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I was not going to respond anymore to you sir MC. I have to say one thing. For you to see when someone disagrees with you as an attack is really wrong. It is a difference of opinion. to label and berate others for their views is an attack. This is why folks resist you. Not because of your ideas which are innovative and thought provoking. You have the ability to be a very powerful force for future thinking here and elsewhere. I have read many of your post here and over at the Reaper forum You are very talented. You just miss one key point. One that D Cuny tried to help you see. That point is that your plan/idea/concept, call it what you want is just that yours, and not the only path to the future. It is helpful but not the only option.
You are welcome to stay and help or go as you see fit. Every time you don't like what others have to say you threaten to leave. That has been happening now for over 10 years usually you do go for a couple months. the return with a different name. That again is your prerogative. No one here is asking you to go. All we ask it that you offer the rest of us who are also trying in our own way to assist PGM in the future ideas for the BiaB product the same dignity and respect you want from us. We don't label you in public, we don't highjack your threads and change the subject to our agenda, we treat you fairly even if we disagree with one of your views. However, when you start your attacks and labeling, highjacking we point this out and ask you not to, when you then start trying to belittle us about it, we fight back. You take that as an attack. Sir you threw the first punch. We just react. If that is wrong, then at least from me i apologize. I ask one thing, and one thing only! Be respectful to all here, as you want respect back. If that does not make sense to you then i don't know what will. I am done with the conversation.
TSo the rest on this important thread and to PGM i apologize as well i will keep my thought here to the subject at hand.
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Sir is actually a Madam as far as I know. 
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< What could be improved >
Weaknesses:
Weaknesses 6 and 7 appear to be directly linked regarding subject matter.
I've interpreted Weakness 7 as an example of a solution to Weakness 6 and doesn't stand on its own as an actual program weakness. Further clarification is needed from the authors of the White Paper as to why Weakness 7 is an actual weakness of the program.
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< What could be improved >
Weaknesses
<< 8. New (2024) way of using Bar Settings (Mutes, Back to Normal) for Utility tracks.
Unlike "Legacy" tracks, where you have visuals on a single page which tracks are muted or unmuted, utility track requires clicking on the separate drop down menu and selecting the track in question manually, just to see what was done to it. Many (!)useless clicks.
Expected: Everything visualized and editable on a single page. >>
While this weakness is true for 2024, an improvement of the White Paper would be acknowledgement the BIAB program has for years offered an updated and alternative considered better than the Bar Settings Mute/Back to Normal method.
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Weakness 8 can be made better by a simple slide bar to the right of the tracks. the Legacy and Utility tracks all listed in a row that extend down below in a "window" inside the Non Modal window. When you slide the bar down it reveals the lower tracks. This eliminates the drop down click just slide to the track in question and back if needed.
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< What did we get wrong >
(See item #15in the BiaB’s Weaknesses section)
Typo error. #15 should be #14
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< What can be improved >
< 5. The Needs of the Advanced BiaB User
The needs of the advanced user are numerous. Pro Musicians, songwriters and composers alike demand intuitive interfaces, seamless workflows, high-quality results and of course a bug-free experience. Any software product falling short in these areas risks losing these users, as time is often equivalent to money for them.
The advanced user also requires that complex, compound time signatures be readily and seamlessly available to support their workflow. Some examples are 5/4, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8, and 12/8. These time signatures need to be native i.e. no workarounds needed. >
This point isn't compelling because it's not supported with documented sources and references. It seems more of an opinion by the authors than researched and validated fact. At the least, if outside documentation and sources aren't considered necessary, the authors that are professional musicians, songwriters and composers, should be listed with their credentials.
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WHITE PAPER
8.Realistic Live Tracks: The software excels at creating realistic live tracks (stems) that
follow your chords and are performed by live musicians. This feature, which predates
AI, can save you time and assist in songwriting and practice. It includes RealTracks (RTs), RealDrums (RDs), and Super MIDI tracks (SMT
Should include UserTracks, loops, and more importantly, Artist Performance Files Charlie, this is beyond my "pay grade". Hopefully someone on the team can address this. No response is necessary as the point was simply to list all of the formats that BIAB can accept in the Mixer to create songs with.
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< What can be improved >
< 5. The Needs of the Advanced BiaB User
The needs of the advanced user are numerous. Pro Musicians, songwriters and composers alike demand intuitive interfaces, seamless workflows, high-quality results and of course a bug-free experience. Any software product falling short in these areas risks losing these users, as time is often equivalent to money for them.
The advanced user also requires that complex, compound time signatures be readily and seamlessly available to support their workflow. Some examples are 5/4, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8, and 12/8. These time signatures need to be native i.e. no workarounds needed. >
This point isn't compelling because it's not supported with documented sources and references. It seems more of an opinion by the authors than researched and validated fact. At the least, if outside documentation and sources aren't considered necessary, the authors that are professional musicians, songwriters and composers, should be listed with their credentials. Good point Charlie, I'm not sure if such a paper could be written without some degree of opinion. I'm thinking the disclaimer should have read: Disclaimer: The authors are not, and cannot speak on behalf of PG Music Inc. or any other company in any capacity. We are simply a group of short-time and long-time users of the program offering opinion, observation and analysis.
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Suggested improvement:
Disclaimer: The authors are not speaking on behalf of PG Music. We are just PG Music customers offering opinion, observation and analysis.
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My posts aren't intended to put any author or the White Paper itself on the defensive. My understanding is the white Paper's intended audience is the staff, developers and coders of PG Music. I understand the White Paper is from a group of customers offering opinion, observation, and analysis.
I believe the purpose of the authors posting the White Paper in this forum is to illicit opinion, observation, and analysis from other forum members.
My suggestions for improvements, corrections and analysis are from my reading and understanding of the White Paper in its existing present form. It appears from the initial post in this forum, the White Paper is expected to be further edited and improved based on general forum members input and suggestions.
I have no issue with the authors editing the disclaimer if they feel it necessary and that would be in agreement with my suggestions that some points in the White Paper need minor editing to clearly separate what's opinion and what's analysis.
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Charlie, you completly get it and thanks for your thoughtful feedback, keep it coming You are very well spoken, by chance are you coming from a career in academia or perhaps a background in technical writing?
https://soundcloud.com/user-646279677BiaB 2024 Windows For me there’s no better place in the band than to have one leg in the harmony world and the other in the percussive. Thank you Paul Tutmarc and Leo Fender.
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No. I didn't have a career in academia or technical writing. I was primarily a large loss claims specialist for many decades and also a state constable for three years and Volunteer fireman and chief of the Rescue squad for nineteen years.
In all three endeavors, I learned to think that everything I write and everything others wrote that I was involved with - to assume one day it would be read out loud to 12 people in a jury, only to then be interpreted with opposing points of view by attorneys.
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No. I didn't have a career in academia or technical writing. I was primarily a large loss claims specialist for many decades and also a state constable for three years and Volunteer fireman and chief of the Rescue squad for nineteen years. A State Constable?? Yikes, I better be careful what I say or I'll be in handcuffs and hauled off in a paddywagon Kidding aside, maybe we should have had you on our white paper team. I think you would have had something valuable to contribute. I have found in any organization, be it religious, recreational, academic, civic, government, commercial or volunteer; 5% of the people produce 95% of the work. Most are happy to sit, watch, spectate or bystand.
https://soundcloud.com/user-646279677BiaB 2024 Windows For me there’s no better place in the band than to have one leg in the harmony world and the other in the percussive. Thank you Paul Tutmarc and Leo Fender.
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