tapper Great vocal and backing band Super mix I really liked this one.
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When I clcik on the link I get a "can't find the page" window come up. Same here
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Hey mon this is fantastic. Love the groove. You did amazing with that synth vocal. I really dug the lyrics, very well done! Great backing band and mix. IMHO this is your best to date Loved it. .......................................... Yes, even Germans have feelings sometimes. ................................ My wife was conceived in Germany so yes I know Germans can have feelings. Hers go from sweet and loving to a mad ragging bull. Guess who gets the brunt of both! Fortunately more the former than the latter.
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Too funny. Or too sad. Or...both.
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Ah, i have a new motto: A bit ridiculous, but a lot of fun to put together. Man, you can't imagine how up i married. Very cool write, Ron. Those lyrics are definitely not sing-alongs. What an excellent job of not only getting those words out, but also making them all very understandable. Really an incredible job. Hey, it is quite short --quick and short, but huge fun. Really well done. Thanks, Marty! Glad you could figure out the lyrics. My lungs were completely emptied on quite a few of those lines. Ha! Thank you, Chay! Glad you liked it!
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Re your current love song - I forgot to ask this in my response to it - are you an American who married a German gem? Nope, I'm German who married a German gem (with Italian roots)  Nay you ♪ and she ♫ dance forever! (the 3rd great love of my life was Italian)
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Hoi Hans, I like your vocals and the overall vibe of the song, and the guitar is really cool. Drums aren't my thing, they distract from the song rather than adding to it. The lyrics are okay-ish, but I think some of the rhymes sound a bit forced instead of flowing naturally from the story. But overall, it's not a bad song, it has a lot of potential.
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Thanks very much! That really saved this project for me. Now, what I would like to know is how to avoid doing the same thing again, although now I can fix it. I think the one thing that made it harder for me to troubleshoot this issue was the fact that I did not intend to make a program change to the RealDrums instrument choice. What bonehead move did I make that caused a program change to be saved to the RD setting? ADVthanksANCE -Jack (major bonehead in Central Texas)
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The linked news article includes several links to other news articles that may include your specific situation. So you might have to read more than the linked article. As rharv stated the most important news is if everythings working okay, don't "fix" it.
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Is there a parameter to install for the following: IWhen I choose a song in the multipicker by double click than should appreciate it when I get direct into the fakesheet mode (automaticly). Right now I als also have to click on the fake sheet button.
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Janice & Bud, We are so appreciative of that great review - thank you! Bob
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Marty, your video is really great and I loved the whole music and lyrics. Laurent Thanks, Laurent. Ai deserves a lower case i for sure. Marty, Dots Connected. Excellent write. Nicely sung, played and BIABed. Much enjoyed. fj Thanks, Floyd. I like using BiaB as an action word, a verb. Yeah, it does a lot of the heavy lifting. From the lyrics, I gather that it's a protest song, but unlike mine, yours make me smile. Strange... No matter what you do, you can't hide your positive nature, Marty. Love the piano and your vocals, and there are some sexy bass lines. Enjoyed my listens ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/images/icons/default/thumbs_up.gif) Thanks, Brain. A smiling protest historically gets nowhere. We need a song written by Thomas Paine and sung by Patrick Henry. Good song, I'm listening closer to your drums now that you've said you use 15 or more drum tracks on your songs. Lyrically, there is so much cleveration going on and dare I say it's almost Shakespearean at times. Those 155 sonnets you wrote really sowed a path for your lyrical excursions, I suspect. Great work as usual for the Lou Gehrig (Iron Man) of the forum. Thanks, Bob. Actually it's 16 tracks plus percussion, but it can all be reduced to two. Since i mostly use my own creations instead of Toontracks', it can sometimes take a whole day to finish one. Gotta make sure the drummer only has 4 limbs. The 155th was iambic quatameter so it really shouldn't count, and none of them should ever be compared to The Bard, except in number. Now, i like the Lou Gehig tag, but my songs never make it out of the infield, let alone the park. Granddaughter Charley says i'm more like Hamilton in volume; yet again we see a huge gap in quality. hehe Excellent production as always. We connected the dots and here's hoping. "Hope springs eternal" is assuredly being put to the test. But Janice reads beautiful optimistic quotes to Bud everyday! J&B Thanks, Janice & Bud. i know ya know. Wish everyone would start the day with a positive quote from Janice. Hi Marty. I like this imaginative, original lyric from you. Who'd have thought a song could be made out of this idea. Just goes to show what can be done. Vic Thanks, Vic. Change could start with that loaded doc? Very well connected dots, "Make the changes good for all" is a simple, but elementary truth, impossible but "all we built will fall" without that objective. Nice Latin groove and the piano solo fits well. Enjoyable bass playing and soulful vocals as always. "Now's the time to to make the change", yep, you have shown how to do it and now we all will follow Janne Thanks, Janne. Yep, it's a shame too many seem to forget we're a species. Back in the day (hehe) when someone would bring home the kill for the tribe, there was always someone at the table who'd stuff as much as possible into his mouth and stuff more into his loin cloth for later, leaving some of the women and children hungry. It's unfortunate that those traits are what have been exponentially increased through natural selection.
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Well we are blues folks and have done many, many 12 bar arrangements. This is very nice. Love your chops and tone. You packed a lot of goodness in less than two minutes! Nice open airy mix too. Enjoyed it, J&B
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Vic, Janice & Bud, Messrs Snyder & Dean. Forum Royalty one and all. Thank you all for taking the time to listen and comment. I appreciate your words which mean a great deal to me !!! My best wishes to you all Izzy.
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