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there should be an option to choose a drum fill for an intro instead of the standard count in and the other option would be able to pick which fillin in a real track to insert on a specific measure

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If you have the Win version use RealBand to get anything you want anywhere, MulltiRiffs will give you what you need.
Have a look here http://realband.org/drums.html there are drums with intros, riffs, solos and 4 bar Endings like Mersey etc...

In BB look in Prefs > Count-in

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Welcome to the forum.

Do you have a Mac or PC version of BIAB? I don't know about Mac, but you can indeed do this to some extent on the PC version.

Go to Preferences, Count-in/Metronome. You will see a pull-down in which you can select a fill of a few different types.

Take a look at that, and then you may very well have a more specific request if you want some control that is missing.


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Originally Posted By: Matt Finley
... you can indeed do this to some extent on the PC version.

Go to Preferences, Count-in/Metronome. You will see a pull-down in which you can select a fill of a few different types.

Be aware though that as this is a Global Setting, this is an all or nothing option. Once you choose this, it will do that for every song.

You may go to the Wishlist, and place a vote if you think this should be changed.

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The Count-in Intro settings can also be adjusted (to some degree) in the Mac version.


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In the MAC is it a Global setting, or Local to each song?


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Global, unfortunately. The case for song-based has been presented to PG some time ago.


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This feature is really usable, from a musical point of view, if it is song dependent and not a global option like now.


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Funny, this one got me just last night.

I transcribed a Bill Evans jazz waltz (B Minor Waltz, very cool) and used just the A substyle for it. I had forgotten my global count-in was a fill from the B substyle. Whoa, jarring.


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Yes, this should never be a global setting. The flexibility is great, but it has to be implemented on an individual song-by-song basis.


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It should be an easier enough thing to do, to copy those choices in the Count-In Options Dialog over to Song Settings, with the defaults set as the current Global Count-In for a new song, this is where you can have your custom time signature count offs midi/samples/vocal maybe ???? but I'm no programmer !

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And if it's a matter of file format and backwards compatibility, I would think that at some point that has to be addressed.

When I use Noteworthy Composer and load an old file, it converts it to the new file internally. Then when I go to save it, it warns me that I had opened an old format file that will now be overwritten by the new format, which preclude the previous versions of the program from opening it. I also know there are other apps that allow you to save as the previous version (I believe Finale does this as well); however, when you do, you lose the new features you wanted in that saved file.

I think file format will ultimately have to be addressed if many of the things being suggested are implemented, especially those things that are song specific (sing that information needs to stored in the file) and we'll have to reckon with the fact that older versions won't be able to open newly created content.

Old content should be able to be open, because you would still have global defaults set, so those new fields can be filled in with those defaults when you open the file, and saved with the file when you save (but you won't be able to test the file in the older version).

I could be wrong, but I suspect some of this is the reason for perceived hesitancy to implement some of these ideas.

Or maybe the file format is extensible enough that it's not a problem, but I just had that thought.


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Is this setting also available in realband?

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With RealBand you just set to snap, highlight fill you like, hold Ctrl+Alt, drag, let mouse go first.

You can also go to your bb\Drums folder
find the same drum you are using with the closest tempo
drag it into the very start or onto the volume slider of an empty track
select the whole track by Ctrl+click or Ctrl+A
right click track > Time Stretch & Pitch Shift....
enter old tempo (in the filename) enter new tempo that RealBand is set to
with Snap off Ctrl+click to select whole track
drag to very start if not in sync with original drums.
now you can copy sections, and at the very end of the track there are hits you can highlight without Snap on, > Ctrl+C > (set events only) Ok
set Snap on again, now set cursor where you want to paste the hit
Ctrl+V > select events only and Merge audio to merge the hit with existing drums.

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https://www.dropbox.com/s/wa6jp7gm09f0pab/RB_Drum_Intros_MultiRiffs.mp4?dl=0
If it ask for Sign in click No Thanks Continue..at the bottom. Download if not playing clearly.

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Another great video demonstration Pipeline. Thanks.


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