Very, very nice song!!, but... 1) The BiaB song features the piano as an audio file, and I cannot "use" the piano in an other song (or can I?). 2) OK, I decompress the zip file and get a nice and heavy wav file which should do the trick. I just have to set a new (GrandPiano) file within my RTs file with the wav file... Eeerr! Shouldnt I have a corresponding BT1 file with the same name? Bernard
Thanks for the reply, but I still dont get it... I do not have the audiophile version... So, as already explained, I have the wav file which I downloaded (Piano Grand concert K10 8 beat 85.wav) but I do not have both the Piano Grand concert K10 8 beat rythm 85.bt1 and bt2... Where do I get these 2 from? Please, speak up!!! Bernard
Band-in-a-Box and RealBand know how to use a UserTrack from its location. The UserTracks folder has to be a sub folder in the "bb/RealTracks/UserTracks" location. So, in this instance the folder will be located at "bb/RealTracks/UserTracks/Piano Grand Concert K10 8 Beat Rhythm 85". Band-in-a-Box or RealBand automatically create bt0 & bt1 files the first time the sub folder is accessed.
OK, NOW I GET IT and have created the appropriate file within the user RT list and it works! Thanks to Pipeline and Jim for the help...
Jim, I have now read all the files you joined... Up to now I was not specially interested to go on with user tracks, because it is a "lot of work" (even if you "just" download them-Christ! these lazy frenchies!) and I cannot even cope with the existing RTs, the number of which is increasing every year.. But I reckon that, for specific needs it may be worth to start a research. Bernard
I agree with you. It is difficult for a user to create a general purpose UserTracks that has enough content and is general purpose enough for the UserTrack to become go-to audio everyone wants to use all the time. PG Music is covering that territory very well with RealTracks and SuperMidis.
However UserTracks excel at giving users a way to introduce specific instruments, riffs or timbre into a song project. When I think of UserTracks I'm looking for a specific sound such as what I'd get from an audio loop but have the ability to use the sound over a wide range of chords.
A few excerpts:
"The Tracks view is possibly the single most powerful addition in 2024 and opens up a new way to edit and generate accompaniments. Combined with the new MultiPicker Library Window, it makes BIAB nearly perfect as an 'intelligent' composer/arranger program."
"MIDI SuperTracks partial generation showing six variations – each time the section is generated it can be instantly auditioned, re-generated or backed out to a previous generation – and you can do this with any track type. This is MAJOR! This takes musical experimentation and honing an arrangement to a new level, and faster than ever."
"Band in a Box continues to be an expansive musical tool-set for both novice and experienced musicians to experiment, compose, arrange and mix songs, as well as an extensive educational resource. It is huge, with hundreds of functions, more than any one person is likely to ever use. Yet, so is any DAW that I have used. BIAB can do some things that no DAW does, and this year BIAB has more DAW-like functions than ever."
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Video: Enhanced Melodists in Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows®!
We've enhanced the Melodists feature included in Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows!
Access the Melodist feature by pressing F7 in the program to open the new MultiPicker Library and locate the [Melodist] tab.
You can now generate a melody on any track in the program - very handy! Plus, you select how much of the melody you want generated - specify a range, or apply it to the whole track.
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