Bapu

Artists rip off others partial riffs, chord progressions and partial melodies, partial lyrics. Have for many years now. A site like suno.com will create something for you based on your (or just a story line, if you will) and your description of the style (hard rock, aggressive male voice etc.), you can even submit a snippet of your music to nudge it along.

What you get back in the form of at least two somewhat different attempts can be used as "writers block" springboard.

Sometimes an AI tool is just a tool (or a cigar 😄).

My two shillings opinion.

13 minutes ago, Gswitz said:

Babu, I recently learned that alembic is the vessel an alchemist uses to break down one metal to make another. I thought that was interesting. This is why they named the company that way... breaking down the component parts and rebuilding it to make gold.

This was mentioned in the book, this is all a dream we dreamed. 

Yup and their logo is tre cool too

16 hours ago, Doug Steinschneider said:

 Just installed Cakewalk Sonar for the first time. 

The free version?

I was there on the 2nd.

16 hours ago, Taller Than Penguins said:

Just a PSA - not sure if it applies here - but check the largest bundle that applies as you'll have a deeper discount there.  I.E. if you need only one library check the Evolution Complete bundle for an upgrade price?  I need two (mellow mando and clawhammer banjo) and it would be $62.40 at the 60% level pre-orange slices...

I did bad math. Re-checked and I am picking the largest bundle upgrade. My final price, if max discount is achieved, would be more like $52.

I have it all except Melow Mando.

Signed up.

If it hits 60% with my orange slices it should be a ~65$ upgrade for me.

Excellent documentary with the only known audio interview of John Bonham.

Meanwhile: over in the Songs Forum

THIS HAPPENED

Installed (@ $19.99)!

Vocals, Atmosphere & Synths - Tom L
Guitars - Lynn Wilson
Final Synth Solo - Daryl Greenway
Drums - Hugo Ribeiro
Bass, Piano, Organ, Composer, Producer - Ed "bapu" Kocol 

The Fall Of Our Kind

Intro:

Verse 1:
In the shadows of the city
Concrete meets the sky
A super symphony of progress 
Where humanity starts to die

Verse 2:
Neon lights and flashing screens
We’re blinded by the globe
Lost in a digital dream
As our souls begin to erode

Chorus:
The fall of our kind
With our new elected we're left behind
All of our kind, we must fall
And we'll leave all that behind
Leave ourselves behind
 
Verse 3:
We were born to be wild
Now we're just caged animals
But the concrete city
Answer to the cold winds cattle call
Oh ooh ooooh

Repeat Chorus:
Guitar Solo:
Repeat Verse 2 as Bridge:

Repeat Chorus x 2:
Keys solo:
Outro:
 

I own all rights to all songs I've composed, recorded and produced.



Nobody else wants them, not even my collaborators. 😉 

At least Macca is still around.

He's arguably the last 20th Century Pop Musical Genius still alive.

10 minutes ago, 57Gregy said:

Switches? We don need no steenkeeng switches!

TruDat

I thought that was what all the knobs and switches on a bazz did!

Updated mix today with Bitflipper on keys.

8 hours ago, Shane_B. said:

I think I'm still on 4? Not sure what it's up to now.

7

On 5/5/2025 at 5:31 AM, Shane_B. said:

 I forgot. Nothing seems to have changed though except the push for subs, and I see more complaints about bugs and crashing. Stability used to be their claim to fame.

You can buy outright or get a sub. Something for everyone.

I'm fully up to date and almost never have a crash. Then again, I have the "Top O' The Line" Studio Cat PlatinumStudioMAX with all SSDs

(Loyalty Offer) Installed!

3 minutes ago, craigb said:

Don't worry!  They'll bounce back! 😁

Is there an echo, echo, echo in hear here here?

On 3/1/2025 at 8:41 AM, Old Joad said:

Very cool 🤘

Thanks Old Joad

Top Drawer as usual Nigel. Loved it.

I too just did not even go to the IK site. I assumed you could not use Jambpointz.

For gits and shiggles I attempted to buy it there this morning. It's either jampoints or the $100  (if you have it, which I do, now useless 😞 )

Purchased!

(will) Installed! (tomorrow)

Well, Well, Well.

It finally arrived.

I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Lads From Liverpool

This was the groundbreaker that setup all rock groundbreakers to come:

Hendrix - Purle Haze
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Yes - Roundabout
Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
Beck - all of Blow By Blow
et. al.