I have some audio tracks recorded in the key of "F" to a 60 BPM click track at 2/4. Both the RealBand and Band-in-a-Box Audio Chord Wizard (ACW) interpret the audio as 120 BPM at 4/4.

I've tried setting BPM, key signature and time signature in both RB and BiaB prior to clicking on the ACW icon but I can see the first action both programs performs is to return the values to default (140-4/4-C) and then open the ACW window. I assume ACW then reads the defaults as starting calculation values.

I know I can manually set ACW bpm, manually set key and time signatures and tell ACW to recalculate using half time but I shouldn't have to if I set values in the programs. So I'm just trying to get a better handle on what's going on and determine if I may have found an ACW operational glitch. Will somebody confirm what I'm seeing? +++ HERE +++ is a copy of the audio file I'm working with.


Jim Fogle - 2024 BiaB (1111) RB (5) Ultra+ PAK
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