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I'm a longtime fan of the MDR-7506 since they were introduced in 1991. Although I have mixed on them in a pinch, I would never use 'em for my final. I don't have an issue with the 'phones wearing out except the ear pads and those do disintegrate in a year or two. All of mine have these now. Auray Genuine Sheepskin Leather Earpads (Pair) The Steven Slate Audio VSX Headphone Mixing System, OTOH, works quite well for me. I can trust these. Most of my work is done on a pair of very nice Equator monitors with a sub. When I have a mix sounding great on those and the VSX, they will translate to anything.

Hi, this is a tune I just re-mastered from 2016 and not quite sure i posted it back then, all the midi sounds were done using a Ketron SD2 which I used to use most of the time and loved it, it has a great sound banks. Can't us[/color]e it anymore because connectivity issues. Anyway, here is: [color:#33CCFF] [url=https://www.bandlab.com/revisions/d033ea4b-3f16-ef11-96f5-000d3a425266?sharedKey=gepL3AjVOEyeeMGddVJgMQ]Bewildered[/url] Style is JBAL_45.STY (Jazz Ballad at T=45 - Slow Balla) Style MIDI Instruments are : Acoustic String Bass (33), Acoustic Piano (1), Nylon String Guitar (25), Strings (49), MIDI SuperTracks in song: ~~1895:Piano, Rhythm Jazz Sw 085 RealDrums in Song:JazzSwingLewis^02-a:Brushes, Snare , b:Ride and Hihat Cheers Mike B.

Noel Thanks a lot very kind of you say. Peter

Dan Appreciate the comments thanks. Peter

Lovely song Floyd. Awesome vocal and really loved the lyric. Emotional delivery and backtrack. Perfect production..

Really nice backtrack. Very cool groove. Smooth. Vocals were excellent. Well done.

I am enjoying this.

Cool groove. If you bring up the drums a bit would be a really cool driving tune. Well done

Excellent tune. Riff is very catchy. Super vocal and lyric

Dewey...thanks so much...I appreciate it...Dan

lovely song James. Very cool chord progressions. Well done

That's a real treat. Fat, full, production.

I listened to a lot of Styles that contained the name [Chicago] but nearly all didn't have any brass instruments. _FRAME.STY was about the only one that included Horns. it was suggested for the song 'Felling Stronger Every Day'. Memo: This smooth jazz style features a 10-part horn section backed by guitar, piano, bass, and drums. -Examples: Feels So Good, Breezin'. Local Hero, Genre "Intensity" Score=76/100 _FRAME.STY. Frame Smooth Jazz Groove All RealTracks. Quintet. Tempo=80 (60-110) Instruments: El.Bass, El.Piano, El.Guitar, HornSection, Drums RD: LaPopJazzSlowEv16: a: Snare, HiHat b: Busy Snare, Ride :Craig Scott RT909: Bass, Electric, SmoothPoppy Ev16 090 , Vernon Barbary RT910: Piano, Electric, Rhythm SmoothBallad Ev16 065 , Jeff Lorber RT3331: Guitar, Electric, Rhythm JazzyPop16thsMark Ev16 080 , Mark Lettieri RT2781: Horn Section, Background CroonerBossa10-Part Ev 110 , Jim Clark Not really at the [Chicago] level though in my view.

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. The Brabecs' (2018) and my distant cousin's (2017) are far newer but still beyond obsolete. Peter Thall's What They'll Never Tell You About the Music Business: The Myths, the Secrets, the Lies (And a Few Truths), while a good read, hasn't been updated since 2017. No, I can't recommend any of them except the Passman which is too bad. I hope he puts out a supplement in the fall instead of waiting a few years to do a major update.

Dan, Thank you. That’s very kind. Bob

I have been looking for the past hour and I came out empty handed. Is there a style that recreates brass section hits in the style of Chicago or any R&B style with a similar setup? I am thinking Earth Wind & Fire, Le Chic, and similar. If it exists, I am using the wrong keywords to find it and I'd appreciate some help. Thank you.

11…Fancy drum Solos. ( and other solos ?...lol.). Why do I create songs ? …my wife says it's some 'primal urge'...lol…and would you believe.. She even heartily pushes me to do more and is a great critic of my work which is why I dedicated the 'Pretty Girl' song in my sig to her for her patience. Maybe it's because I come from a very musical family…dunno. but for me it's all about enjoyment and having lots of fun. I agree with Dr PG…have lots of fun. Part of that fun is finding new ways to do things with what one has and be inventive like the brilliant hit song 'telstar' decades ago in the 60's that needed a special effect so they used a 'toilet flush sound' reversed. (just google telstar.) So let's consider for fun how to be inventive with drum tracks. note… in my rb/bb wishes ive suggested that drums should be treated differen from other musical instruments and deserve their own special features and tracks. but until those special features are included in rb/bb there are many things we can do including getting drum solos for song intros or in the middle of a song, and even creating 'illusions' of two drummers in a song. In summary there are many ways to have fun and be creative in creating drum tracks. I'll cover those alternatives as follows… 1..please read these tips of mine as one technique to save me from retyping. https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=797927#Post797927 2..another fun alternative.….useing bb/rb midi generated drum tracks. in bb and rb you can generate lots of midi tracks NOT ONLY for drums but also a cornucopia of loads of different midi instrument tracks in tons of different music genres...(includeing 'modern genres'.) we can use these instrument midi tracks in new ways…one being 'drum solos'. huh ? Is he nuts ? I can hear you thinking…. well actually NO…there's lots of fun to be had using instrument midi tracks in new ways….via experimentation. for example…let's say we want a funky drum solo at beginning of a song or as an intermission scat in the middle of a song…here's a couple of ways… ..remember the fill track with a drum pattern feature ? experiment with different drum pattern (dp) files. for example just because the song is a rock song…let's think laterally and use other drum patterns and/or ones youve made yourself ie there are lots of dp standard patterns you could use or modify. so generate different dp tracks…and then experiment with editing the best bits together to get a funky drum solo going with a drum plugin vsti or see what you can do with the free pg synthmaster or sforzando plugins with their own funky drum sounds. the skys the limit…..if you also try various editing tricks. eg in rb bars or tracks views you could mix n match n mash up loads of different patterns to create intricate drum solos. ..purposely create midi tracks generated in styles meant for instruments but then instead of the instrument…use drum patches. also experiment with tempos etc…and here's a MAJOR tip… in piano roll let's say you see the midi notes for an instrument or drums track…once again experiment with moving midi notes up and down (from eg…a genned midi track for an instrument..) driving a drum plug in. eg you have a midi piano track genned…copy it to another track and insert a drum plugin or synthhmaster (for modern sounds)...and see if you can get a funky drum solo with some editing in piano roll. In summary there are many ways to get interesting drum solos…its a question of using all the features at your disposal and testing. For example, people say doubtfully 'I cant modern drum sounds'...i totally disagree. just a few weeks ago i had generated a single note midi stream not meant for drums…a solo for another instrument and plugged in synthmaster and got all manner of modern drums. to summarise you dont have to spend big on sample packs etc etc and other paid software if you're willing to get 'down and dirty' with various approaches. Now 'PLEASE' see what you can do with the above hints for creating drum solos....there's LOTS OF FUN to be had. (its interesting to note from what ive seen over the years on the pg forums...many people with deep expertise in midi often appreciate rb's very deep midi features.... and dont run away from rb....in summary if you would take the time to RTFM for rb..and spend time with rb.. and develope midi expertise..you'll be rewarded. let me say..even though ive used rb for a long time... i still find neat rb features to use.) (more to come.) happiness. om (who isnt THAT OLD…lmao.)

Rather than only posting a link to a video, how about summarizing the video, and saying what you thought made it worth watching? Thanks!

Hi Floyd, Thanks for your comments. Best Regards Nigel

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No longer using it as I have sold off the Mac and going fully iOS with the new iPad and Logic Pro. Will keep the Sufrace pro and my Windows BIAB drive just in case I need it in the future but the Mac version Audiophile is available. $650 AUD (that's ab out $400 USD) - open to small negotiation. Will post anywhere in the World at buyer cost. Please contact via PM if interested.

I enjoyed your instrumental, especially your guitar work!

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?

Izzy, Hans, Marty, Laurent, Floyd, Noel, J&B, Ezekiel and Elvis: Thanks to you all for the listens and great feedback. So pleased everyone seemed to enjoy the listen! Stay well, each and all of you, Deej

Ron, Very cool listen! Really like the lyrics to this one . . . chorus has a nice catchy feel to it. Production is clean and right spot on. Like the little harmonies you have running through the verses, and it the chorus. Nice imagery. Yeah, and that chorus (nice addition of the "oohs" on the last choruses). Good stuff! My best to you, Deej