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Band-in-a-Box® 2024 Review: 4.75 out of 5 Stars! Callie - PG Music Yesterday at 09:02 PM Forum: Band-in-a-Box for Windows Jump to new postsJump to new posts
If you're looking for a in-depth review of the newest Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows version, you'll definitely find it with Sound-Guy's latest review, Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows Review: Incredible new capabilities to experiment, compose, arrange and mix songs. A few excerpts: "The Tracks view is possibly the single most powerful addition in 2024 and opens up a new way to edit and generate accompaniments. Combined with the new MultiPicker Library Window, it makes BIAB nearly perfect as an 'intelligent' composer/arranger program." "MIDI SuperTracks partial generation showing six variations – each time the section is generated it can be instantly auditioned, re-generated or backed out to a previous generation – and you can do this with any track type. This is MAJOR! This takes musical experimentation and honing an arrangement to a new level, and faster than ever." "Band in a Box continues to be an expansive musical tool-set for both novice and experienced musicians to experiment, compose, arrange and mix songs, as well as an extensive educational resource. It is huge, with hundreds of functions, more than any one person is likely to ever use. Yet, so is any DAW that I have used. BIAB can do some things that no DAW does, and this year BIAB has more DAW-like functions than ever."
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Re: Green Is So Much Greener Without Blue B.D.Thomas Yesterday at 08:52 PM Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Originally Posted by rayc
The melody for "One song every day Helps the memories fade away Like a little bird in a tree I feel free" sounds more open, free and unconstrained than the rest of the song...which works given the structure & narrative. Cool sounding thing though the lyrics don't really survive analysis, (perfectly pop).
Good to see you again, Ray. I hope all is well. Thanks for listening and for your comment. I guess since I'm not a native speaker, none of my lyrics will stand up to deeper analysis, but as you said, for pop music it's enough smile
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Re: Suno - AI Music Generator msh Yesterday at 08:48 PM Forum: Off-Topic Jump to new postsJump to new posts
I sell music on Pond5 and one company, that makes AI music or working on programming it, bought a whole bunch of my (casual) music in one buy tlast year. So I got recompensated.
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Re: More AI some plugins for audacity Janice & Bud Yesterday at 08:34 PM Forum: Off-Topic Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Originally Posted by DrDan
These tools are poppying up every where.
And, at least in photo editing, years old apps are being relabeled AI. Guess we can think back to Babylon and refer to the abacus as AI. 🤪 Bud
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Re: Is Biab the New RealBand ? justanoldmuso Yesterday at 08:04 PM Forum: Band-in-a-Box for Windows Jump to new postsJump to new posts
V. lol if we come back in 10 years i'm sure pg will still offer rb. time will tell if i'm right. the problem today is rb is not an instant app. to appreciate its depth of features one needs to be willing to spend lots of time with. rb. frankly i dont care whether bb or rb..i just want one or other to be my 'work center' rather thzn haveing to flit around between pg and non pg music apps. if you read these forums youll see many users want rb to survive. heres what i want in rb... ..nd editing ..the new bb mpicker. ..the bb new lovely generation speed. and there other things...to save me retyping see my bb and rb wishes in the wishlist forums. shlind. rb unique..some examples ..genning tracks of course ..very strong midi tricks and there are others...just read the manual to see if rb is for you. other rb users can add their own opinions. happiness. om 🇨🇦 🇬🇧
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Re: Saying goodbye to old gear etcjoe Yesterday at 07:31 PM Forum: Off-Topic Jump to new postsJump to new posts
My wife unfortunately knows exactly what I have paid for everything. She keeps the books! I call her my accountant!
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Re: The craziest pop song of the 21st century DrDan Yesterday at 07:08 PM Forum: Best of YouTube Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Love it! What can I say, I am a sucker for this complexity in music.
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Re: Stop Walking Bass Lines mrgeeze Yesterday at 06:39 PM Forum: Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Try substyle changes. Also track settings allow you to configure middle choruses. Change the bass player sometimes works.
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Happy Easter! Holiday Hours... Callie - PG Music Yesterday at 05:57 PM Forum: Off-Topic Jump to new postsJump to new posts
2024 is well underway - it's already Easter Weekend! Our Customer Service hours this weekend are: Friday, March 29: 8-4 Saturday, March 30: 8-4 Sunday, March 31: closed Regular hours resume Monday, April 1st - no joke! -Callie
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Re: Big Dreams and Cold Beer vicarn Yesterday at 05:22 PM Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Thank you Brad. I appreciate Waylon too. I posted the BIAB tracks up now. Vic
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Re: Het Ei (The Egg) vicarn Yesterday at 05:06 PM Forum: I just heard Band-in-a-Box on YouTube Jump to new postsJump to new posts
How original. The last image was worrying. Well done Rob and Anne. Vic
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Band in the Box 2024 v.1109 surprises ari Yesterday at 04:51 PM Forum: Band-in-a-Box for Windows Jump to new postsJump to new posts
I did an experiment with this new great BiB 2024 v.1109. 1. Made a short 8 bar chord sequence, just 8 bars, no repeats. 2. Style ZZJAZZ, tempo 140. 3. For bass I chose Hi-Q Upright Acoustic Bass 'N'. No Midi patch. 4. When I came back to Mixer I noticed that BiB had changed the Track name 'Bass* to 'Piano 1'. And Piano track was changed to 'Piano 2' (of course). 5. I played my 8 bars and saved the result. 6. Exported the Song as Audio File. 24bit/44.1. Sounded OK. 7. Next I exported the Song as Audio File 24bit/48Khz. Didn't sound ok anymore. The tempo was faster and the pitch higher. 8. 24bit/96 was still faster like playing the 24/48 at double speed, high pitched. Funny but not in the right way, I think. Could someone please explain why this happened? And yes, the program seems to crash easily and too often. I have had none of such difficulties with BiB 2023 v.1013. My setup is I think quite normal: Windows 10 64bit Home with latest updates. Lenovo Legion Y730-17ich. Intel i5-8300H, 2.30GHz, 16 GB memory. RME Babyface interface/ASIO. N.I., IK and Steiberg, Finale and Reaper. I have used (on/off) BiB from the year 1, I think, from Atari and Windows 3 era, or so. BiB v.1013 has been stable no problems so I continue using it.
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Re: MY WISHES FOR THE LOVELY BB NEW TRACKS VIEW. justanoldmuso Yesterday at 03:37 PM Forum: Band-in-a-Box Wishlist Jump to new postsJump to new posts
mcity. wife and i just had a mini vacay to celebrate. your soo right. the docs tell me we are lucky to live in an age when lots of medical breakthroughs are happening . happinesx om
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Re: Video - Repeats & Endings Dialog Overview Gordon Scott Yesterday at 03:31 PM Forum: Band-in-a-Box for Windows Jump to new postsJump to new posts
I've long wondered at the apparent absence of a simple "Al Coda" option, which would handle many things. Often I just want to say "if this is the final chorus, exit the loop here and play the coda to end. I know that people sometimes use DC al Coda or DC al Fine to say "play the first A again" in an AABA form, even where the AABA will be repeated multiple times. To me that just seems wrong, but it appears not unusual. frown confused
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Re: Wishlist approval and implemention Gordon Scott Yesterday at 01:07 PM Forum: Band-in-a-Box Wishlist Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Originally Posted by musocity
+1 some things can take years and years
One gets the distinct impression that some get forgotten about. I've had the impression that each year's planned enhancements get scheduled and may or may not be delivered depending upon how well the work progresses, and then after release the wishes and fixes are somehow restarted and some stuff just "drops off". Of course some wishes may never have been put into the plans at all ... not within the philosophy; too hard at present; breaks compatibility; and so on. I do personally still think that the "X new features each year" business model distorts the focus on these things. (Note: my use of X here does not mean that PGM has been bought by Elon Musk :D)
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Band-in-a-Box® 2024 Review: 4.75 out of 5 Stars!

If you're looking for a in-depth review of the newest Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows version, you'll definitely find it with Sound-Guy's latest review, Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows Review: Incredible new capabilities to experiment, compose, arrange and mix songs.

A few excerpts:
"The Tracks view is possibly the single most powerful addition in 2024 and opens up a new way to edit and generate accompaniments. Combined with the new MultiPicker Library Window, it makes BIAB nearly perfect as an 'intelligent' composer/arranger program."

"MIDI SuperTracks partial generation showing six variations – each time the section is generated it can be instantly auditioned, re-generated or backed out to a previous generation – and you can do this with any track type. This is MAJOR! This takes musical experimentation and honing an arrangement to a new level, and faster than ever."

"Band in a Box continues to be an expansive musical tool-set for both novice and experienced musicians to experiment, compose, arrange and mix songs, as well as an extensive educational resource. It is huge, with hundreds of functions, more than any one person is likely to ever use. Yet, so is any DAW that I have used. BIAB can do some things that no DAW does, and this year BIAB has more DAW-like functions than ever."

Happy Easter! Holiday Hours...

2024 is well underway - it's already Easter Weekend!

Our Customer Service hours this weekend are:

Friday, March 29: 8-4
Saturday, March 30: 8-4
Sunday, March 31: closed

Regular hours resume Monday, April 1st - no joke!

Convenient Ways to Listen to Band-in-a-Box® Songs Created by Program Users!

The User Showcase Forum is an excellent place to share your Band-in-a-Box® songs and listen to songs other program users are creating!

There are other places you can listen to these songs too! Visit our User Showcase page to sort by genre, artist (forum name), song title, and date - each listing will direct you to the forum post for that song.

If you'd rather listen to these songs in one place, head to our Band-in-a-Box® Radio, where you'll have the option to select the genre playlist for your listening pleasure. This page has SoundCloud built in, so it won't redirect you. We've also added the link to the Artists SoundCloud page here, and a link to their forum post.

We hope you find some inspiration from this amazing collection of User Showcase Songs!

Congratulations to the 2023 User Showcase Award Winners!

We've just announced the 2023 User Showcase Award Winners!

There are 45 winners, each receiving a Band-in-a-Box 2024 UltraPAK! Read the official announcement to see if you've won.

Our User Showcase Forum receives more than 50 posts per day, with people sharing their Band-in-a-Box songs and providing feedback for other songs posted.

Thank you to everyone who has contributed!

Video: Volume Automation in Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows®

We've created a video to help you learn more about the Volume Automation options in Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows.

Band-in-a-Box® 2024: Volume Automation

www.pgmusic.com/manuals/bbw2024full/chapter11.htm#volume-automation

Video: Audio Input Monitoring with Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows®

We've created this short video to explain Audio Input Monitoring within Band-in-a-Box® 2024, and included some tips & troubleshooting details too!

Band-in-a-Box® 2024: Audio Input Monitoring

3:17: Tips
5:10: Troubleshooting

www.pgmusic.com/manuals/bbw2024full/chapter11.htm#audio-input-monitoring

Video: Enhanced Melodists in Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows®!

We've enhanced the Melodists feature included in Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows!

Access the Melodist feature by pressing F7 in the program to open the new MultiPicker Library and locate the [Melodist] tab.

You can now generate a melody on any track in the program - very handy! Plus, you select how much of the melody you want generated - specify a range, or apply it to the whole track.

See the Melodist in action with our video, Band-in-a-Box® 2024: The Melodist Window.

Learn even more about the enhancements to the Melodist feature in Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows at www.pgmusic.com/manuals/bbw2024upgrade/chapter3.htm#enhanced-melodist

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