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Finally real vocals with all that personal rendition that Sunos can't do and make listeners to believe the lyrics. And also real solos for change from those BiaB solos that although may be aline with the chord progression, but can't underline the feelings and message of the song. Thanks for listening. Glad you liked it. Janice tries to put soul into all her songs. Live with it while working it up, record and move on! đ J&B
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From this, I'd interpret that a quiet folk song might be 1, and a loud one would be 30. So a loud folk song would never be more "intense" than a heavy rock song, or even a medium pop song, for that matter. Haven't actually looked myself. Just remember reading SOMETHING and THINK it must have been this quoted post. Thanks Ron, I searched this in BiaB and found it. It's called "Intensity". But this is not what we are talking about here. First, the concept of "Intensity" may not be equivalent to the concept of "Edge". But more importantly is that it appears that you can only filter (or sort) the styles on Intensity. If this is not true, then show us how to change the Intensity from 15 to 70 for the Slip Jig from Cork with Piano style?
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Wow excellent song. Super vocal and lyric. Very cool production on this one Herb Thanks Scott.
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Thanks Marty, Andrew, Janice and Bud. I'm currently writing a song about the same theme. But this time, the lyrics will be in English and it will be a blues song!
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SÄ er der en opdatering til de som allerede har fÄet en tidlig julegave og har kÞbt Band-in-a-Box 2026 (Win). Find opdateringen HER Venlig hilsen Lindbjerg
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Thank you very much for your answers, which clarified what could be clarified.
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Floyd, LOL! Thank you. Joliz and I appreciate all of your kind words and support. Bob
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Steve, you ordered the Ultra-Pak, and have you received any delivery details? PGM are usually pretty good with dispatch and tracking details. If you are really concerned, contact PG Music with all of your purchase details, and request a status update.
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Great pop song! Love the vocal. You have a really nice touch with this style of music. Excellent mix. Thanks Bob! While this is my wheelhouse, Iâd like to break out of it for a while and record in styles from other decades. I am working on a 90s style song at the moment. Andrew, you have a real knack for finding and using riff patterns that are simple but oh-so-pleasing as motifs for your songs. I found this one enjoyably bouncing. I esp liked your idea of using the 1-2-3 lines of each verse to rhyme with the 1-2-3 lines of the next. I'm not sure how effective that is--rhyming being a "memory" thing--here it has to carry over from one verse to the next, but I think it's a real clever concept. There's one place in the bridge where you go from C-->Am->G..my "conventional" ear wanted that Am to be a D9, but that's just me. Overall, your work is so listenable, the message nice and clear, and each music element fit just right--no need to crowd any of it out with unneeded embellishments. Enjoyed it thoroughly! Thank you Tom! Your analysis of the lyric rhymes across verses is something I did, but didnât do strategically - if thatâs the right word. Regarding the chord change to Am in the bridge, that is exactly as I wrote it and wanted to stay true to that. It is the most âminorâ part of the song, and interesting it sits under âhappyâ. ⊠I love it - bright and upbeat, and fun to listen to. The BGVs and claps are a cool touch. As Mario said, a relatable write. The bass works nicely. ⊠Thanks David! I do try and write positive, uplifting songs, and if ever I find I have written negatively/pessimistically, I will usually modify it. Thank you all for listening. Andrew
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My first question is: Can I now use four bars per bar in BIAB2026? My second question is: Is syncopation okay? Like, can I start the chord 1/8 of the way in? ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=31952&filename=2025-12-16_162817.jpg) I'll try to respond as best I can, Q1: "Can I now use four bars per bar in BIAB2026?" Answer: I don't now about 4 bars per bar, but well you can use 4 chords per bar (4 beats per bar is another way of saying this). I don't believe that this situation has changed. Q2: "Is syncopation okay? Like, can I start the chord 1/8 of the way in?" Answer: Yes. I understand that you can change chords in up to 32 different positions within the bar.
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Thank you all. I'll post later my version of a newer rendition of this song loyal to Jimmy Rodgers as a western swing one. Then you can compare, how this song has evolved during time.
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I open the Style Picker, then select Category, and next to each genre or sub-genre, it shows the number of styles for each category and the number found - see attached. I am on the Ultrapak 2024 (about to upgrade to 2026) so why is the number 'found' less than the total when I am on the Ultrapak? I believe (from a friend) this missing count also occurs on the 2026 Ultrapak. Why is there a difference in found number, and how do I rectify this? FOMO. Andrew
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Hi! I use BiaB mostly as a practice tool, and I'd love to have a feature where, during playback, the playback is able to jump to a random bar. It'd be great to just being able to enter a set of chords you want to work on and having to think on your feet for hitting that chord asap. Having the next random bar that's about to play highlighted in a different color would / could assist. Add randomizer button, done! :-) I'm sure there's better suggestions out there on how to make this work properly, just spitballing here. Made a quick mockup, random bar about to be played highlighted in green and randomizer button next to all the playback buttons on top. Can highlight green to indicate randomizer is on. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=31950&filename=mockup3.jpg)
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Saw that. Fortunately, my old tapes come back to life for a single pass with simple baking. Long time ago, Donny Osmond turned me onto the ideal too. Get a beef jerky drier. Not only is it large enough but it's designed for long baking times at controlled low temperatures. 180° F works nicely.
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I really canât speak to what is generally accepted. Iâm sure there is much research ongoing. But when I connect the dots that Iâm familiar with it seems that our neural processors prefer patterns that are easy to process. Complex ratios create irregular patterns resulting in dissonance while simple ratios produce pleasing neural firings resulting in consonance. I'm going to belabor the point a bit more. When you say "Complex ratios create irregular patterns", it feels like there's some handwaving going on. It's not as if our ears are sending pure signals to the brain, and the neurons are comparing pitch ratios. That's just not how hearing works. The processing of signal to pitch takes place in the ear, not in the brain. The ear functions as a pitch discriminator. However, there are limits to what pitches can be discriminated between. When two pitches fall within that margin - the critical band - they land on the same receptor. And that receptor complains I'm having trouble differentiating between these two pitches. That's a much simpler mechanism than what you seem to be proposing, and it seems to be borne out by studies. We have other examples of processing taking place at the sensor level, such as the eye. The image on the eye's receptors passes through multiple layers, and determinations are made at the within the eye, not the brain. For example, a frog's eyes has specialized "bug detectors" for detecting small moving shapes and "event detectors" for general movement. To reiterate, this processing happens in the frog's eye, not its brain. Music is much more than simply "consonance" and "dissonance". It's the creative use of these elements, structuring them in time and motion, as well as setting and sometimes evading expectations. But research indicates that that simple concept of "concept" and "dissonance" can be explained via critical bands within the ear, rather than a higher-level neural processing.
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Yeah, I remember that James Taylor video. I should play guitar more often, my calluses are almost gone. Last month, I'd foolishly taken my short-scale bass to a gig without checking the tuning on it, and it was untunable. Back home a week later, I didn't have a tuner handy to intonate it, and the Fender app on my phone was useless. So I downloaded the free version of the LockOn tuner. Wow! If you don't mind tuning your instrument on a PC, you might consider getting it.
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Hi, Laurent. Nice! It's a bit "pretty" for the subject matter, but that's fine. I assume the last shot is a reference to a film based on the novel La PlanĂšte des singes. 
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Hi, David. Pretty good, but I ran it through Suno, and the results are amazing! You should jump on this technology train before you get left behind! I kid.  Your write-ups are almost as good as your songs. Almost.  Good write, good song, passionate vocal. As Robert said, That's how it's done.
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Hi, Shigeki. There's no doubt that Suno and similar tools are amazing. The strings are lovely - especially at the end - and the singer is flawless backed by subtle harmonies. The result is exquisite, although I miss the oboe in the original. My main problem with AI music on this forum is that it's a direct competitor with BiaB. I've posted about this elsewhere, so there's no need to rehash it here. I use synthetic vocals with SynthesizerV. It's very tempting to use Suno to make that vocal more expressive. And I'm looking forward to using tools like Melisma that can transform notation into audio. It's also very tempting to create a song and then hand it over to Suno to do all the "hard work" of arranging and mixing. And it's hard to argue with the results, as Suno can be very, very good! But at least for now, I'm going to stick with tools that require me to do the work.
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Hi, Kevin. Nice.
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Hi, Ron. I don't have the ears to make any useful mix suggestions. Love the song! With the bass and guitars, it sounds a bit like psychedelic rock. I'd loved to hear full backing harmonies on the chorus in true 60's style, but that's not really your jam.
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[quote=PhillyJazz]⊠Can Moises separate sax, trumpet and trombone in those cases? Following.
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This is outstanding, Paul. A beautiful write. A beautiful tribute... Cool vocals (needless to say)... Thanks for sharing... fj Thanks very much for your nice comments, Floyd. It means a lot!
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Thank you Ezekielâs Storm Yeah the video was just out there really. Hopefully memorable for its creepiness. I was happy with putting the BiaB SEETHE style to it retrospectively. Gave it an extra dimension. Thank you for listening. Kind regards.
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Video: New User Interface (GUI)
Join Tobin as he takes you on a tour of the new user interface in Band-in-a-BoxÂź 2026 for WindowsÂź! This modern GUI redesign offers a sleek new look with updated toolbars, refreshed windows, and a smoother workflow. The brand-new side toolbar puts track selection, the MultiPicker Library, and other essential tools right at your fingertips. Plus, our upgraded Multi-View lets you layer multiple windows without overlap, giving you a highly flexible workspace. Many windowsâincluding Tracks, Piano Roll, and moreâhave been redesigned for improved usability and a cleaner, more intuitive interface, and more!
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Few things are certain in life: death, taxes, and a brand spankinâ new XPro Styles PAK! In this, the 10th edition of our XPro Styles PAK series, weâve got 100 styles coming your way! We have the classic 25 styles each from the rock & pop, jazz, and country genres, and rounding out this volume's wildcard slot is 25 styles in the Praise & Worship genre! A wide spanning genre, you can find everything from rock, folk, country, and more underneath its umbrella. The included 28 RealTracks and RealDrums can be used with any Band-in-a-BoxÂź 2026 (and higher) package.
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