Have you tried to download forked files in the desktop bandlab editor? I couldn't get the play button to work. I loaded some fork files (stems) into splat but the tracks didn't sync. The editor seems to work on my phone... The downloaded fork files were 16/48k. It's probably some hardware/software incompatibility but I was hoping for dragging, dropping or loading files between the desktop bandlab editor and splat. I sent a message to bandlab as there isn't much available info on troubleshooting.

AFAIK these are original songs or musical ideas the composer allows to be 'forked' or modified by others while still getting credit for their contribution. The purpose is to allow collaborating, or sharing of musical ideas - not merely posting songs. The decision is entirely up to the composer whether he or she wishes to allow their material to forked. I was not referring to Clint's song but another song in which I could't get bandlab's interface to work.

Bummer, Bandlab doesn't like Edge web browser and wants me to use Chrome which I find to be extremely annoying because it keeps trying to be my default browser and that trashes my network.

"""!!!!!DEAL BREAKER ALERT!!!!!!"""

Oh well.....

optimus
Yep, thought I give BL a go, so signed up and uploaded a song I wrote and recorded in SPLAT
 
https://www.bandlab.com/user6550360167400231
 
Can't wait to see what they do with SONAR. Hoping it goes from strength to strength.
 
Cheers
 
 

i got a 404 from your link?

i do a lot of browser-related development, i wonder what chrome has over firefox here? and wouold this mean chrome has to be installed for the daw-related stuff to work (versus web-based stuff)
 
also while you're here, meng, is there a more detailed "tech spec" for the link analog device? (compatible phones, supported sample rates, usb 1 2 or 3? etc?) the website is a bit light
 
and thanks for your time :-)

Bandlab works well in both Opera and Yandex, whom both borrow technology from Chrome. Had some initial problems with e-mail verification, but support rapidly got things working for me.

Midiboy
Cover a song on an a physical release (CD / Vinyl, however you release it in a PHYSICAL form or a secure non-streaming download from a site such as Amazon)
Cover a song for streaming (Uploading it to a streaming site, making available on Spotify, etc.)
Cover a song in a video broadcast  (Posting a YouTube video of your song, for example)

If you cover a song and release a CD, Vinyl or download, then you must pay for each copy a percentage to the song- and textwriters! Also for other performances such as broadcasting there are fees for each time it runs, so there is not (only) a single payment (like a license)!

pwalpwal
browser-specific in 2018? hmmm... anyone tried it in firefox yet?

Yes, you can see stuff but I found some things didn't work, e.g. that any comments I wrote wouldn't 'take', I had to switch to Chrome - annoying as I uninstalled it a few months ago as my own little protest about their general ethos. 

Midiboy

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clintmartin
(now let's see if I get busted.)

I don't think it is OK to do a public cover of somebody elses song unless you have asked them.
The premisses for using BandLab is very clear. 

[...] You do not have to ask anyone to do a cover.  You just need to purchase a license to do it.  [...]

I guess we can safely assume Clint got his multiple licencing in order then. I don't wan't to see another mp3.com happening here.

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clintmartin
(now let's see if I get busted.)

I don't think it is OK to do a public cover of somebody elses song unless you have asked them.
The premisses for using BandLab is very clear. 

[...] You do not have to ask anyone to do a cover.  You just need to purchase a license to do it.  [...]

I guess we can safely assume Clint got his multiple licencing in order then. I don't wan't to see another mp3.com happening here.

Bandlab responded and said I could post a cover. I'm not sure how it works if your not selling the song and it's not available for download.
Either way I deleted it. Like I said...It's the only cover I've ever recorded, and it was really just for me. I wouldn't ever try to rip anyone off.

and how does it affect bandlab's tos which says they can use your stuff? would bl then be liable?

Leadfoot
I got some of my songs up on Bandlab now. Would appreciate if you would give them a listen!

Quality work Leadfoot. I've listened to the first three tracks and look forward to checking out the others later. Respect to you.
 

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clintmartin
(now let's see if I get busted.)

I don't think it is OK to do a public cover of somebody elses song unless you have asked them.
The premisses for using BandLab is very clear. 

This is actually not true.  You do not have to ask anyone to do a cover.  You just need to purchase a license to do it.  Nobody "approves" or "disapproves" except your own wallet.  

 
There's some confusion regarding this, not just in this thread but everywhere. It depends on the territories to start with.
But mostly, if you change the original arrangement you're supposed to get the authorisation of the original publisher.
Pink Floyd can refuse and obscure Balkan wedding band to record and commercialize a weird polka version of "Great Gig In The Sky, for artistic reasons.
 
This was one of the complains of Sir Macca not having the publishing of his tracks and losing it in the hands of Michael Jacko. It was Michael the one who could say a word to prevent, say, Trump to make a cover of "She Loves You" or "Give Peace a Chance". I Michael says yes, Paul and Yoko can't do nothing.
 
Honestly nobody cares about this, as the publisher gets the lion's share of your release's PRO an mechanical rights, so they wont sue you . But there are some picky artists that want to prevent others to "bastardize" their work. And there' s the David Getta where somebody released a cover of his track next day from the official release and people got confused and the cover sold almost as much as the original in the first week (IIRC)
 
Most of the times though, midiboy is right and as long as you clear a license everybody's happy.
 
But it did happen to me that I tried to purchase a license for an old WarnerChappel song and Harry Fox answered that they couldn't get the authorisation from the publisher. But that was decades ago...
 

Songroom

Leadfoot
I got some of my songs up on Bandlab now. Would appreciate if you would give them a listen!

Quality work Leadfoot. I've listened to the first three tracks and look forward to checking out the others later. Respect to you.
 

Thank you Songroom!

Hmm, please correct me if I'm wrong, but the way I see and understand what Bandlab is all about so far with such limited access and ability to upload projects with Edge browser is centered around making new music by collaborating with other like minded artists as opposed to seeking new fans and approval by uploading and promoting finished songs?
 I know, as a singer/songwriter myself, I never know when a song is finished. I can usually get a hint when I keep adding tracks and adding tracks my songs turn into mud. And that's when I put down my guitar and walk away from my MIDI keyboard(s), take a breath and put on my producer's cap, go into comp mode and start removing anything that not needed.
 Why? Because one of my favorite artists and greatest influences of all times, "Frank Zappa" once said in an interview; "There's nothing more beautiful that a simple song." just kind of hit me in the head like a 900 lbs. epiphany because to the average listener, Zappa's work sounds kind of complicated.
 But to trained ears, Zappa's music is comprised of very simple scales, played by many musicians and many instruments, featured in all the right places.
 
 From what I've heard so far listening to songs from the links directing me to songs posted in this very forum these songs are done cooking, and they are already good work that needs no further seasoning.
 Only thing I can hear that they would or could need would be final mixing and mastering to give them a little more clarity, dynamic punch, and or sparkle.
 Will they sound BETTER? That would be a matter that's up to the opinion of the listener.
 The only thing I could guarantee is that you will hear a difference.
 Jamming and adding anything else to them, like collaborative ideas would fall into the over production department.
 Taking the less is more approach to remove the little things and parts not really needed to make the songs less busy is typically considered offensive in my experience.
 And if anyone here would like me to perform these services please contact me and join my network at Steve  Schreiber at LinkedIn and we can discuss a game plan in depth, with very reasonable rates.
 
Or not, anywhoo, anyone seeking approval and exposer with finished songs should be posting on websites like BandCAMP.com where you can upload songs and entire album, charge what you want for it, and they also set up a "Tip Jar" for you where listeners can give you their approval with MONEY after streaming you tunes.
 Also Reverbnation is great for exposer and a great place to be exposed to radio stations and other industry professionals.
 
 Anywhoo, as another one of my favorite artists and greatest influences once said, who goes by the name of Quincy Jones; "The only place you'll find success before work is in the dictionary. But that's only because of alphabetical order."
 
 
 

Great post dede. 
I have a video clip of my ex girlfriend's puppy squatting over the keyboard and peeing on my one month old RAIN power laptop loaded with SONAR 6 PE that made me vomit for real.
 I was shoot a video tutorial on how to mic an acoustic guitar and she thought it would be a cute background shot to place her adorable new puppy on the desk behind me while making recording the video.
 When I turned around and saw what was going on my first thought was to kill the puppy and make her eat it raw while it was still warm.
 But I didn't, I just stopped SONAR recording and turned the Rain upside down to let the urine drain out, and threw both her and the puppy the FAQ outta my house 4 eva..
 
Miraculously everything survived, including the laptop, as well as a close up cropped video edit in .AVI format of the little puppy squatting and peeing on the keyboard with such a cute and precious look on it's face.
 
 You can't stage events like this. Does art mimic life, or does life define art?
 How is that something that makes us angry one day, makes us laugh the next?
 Ah yeah, well, where would we be without a sense of humor?
 I for one would most likely be in jail... ;-p
 
And that video clip is included in about a half dozen video collaborations at the very least posted on the now dying ACIDplanet.