Johnbee58

OK. I figured it out. It does back up the chord progression, but not in the chord builder below where you originally created it. The backed up chord progression shows up AT THE TOP area where the Artist, Song, etc field is. I was looking for the saved progression to reload into the chord builder again when recalled. All is good here, but is there a way to easily reload the saved progression back into the builder for, say, if you want to close out of the program having not completed a desired progression but you want to continue building the progression at a later time? To do this now, I have to reload these chords one by one back into the builder. Is there an easier way to do something like this? 🙂John B.

Allan, Arlen & Bob- Thanks so much for your time to listen and comment. 🙂JB

By all means DON'T let your loss hold back your creativity in music or anything else you create. The memory of her and the love you had together will more than likely guide you to create something very beautiful in her memory. 😀John B

Yeah, this is an issue. When you update to the next version it kinda knocks the entire previous version out of the running, so you get that "plugin missing" message. What you have to do is go into your plug in menu after you update and re load it as a new version. Be forewarned: Back up any custom chord sets you created BEFORE you update to the newest version so you can reload them into the new version. If you don't have your custom chord sets backed up you may lose them when you update. If anybody needs help with backing up the chord sets, PM me. 😀John B

I ran up to 1.6 in CbB and Win 10 with no problems. I have 1.8 on my dedicated music PC but have yet to update on my Win 10. I'm not real impressed with the sounds but I got it for chord voicing/progression ideas and for that, it's great! 😀John B.

Thanks so much for listening, Steve. I love Golden Retrievers. Such pretty puppies. I must have been so sad to lose them. 😢 😀JB

Thank you very much, Doug! 🙂JB

Really enjoyed this. Words are so true. Imagery conveys the idea beautifully. 🙂John B

The beat is kinda different from your style. Nice change. Not knocking your other stuff though. This is just different. Harmonica and vocal harmonies are a nice touch. 🙂John B.

Pretty title and tune. Nice Latin percussion going on in there too! 🙂John B

Thanks Gary, but I'm completely happy with the Yamaha CS 80 electronic piano sample (Toontrack EZ Keys) here. It probably doesn't have the depth of yours because you obviously use top of the line programs, but I'm happy with what I have. The flute is a Chinese dizi flute plugin which is free from an outfit called Chinese Winds. I've used it quite a bit on many of my tunes. It makes a nice lead. I don't know if you've ever heard of a group called Shadowfax, but about 15-20 years ago they had a guy named Chuck Greenburg (sadly passed away some years back). He was a woodwind player who, along with saxophone, played an electronic wind instrument called the Lyricon. His tone that he used the most sound quite a bit like the flute here. The one I use is supposed to emulate a Chinese flute. Again, thanks for the kind words! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYP1WUDJhCQ 🙂JB Correction-The Yamaha e piano is a CP 80. Not a CS 80.

Thanks to all who were kind enough to reply to this song. 🙂JB

Deeply sorry to hear that, Zarrg. I've been there too. I lost my first wife to cancer in 2014. May God be with you and comfort you. 😞❤️ John B.

Funny title. Got a kick out of it and the thought a love song for a reptilian overlord. The vocal effects are great and I especially love the acoustic bass break. 🙂John B

Nice Blues effort. Sounds like it could use a boost in whatever you're using for bass. I really can hardly hear it and on a song like this that walking bass adds so much. The horns sound pretty neat, but are a bit tinny in the mix. Overall a good piece. 🙂John B

Funny, but it's not in any other project. 😀jb

I finally updated Melodyne 4 a few days a go. Since then I went in to a project that I previously used it on and found that the entire project has an electrical type hiss on it. The only way I can reduce the hiss is if I turn off the echo buttons on all of the channels. I call it electrical "type" because it doesn't have the heavy electrical humm that say, a poorly grounded guitar track would have. But a hiss that wasn't there when the original track was treated with the Melodyne. Thanks for any insight. 🙂John B

Thanks Paul & Tom! Tom, as per your suggestions I did a remix this morning (7/5). I boosted the bass as per your suggestion 1/2 db @ 150hz. I brought down the lead flute part a bit in volume. I increased the volume on the kick drum a bit. There is a bit more presence in the kick drum, but not enough to make it distracting. To my ears it seems to balance a bit more between the high and low end frequencies. The new mix is at the original link, if you care to revisit. 🙂 Thanks! 🙂JB

Nice. You both added your unique touches to make an excellent work of art. You should do more together. 😀John B

Sounds a lot like my modus operandi. 😀JB

If this is a cover who did the original? If it's original it's a great song with a great message. Great sound out of (what sounds like) a 12 string acoustic. And your voice DOES sound good. Nice to know that not all of us are of the belief that you have to be a Pavarotti to post your (vocal) music here. I appreciate your being unapologetic about your voice. 🙂John B.

Congrats! 😀JB

I've seen this video before as well as some more of his. He's a funny guy. 🤣 He also has a good point, 🙂JB

Sounds like something I'd hear on a Saturday night Gospel Hour on the local Christian radio station. Professional sounding. Who's doing background? Nice female voice. 🙂John B

I like this. You seem to have quite a palate of instruments and sounds. I'm hearing quite a bit going on in this. And your voice is excellent too. 🙂John B.