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You The idea for this song came from a dream in which I had a very strong emotion. When I woke up, I knew I had to write about it and the style should be soul with blues flavor. I found a very suitable BIAB style _PINE for the mood and I added some extra instruments. The hazyballad soloist has become one of my favorite RTs, it works so well in many different songs. Unfortunately, the dream had almost no visual clues, so it wasn't easy task to describe that emotion in words without using obvious clichés. I'm satisfied with the end result, although it is still far from the feeling - I realized that there simply are no words for every detail. I hope you get a glimpse of my dream Style is _PINE.STY (Pining Slow Pop Blues) RealDrums: PopRock16ths^01-a:Snare, HiHat, b:Snare, Ride MarktreeFills single RealTracks: 1190:Bass, Electric, ModernRnBRock Ev 065 673:Organ, B3, Background Blues BB Ev 085 3334:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm BluesPopSlow16thsSol ev16 065 --- 910:Piano, Electric, Rhythm SmoothBallad Ev16 065 3348:Guitar, Electric, Soloist HazyBallad ev16 070 2953:Strings, Rhythm JazzBalladPads Sw 060 (Held) Bridge melody: VSTi The Orchestra/Oboe Vocals by me Mixed in Cakewalk by BandLab Lyrics: You were the first soul to touch me you showed me how it feels to be loved. You were the gift I didn't deserve but it's the only memory that I wanted to preserve. You were a spring that chose to run in the bed of my life a sudden flood, a breathtaking joy the grace of nature squeezed the first time. You were the first soul... You were a spirit of the woods crystallized for my sake your full attention lightened the dusk on my lips a fallen snowflake. You were the first soul... Only once in my lifetime won't deny it now that I'm old the highlight of my story my candle you came to hold it deserves to be told. --------- Janne
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Much that I liked in this...interesting melody, really nice way you "shadow" your vocal with either BGV's or other elements, and I thought the choice of instrumentation and style really fits the song idea. The chord movement was also quite interesting to me. Your lyric is both attention-keeping and artistic/creative in choice of words.
PS--I would be terrified to try to recount some of my dreams in song!! Good work, Janne!
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Dreams often leave us wanting a new language to express them. Music is an excellent choice, Janne, and I feel I share the sentiment you are trying to express. Ineffable as they often are, dreams have a wonderful capacity to connect us on a different level of existence --just like music does. You've made an excellent example here. Now, go back to sleep, and do it again. hehe
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Very good, Janne, might be my new favorite from you actually.
Good progression and vocal melody, and I like what you did with the BGV's.
MarktreeFills are very effective, I also liked the melody you created with the VSTi.
Good guitar solo, good mix also.
Well done!
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Excellent tune Janne. Such a cool delicate vocal and lyric. Excellent backtrack. Loved the oboe. Gave so much depth to the song. Well done
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Very creative use of melody and chord structure Janne! You always impress me with taking a song in an unexpected direction and make it sound very nice! Take care, T
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Hi janne,
that's another very good song. Very creative, most interestingly put together. Enjoyed the listen a lot.
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Some very creative lyrics and vocal effects. Certainly got the sense of swimming in dreams.
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Much that I liked in this...interesting melody, really nice way you "shadow" your vocal with either BGV's or other elements, and I thought the choice of instrumentation and style really fits the song idea. The chord movement was also quite interesting to me. Your lyric is both attention-keeping and artistic/creative in choice of words.
PS--I would be terrified to try to recount some of my dreams in song!! Good work, Janne! Thanks very much for your kind comment I appreciate all your positive findings Glad you liked my vocal idea, I was bit hesitating whether the dueting with backing vocals would work. Janne
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Dreams often leave us wanting a new language to express them. Music is an excellent choice, Janne, and I feel I share the sentiment you are trying to express. Ineffable as they often are, dreams have a wonderful capacity to connect us on a different level of existence --just like music does. You've made an excellent example here. Now, go back to sleep, and do it again. hehe Thanks Marty, I'm really glad you can share my sentiment Dreams are surely an endless source of inspiration and often a big mystery, sometimes giving even almost real feeling strong emotions and it can feel quite wistful when you wake up. Let's see what my next dream will bring up Janne
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You have got to love it when things come to you in a dream. I find some of my best inspiration comes to me when my brain does actually shut off long enough to dream - I've certainly gotten my fair share of short stories out of a few really neat dreams. Overall, the mix was really nice and this song had some nice throwbacks for the style. Thanks for sharing!
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Nice narrative, melody and good instrumentation. The kick drum is a annoying partly due to the level and also the clickiness. Good realization of a dream.
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Love the sound you got from the RTs. Sort of a mix of decades and styles. An unusual but appealing sound. I also like the melody--it's got clever movement. Nice.
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Dreams often leave us wanting a new language to express them. Music is an excellent choice, Janne, and I feel I share the sentiment you are trying to express. Ineffable as they often are, dreams have a wonderful capacity to connect us on a different level of existence --just like music does. You've made an excellent example here. Now, go back to sleep, and do it again. hehe HI Janne ... Marty said it as good as anyone, as far as my thoughts on this song. You did a wonderful job with this one... slightly haunting, ear-catching, smooth and a very interesting lyric. it has all the elements that a good song needs. Love the lead guitar! Excellent in every way! Best to you. Be safe ... Alan
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Very good, Janne, might be my new favorite from you actually. Good progression and vocal melody, and I like what you did with the BGV's. MarktreeFills are very effective, I also liked the melody you created with the VSTi. Good guitar solo, good mix also. Well done! Thanks Dave for your very kind review Glad you liked the BGV's - I considered having a blues guitar fills between gaps in the chorus vocal track, dialog like in many of your songs, but I thought the chorus might become bit crowded, because it already felt bit fast despite the slow tempo. It would be interesting to try it, though. Nice to hear that marktree works also, the chorus melody starts lower than the verse melody, so I needed a good transition to highlight the chorus and marktree does it job perfectly, thanks to PGMusic for including it. And of course the other RTs as well, especially the solo guitarist Janne
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Fantastic arrangement, I couldn't get enough of that oboe. Lyrics were great, too "It deserves to be told," what a great line to finish with. One of your best!
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Janne
One of your best ones. Really interesting as always and a very pleasing chord progression. The guitar solo sounded very nice and I liked the backing vocals.
Really nice.
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Excellent tune Janne. Such a cool delicate vocal and lyric. Excellent backtrack. Loved the oboe. Gave so much depth to the song. Well done Thanks Scott for your kind review Nice to read that you found the vocal and lyric delicate. I'm very glad you liked the oboe. It is a beautiful sounding instrument, and inspiration to use it came probably from one of my favorite The Alan Parsons Project song Old And Wise, I was bit hesitating whether people would like it in the context of this type of a song. Janne
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Very creative use of melody and chord structure Janne! You always impress me with taking a song in an unexpected direction and make it sound very nice! Take care, T Thanks Torrey, I'm always pleased to read your kind and rewarding words Glad you liked the chord structure, although it wasn't as complex as in some of my songs Thanks for showcasing so perfect pop songs on this forum Janne
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Dreams often leave us wanting a new language to express them. Music is an excellent choice, Janne, and I feel I share the sentiment you are trying to express. Ineffable as they often are, dreams have a wonderful capacity to connect us on a different level of existence --just like music does. You've made an excellent example here. Now, go back to sleep, and do it again. hehe I agree with Marty......dreams are a trip, and you have brought us into yours!! Very nicely done!! Take care. Greg
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"Dreams often leave us wanting a new language to express them. Music is an excellent choice, Janne, and I feel I share the sentiment you are trying to express. Ineffable as they often are, dreams have a wonderful capacity to connect us on a different level of existence --just like music does. You've made an excellent example here. Now, go back to sleep, and do it again. hehe"
We rarely quote in our responses (particularly when its already been quoted) but ... how could it be said better?
"You were a spring that chose to run in the bed of my life"
That is a GREAT line embedded in an all around fine write.
As you pointed out that RT solo is outstanding.
The lead and BGV were all hittin' the note -- very nice.
And you wrapped the package up in an excellent mix.
Enjoyed it!
Be safe
J&B
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that's another very good song. Very creative, most interestingly put together. Enjoyed the listen a lot. Cheers, Stefan Thanks Stefan for your positive review Glad you enjoyed Janne
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Some very creative lyrics and vocal effects. Certainly got the sense of swimming in dreams. Thanks Captain for your kind words Janne
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You have got to love it when things come to you in a dream. I find some of my best inspiration comes to me when my brain does actually shut off long enough to dream - I've certainly gotten my fair share of short stories out of a few really neat dreams. Overall, the mix was really nice and this song had some nice throwbacks for the style. Thanks for sharing! Thanks Ember for your kind comment I hope your dreams continue to provide great inspiration Janne
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Nice narrative, melody and good instrumentation. The kick drum is a annoying partly due to the level and also the clickiness. Good realization of a dream. Thanks Ray for your kind feedback I didn't pay any attention to the kick drum, interesting observation. Janne
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Love the sound you got from the RTs. Sort of a mix of decades and styles. An unusual but appealing sound. I also like the melody--it's got clever movement. Nice. Thanks for your kind and positive words Mix of styles, yes I wanted some soul from the 60's and some blues ala Thrill Is Gone. Janne
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You did a wonderful job with this one... slightly haunting, ear-catching, smooth and a very interesting lyric. it has all the elements that a good song needs. Love the lead guitar! Excellent in every way! Best to you. Be safe ... Alan
Thanks Alan for your kind words I agree, the lead guitar is awesome...I didn't originally mention, but when I woke up I was immediately thinking about making the song sound R&B in Al-David style Janne
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Janne, Good deal! I like what you did with vocals / harmonies. One of your most interesting vocal pieces. Arrangement is very strong! Did you do all the ooohs or it is band? Sounds like your voice a bit and I did not see that the oohs/aahs tracks mentioned... Guitar solo worked well! Mix is clear. I get those too sometimes, emotions from dream speaks without visuals. The trick is to sketch it out, before it disappears with full awakening Thank you for sharing. Misha.
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Fantastic arrangement, I couldn't get enough of that oboe. Lyrics were great, too "It deserves to be told," what a great line to finish with. One of your best! Thanks TuneMonger for your very uplifting comment I'm really glad you liked the oboe, because I wasn't sure how it would fit in a soul song. Thanks for PGMusic for that great style I used as the basis for the arrangement. Janne
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Janne,
An excellent piece. Terrific melody. Excellent use of tracks - great sound.
Very good vocal and BGVs.
A well-written love song.
Excellent mix.
One of your best.
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One of your best ones. Really interesting as always and a very pleasing chord progression. The guitar solo sounded very nice and I liked the backing vocals. Really nice. Peter Thanks Peter for your rewarding feedback Good to hear that you liked the my experimental backing vocals. Janne
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I agree with Marty......dreams are a trip, and you have brought us into yours!! Very nicely done!! Take care. Greg Thanks Greg for your kind words Been just listening your new songs, fantastic singing and songwriting Janne
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"You were a spring that chose to run in the bed of my life"
That is a GREAT line embedded in an all around fine write. As you pointed out that RT solo is outstanding. The lead and BGV were all hittin' the note -- very nice. And you wrapped the package up in an excellent mix. Enjoyed it! Be safe J&B
Thanks J&B for your very positive words And thanks for quoting that line, that was the initial feeling from the dream and your words are also like that spring refreshing my heart Janne
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Janne, Good deal! I like what you did with vocals / harmonies. One of your most interesting vocal pieces. Arrangement is very strong! Did you do all the ooohs or it is band? Sounds like your voice a bit and I did not see that the oohs/aahs tracks mentioned... Guitar solo worked well! Mix is clear. I get those too sometimes, emotions from dream speaks without visuals. The trick is to sketch it out, before it disappears with full awakening Thank you for sharing. Misha. Thanks Misha, I really appreciate your kind feedback Glad you liked the backing vocal parts, I made them first in Vocaloid, but sang them myself in the final version, but I left some lower notes from Vocaloid version to add some thickness. We as artist have to use any kind of source of inspiration and dreams can lead us to an unexpected direction, so they are a good vehicle to reinvent ourselves, I agree it is good to sketch out any message from our subconsciousness Janne
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An excellent piece. Terrific melody. Excellent use of tracks - great sound. Very good vocal and BGVs. A well-written love song. Excellent mix. One of your best. fj Thanks fj, always great to receive your kind feedback Interestingly you see it as a love song, and it is, although I tried to use a different angle - not how I felt toward someone, but how this untangible object affected me. Janne
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Janne,
What a fine write this is . . . a nice treatment. Just the right feel to the sound on this one—nice job on the mix. And as others have noted the background vocals really work well on this; from a production standpoint, my favorite aspect of this listen. Though that lead guitar is just spot one—great solo. Very nice work on this Janne.
My very best to you,
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What a fine write this is . . . a nice treatment. Just the right feel to the sound on this one—nice job on the mix. And as others have noted the background vocals really work well on this; from a production standpoint, my favorite aspect of this listen. Though that lead guitar is just spot one—great solo. Very nice work on this Janne. My very best to you, Deej Thanks Deej for your kind words I'm glad my background vocals work also for you, it encourages me to experiment that part also in future. Janne
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Hi Janne. Very interesting arrangement apart from the relentless drums. Maybe tone them down and vary the rhythm here and there.
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Hi Janne. Very interesting arrangement apart from the relentless drums. Maybe tone them down and vary the rhythm here and there.
Vic Thanks Vic for your valuable feedback I have learnt on this forum that drums shouldn't be left behind other instruments, so maybe I have exaggerated to follow the rule... and in this song it should be kicking like a heartbeat to highlight the power of the dream experience. But good suggestions, if I come back to the song later, I'll know what to change. Janne
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Band-in-a-Box® 2024 Review: 4.75 out of 5 Stars!
If you're looking for a in-depth review of the newest Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows version, you'll definitely find it with Sound-Guy's latest review, Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows Review: Incredible new capabilities to experiment, compose, arrange and mix songs.
A few excerpts:
"The Tracks view is possibly the single most powerful addition in 2024 and opens up a new way to edit and generate accompaniments. Combined with the new MultiPicker Library Window, it makes BIAB nearly perfect as an 'intelligent' composer/arranger program."
"MIDI SuperTracks partial generation showing six variations – each time the section is generated it can be instantly auditioned, re-generated or backed out to a previous generation – and you can do this with any track type. This is MAJOR! This takes musical experimentation and honing an arrangement to a new level, and faster than ever."
"Band in a Box continues to be an expansive musical tool-set for both novice and experienced musicians to experiment, compose, arrange and mix songs, as well as an extensive educational resource. It is huge, with hundreds of functions, more than any one person is likely to ever use. Yet, so is any DAW that I have used. BIAB can do some things that no DAW does, and this year BIAB has more DAW-like functions than ever."
Convenient Ways to Listen to Band-in-a-Box® Songs Created by Program Users!
The User Showcase Forum is an excellent place to share your Band-in-a-Box® songs and listen to songs other program users are creating!
There are other places you can listen to these songs too! Visit our User Showcase page to sort by genre, artist (forum name), song title, and date - each listing will direct you to the forum post for that song.
If you'd rather listen to these songs in one place, head to our Band-in-a-Box® Radio, where you'll have the option to select the genre playlist for your listening pleasure. This page has SoundCloud built in, so it won't redirect you. We've also added the link to the Artists SoundCloud page here, and a link to their forum post.
We hope you find some inspiration from this amazing collection of User Showcase Songs!
Congratulations to the 2023 User Showcase Award Winners!
We've just announced the 2023 User Showcase Award Winners!
There are 45 winners, each receiving a Band-in-a-Box 2024 UltraPAK! Read the official announcement to see if you've won.
Our User Showcase Forum receives more than 50 posts per day, with people sharing their Band-in-a-Box songs and providing feedback for other songs posted.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed!
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