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#38926 - 10/09/09 06:08 AM
[Band-in-a-Box for Windows]
Cannot Save Changes--Newbie Frustration
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Newbie
Registered: 10/08/09
Posts: 5
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What am I missing in trying to save changes to a song?
I open a song and then save it with a new name, just to experiment. Then I go in and try to change, say, the bass line. It doesn't matter if I make changes in piano roll, notation view, or if I record it with MIDI--it doesn't matter if I erase the whole track and start over, or force it from realtrack to MIDI--when I play it back with changes (even though I save it immediately),it always reverts to the original bass line. Am I completely missing something? Are these songs just un-modifiable? Any help is appreciated! I just don't think it can be this hard.
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#38927 - 10/09/09 07:02 AM
[Band-in-a-Box for Windows]
Re: Cannot Save Changes--Newbie Frustration
[Re: JohnTappan]
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Expert
Registered: 01/10/02
Posts: 1461
Loc: UK
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Hi John,
You cannot change the piano - drums - bass - guitars - strings sections permanently in BIAB as they are automatically generated
"Basics
What is Band-in-a-Box?
Band-in-a-Box is an intelligent automatic accompaniment program for your multimedia computer"
You can however make a bass line in melody or soloist sections as these are editable
You may be able to do as you are doing now but by hitting - Replay - and not Play button (as this regenerates a new version) and record it in real time with a "what you hear" feature which saves it as an audio file
jazzman
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BIAB - RealBand - 2018
Windows 10 64
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#38928 - 10/09/09 07:20 AM
[Band-in-a-Box for Windows]
Re: Cannot Save Changes--Newbie Frustration
[Re: JohnTappan]
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Veteran
Registered: 10/31/08
Posts: 13668
Loc: Australia
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Hi John,
I have discovered that it is possible to make changes to any of the automatically generated tracks (e.g. bass, piano, etc). Those changes will stay in place as long as you hit "Replay" rather than "Play" because using "Play" forces the accompaniment to regenerate. Once you close the song, all changes you have made will be lost. BIAB is designed from the perspective that live musicians do not always repeat each performance identically.
If you have a play around with RealBand, you will find that you can make changes and that those changes save with the file. The combination of RealBand and BIAB is very powerful.
All the best,
Noel
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LINKS TO MY BIAB/RB SONGS
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#38930 - 10/09/09 08:52 AM
[Band-in-a-Box for Windows]
Re: Cannot Save Changes--Newbie Frustration
[Re: silvertones]
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Veteran
Registered: 05/29/00
Posts: 38502
Loc: Chesapeake, Virginia USA
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RealBand is the program to use if you want to edit the autoaccompaniment parts of MIDI based styles by the note and have them stick.
BIAB, we can only get edits made on the Melodist or Soloist track to stick, because the other tracks will regenerate via the style file each time the song is loaded.
--Mac
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User Tip - Band-in-a-Box® to Reaper: The Basics
Train Your Brain with Band-in-a-Box®
National Train Your Brain Day is October 13th!
Open your Band-in-a-Box® program, and you'll find the [Practice] button in the toolbar - it's a GREAT resource!
Minimized your toolbar? Head to Window | Practice Window or ALT SHIFT L to access
In this window, you'll find many options to help you practice, including Ear Training games, access to the Chord Builder and Chord Subs, some helpful tools within the Playalong Features menu, and more!
Train Your Brain with Band-in-a-Box® today!
Band-in-a-Box Patch Updates - #TechTuesday
Visit our Patches & Updates page, and you will see that with every version released, there are 2+ patch updates applied to that version.
Patch updates are important, and should definitely be installed to your BB folder. They can add new features, update the help resources of the program, fix bugs reported by users, and make your entire Band-in-a-Box experience run smoothly!
Band-in-a-Box update options can be adjusted within the program too - within Band-in-a-Box for Mac, head to Band-in-a-Box | Check for Updates | and then you can select to automatically check for updates by however many days you choose!
Xtra Styles PAK 5 Contest - Listen to All the Entries!
Our Xtra Styles PAK 5 Contest is over, and the winners have been announced - congratulations again to forum users fiddler2007, rodipoet, Will Josef, and Ezekiel's Storm!
And, a BIG thank you to everyone who entered their songs on our contest - WOW what a great list of songs! We've arranged all the song entries into one simple list, if you'd like to listen to all the entries click here.
Congratulations Xtra Styles PAK 5 Song Contest Winners!
Thank you again to everyone who submitted their songs to our Xtra Styles PAK 5 Song Contest - 59 entries in total!
As always, we were blown away with every song entered! We truly enjoy listening to what everyone comes up with using Band-in-a-Box!
Our judging team listened to all the songs, and choosing the winners wasn't easy... some of the things taken into consideration were the quality of the composition, Xtra styles used, use of program features within the song, and originality - and we're now ready to announce the winners!
The Winners are:
Country:
I Will Be Your Doggie Listen to the song here
Artist/Forum User: fiddler2007
Xtra Style used: _WILDONE
Original Forum Post
Jazz:
Wie zingt verjaagt zijn pijn (He who sings expels his pain) Listen to the song here
Artist/Forum User: rodipoet
Xtra Styles Used: _SILKY
Original Forum Post
MIDI:
Child of the 70s Listen to the song here
Artist/Forum User: Will Josef
Xtra Style Used: HORIZON
Original Forum Post
Rock-Pop:
Hide it Away Listen to the song here
Artist/Forum User: Ezekiel's Storm
Xtra Style used: _CHEATED
Original Forum Post
Congratulations everyone!
Band-in-a-Box® 2018 for Windows: Making Songs
Visit Chapter 6: Making Songs in our online Band-in-a-Box 2018 for Windows User's Guide, and you'll learn (or be reminded of) all the different steps you could take for creating your own song using Band-in-a-Box®!
Learn about naming your song, choosing a key, setting the tempo, chord entry, and more! There's even information for more advanced use! Read about Song Settings (endings, tags, style variations, pushes, rests, and chord embellishments), Part Markers, Substyles, Song Form, applying Styles, using RealTrack/RealDrums, importing MIDI, and chord entry - just to name a few!
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