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>>>...Would like to see BB sit down and talk with Jimmy Hotz and Mick Fleetwood to discuss migrating the Hotz Translator into BB...>>

I had never seen the Hotz machine before. Looks very interesting...and expensive. A touch screen of that size is not going to be cheap.

There is, however, a control surface that is so cheap that lots of people have them already: arranger keyboards. There have been lots of requests for the ability to use an arranger board to trigger chords in BiaB in real time. The reason for not doing this has been explained, but I am going to give it another shot.

Perhaps it would be too much to ask to expect the full versatility and spontaneity of BiaB styles be accessible via a real-time keyboard. But what if the keyboard had access to just TWO of the patterns? I am stepping into areas of programming that only the PG guys know about, but might it be possible:

Pick a style in BiaB and set the program to "Real-Time" mode. BiaB then limits the style to just the two 8-beat patterns with the highest frequency number. Under this restriction, BiaB MIGHT be able to respond to requests for chord changes in real time.

I am out of my depth here. I don't know anything about the low-level programming commands in BiaB, and if y'all tell me I am all wet I'll shut up about it. Bear in mind, though, that lots of people have arranger keyboards in their closets. Maybe they would be interested in BiaB if the hookup could be made.

Flatfoot sez: Call me when 'Talent-in-a-Box' is ready to ship! -- [8{>

Got some tunes on You Tube:
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My BiaB lesson site:
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