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Re: AI efficacy when inquiring for help ... meh dcuny 6 minutes ago Forum: Off-Topic Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Originally Posted by Bass Thumper
The other important point to make is welcome to capitalism and human nature. Has anything meaningfully changed since the stone age? It’s going to cost you if you want the best spear in the neighborhood, even if you invent the thing yourself.
I think it's fair to say that quite a bit has meaningfully changed since the stone age. And capitalism isn't the inevitable result of human nature. There have been many variations of economic systems throughout history other than capitalism. In fact, capitalism is actually the least common economic system.
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Re: Sunday's Conundrum WaoBand 9 minutes ago Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Very lovely instrumental. Definitely a Sunday composition.
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Re: FLAC Audiophile Version - How to 'Lose' old Wav files Rustyspoon# 9 minutes ago Forum: Band-in-a-Box for Windows Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Aubrey, To my understanding, a previous year 49pack is rolled into next year's Audiophile. So to be current, you have to update to 2025 and get the 49 pack. As far as all other Xtra packs, (which potentially can have RTs) Why not download all those installers to a separate folder? They are much smaller than RT sets, so not a big deal to store them as a local backup. Last year I tried (successfully) running compare>add script for audiophile. Process was painfully long and there were some errors I had to fight. I think it's better to spend 15-20 minutes, figure out what you bought as far as Xtra packs go, download their installers and do a clean Flac install +Xtra stuff when drive arrives and live happily ever after. But hey, it's your call.
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Re: ♫ How Do I Love Thee? WaoBand 13 minutes ago Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Surprisingly, amazingly sweet and good!
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Re: AI efficacy when inquiring for help ... meh DC Ron 20 minutes ago Forum: Off-Topic Jump to new postsJump to new posts
AI is most likely the future, but knowing when to use and/or trust it is anybody's guess. I'm pretty weary of the dumb a** AI-generated content online though.
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Re: ♫ How Do I Love Thee? Ezekiel's Storm 37 minutes ago Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Ah, one of favorite poems. You fit the melody well to the sonnet. The sparse instrumentation works so well here. Synth voice sounds quite good.
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Re: Sunday's Conundrum Ezekiel's Storm 43 minutes ago Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Great musicianship in all those live tracks. Kudos to playing and putting it all together.
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Re: Anyone here kind enough to catch me up on the BiaB plugin and the Reaper script(s)? Gordon Scott Yesterday at 11:12 PM Forum: Band-in-a-Box VST and Pro Tools/AAX DAW Plugin (Windows) Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Originally Posted by musocity
Sorry, I have been taking a long break from it all !
I think you needed and deserved a long break. You were clearly getting stressed. Welcome back. I for one have missed you. Take it easy.
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Re: AI efficacy when inquiring for help ... meh Bass Thumper Yesterday at 11:11 PM Forum: Off-Topic Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Originally Posted by floyd jane
Wrong, based on Your definition of Wrong. So, if I understand you correctly, you then continue asking it the same question until it gives you the answer you want. That's not training. That's indoctrination.
What is wrong?? And what exactly is my definition of wrong. I didn't give one. And I can't intelligently respond otherwise because your point is not clear. Who/what in your mind is being trained? You? Me? The AI? Likewise for who is being indoctrinated.
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Re: I need some computer advice please. DC Ron Yesterday at 11:07 PM Forum: Help! Tech S.O.S (Off topic) Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Originally Posted by dcuny
Hi, Josie. The only thing that losing Windows support means is that you won't get Windows updates from Microsoft...
This is very useful info, THANKS, David! Bought a dedicated DAW about seven years ago, and it's still performing GREAT at my level of usage. Unfortunately it just missed the cut off for Windows 11 processor support. Hate to retire it if all I need to do is subscribe to malware prevention...
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Re: Stems separation...and after? Gause Zdenek Yesterday at 10:57 PM Forum: Band-in-a-Box for Windows Jump to new postsJump to new posts
A similar link is: https://studio.moises.ai/login/ I haven't studied how they do it, but they offer to separate the main vocal from the backing vocal. And they also offer an app. I just read it, but I have Ripx DAW Pro and if I really needed to separate the backing vocal from the main one, I can do it manually in Ripx and not have to check if someone's machine did it correctly.
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Re: FLAC Audiophile Version - How to 'Lose' old Wav files Aubrey Yesterday at 10:53 PM Forum: Band-in-a-Box for Windows Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Hi Andrew, The 49-Paks often include RT/RDs that are not shipped with the core product and I have bought all of those over the past decade or more. I am also pretty sure that some of the Xtrastyles/Xprostyles sets (and I have bought all of these) included some additional (non-core) RT/RDs. This is why PG advised me to copy the new RT/RDs from each new version over the top of my existing RT/RD folders (rather that deleting the existing folder contents before copying the new version over) so that I wouldn't lose these 'non-core' RT/RDs. For this reason, the feature you mention to delete unwanted (I take it you mean 'duplicate'?) Wav/WMA files would be really useful sooner rather than later. Many thanks Regards, Aubrey
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Re: Anyone here kind enough to catch me up on the BiaB plugin and the Reaper script(s)? musocity Yesterday at 10:49 PM Forum: Band-in-a-Box VST and Pro Tools/AAX DAW Plugin (Windows) Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Originally Posted by DeaconBlues09
Hey there friends, ... Now, I've seen the screenshots of the Reaper projects with the GUI and all that which was posted by Musocity, and I can see the myriad of benefits of using the plugin and how it can open up the doorway to a whole new workflow and arrangement possibilities. The issue is that there are many of them, and I have no idea where to start because many of them build on prior ones. Also, from what I can tell, there are multiple scripts that accomplish different things(?) So, Musocity, if you would be so kind as to provide me with a bulleted list of what these scripts/apps are, and how to get started with them so I can see what these are all about, I would be most appreciative! Also, assume I know nothing about the BiaB plugin since 2021. Finally, I have Reaper 6 (I am quite comfortable with it, and have not yet decided if I need v7). Would that be a problem? Thanks in advance! P.S. As a corollary, the synergies I mentioned above can, of course, be accomplished by dragging your tracks from BiaB into your DAW even without the BiaB plugin. However, even without having explored the plugin yet, I can already think of numerous benefits from having the option to construct a track "additively" as you go, and being able to open an SGU in the plugin should offer tremendous workflow enhancements for these purposes.
Sorry, I have been taking a long break from it all ! You didn't get much help asking as most Biab users here are not game to try Reaper with scripts and so get left behind in the world from the amazing quantum leap things that can be done, leaving them in the past. If they had shown some interest and tried the scripts to see what they do they would of been able to help you. So sorry, it just got all too much for me trying to make Biab better frown so a took a long break. I'm just glad PG saw the light I shone and now put direct from disk play in the latest v7.0.0 Plugin that seemed to go over everyone's head. They are all in this forum > Add-ons and UserTracks for Band-in-a-Box This is the latest script that will instantly transfer Biab tracks/sections to Reaper with no wav rendering, but if you look through the Reaper Stash link below you will see many others for different purposes: Import-frozen-SGU-MGU-realtracks-drums-tracks-GUI.zip This gives the great song generation power of Biab with professional editing. Use this "Browse" button to set the path of the frozen SGU/MGU, this can be the SGU you are currently working on in Biab. "Reaload Tracks" button will load all the currently frozen tracks in the SGU. "Selected" button will transfer the track instantly into the selected track. "New" button will transfer the track instantly into a new track. "Set" button will set Reaper bpm to same as SGU. "Import Chords" button will import the current SGU chords as regions (make sure to Unfold and save first), it will set the bpm and time signature. If you update or add new tracks in Biab, just freeze the track and save, then simply hit the "Reload Tracks" button to update the track list. If you don't have the peak files already it will have to build them but once you have the reapeaks files it will be instant. You can use Script: Create reapeaks in folder.lua [Linked Image] [Linked Image]
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Re: AI efficacy when inquiring for help ... meh floyd jane Yesterday at 10:36 PM Forum: Off-Topic Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Wrong, based on Your definition of Wrong. So, if I understand you correctly, you then continue asking it the same question until it gives you the answer you want. That's not training. That's indoctrination.
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Re: I need some computer advice please. rharv Yesterday at 10:23 PM Forum: Help! Tech S.O.S (Off topic) Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Surprised nobody brought this one up .. Since both computers can join the same home network when online, I'd just transfer what I want over the network vs running back and forth with a USB stick. There are a couple steps, the computers have to be discoverable while on the network, then you can just share the folders you want to move. Copy what you want Afterwards take it offline and it is no longer discoverable. Just another way to go. I have a shared folder on a computer, anything I want to copy to another machine in the house goes in that folder (whether another computer of mine, the wife's or daughter's) I just put it in that folder and the other machine can grab it. If the shared machine is offline nobody can see it. Gotta admit though, everybody knows how to do the USB route ... so likely easier
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Re: AI efficacy when inquiring for help ... meh Bass Thumper Yesterday at 09:46 PM Forum: Off-Topic Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Originally Posted by floyd jane
Seems like assumptions are being made that the people responsible for "training" the AI engines are ethical and have the world's best interest at heart.
Most of what you say is true, which is why me and Ronnie like to verify things 😊 The other important point to make is welcome to capitalism and human nature. Has anything meaningfully changed since the stone age? It’s going to cost you if you want the best spear in the neighborhood, even if you invent the thing yourself. I’m a technocrat at heart and are driven by facts and observations. Which is why if ever I see an example of an AI bot not budging when informed it’s wrong, I’m not scared to give the thing one hell of a talking to. I have to believe that humans behind the scenes are at least spot checking its performance and the public’s response . . . after all don’t the developers want to have the best spear in the neighborhood? They call this quality control. But as pro-tech as I am, I’ve said this before. Don’t let AI become sentient, not even in the lab.
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Re: Live Chat Not Working Andrew - PG Music Yesterday at 09:14 PM Forum: Band-in-a-Box for Windows Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Great. Let us know if there is a browser/version it doesn't work in.
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Re: Will there Be a Free Patch for VST3 for BIAB 2024 Users? Andrew - PG Music Yesterday at 09:13 PM Forum: Band-in-a-Box for Windows Jump to new postsJump to new posts
There will be another patch for Band-in-a-Box 2024 to fix bugs, but it is unlikely that VST3 support can be added.
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Re: NEW SONG POST Union Drive Brian Cadoret Yesterday at 09:05 PM Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Great song Greg with your harmony vocal sitting in nicely. Good use of the drum intro, what RealDrums style were you using?
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Re: AI efficacy when inquiring for help ... meh floyd jane Yesterday at 09:05 PM Forum: Off-Topic Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Seems like assumptions are being made that the people responsible for "training" the AI engines are ethical and have the world's best interest at heart. The all-knowing public have given almost limitless power to a few very rich men, whose ONLY goal is to get richer. All they have to do is convince that all-knowing public that regulations of any kind will prevent them (the poor, all-knowing public) from becoming as rich as they are - because those regulations will end up benefiting some other tribes (certainly not theirs) and the poor all-knowing public will foot the bill. All past regulations (safeguards) are on the chopping block. Because those very rich men do not want any of their money being taken to help pay for it. Fewer regulations (by destroying our institutions from the inside) are not going to make us (the all-knowing public) richer. They will make us more unhealthy (and unable to afford health care) and our world will die even faster. How will AI be regulated? It won't. Who do you think OWNS those AI engines? And what do you think they want in return for providing that to us poor all-knowing public who cannot think for themselves? Everything.
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Re: Will there Be a Free Patch for VST3 for BIAB 2024 Users? PhillyJazz Yesterday at 08:53 PM Forum: Band-in-a-Box for Windows Jump to new postsJump to new posts
No.. I know what I'm doing. Maybe I just have a lot of VSTs. Many are both 2 and 3...
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Re: AI efficacy when inquiring for help ... meh Bass Thumper Yesterday at 08:21 PM Forum: Off-Topic Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Originally Posted by floyd jane
There are indications that here - and around the world - people prefer misinformation over the facts. Perhaps that is how the AI has been trained.
Floyd, I'm with Ronald Reagan when he said "Trust but verify." A different context for sure but the principle is no less wise. From time to time my AI assistant has given me outdated or wrong info. To which I said "Are you sure about that?" And it would come back with an apology and a more accurate answer. Do you have a concrete example where it gave you bogus info and refused to budge when told it was wrong? If so, do share, I'd like to verify.
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Re: NEW SONG POST Union Drive WaoBand Yesterday at 08:14 PM Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Brilliant song all around, Greg. I recently saw a quote from a climate scientist who wrote that going back a decade or so he felt sure we'd have solved all of the problems by now, but he hadn't counted on greed and profit overriding all else, He ended by saying something like, 'we don't need a scientific revolution, we need a new evolution in consciousness and love, but us scientists aren't any good at that.' But even less so the corporate loonbuckets!
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Re: Confederate Rose vs2 WaoBand Yesterday at 07:53 PM Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Great song. I'm particularly impressed by the lyrics and style. Really good job.
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Re: Wishing you a Merry Christmas DC Ron Yesterday at 07:46 PM Forum: User Showcase Jump to new postsJump to new posts
Originally Posted by Elliott Kayne
Wishing you a Merry Christmas https://www.reverbnation.com/kaynemusic/song/32838495-wishing-you-a-merry-christmas This is a quick little diddy. I wrote it a Christmas Song for kids. So the lyrics are really simple with common X-Mas imagery. I added a Salvation Army Brass band, just for fun. Merry Christmas to All
Merry Christmas to you too, Elliott? Any BiaB on either of these two new tunes? Just helps my listening to know. THANKS! Ron
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