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#588726 03/30/20 10:27 AM
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Hello,

anyone got tips -- or is there a video -- of running with
a second monitor?

thanks

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I run BIAB on one screen and other must see programmes on the other. Any floatable window in BIAB can be moved to the other screen. In my example, the mixer, guitar and karaoke screens. In reality, I don't do that though. Apparently, you can't do it in Realband yet. I set my Windows 10 up so that the mouse goes right on the screen until it drops off and I'm on the other screen. Windows 10 has simple menus that show you the various options if you go into settings. It's cool.

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Thanks Lambada,

that is interesting. Now, I play guitar, so if melody could actually
be programmed on that guitar, it would be cool. But alas, biab,
can't easily do that-- correct anyone?

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Thanks Lambada,

that is interesting. Now, I play guitar, so if melody could actually
be programmed on that guitar, it would be cool. But alas, biab,
can't easily do that-- correct anyone?


You've hijacked your own thread (changed the subject), but search for guitar to MIDI converters, here's one.
Now, back to the second monitor question.


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Hey KGU2,

There is not way for a melody created in notation to be played by a guitar RealTrack, but a guitar to MIDI converter like VideoTrack posted about is a good idea.

Additionally, have you tried playing around with User Tracks? It's not a way to program a melody for your guitar per se, but you can record your own guitar playing and use Band-in-a-Box to manipulate it the way you would a RealTrack, putting it over any chord progression and tempo you like. You can then add a melody to it, or change chords frequently and fast enough to make it pretty much a melody.

There's some great info on how to make User Tracks here if you're interested:

https://www.pgmusic.com/usertracks1.htm

Sorry, I'm complicit in the hijacking of this thread, but I figured since the OP did it it was all gravy.

As for double monitors, I think that can be a great way to better organize stuff, and the Minimal Screen Mode option in Band-in-a-Box could be pretty useful. With plenty o' floating windows of course.

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I set mine up like lambada so the mouse moves from the right boarder of the left screen to the left border of the right screen. I don't find it helpful to split BiaB between screens, but I DO put BiaB and my DAW on separate screens. (At this point I still find the BiaB .EXE more useful than the VST.) And I split my DAW between screens at the same time, and let my DAW mixer and BiaB split time on the right screen. You'll find you're own happy place. I agree with lambada that split screens are cool. Once you get used to it it's hard to go back...

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I have a three screen set up, 2 square 19" flat screen monitors on the outside of a 27" center screen. I tend to use BIAB/RB just on the main big middle screen. I've not found it very useful to stretch between screens on BIAB/RB. I do run my Pro Tools DAW across two of the three screens when I run it.




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thanks guys, good monitor tips so far.

Keep em' coming!

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