Premise: Many play by ear and have limited knowledge of what the chord they're playing is actually called. An "insert chord from keyboard/device" type of feature (within the Chord Builder maybe?) could go a long way to simplify and streamline workflow if implemented. And before you say it, I know we already got the 'import chords from file' thing, but it's a much slower method for one thing, and highly unreliable in terms of accurate results to boot. Accepting my chord straight from device would be so, so much easier.
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Of course not, for by the sound of it that would be precisely what I'm suggesting here, wouldn't it
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Indeed. Consider it added into that seemingly endless pile that falls under the "Catch us up already!" section, then,
p.s. Btw, I deliberately stopped reading/watching anything that lists the PC features years ago, so you'll excuse my ignorance about this one. Thanks for the input.
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RapidComposer will let you do that, from a pallet, midi keyboard or Mac keyboard, as well as suggestions or dice. You can do live on the fly chord entry from midi keys and it will transform the tracks as you play.
Well sure, there are loads of music programs that "will let you do that". I hardly thought I was inventing the concept here, you know. It just so happens that (for the Mac) Band-in-a-Box isn't one of them
What is it with you and RapidComposer anyway, it's in practically every other of your posts lately
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Eddie, May I suggest you modify the thread heading to indicate your suggestion is for the Mac software. +1. I'm all for the Mac and PC versions being the same as much as possible.
While I'm very glad for your +1 and general support, I have to say I'm far less thrilled about the "change thread header" idea. Or have you ever come across a "I'd like you to add this to the PC version of BBox" kind of post around this place? Of course not It's already established firmly enough earlier in this thread that this falls very much into the "Catch us up" category (I just didn't know it at the time of posting), which should be enough.
And then, regarding Mac-specific (or lack thereof) in general, there's always THIS:
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...What is it with you and RapidComposer anyway, it's in practically every other of your posts lately
I suppose it's a bit like all those post I do for free SFZs that would irritate a lot of uses, hey ?
Re: RC It is basically the color of it that really turns me on.
The second reason is it that it integrates with Biab as you can load the chord track from BB>RC RC>BB, it loads as a vst in Mac BB, it expands the capabilities of BB no end. It solves a lot of problems and wishes that may take centuries to eventuate in BB, if at all, lowers the blood pressure and stress levels than trying to use BB alone.. It integrates, as I asked RC to add and fix a lot of things and they just did it, overnight in most cases. Mind you it is just another "option" that may be use by you or anyone else that finds this page and reads this post after doing a google or local search. This is helping others by giving them "options" that they may never get with BB alone.
How many post do you want me to show you with users that purchased RC but could not work out how to use it but once I posted guides they now use it with BB and are very thankful.
"...What is it with you and RapidComposer anyway ?" It may very well go over the top of a lot of uses heads and they may very well criticize what they can't understand, but he who has ears will hear. One only needs to go back in time in this here forum and look at suggestions and ides that were knocked and ridiculed at the time only to be now major features within Biab. I have a had personal experience with this so many times going way way way back.
You also have the option, yes another option, of totally ignoring the ravings of some crazy man or, another option, take a crazy wild risky ride into the unknown
I suppose it's a bit like all those post I do for free SFZs that would irritate a lot of uses, hey?
Irritate? Certainly not me, I say keep'em coming, buddy
And absolutely a big fair enuff on the rest of that reply, warts & all. I was only curious of why you seem so invested in this one, particular 3rd-party product... so just I had to poke
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Things getting a bit overly defensive without cause here, me thinks, but again fair enuff
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Guesses chord names based on MIDI input, or from clicked notes on the keyboard display. You can copy the chord for pasting into midiChords (or as plain text).
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Guess what, now that I'm on the 2017 version, I've actually found the very feature that started this whole thread! It even looks like it may have been in there all along and I just wasn't aware of it for its obscure location
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Somewhere completely different, I never even thought to look there
And just to close this up, the hiarchy is: Options/Midi Patch maps etc/Insert current Midi chord
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Well sure, I'll be using it from now on, no question!
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