Great tune, Sabrina! Love your vocals and overall vocal arrangement with those BGVs. That's a cool FX chain on the lead vocals, too. Great band choice, too. Plenty of thump but lots of space for the vocals. Great job!
So, I must have missed the chord analysis dialogue box. In RB, the chord analysis seemed to work decently. Probably the same as BB. However, the auto barlines after my initial input for a couple of barlines seems to be right on, and so much simpler than the same in BB. Is this common? I can't even imagine I started doing ACW in BB if it's this much easier in RB. I'm not finished with what I started to do in RB, but splittng the Stems and trying to build a band of different instrumentation and changing the groove of the tune underneath the Vocal Stem seems like it's far more productive in RB. What would be the upside of starting a tune in BB, other than the documentation and video tutorials are far more available?
My copy just showed up this morning. And, yes, it weighs almost as much as a boat anchor. I also just received a new music stand to use for it, and for the Jazz Real Books volumes 1-6 for C instruments. [Waiting for Bob to finish the fake disk for volume 6. I have the fake disks for volumes 1-5.] This is one well-built, cleverly designed, heavy duty music stand that packs into a small carry case for transport to rehearsals or gigs. It ships from China with some of the best tracking info I've experienced anywhere. Well-packaged, it arrived pretty quickly and in perfect condition. I bought the Concerto Combo that included the light, device holder and carry case. [Mouse over the music stand tile and click on Choose Options.] Click on the product link in the video's description. That will get you a 15% discount. I first heard about it from one of my favorite online bass players. She's a Russian expat living in Christchurch, NZ.
It's a sad turn of events for songwriters and recording artists. I think the quality of writing songs by humans could be better than what AI can currently do, but we all know that the quality of the song has nothing to do with its popularity. I remember the lyrics to this popular song of the disco era: ||: Get up and boogie, Get up and boogie (That's right) Get up and boogie, Get up and boogie (That's right) Get up and boogie, Get up and boogie (That's right) Boogie, Boogie :|| Repeat ad nauseam Most pop music is recycled simple themes both lyrically and musically, which is what AI does well. Of course, there are and have always been brilliant exceptions. I'm glad I'm a live performer, and I was born in the 20th century. It'll be interesting to watch what happens now. Insights and incites by Notes ♫
Marty - your warm and genuine comments always give great encouragement, being a Dane by birth (so viking blood) combined with early church choir singing and 6 months living in Scotland (1969-70) might have something to do with any celtic influence? Couldn't sing a note now if I tried (I wish) so I rely on what's left in these old fingers to let the emotions flow - celtic music always has had a strong sense of mood & feelings to me (Transatlantic Sessions), a simple chord sequence can spring alive with a sweet melody on top - it's what I strive for, really chuffed you approved Marty!! Thanks so much, Carl
Oh, man, absolutely!! HUGE welcome to the forum, Bill. I went straight to your Soundcloud page. Yeow!! LOVE IT! Claude Bolling is a big favorite, and, man, you are a new favorite for sure. Yeah, public domain is always welcome, especially when redone like Janice & Bud above and like you do them. WOW. If ya need me, I'll be on your SC channel.
fyi Gordon...and thanks for suggesting i look at mini pc's. i completely underestimated them. for the princely sum of 500 buckeroons or i guess a few hundred quid gbp i now have two. .. ..one for the net (fanless)... ..one for music production. i'm a happy boy. i thought i knew tech haveing spent many years in tech but you got one up on me..kudos.
I should say here that I was mostly talking about mini-ITX PCs, rather than mini-PCs. Mini-ITX tends, I think, to be built more with industrial use in mind and should(!) be quite robust. They also allow me to arrange my own cooling. That's partly as my office gets very warm.
Marty, you are a great scene-painter with your songs!! You’ve given us a vivid snapshot of the weirdness in your mind, all along creating a solid piece of music..listening to your work always puts a smile on my face, probably the exact result that you want from your listener! Enjoyed it all the way around!
Thanks, Tom. Weirdness always keeps me entertained. You're right, smiles is the goal.
Originally Posted by floyd jane
Marty, Best song title ever. Bass sounds great! A little hair... Love the write. And the delivery... Appropriate piano. Excellent mix. Terrific entertainment. fj
Thanks, Floyd. Not sure Leon wold agree with title. But here is my all-time favorite band name: A Frayed Knot.
Originally Posted by MarioD
Marty, that was extremely clever and brilliant. Super vocal, lyrics, video, and mix. At least you had a white haired and white bearded pianist (you know what I mean) Loved it
Thanks, Mario. Yeah, of course Ai balked at me requesting images of Leon Russell, but finally came up with a couple good hints.
Originally Posted by WaoBand
Lyrically very creative. Another Marty hit! Really love the piano throughout this.
Thanks, Chay. Marty hits are when there are more than 20 listeners. BiaB has some excellent pianos --as YOU know.
Originally Posted by BlueAttitude
Man, where do you come up with these ideas?! Very clever as per usual, Marty. Fun song, fun video, enjoyed!
Haha. I have no idea, Dave. That's why I know I never deserve credit for creating things. Thanks!
I did some research on this over a year ago and at the time thought DistroKid was the best possibility. However, I'm just not interested in trying out any distributor for 2 reasons. The first is that I started self-publishing books in 2013, initially very hopeful, but over time I found that there was just so many millions of people worldwide producing eBooks on a regular basis that anything published just becomes another minuscule needle in a stack of minuscule needles. I haven't checked figures for a few years now, but last time I did Amazon alone had 49 million eBooks alone on sale - and the only books they'll promote are already bestsellers. Music is even worse as many thousands of new music tracks get posted daily. My 2nd reason is that I'm a UK pensioner living on State Pension and thus I have to declare any extra income, so even making a little money can cause oodles of bureaucratic problems as the system is designed to stop any kind of benefits payments, even when there's no good reason to. I sell on average about 1.5 books a year and as I posted free copies to friends worldwide after I first published paperbacks I've made less in royalties than I've paid out, thus my self-publishing is classed as a hobby from which no profit is expected to be made. You, Beth, are one of the few persons I know who may understand this, but how successful in any field with any kind of enterprise, dosh-related or not, you are doesn't depend on how much work you put in, or on how positive or enthusiastic you are (as 'new agers' like to think) it all depends on one's prarabdha karma. As great sages of many spiritual traditions affirm - and it's absolutely true in my experience over more than 5 decades - if it's in your 'script' it'll happen; if it isn't it won't.
I want to get the 2025 UltraPak considering I now have a working copy of 2024 Band in a Box for Mac installed o my Mac I’d like to plug the ultrapak into one of the ports double click on set up and Once clicking ok on all the prompts and entering passwords where need have everything just install like I can on windows Is this possible If not, what are the steps I need to follow
That is indeed possible! Just be sure to select either the Hard Drive or SSD backup copy during checkout.
Originally Posted by Mike Halloran
The download will install over the top of your installed copy.
That is correct.
Originally Posted by Mike Halloran
Unless you are upgrading to Audiophile, I see no reason to get physical media
In Mike's case I agree, as long as he has significantly more than 205gb available on his internal storage AND has a fast and reliable internet connection. As a general recommendation though I disagree, as Apple has decided to outfit their least expensive computers with only 256gb of storage, and an UltraPAK would take up nearly all of the available space on a brand new machine with no other apps or user data. Our tech support team spends a lot of time helping customers wrangle disk space - this is why we offer the option of physical media, as BB alone would consume 80% of the base model's 256gb drive and requires even more space for the downloads.
Originally Posted by Mike Halloran
The media being shipped is on a flash drive—too slow to run the app from that external, IMO (much slower than the USB 3 HHDs of the past).
That is incorrect - the UltraPAK can be shipped on either an external hard drive or an external SSD, both of which use USB 3 or higher and can transfer at over 100mb/sec. The hard drive is more than fast enough to run BIAB directly from it, and the SSD is even faster.
Originally Posted by Mike Halloran
If pressed for driver space, you can install RealTracks and Drums onto an external SSD — which to get depends on your Mac. It’s easy to set up and let the Install Manager app know where everything is.
That is correct - since it was introduced, our one-click Download and Install Manager app has vastly increased customer satisfaction and drastically reduced the amount of tech support calls.
I just read that the 2025 BIAB Installed size is 750 GB (FLAC files) which is off since 2024 was 2.0 TB of AIFF files. Is there a reason for this? I buy the audiophile edition because of the higher quality sounds.
FLAC compression is very different from MP3/WMA/M4A compression. MP3, WMA, and M4A are considered "lossy" compression - that means that the original waveform cannot be reconstructed perfectly. In simple terms it's been described that these algorithms remove frequencies that humans "cannot hear", although it has been proven many times that humans can in fact hear the difference or at least can hear artifacts of the compression. Lossy compression can compress as far as 90:1 (with absolutely abysmal sound quality), however the minimum "acceptable" quality is around 11:1 and "best" quality is 4.5:1 (however still lossy). FLAC is considered a "lossless" form of compression - that means that the original waveform can be reconstructed perfectly bit-for-bit. This is similar to putting a document in a Zip file - once the audio is extracted from the FLAC and saved as a WAV or AIFF the new file is exactly identical to the original, with no means of determining which is which (other than modification/creation date, file header information, or other non-audio metadata). FLAC typically compresses down to 2.5:1 - much bigger than lossy formats, but also much smaller than uncompressed. The only drawback to using FLAC over WAV/AIFF is that it takes a tiny bit more CPU power to decode the files when played - any modern computer is easily capable of that. In short, the new FLAC Audiophile has the exact same sound quality as the previous WAV/AIFF Audiophiles. Neither humans nor machines can tell the difference.
Originally Posted by philyoo
if you choose to receive the SSD by physical mail, where all the files are in FLAC...if I understand correctly.
That is correct.
Originally Posted by philyoo
But what about add-ons that you reinstall afterwards (XPro, XPak, etc.)? How is that handled?
The Xtra Styles PAKs do not include any new RealTracks or RealDrums - they include only style files, which use whatever RealTracks/Drums are installed. The XPro Styles PAKs include some RealTracks/Drums in lossy WMA or M4A format, however these RealTracks are already included in the Audiophile in FLAC format, so there will be no reduction in quality. The 49-PAK includes RealTracks that are not included with the Audiophile, and these can be downloaded in FLAC format.
Originally Posted by AudioTrack
Meaning that FLAC is a lossless file compression format.
That's in the name actually - FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec.
Originally Posted by Mike Halloran
BIAB 2025 Audiophile has 300 new RealTracks and Drums
Correction - 200. Including the 49-PAK there are 222 new RealTracks/Drums for 2025.
Originally Posted by Mike Halloran
My only concern was that I could not see how to download the legacy tracks.
It depends on which package you purchase. As I understand: If you purchase the download-only Audiophile then all 4900+ RealTracks are downloadable in FLAC format. If you purchase the SSD then all 4900+ RealTracks are downloadable in the compressed format. If you purchase the Audiophile PlusPAK then only the new 2025 RealTracks are downloadable in FLAC format (this package does not include any RealTracks or styles from previous years).
Originally Posted by Mike Halloran
I could have converted the RTs and Drums to FLAC as I have apps that will do this including TwistedWave but I wanted to see what the new deliverable is like. Now that I know, I will likely go to download only next year.
TwistedWave is a great app for that, however it is costly, as audio conversion is just one feature out of many. I use a free app called XLD for bulk audio conversion, which does a great job. I've also used a very neat app from Zynaptiq called Myriad, which is not only a bulk audio converter but can do a ton of bulk editing tasks (trim, gain, apply a plugin, etc).
Hi, Chay. Denisse does a fine job with this. You wrote:
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I really wanted my vocal songs to be of a much better quality...
I'm not sure what issue you've got, because it sounds good. As Bud mentioned, the real work happens in the mix. To quote Google's AI summary, mastering "polishes the final mix, making it sound its best across different playback devices and ensuring a consistent, cohesive sound." Assuming the mix is good, there are quite a few tools that will get you that sparkle that's associated with mastering. Most of the mastering tools will focus on bringing your mix into a generally accepted EQ curve. You can also adjust the EQ of the stems to help them fit into the mix better, such as adding high pass filters to everything but the bass so there's not a lot of buildup of low-frequencies that can create muddy mixes. Figuring out where you want specific elements to sit in the mix, and then bandpassing them so they stay out of other tracks is another common action. TrackSpacer is a neat tool for carving harmonic space out of other tracks so they don't mask important tracks. It's one of my favorite plugins. I haven't tried Waves' Curves AQ, but it's on my To-Do list. It automates the things I mentioned, and even seems to have functionality like TrackSpacer. But really, the mix sounds good.
Thanks a lot for that extra re mastering, David. As I replied to B&J it echoes what many have stated online or in videos. I've actually had a look ate Waves/Curves and although there's more to it than in Soren AI Mastering I won't try it out as I now don't trust "auto"!
It's a for profit company. It has a dot com address. The real copyright office is a dot gov site. Same thing happens with driver license and other things. You have to be careful what site you land on. Yes it will most likely get you a valid us copyright but it will cost you more in fees and profit margin than the dot gov site
Xtra Styles PAK 20 for Windows & Mac Band-in-a-Box version 2025 (and higher) is here with 200 brand new RealStyles! We're excited to bring you our latest and greatest in the all new Xtra Styles PAK 20 for Band-in-a-Box! This fresh installment is packed with 200 all-new styles spanning the rock & pop, jazz, and country genres you've come to expect, as well as the exciting inclusion of electronic styles! As expected, you'll find a generous helping of EDM, techno, and hip-hop styles, but also included are styles ranging from synth-laden new wave, to new-soul, to dub reggae, and beyond! If you’re looking to stretch the outer limits of the musical landscape, you need Xtra Styles PAK 20!! In this PAK you’ll discover: Minimalist Modern Funk, New Wave Synth Pop, Hard Bop Latin Groove, Gospel Country Shuffle, Cinematic Synthwave, '60s Motown, Funky Lo-Fi Bossa, Heavy 1980s Metal, Soft Muted 12-8 Folk, J-Pop Jazz Fusion, and many more! All the Xtra Styles PAKs 1 - 20 are on special for only $29 each (reg $49), or get all 19 PAKs for $199 (reg $399)! Order now! Learn more and listen to demos of the Xtra Styles PAK 20 here. Watch the Xtra Styles PAK 20 Overview & Styles Demos video:
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Xtra Styles PAK 20 for Mac & Windows Band-in-a-Box version 2025 (and higher) is here with 200 brand new RealStyles! We're excited to bring you our latest and greatest in the all new Xtra Styles PAK 20 for Band-in-a-Box! This fresh installment is packed with 200 all-new styles spanning the rock & pop, jazz, and country genres you've come to expect, as well as the exciting inclusion of electronic styles! As expected, you'll find a generous helping of EDM, techno, and hip-hop styles, but also included are styles ranging from synth-laden new wave, to new-soul, to dub reggae, and beyond! If you’re looking to stretch the outer limits of the musical landscape, you need Xtra Styles PAK 20!! In this PAK you’ll discover: Minimalist Modern Funk, New Wave Synth Pop, Hard Bop Latin Groove, Gospel Country Shuffle, Cinematic Synthwave, '60s Motown, Funky Lo-Fi Bossa, Heavy 1980s Metal, Soft Muted 12-8 Folk, J-Pop Jazz Fusion, and many more! All the Xtra Styles PAKs 1 - 20 are on special for only $29 each (reg $49), or get all 19 PAKs for $199 (reg $399)! Order now! Learn more and listen to demos of the Xtra Styles PAK 20 here. Watch the Xtra Styles PAK 20 Overview & Styles Demos video:
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We've just released XPro Styles PAK 9 for Windows & Mac Band-in-a-Box® version 2025 (and higher) with 100 brand new RealStyles, plus 29 RealTracks/RealDrums! We've been hard at it to bring you the latest and greatest in this 9th installment of our popular XPro Styles PAK series! Included are 75 styles spanning the rock & pop, jazz, and country genres (25 styles each) that fans have come to expect, as well as 25 styles in this volume's wildcard genre: funk & R&B! There's something here for everyone among these 100 all-new RealStyles! The included 29 RealTracks/RealDrums can be used with any Band-in-a-Box® 2025 (and higher) package. If you're itching to get a sneak peek at what's included in XPro Styles PAK 9, here is a small helping of what you can look forward to: Funky R&B Horns, Upbeat Celtic Rock, Jazz Fusion Salsa, Gentle Indie Folk, Cool '60s Soul, Funky '70s R&B, Smooth Jazz Hip Hop, Acoustic Rockabilly Swing, Funky Reggae Dub, Dreamy Retro Latin Jazz, Retro Soul-Rock Fusion, and much more! All the XPro Styles PAKs 1 - 9 are on special for only $29 each (reg. $49), or get them all in the XPro Styles PAK Bundle for only $149 (reg. $299)! Order now!Learn more and listen to demos of the XPro Styles PAK 9. Watch the XPro Styles PAK 9 Overview & Styles Demos video:
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