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.... My favorite joke was from Milton Berle who said he's such a ham that when he opens the refrigerator door and the light comes on, he'll do twenty minutes in front of a dead chicken. That's me for sure. .....
Bob Thank you Bob! It was such a hard day. I so needed that good laugh!!!!! 
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"It has become more and more difficult to find other musicians to play with. Very few people I meet are willing to put in any real effort to create well-done new music."
THIS is why I sold off most of my stuff. I ran a decent local studio & played live for decades. When the croke-eee crap & DJ's came in most of the dude's I knew just gave it up....and a LOT where outstanding players...
Now it is impossible to fine even a jam session....it is sad in Southern Ohio to find anyone....BUT I keep a "small studio" setup so when the bug bites I can go & create....creative people NEED to have the outlet, no matter the age.....
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I think that almost everyone who has played music for a long time has thought about giving it up at one time or another. <...snip...>
I've been gigging since I was in Jr. High School, and that was a long time ago. I'm past retirement age and have no intention of giving it up. I must be the exception. I did try a couple of 'day jobs' while investigating what it is to be 'normal'. During those day jobs, I continued to gig on the weekends and live for the weekends. Normal just didn't work out for me. Even when I had a gig with a title of Cable TV Field Engineer, I still identified myself as a musician moonlighting as an Engineer (actually, I was a technician with an inflated title). I took the job because I could fly out Monday, fly back on the Thursday Red-Eye and have Friday, Saturday and Sunday off for gigging. The electronics I took in school allowed me to get my foot in that CATV gig. But it wasn't for me. My technical chops on the sax have not improved in years, buy my ability to play expressively and tastefully have. My voice is still strong, because I use it a lot, in fact, it's better than it has ever been. Voice was the most difficult instrument I learned. My lead guitar chops keep improving. It's my 8th instrument, and I have a lot to learn. I don't have time to practice it a lot on home, but I'm doing 15+ gigs per month, and if you can't practice on stage, where can you practice? I used to fish a lot in Florida when I was young. But now the fishing isn't what it used to be. We would throw back the fish people keep like the jacks and take home the snook, grouper, red snappers, mangrove snappers, yellowtails, and lookdowns. Everything else was catch and release. Nobody used more than one pole, and it was more of a fishing game than a waiting game. I lost patience for that, so I suspect it's a lot like Billy losing patience for music and going fishing. I feel like I'm living a charmed life. After I divorced my first wife, I vowed not to marry anyone else who isn't in the biz. Second wife, Mrs. Notes is a fantastic singer (I'm decent, she's great) and she plays guitar and synth. She has intense work ethics like myself, has fun entertaining, and is the kindest person I've ever met. We hardly every disagree. But that's all about me (sorry). The point is, time is the only currency we have. Wasting time doing something we don't want to do is throwing away that currency. Life is finite, we only get so many minutes. Do what makes you happy as long as it respects the rights of others. But don't sell your gear until you are sure that's what you want to do. Especially items that are no longer in production. Insights and incites by Notes ♫
Bob "Notes" Norton  Norton Music
https://www.nortonmusic.com
100% MIDI Super-Styles recorded by live, pro, studio musicians for a live groove
& Fake Disks for MIDI and/or RealTracks
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if you can't practice on stage, where can you practice?
Bob "Notes" Norton Absolutely. When I was playing music for a living that's exactly how I would look at gigs. Time to try out that new lick, or technique that I worked on in my living room. The stage was one big laboratory for me to experiment to see how things really worked in the real world and people's reaction to it. And.... I got paid and had fun doing it.
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You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.comAdd nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both. The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.
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I got paid and had fun doing it. Wait. You're supposed to get PAID???
I am using the new 1040XTRAEZ form this year. It has just 2 lines.
1. How much did you make in 2023?
2. Send it to us.
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Ask sales and support questions about Band-in-a-Box using natural language.
ChatPG's knowledge base includes the full Band-in-a-Box User Manual and sales information from the website.
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Update Your PowerTracks Pro Audio 2024 Today!
The Newest RealBand 2024 Update is Here!
The newest RealBand 2024 Build 5 update is now available!
Download and install this to your RealBand 2024 for updated print options, streamlined loading and saving of .SGU & MGU (BB) files, and to add a number of program adjustments that address user-reported bugs and concerns.
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The Band-in-a-Box® Flash Drive Backup Option
Today (April 5) is National Flash Drive Day!
Did you know... not only can you download your Band-in-a-Box® Pro, MegaPAK, or PlusPAK purchase - you can also choose to add a flash drive backup copy with the installation files for only $15? It even comes with a Band-in-a-Box® keychain!
For the larger Band-in-a-Box® packages (UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, Audiophile Edition), the hard drive backup copy is available for only $25. This will include a preinstalled and ready to use program, along with your installation files.
Backup copies are offered during the checkout process on our website.
Already purchased your e-delivery version, and now you wish you had a backup copy? It's not too late! If your purchase was for the current version of Band-in-a-Box®, you can still reach out to our team directly to place your backup copy order!
Note: the Band-in-a-Box® keychain is only included with flash drive backup copies, and cannot be purchased separately.
Handy flash drive tip: Always try plugging in a USB device the wrong way first? If your flash drive (or other USB plug) doesn't have a symbol to indicate which way is up, look for the side with a seam on the metal connector (it only has a line across one side) - that's the side that either faces down or to the left, depending on your port placement.
Update your Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows® Today!
Update your Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows for free with build 1111!
With this update, there's more control when saving images from the Print Preview window, we've added defaults to the MultiPicker for sorting and font size, updated printing options, updated RealTracks and other content, and addressed user-reported issues with the StylePicker, MIDI Soloists, key signature changes, and more!
Learn more about this free update for Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows at www.pgmusic.com/support_windowsupdates.htm#1111
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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