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#202340 - 05/05/13 07:22 AM
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The Dreams That Were Mine The Audio system I used for this song was as follows: I recorded everything using my laptop computer a HP Pavillion G series AMD processor (Quad Core). I set the chords and selected the style in Band In A Box. I then recorded my vocal (using Band In A Box, I used the internal mic - no external available at the time) this gave a very noisy vocal (background hiss) so I loaded the vocal into Audacity, removed as best I could the background hiss and saved the vocal as a wave file. I then used RealBand and opened the sgu file. I used the default Track Category for the relevant instrument. I used some of the RealTrack RealCharts for the Synth and Voices and saved them as Audio. Tweaked the volume so (to my ears, which are not great,) the song sounded OK. Created the wave file from RealBand and opened the file in Audacity to remove the count-in and Normalized the file. There you have it. Hope you enjoy! George ****** Song Summary ************* Title: The Dreams That Were Mine File:The Dreams That Were Mine.SGU Key=D , Tempo 90, Length (m:s)=3:42 4 bar intro, 103 bar chorus, from bar 5 to bar 107. Repeat x1 chorus Style is _SWCWALZ.STY (SlowCountryWaltz w. Piano [85RS]) RealTracks in style: ~1121:Bass, Acoustic, CountryWaltz Sw 085 RealTracks in style: 2117:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm CountryWaltzJohn Sw 085 RealTracks in style: ~824:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Country Waltz Sw 085 RealTracks in style: ~980:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm CountryWaltzCleanA-B Sw 085 RealTracks in song: 1285:Guitar, Electric, Soloist CountryWaltzBrent Sw 085 RealDrums in style: CountryWaltz^1-a:Sidestick, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride *******************
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#202342 - 05/05/13 07:34 AM
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A bonnie tune, George! I can't believe you got that vocal track on an internal laptop mic!
I hope that you're singing that at your local folk club.
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Bob
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#202343 - 05/05/13 07:44 AM
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Hi George,
This is excellent on so many levels! You've done a really fine job putting the song together - from writing to recording to mixing. It's definitely my new favourite of yours. You're songwriting just continues to get better and better.
Regards,
Noel
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#202344 - 05/05/13 07:46 AM
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Hi Bob, Yes it's true that I recorded the vocal with just the internal mic into Band In A Box. Yes I will play this at my local folk club. I have to thank you for your kind permission to sing your song A Sailor's Life. It went down a treat.  Thanks George
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#202345 - 05/05/13 07:49 AM
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Hi Noel,
You don't know how much I appreciate your comments.
You have lifted my spirits.
Thank you
George
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#202347 - 05/05/13 08:17 AM
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Hi Bob, Yes it's true that I recorded the vocal with just the internal mic into Band In A Box. Yes I will play this at my local folk club. I have to thank you for your kind permission to sing your song A Sailor's Life. It went down a treat. Thanks George That's really cool George. My maternal grandmother came from Edinburgh, so a bit of that Bishop music made it's way back home.
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#202348 - 05/05/13 08:22 AM
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George,
Unbelievable that that was done with a laptop mic. It sounds fantastic. The production and mix are nice - and fit the tune perfectly.
Sounds like a classic country tune - Marty Robbins comes to mind (I'll bet those guys wish they would have had your laptop!)
Great job.
floyd
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#202350 - 05/05/13 08:26 AM
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I enjoyed it George. Good one. Just shows that we can go into endless searching for equipment to make us sound better but all it takes is a good song and a good voice! So that gives us all something to aim for...
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#202362 - 05/05/13 11:56 AM
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Hi George,
the way you recorded your vocals is unbelievable.
It really sounds good.
Enjoyable listen.
Guenter
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#202377 - 05/05/13 02:03 PM
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Hi Floyd, Thank you for taking a listen and commenting.  My system info returns this as my sound device: Name AMD High Definition Audio Device Manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices Status OK Regards George
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#202378 - 05/05/13 02:05 PM
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Hi Guenter,
Thanks for your nice comments and for taking the time to listen.
It is very much appreciated.
Regards
George
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#202380 - 05/05/13 02:08 PM
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Hi Josie,
Instead of trying out all the plugins etc (been there done that)
I just used the Band In a Box settings for the song, they are just so good.
Regards
George
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#202386 - 05/05/13 03:57 PM
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Wonderful, Michie!
Your approach is noteworthy. I love the lyrics and storyline. Very well written and sung.
I think that you'll remember that my maternal grandparents were from Glasgow. Bob and I were just discussing our roots by PM earlier this morning. Wouldn't it be something if we were all shirttail kin? It is a very small world after all.
FWIW, I also use the default settings in BIAB. They are difficult to improve upon.
Edited by Don Gaynor (05/05/13 04:01 PM)
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#202402 - 05/05/13 08:09 PM
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Nice work! Excellent lyrics, and style fits song perfectly. Thanks for sharing!
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#202422 - 05/06/13 04:31 AM
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Hi Don, Fit like min' Of course we are all Jock Tampson's bairns  Hope you are well Don Keep truckin' Best regards George
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#202423 - 05/06/13 04:33 AM
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Hi Robert,
Thanks for taking a listen and commenting.
I've said this before.. but... it is very much appreciated.
Regards
George
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#202449 - 05/06/13 10:52 AM
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This takes me back to the roots of country music.... the greats like Marty Robbins and so many others.
This sounds good. Fascinating way you did this..... just goes to show where there's a will there's a way.
The solo guitar tracks in RB are freaking amazing.
Good job
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#202482 - 05/06/13 03:30 PM
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Hi Guitarhacker, Yep.. sometimes Band In A Box just excels at some styles. Didn't really have to mess with it too much. The solo was all Band In A Box (first take)  Thanks for taking a listen. Regards George
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#202572 - 05/07/13 04:03 PM
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George,
Like everyone else has commented, very impressive sound from an internal laptop mic! And a nice song, too! Good job!
Steve
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#202635 - 05/08/13 04:07 AM
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Hi Steve,
Thanks for taking a listen and for your nice comments.
Regards
George
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Notation Enhancements in Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Windows!
There are Notation Enhancements in the NEW Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Windows! These include:
•A new button in the Print Options dialog which lets you quickly print a "chords only" fake sheet. You can also access this from the right-click menu on the chord sheet.
•A new track type (Drums) is now available for The Melody and Soloist tracks.
•Clicking close to a stave line will put a note on the stave line instead of between stave lines. (Previously, you had to click extremely close to a stave line to insert a note on The line.)
•Double-clicking on the Standard mode Notation window (or on the time line in Editable or Staff Roll mode) plays the song from the current time location. Previously, it played the song from the beginning of the current bar.
•Holding down the [Ctrl] key and pressing the zoom in/out buttons results in finest possible incremental adjustment in size.
•In The Notation Windows Options dialog, The clefs split point asterisk indicates that C5* is middle C.
•Pressing The space bar plays the song from the current time location, not the current bar.
•The clefs split point can be set by the spin controls.
•The right-click menu in the Editable or Staff Roll mode Notation window has an option to change the current beat resolution. Previously, the only way to do this was to right-click on the time line.
•There's a keystroke entry notation mode - the 'N' mode, which lets you enter a melody entirely using keystrokes. The keystrokes are N to enter a note, up/down cursor to change its pitch, and left/right cursor to move the time line.
•You can now edit any track in the Event List Editor. When The dialog opens, it will show you the MIDI data in the current Notation track.
•You can quickly enter forced accidentals from the right-click menu.
We talk about these new features within our Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Windows®! New Features, RealTracks, and other content! video:
25:45 - New Features: Easy Entering of Notation with the 'N' Key
36:48 - Change Beat Resolution From the Right-Click Menu
37:15 - Easier Entry of Notes on Lines
37:42 - Asterisk to Indicate Middle C on & Spin Controls
37:53 - Force Accidental from the Right-Click Menu
38:01 - Edit Any Track in the Event List
38:09 - Keystroke Note Entry Mode 'N' for Faster Note Entry
38:28 - Print Chords Only Fake Sheet
38:32 - More Control of Notation Size
Rather read about it?
-Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Windows® Upgrade Manual
-New Feature Summary - Notation Enhancements
The New Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Windows SongPicker!
With Band-in-a-Box® 2019, the SongPicker has been redesigned!
-The completely redesigned window shows information for up to 50,000 songs.
-The song list build is much faster. Approximately 150 songs get added per second.
-A progress bar will appear if the song list build takes longer than 3 seconds.
-You can see the chord progression for the selected song in the list. You can copy and paste it to a text file.
-Many filters are available. You can filter the list by subfolders, genre, feel, time signature, style, songs with melody, soloist, lyrics, key signature, tempo range, and the year of file dates.
-You can search songs that have similar chord progressions and/or melody fragments.
-Hotkey! ss+enter opens the SongPicker, ss2+enter opens the Recently Played Songs, etc.
Learn more about the updates with our New Features Video - we've made it easy to find the section you'll need:
2:55 - New Feature: Redesigned SongPicker
21:58 - New Features: SongPicker Enhancements
41:10 - Now Over 10,600 Titles in SongPicker
You can also read all about the new SongPicker within our Online Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Windows® Upgrade Manual.
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We have listed a table of contents for this video, you'll see it within the YouTube video description, or by visiting this forum post.
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See for yourself! Within the program, visit Options | Icon Set and choose from: Classic, Modern 1, or Modern 2.
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