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#272556 - 12/05/14 08:27 AM
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There are a lot of RealTracks in this song. (They, of course, don't all play at once  ) This had to have Pedal Steel. None of the RTs fit right. So I asked Tom if he would want to add steel to this. I'm pleased to say that he graciously agreed. (I know it is a hassle for him to set up for this, but I think it may have lit a fire under him...a good thing...) I also asked Janice to add some harmonies. It just wouldn't be the same without J&B! SO... the Band... Tom Adams - pedal steel Janice Merritt - harmonies I played an acoustic guitar track RealDrums in Song: NashvilleEven8^2-a:Sidestick, HiHat , b:Snare, HiHat RealTracks in song: ~518:Bass, Electric, Pop HalfNotes Ev 085 RealTracks in song: ~2051:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking CountryBrent Ev 085 RealTracks in style: ~~365:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking Ev 085 RealTracks in style: ~~362:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Ev 085 MIDI SuperTracks in song: 2066:Piano, Rhythm NewAgeAnswers Ev16 110 MIDI SuperTracks in song: 2254:Piano, Rhythm CountryBalladJohn Ev 120 RealTracks in song: ~~409:Fiddle, Background George Ev 085 RealTracks in song: 1877 Fiddle, Soloist CountryRob Ev 120 RealTracks in song: 659:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm TexasRockChop Ev 120 (B:8ths) RealTracks in song: 836:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm AltCountryRootsy Ev 075 (A:muted) RealTracks in song: 861:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm HardRockWaltzSustainHeld Ev 140 REAL LIVE COWBOY a weathered man with one closed eye from squinting at a western sun a rodeo buckle, a buckskin shirt undone his jeans were always worn and faded, but for where a gun might cling this was no t.v. hero, he was the real thing he was a real live cowboy there aren't too many more i'd ask him what it's like to ride the range he said "son, you get saddle-sore but you don't do things that aren't your way it's honest work for honest pay" he was a real live cowboy there aren't too many more he taught me how to break a horse, he taught me how to ride we spent a week branding herd out on a mountainside then one day he rolled his bed and said "i must move on" a cowboy's free, cause he has to be i watched him ride into the sun he was a real live cowboy there aren't too many more i'd ask him what it's like to ride the range he said "son, you get saddle-sore but you don't do things that aren't your way it's honest work for honest pay" he was a real live cowboy there aren't too many more he came back through town the other day he looked at me with one closed eye he seemed to approve of the man i'd become and how i fit against that western sky i'm a real live cowboy we aren't too many more i know what it's like to ride the range man, you get saddle-sore but you don't do things that aren't your way it's honest work for honest pay i'm a real live cowboy we aren't too many more i'm a real live cowboy i thank god i knew at least one more. Hope you enjoy it. Comments encouraged. Thanks for listening. SUPER BIG THANKS to Tom, Janice and Bud!!!!floyd (just in case: http://floydjane.com/Songs/RLC.htm )
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#272558 - 12/05/14 08:36 AM
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Re: Real Live Cowboy (w Tom & Janice)
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1) Y'all have an all-star band going here! I think you should seriously consider replacing the phony band lineup on your web page with the real band. If nothing else, out of respect for the real talent that has joined together for so many successful productions, and because people naturally want to know who played that awesome pedal steel and sang those amazing female vocals. 2) I have to run off to a lunch date with my niece, but I'm posting this as a place holder. I'll flesh out a review shortly... but my initial thoughts are ... secret until I get back. ;-) ------------- sorry for the long delay.. got distracted by other things...(Floyd, you can probably guess what) OK, regarding link to the old phony band, there is still one functioning link on your CONTACT page: HERE back to the song... Floyd, this song is "Classic FJ"... radio ready and mixed beautifully. I listened with headphones, and the spread was just off center enough to be interesting and separated, but not so extreme as to sound overdone. Your image painting in this song is (IMHO) some of the best you've brought to the forum. Your descriptions not only evoke very graphic and unique visuals, but even more importantly, your way with words lets you do it without sacrificing any of the elements of style that make lyrics great. Upshot is that these lyrics excel on multiple levels at once. It would be impressive if it were the occasional accident that some of us experience through sheer luck... but I know that you are fully conscious of your craft... how to change this in order to accomplish that... and therein lies the real magic in your productions. yes, they consistently sound good, they are consistently mixed perfectly, they are consistently accompanied by the best of the best collaborators... but the fact that you know how to repeat the phenomenon time after time is the deal. I thought the piano perfected the mood you crafted for this song. Rich mentioned that the piano changed it from being a "real cowboy" kind of song from his perspective... but there are a bunch of different ways you could have ridden to the topic, and you seem to have taken the scenic route. The combination of the piano and the pedal steel gave it a wistful feel that works well with the idea of being the last of a dying breed. To me the piano recreated a similar mood that was achieved by Michael Murphy in the song WILDFIRE The transition from 3rd person to first person was a great way to wrap up the story after the changeup in the middle. It left me thinking. "yeah.. that's a good resolution to the story.. he's not the last after all.. the story lives on in the 1st person character. " When Tommy's pedal steel swelled into the mix... and I mean every single time... I got chills up my back! It's kind of scary to turn the reins over to a collaborator, because you relinquish a bit of control. But I'd guess that by now you trust Tommy and Janice completely to send you something that can be used with very little change. I like the change in style when "he came back into town the other day". It is easy to miss the opportunity to change things up in the middle, but this really accented the fact that you were introducing a change in the flow of the story, not just in the flow of the chords. My hat is off to the "REAL" band that consistently cranks out hits on radio WPGM!
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#272575 - 12/05/14 09:41 AM
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Re: Real Live Cowboy (w Tom & Janice)
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Hi Floyd,
This is a really good song in every way!
Tom's pedal steel is wonderful, your vocals are great and so are Janice's harmonies (as always).
Rob and Anne-Marie
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#272577 - 12/05/14 09:47 AM
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Hi, Floyd, Tom & Janice & Bud !:))
Merry Christmas to all of you !!!:))
I am out of superlatives for these
pro tunes pro made ! Well, you know
that you set the standards for professionality
on this forum and that is good as
I think it does affect most of us others
trying to become better, though, like
me never becoming a pro ! (LOL) !
It goes without saying that this is
the result of yet another wonderful co-op
by all of you !:))
Cheers
Dani
Edited by dani48 (12/05/14 11:14 AM)
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#272583 - 12/05/14 09:55 AM
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Re: Real Live Cowboy (w Tom & Janice)
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Great tune!! Some amazing imagery, perfect furniture, and the great craftsmanship which is the hallmark of a FJ song. Sentiment reminds me a lot of Alan Shamblin's He Walked on Water, and the story is just as well told. Really excellent work! I feel like the vocal is even better than your usual great stuff. Take care. Greg
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#272585 - 12/05/14 09:56 AM
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Re: Real Live Cowboy (w Tom & Janice)
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floyd, Tom and Janice, What a song. What a band. The lyrics painted a picture of the cowboy and they made me remember the pain of being saddle sore as I did a lot of riding hire horses a decade or more ago, plus a lot of falling off  I liked the slow down at the end with Tom saying goodbye. Good choice of RTs (I like 861 myself but my songs don't sound so professional!) The mix was excellent, the harmonies almost subliminal but beautiful. Same for Tom's steel, it fitted perfectly. You have a great band with Tom, Janice and Bud and your vocals are just what the doctor ordered for country music. Well done enjoyed tremendously Alyn
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#272587 - 12/05/14 09:57 AM
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In my excitement over the song, I forgot to give kudos to the band. Tommy is a wizard with the pedal steel as with the standard electric, and Janice is the MVV (most valuable vocalist) on the forum. They added a fine polish to a great product. Congrats all!! Take care. Greg
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#272591 - 12/05/14 10:06 AM
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Well Floyd,
This beautiful song takes me to your great western country.
The band "out of a box" adds to the live feel of a song that is well written, I believed it.
To me, the real live cowboy is you!
Grtz.
Fred
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#272644 - 12/05/14 01:49 PM
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Ahem...
Hi Floyd. I think the song and vocals are magnificent and like the steel and the fiddle.
The backing a big screen major production. Beautifully done but is this what the song is about?
'this was no t.v. hero, he was the real thing'
I feel the subject matter of the song would lead to a more simple (cowboy) type backing.
More a home on the range kind of thing.
To me this arrangement makes him sound like an 'Oklahoma' musical or movie type cowboy.
Hesitantly but constructively offered opinion. Cheers.
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#272666 - 12/05/14 03:31 PM
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A great story bringing wild west images to us. Good write, mix and production from you guys. I'm really enjoying all of the collaboration seen recently here on the forum. I'm glad Tom has broken out that pedal steel. As good as the RT's are, his steel fills a void. Wouldn't it be great if he created some pedal steel user tracks to share.....
Can't ride off into the sunset without a wink towards the sharpshooters, Floyd, Janice and Bud.
Enjoyed this one from start to finish.
Charlie
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#272703 - 12/05/14 10:18 PM
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Floyd, Janice and Tommy - I just don't know how you do it so consistently. Just absolutely wonderful in everyway. As has been mentioned your work certainly sets a standard here. Love the harmonies and pedal steel. Well done team!
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#272744 - 12/06/14 06:53 AM
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Hi Floyd, Janice and Tom,
this is a really good song in every way!
Tom's pedal steel is wonderful, your vocals are great and so are Janice's harmonies (as always).
Sweet tune and wonderful story. Congratulations on this beautiful collaberation. Guenter
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#272787 - 12/06/14 10:46 AM
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Floyd, Janice & Tom,
Another winner! Loved everything about it.
Bob
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#272792 - 12/06/14 11:34 AM
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My favorite part of this is your vocal especially on "he looked at me with one closed eye". Cool inflection. Love the sweet sounding steel. Nice harmonies. Very pretty weaving of the instruments in your arrangement. I might have a bit less out front piano starting in that second chorus but subjective - I realize there's lots going there for the build.
Solid definitively FJ writing and production style. Painted a cool picture. (Except for those painful saddle sores LOL! I rode a lot in my teens - ouch.)
Josie
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#272809 - 12/06/14 12:36 PM
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Hi Floyd, Tom & Janice ... What a great song! And the performance was equally wonderful. It was a real nice blend of the Tom's pedal steel with the fiddle. And as always, your vocal shines. This is a great collab and with Janice's vocal harmony, it "Merrits" every possible accolade! great stuff, for sure! back in 2008, I wrote a poem called "The Last True Cowboy". As you might know, I'm a novelist and write a poetry. If you're interested, here's a link to it. http://www.thenextbigwriter.com/posting/sideman/the-last-true-cowboy-11802It's totally different than your song but expresses some similar thoughts. Again, this is a fabulous song and production. Any time I click onto anything with your name on it, I know I'm going to be thoroughly entertained ... and I was! Di is napping but want me to pass on her greetings, too. best to you ... Alan & Di
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#272829 - 12/06/14 01:05 PM
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Excellent tune. Kudos to all involved. Like a said in the past posts.These collaborations are simply awesome. Merry Xmas to you and your band :-)
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#272877 - 12/06/14 03:20 PM
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1) Y'all have an all-star band going here! I think you should seriously consider replacing the phony band lineup on your web page with the real band. If nothing else, out of respect for the real talent that has joined together for so many successful productions, and because people naturally want to know who played that awesome pedal steel and sang those amazing female vocals.
2) I have to run off to a lunch date with my niece, but I'm posting this as a place holder. I'll flesh out a review shortly... but my initial thoughts are ... secret until I get back. ;-)
Well.. that has turned out to be a long lunch... but that's okay... family is all that really maters... I thought I had eliminated all the links to the old fake band... Hi Floyd,
This is a really good song in every way!
Tom's pedal steel is wonderful, your vocals are great and so are Janice's harmonies (as always).
Rob and Anne-Marie Thanks, guys... appreciate that... Hi, Floyd, Tom & Janice & Bud !:))
Merry Christmas to all of you !!!:))
I am out of superlatives for these
pro tunes pro made ! Well, you know
that you set the standards for professionality
on this forum and that is good as
I think it does affect most of us others
trying to become better, though, like
me never becoming a pro ! (LOL) !
It goes without saying that this is
the result of yet another wonderful co-op
by all of you !:))
Cheers
Dani
Dani - you are always so very kind with your remarks...
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#272965 - 12/07/14 03:22 AM
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Another good one guys. Love that Fakahatchee Tom pedal steel.
Regards,
Bob
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#272977 - 12/07/14 05:31 AM
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I wanted to check in and say how grateful I am to floyd for asking me to play on this one. He graciously waited several months until I got around to it. I loved this song from the first time I heard it. I believe the imagery is some of the best of any song he has posted. This one takes you right out west. For those wondering Bob's post alludes to my former band Fakahatchee. Thanks to all that have commented on my playing and I hope everyone enjoys this song as much as I do. Tom
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#273077 - 12/07/14 12:35 PM
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Great tune!! Some amazing imagery, perfect furniture, and the great craftsmanship which is the hallmark of a FJ song. Sentiment reminds me a lot of Alan Shamblin's He Walked on Water, and the story is just as well told. Really excellent work! I feel like the vocal is even better than your usual great stuff. Take care. Greg Thanks, Greg... always pleased by your notice of the craft..And to be mentioned in the same breath as Shamblin is humbling... floyd, Tom and Janice, What a song. What a band. The lyrics painted a picture of the cowboy and they made me remember the pain of being saddle sore as I did a lot of riding hire horses a decade or more ago, plus a lot of falling off I liked the slow down at the end with Tom saying goodbye. Good choice of RTs (I like 861 myself but my songs don't sound so professional!) The mix was excellent, the harmonies almost subliminal but beautiful. Same for Tom's steel, it fitted perfectly. You have a great band with Tom, Janice and Bud and your vocals are just what the doctor ordered for country music. Well done enjoyed tremendously Alyn Thanks, Alyn... always nice when an ex-cowboy likes one of my cowboy songs!! And thanks on behalf of the band... In my excitement over the song, I forgot to give kudos to the band. Tommy is a wizard with the pedal steel as with the standard electric, and Janice is the MVV (most valuable vocalist) on the forum. They added a fine polish to a great product. Congrats all!! Take care. Greg The band thanks you... "...and we hope we passed the audition..." Well Floyd,
This beautiful song takes me to your great western country.
The band "out of a box" adds to the live feel of a song that is well written, I believed it.
To me, the real live cowboy is you!
Grtz.
Fred Fred - appreciate you dropping by for a listen...
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There's still time to purchase your Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Mac Upgrade at up to 50% off, and receive a FREE Bonus PAK full of great Add-ons!
Plus, our latest Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Mac is compatible with the just-released macOS Catalina - upgrades start at just $49!
Check out our Band-in-a-Box® packages page for all the purchase options available.
PowerTracks Pro Audio 2019 Build 2 Update Available!
PowerTracks Pro Audio 2019 users can download the FREE Build 2 patch update here
Summary of Changes in Build 2:
Fixed: Sometimes the position of the VST/DX plugs window (even if not visible) would prevent a drop, such as into the drop station, from occurring.
Fixed: When batch converting files, the volume of some file types such as wav/mp3/wma/mp4, etc. would be too low.
Fixed: In Chords Window, you could not enter held chords on Piano track.
Fixed: LeadSheet might not display tied notes on the last bar of a track.
Fixed: Pressing "M" key in Editable Notation to insert a new note at the current time location on the Staff was inserting a duplicate note rather than inserting it above an existing note.
Fixed: Loading in a MusicXML file could result in MIDI notes of zero instead of the currect MIDI notes.
Fixed: Dragging a file into the tracks window didn't always result in the effects slot for the track being setup properly for the file type dragged in.
Fixed: When inserting hard rest, and answering Yes to question about removing notes for the peg, it would remove notes from both clefs instead of the clef that the rest was inserted on.
Fixed: Potential access violation when deleting a note in staff window.
Fixed: Potential jukebox access violation if there were songs with the entire path of the filename being 256 characters or greater loaded into jukebox.
Fixed: Jukebox not playing the playlist in correct order in certain situations involving stopping/restarting, etc.
Fixed: When loading in a MusicXML file that has a specific guitar fretboard defined that matches one of our fretboards, the guitar tablature type will now be set for the notation.
Fixed: Ability to load in .MXL (compresssed musicXML file) as well as ability to load normal noncompressed musicXML file with the new .musicxml extension instead of just .XML.
Fixed: Hammer ons, pull offs, and slides are now being saved to MusicXML files.
Fixed: Exceptionally jittery timing indicator in the notation window during playback compared to older versions of RealBand.
Fixed: If the start of a generated section of a song didn't have a chord entered at the beginning of the section, then it could default to a C major chord instead of the most recent chord prior to the section.
Fixed: Potential access violation if song has micro-pegs and multiple notes on a peg.
Fixed: Accidental element that specified whether a note was displayed as sharp/flat wasn't eing saved to XML, even though the correct pitch of the note itself was saved.
RealBand 2019 Build 5 Update Available!
All RealBand 2019 for Windows customers can download the latest FREE patch update (build 5) here.
Summary of Changes in Build 5 (Oct 10)
Fixed: Sometimes the position of the VST/DX plugs window (even if not visible) would prevent a drop, such as into the drop station, from occurring.
Fixed: When batch converting files, the volume of some file types such as wav/mp3/wma/mp4, etc. would be too low.
Fixed: In Chords Window, you could not enter held chords on Piano track.
Fixed: LeadSheet might not display tied notes on the last bar of a track.
Fixed: Pressing "M" key in Editable Notation to insert a new note at the current time location on the Staff was inserting a duplicate note rather than inserting it above an existing note.
Notation Enhancements in Band-in-a-Box® 2019 64-bit for macOS Catalina
With Band-in-a-Box® 2019 64-bit for Mac we added Drum Notation Support, and we didn't stop there! Other Notation Enhancements added in this new version are:
-A new track type (Drums) is 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 it.
-Holding down the control key and pressing the zoom in/out buttons results in finest possible incremental adjustment in size.
-In the Notation Window Options dialog, the clefs split point asterisk indicates that C5* is middle C.
-Notation is much clearer, not jagged, on retina screens.
-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 is a keystroke entry mode, which lets you enter a melody entirely using keystrokes. The keystrokes are N to enter a note, M to enter a third note, up/down cursor to change the pitch of the highlighted note, and left/right cursor to move the time line.
-You can quickly enter forced accidentals from the right-click menu.
Read more about the Notation Enhancements in Band-in-a-Box® 2019 64-bit for Mac here. Watch this feature 'in action' with our new features video - jump to this topic when you click here.
...and don't forget - Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Mac upgrades are ON SALE until October 15th, up to 50% off! Order now!
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