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"Jeeze Ward, you were a little rough on the beaver last night..." One look at the pic tells me this is Ted Gioia who is well known in the industry as a premier music hisotrian and musicologist. If you know Ted, then nothing else really needs to be added to indicate the relavance of this video to this forum. If you don't know him, than you should view the first few minutes to see for yourself what he preaches. This specific video is a bit dated. He currently (last few days) has a interview with Rick Biato regarding AI in music which is extremely interesting and scary. For more information on Ted Gioia, visit his website at http://www.tedgioia.com. His last book, Music: A Subversive History, was published by Basic Books in 2019.
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I love how you turn that phrase in this song. Don't CAVE MAN..... good advice. But you certainly have to know how to pick your battles especially when it comes to your wife. I like this song.
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Cool stuff. It was campfire music that attracted me to the guitar. Summer camp and the councilors who played guitar. Nice childhood memories. That wolf howl attracted the attention of my dogs on the floor behind me. I enjoyed this.
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Very cool song, Izzy, and I really enjoy your stripped down production. I can hear a little one and wolf howling around --very cool additions. Good vocal and the lyrics are delivered so well.
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That's full sounding. Easy listening jazz.... nice stuff.
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You are definitely the king of experimental music around this forum. Always interesting to hear what comes out of your mind and heart. Nice.
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Terrific tuxedo tune, Mike. This one is an after-hours jam where all the best musicians in town show up after their gigs. It becomes the reason they still play; they get through the grueling gigs knowing that the best is yet to come. Really cool how you bring in the different soloists. It gives it a sense of just how it is. Great mix, too. Love the late night feel.
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We must never forget... yet we find ourselves having forgotten. Thank you for reminding us that we should never forget lest we go down that same road again.
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Nice work. It sounds really nice. I like the harmony vox. Cool reminiscing song. I think every state has a "Crystal Lake". In fact, there was a lake by that name where I grew up. A swimming place.... but the water there was anything but "crystal". More like greenish brown with a bunch of frogs. I enjoyed this song.
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OH, YEAH!! I was there. This song is filled with such good (and very relatable) lyrics. Vocals are very good. There is a Crystal Lake near here, but it has become hoity toity. Harveys Lake has been filling memories like this song for over 100 years. Col song.
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DCuny took the words out of my mouth. Focus on the "correct" syntax of the words as used commonly in speech and the pronunciation of the words by the synths. Take the time to listen to the song and the singers, and focus on the areas where you think to yourself... that's not natural. People wouldn't emphasize that syllable in the word in normal speech. I often spend a lot of time on that sort of thing. And that word LIVE.... spelled the same way with two different pronunciations. When this happens, I will input the word phonetically and experiment to get it right. All in all, this shows you spent a lot of time with the voices to get those harmonies. Nicely done.
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I like the groove. Some cool crunchy riffing... Nice job. Thanks much, Herb. I wake... yeah, the best way to start a blues song  Story with a sultry dream, very big dream which no one is going to believe, but if it is in his memory then it is true for him. Very exciting mood seen also in the video. I enjoyed the heavy blues rock sound from Dave's guitar. And the bass has enough roar to me. Good mix. And with that sultry vocal I'm sure there is a long line of swaying ladies wanting to turn that doorknob  Janne Thanks, Janne. Blues: I'm still wake at quarter to three looking for a matchbox to fill my clothes. Yeah, that guy is a dreamer. That kind of stuff doesn't happen in real life. And once he dreams one in, he might as well dream a whole bevy. Hot track. Cool riff Dave is playing. That bass is growling. "I wake alone on my bedroom floor, assess the shape I'm in" Good opening line. Is there something you want to tell us?  Thanks, Scott. Yeah, I'm so glad Dave decided to redo that track. The BiaB guy was good, of course, and had something similar, but Dave perfected it and carried it through the whole song with just the right twist around the vocals.
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> ......................................... It sounds like the (new) option you’d want added to BiaB is “export the MIDI file stretched to 1.5x tempo , for compatibility with DAWS that don’t support triplet based compound time signatures”. Then a midi file exported from BiaB would be wrong, but wrong in the same way as the daw, and two wrongs would make a right. I’ll look into adding that! Thanx you very much for looking into adding that function, I appreciate that. Is there any way you can get 5/4 and 7/4 to work in a DAW? Those are other time signatures I occasionally use.
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A lot of popular songs have what are called "signature licks" or unique parts. Those things are generally not going to be available in Band in a Box. When faced with that, you have to think "out of the box" to get it even close. I've been using BB for well over a decade and a half and in all my ramblings and meandering through the various styles and real band tracks, I don't believe I have ever heard anything even close to that riff/pattern of strumming let alone the tone on it. To replicate it, one would have to use a guitar or guitar synth to get that. You might be able to find drum and bass part that would work in BB. While BB is an amazing tool for creating music, it does have it's limitations and songs with signature licks and unique patterns are that limit.
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This may be of interest, first shot shows the tempo option in EZDrummer, second shot is the manual taking about the option. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=27999&filename=EZ1.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=28000&filename=EZ2.jpg)
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It's common to not get good results at first. However, you can get results that are professional with this software. It really helps if we know what you are doing. Once you get used to the software and learn to use it the right way, the results are truly amazing and professional. SO....... You should always post a link to a song example when you ask questions like this. Set up an account with Sound Cloud, Box.com, Soundclick or any other music/file hosting site. Get the "share link" and post it here in your query. Test it to see if it works. Do not use a subscription/membership/log-in required site like Spotify. People don't have the time to do log-in to listen to your song. That way, we can listen to the example and answer your questions in a more accurate manner. the music mix doesn't come out clear and clean enough. Second, the vocal is similar in that it doesn't separate itself and come out clear enough, And also I am trying to take the reverb down and I'm not getting it done. Finally, the over all sound of the song just isn't professional enough in my opinion. There are any number of reasons this might be happening. Post the song in question and we'll have a listen and offer an opinion. EDIT: ALSO, very important.... tell us what other software you are using. Are you strictly using BB or are you using a DAW as well? External mixer or totally "in the box"? Tell us about the soundcard/interface and driver. Describe the microphone and how it's being recorded. Details on the process that got you to this point are helpful.
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Yes... it would really be helpful when you post links.... like you do... to give us a teaser as to why you think we should take the time to watch. Most of the time I look at the link and pass on it. That was the case with this.... why spend the time?
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I don't know the first book but I have a copy of This Business of Music by Shemel & Krasilovsky 4th Edition. Not sure if it's the same book as you're referring too. That is a book everyone who's serious about this business should have on their shelves and should have read at least once, to get a good understanding of the basic business practices in the music industry. It's handy to refer back to it on occasion as well. I actually had 2 copies at one time but gave one of my copies to a young musician who was asking me a lot of questions so I figured he would benefit from the book and I didn't need two copies on my shelf. I think This Business of Music is out of print now. I know the book and many others. My problem with This Business of Music by Shemel & Krasilovsky is that the 5th Edition was published in 1985 and the 10th Edition was 2007. Everything about the music business has changed except for the merch table. Even what was once consiidered bedrock info about Copyright registration and the PROs no longer applies. For years, my #1 recommendation was Making It With Music: Kenny Rogers' Guide to the Music Business written after his bands broke up and before his solo career took off. It's still a good book on how to manage the business end of a band and not blow through all of your money and songwriting credits but as a guide to anything outside that bubble, it's useless. It's still entertaining and he told some great stories about long ago and far away. Good points on how quickly the business end of music is changing and that while these were/are great books to have, it's equally as important to keep up with the changes in the way things are done because of the new technology and trends. What is pertinent today, is old news in a few days and outdated by next year. BTW: I have that book from Kenny Rogers you mentioned and This Business of Music is in fact the 4th edition with the latest copyright date of 1979. I'll have to re-read that Rogers book if only for the stories.
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Herb, You may have been away a bit . . . and this may be something different from you . . . but, boy, it's moving and emotional. Nice write as well. I like it a ton. Going to listen to the bass version now, but like the simplicity of this. That said, I could also see you interweaving some strings into this production. A cello perhaps to give it some bottom. Ok, listened to the chorus on the second version. Mind you, I'm just listening over my laptop, so grain of salt stuff. I would make the bass more prominent . . . after listening to both, I do think having more of a bottom under that piano would give the song some richness. I'd go for a single note bass (held) and look to add a cello. But of course, that's just my way of thinking . . . and you ultimately should do what you feel is best and what sounds right to you as the artist. It's a terrific tune just as is, quite honestly. Deej Thanks for listening and your observations. I wanted it to be as simple as possible and was even hesitant to add the string pad.... so the "bass" is intentionally kept light in the mix. If you have good cans or a sub, it's pretty obvious but yep, on laptop speakers, it's going to be hard to hear. It's the same string pad as I used for the strings but played on the lowest keys on the keyboard I have.
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Herb, A moving, beautiful and all around amazing song... And the production is just superb. Loved it all. Bob Thank you Bob. I'm glad you like it.
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I haven't done a search in BiaB for this style but this I know . . . I love Chicago. +1
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> BUT the BiaB track at the same tempo and at 6/8 does not match the others, thus making it useless. Well yes, as I described above, the tempo the DAW is using is wrong for a triplet feel (compound) time signature and is 1.5x too fast, You need a simple MIDI function that stretches midi, to change the tempo from 50 to 75 (for example), but not change the speed. Does your DAW have a function like that? You would need this function if you wanted to mix any n/4 time signature (tempo=50) with your DAW (6/8 simple, set to tempo = 75). It sounds like the (new) option you’d want added to BiaB is “export the MIDI file stretched to 1.5x tempo , for compatibility with DAWS that don’t support triplet based compound time signatures”. Then a midi file exported from BiaB would be wrong, but wrong in the same way as the daw, and two wrongs would make a right. I’ll look into adding that!
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Very interesting song...that yodel hook was unique! We've lost a lot of greats lately. Jeff I agree. RIP Frank.
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Very interesting song...that yodel hook was unique! We've lost a lot of greats lately. Jeff
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Still better than what I could come up with, thank you. I'll go check how they work. If you can't find a usable Chicago style put a request in the WishList forum and you will get a big +1 from me.
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