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Okay, The article in FUTURISM, (by a chap who covers transport, infrastructure & some tech), discussing A.I. is almost entirely based on another article in The Verge that interviewed people plus a lot of editorializing along with a brief reference to a folk article at Liveabout dotcom. The label “industrial advancements” is used to cover a section about broad eras or fads in modern country. It's not a good construction from solid sources really and, I suppose, is in line with the mastheads general thrust. It's generic enough to have been A.I. written. What I took from it is that some producers like to get "completed" demos, some song writer/pluggers give producers what the want. It is what it is: a new machine with fewer cogs, fewer jobs and fewer $$$s spent is the current fave of folk who want to churn out stuff...the usual. The discussion of opinions about generic country becoming, while A.I. generated, even more homogenous, is another matter. I'm not inclined to use online A.I. due to the resources "borrowed" for learning and because of the climate/power/noise impact of the "data centers" required to run it.
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As I understand it, the usual font that BIAB displays is the traditional Big Band font that many notation engraving programs use, but I can see why that seems like perhaps the old Comic Sans font that often looks so outdated. DrDan just brought to my attention that there is that neat drop down menu on the new UI to change all of this to what you want. SO VERY COOL! ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=31932&filename=chord display.jpg)
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My experience has been that, as soon as I upgrade my BIAB each year, I notice some of the "new" RealTracks in the latest release are already marked as favorites in the stylepicker! This confused me at first until I looked closer and discovered that the 49-pak I purchased the previous year has now become a part of the new release! Seems a bit shady to me since they do not disclose this. But I still buy the latest 49-pak because that way I get it this year instead of waiting for it to be repackaged into next year's release. That is my thoughts also, I did check it one year with the 49-pak and I think I came to the same conlusion, but I am not sure. But if not so, how else could users keep up with maintaining a "complete set of styles and RTs", since as far as I know it is not possible to buy the 49-pak or bonus packs from previous years, at least I have not seen such an option. Well, the fact that they don't sell the 49-pak except during the new release is kind of a give-a-way!  And the way you maintain a complete set is by upgrading to the latest version. I dunno why they decided to *not* sell each year's 49-pak and bonus-pak like they do x-pro and xtra-style paks. Instead, they appear to have decided to roll those into next year's upgrade. So, if you already bought last year's 49-pak your upgrade this year will be 202 new RealTracks minus whatever you already purchased last year in the 49-pak.
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Holy cow, first of all I had no idea that one could put in numbers in the chord sheet for BIAB. That is just amazing. Thank you so much for showing that - I really learned something!! Second I can see what you mean by BIAB then changes the numbering to the minor perspective. That is very neat and certainly consistent with how many musicians think about numbering. Since I didn't know that numbers could be entered I never would have figured this out without your generous help. So then that leaves my final question. Will BIAB make any sonic changes depending on whether I choose C or Am? I can see where this will change the numbering scheme, but will it do anything to a style playing with the chord sheet as long as I enter the right chords? In other words, will BIAB make any playback changes for the same progression based on what Key I enter in the key box (ie; C or Am)? DrDan rocking my education today! Edit: And Oh my, in the UI you can change the numbering or standard chord notation display. Oh my, you can change to font of the chords displayed. Wow. Who knew! (clearly not me!)
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I just listened to it after "Out of Darkness." It's a really good song and the vocals sound great. Laurent
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The accompaniment is minimalist but it supports your (very beautiful) voice and the solo instruments very well. Laurent
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Mario, rest assured, I curse that hidden mediator too. Nice performance. Laurent
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Evoked images of dancing snowflakes and a warm drink by a fireplace... and childhood memories... Some unexpected chord changes felt like an early present. Very cool band, the acoustic jazz and bells work pleasantly together. Hopefully Your Christmas is going to be as peaceful as this atmospheric song. Janne Thanx so much Janne. I'm glad my little song invoked pleasant thoughts and memories.
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HA! Wonderful concept, Janne. If Santa can get to every house on this planet in 24 hours, why not add the rest of the Milky Way. I really like the fast-paced romp --the only way Santa could make it. In less than 2 minutes --well 4, no 6 cuz I replayed a few times-- you deliver an incredibly fun ride. Really dig those lyrics. "Here comes solo." You are definitely beaming dream bling with this gem, Janne. Thanks Marty for your kind comment and understanding of my project Glad you enjoyed the ride - Santa can do wonders lightning fast and even has time to play solo for few seconds  Janne
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I have been doing some thinking about this and I believe I have found MY problem. First yes I can define "edge" in a song. I also believe that definition varies with each individual and each song. That is what I have been trying to say. Part of my problem starts with your chart. I totally agree with your Edge Score and your Descriptor. It is your Instrument and Performance Traits I have a problem with. IMO they are based only on your perspective while mine and others may be different. For instance a jazz song with a growling sax could fit #6-10 and not have distorted feedback-laden guitar, power chords, relentless crashing cymbals, etc. If you would have left that part out I would have agreed 100%. Like I said I do agree with the first two columns of your chart and you did a great job on those two. YMMV
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Good luck with your album! This song is a very good choice for it, nice rocker with clever lyrics, catchy chorus and strong vocals. LOTS of guitars - and they work together like a live rock band. I think doing yoga would make you forget the tattoo (and suffering) Janne
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I have Song Master Pro. It's a great upgrade over "Transcribe" or "Amazing Slow Downer" but it's not really fair to compare a highly niche product to BIAB where transcription is a minor feature at best. There are lots of examples (like notation programs" where dedicated software performs better than BIAB for its given purpose, but considering the breadth of BIAB there are few programs that compare fairly on a feature-by-feature basis. Even with MIDI transcription, the publisher recommends PRISM. Have you tried Prism?
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This morning I was able to reset password and login. I did the same last night.
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Hi Torrey, You really manage to capture the musical atmosphere of bands like America, Eagles, or Wishbone Ash. There are beautiful vocal harmonies with typical guitar riffs. I really love this style, which was a big part of my youth. The sound is excellent. Laurent Thanks, Laurent, for taking time to listen and comment! I really appreciate it! TB
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Paul, This is a very high-quality production in all aspects! The sound quality is second to none that I've heard in the forum! The vocals are superb and very much remind me of some of the early Eagles country leaning songs! Pro quality all the way! Take care, TB
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Hi BDT, This is spectacular in every possible way. I really, really love your arrangement and its production. You sure know how to get the absolute most out instrumentation, edits, dials and sliders. And your writing! Wow! These lyrics and this melody are first class. You are certainly a musician who radiates musicianship in all that you do. These vocals sounded human to me and were a hand-in-glove fit with the mood of the song. Perfect! --Noel Thank you very much for your _really_ nice comment, Noel. I'll hang it on the wall next to your other lovely comments so my wife can see it
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Andrew, Great job! This has a strong early Beatles vibe, which is something that's always welcome on my speakers! You did an excellent job on the vocals! Thanks, TB
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Rob, Thanks. We appreciate the kind words. Bob
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It seems that the title of the song is not very unique, but the lyrics and the music definitely are Great sound and mix, the tremolo guitar works very well, true trademark of the song. The bottom is solid and tightly focused, you can really enjoy the bass in its full glory. Lyrics go again deep into relationship conversation drama, although I cannot decide who's the winner, but the main character seems to be almost on the ropes Enjoyed the vocals also. To quote Mario, "Yes yes yes yes", another pop rock pearl, soundwise bit different but in a very good way. Janne Janne, THANKS so much! Sadly, in relationship drama, there are often only losers. Glad you liked the tune!
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So mixed opinions. So I don't change a bit. I agree these simple folk songs are difficult to keep musically interesting, because they are stories, which should keep up the interest. I try to build about the background adding and changing instruments, but keeping the story telling in front.
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Don't you have to install all the real-tracks when you update to a new version of BIAB? Can you simply point to the old folder and then BIAB will accept them? There should be no need to (re-)install all the Real Tracks. Using the existing folder is exactly how I do it. BIAB will use existing Real Tracks and also the new ones that you copy to the same folder that Real Tracks are already installed in. Same for Real Drums.
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Hi Ray! I reckon the mark of a good video is when one pauses listening to an excellent song to make out the non-redacted text of the letter from the CIA files! Well done! Andrew Thanks. Yeah, that backing film was a great find - interesting, worrying and every now & then a perfect fit.
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Man, that's dark. Cool narrative and execution. The vocal is low in the mix but just where it ought to be. ACE!
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From what I understand at this point, the concepts of consonance and dissonance appear as an outcome of neurological processing resulting in to what degree we find a given audio input as pleasing. Another non-Boolean spectrum where we have degrees of pleasing (or non-pleasing) audio inputs. I don't know that's something that's generally accepted. That consonant and dissonant intervals align closely to physical phenomena - such as the overtone series and beating - would put a strong weight towards physical explanation, rather than a neurological one. The concept of a critical band is well known, where frequencies are "close enough" that the ear can't distinguish between them. The psycho-acoustic phenomena of masking is when weaker harmonic signals that are "masked" by stronger, nearby harmonic signal and thus not heard. Audio compression algorithms take advantage of this by removing the weaker harmonic signals, thus reducing the signal complexity. Similarly, it is hypothesized that different tones that lie in the same critical band are perceived as dissonant. The timbre of tones will come into play, as richer timbres with more overtones will share more critical bands. In short, although it's been known the ratio has been a factor in how consonant an interval is likely to be heard, it's only relatively recently that we've identified a probably underlying physical explanation in the auditory systems. Critical bands provide this sort of explanation. Obviously, hearing consonance in music instead of simple intervals is more complex.
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