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What really is the point of Micro Chords #843292 02/18/25 09:38 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 547 jonel OP Journeyman
OP jonel Journeyman Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 547	OK, it's a new feature of the DAW plugin, but what is the point of having up to 4 chords within the space of a single beat!

Re: What really is the point of Micro Chords jonel #843294 02/18/25 09:53 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,094 Melbourne, Australia	Originally Posted by jonel OK, it's a new feature of the DAW plugin, but what is the point of having up to 4 chords within the space of a single beat! Multiple users, over many years, requested more than 4 beats per bar, which was a very reasonable suggestion. PG Music delivered their response to this by creating the rather unique 'micro chords' solution. It allows the user to position a chord elsewhere than on a specific beat. I believe that there are suggestions that this might be achieved differently, but it's a step in the right direction. BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

Re: What really is the point of Micro Chords jonel #843315 02/18/25 01:47 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Simon - PG Music Veteran Joined: May 2020 Posts: 2,766 Victoria, BC	It's less about having 16 chords in a bar and more about having the granularity of chord placement, given that you can place chords on any given 16th note instead of only quarter notes. Perfect example is the main guitar riff to No One Knows from Queens Of The Stone Age where the chords would look like this: There are only 4 chords in the bar, but take a look at the placement - one beat per bar is a rest, and another beat has 2 chords (one on the beat and the other on the 8th). Microchords makes it easier to get that type of syncopation. I work here

Re: What really is the point of Micro Chords Simon - PG Music #843324 02/18/25 03:21 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP jonel Journeyman Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 547	I unnderstand. Thank you. The demo showing 16 chords per bar didn't quite make this clear to me. So how could I use this featur to place the the chords as shown in your example?

Re: What really is the point of Micro Chords jonel #843325 02/18/25 03:27 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Matt Finley Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,568 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY	Here’s an example of the biggest improvement for me: being able to push by an eighth note to place a chord on the and of best 4 AND ALSO have a chord 1/8 note after, right on beat 1 of the next bar. Doing this was not possible in BIAB before microchords, yet it is quite common in music. So it’s as Simon said, more flexibility of placement. BIAB 2026 Win Audiophile. Software: Fender Studio One 8, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Fender Quantom HD8 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.

Re: What really is the point of Micro Chords Matt Finley #843328 02/18/25 03:39 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Simon - PG Music Veteran Joined: May 2020 Posts: 2,766 Victoria, BC	Originally Posted by jonel I unnderstand. Thank you. The demo showing 16 chords per bar didn't quite make this clear to me. So how could I use this featur to place the the chords as shown in your example? This is how I set it up (for the first bar at least): Originally Posted by Matt Finley Doing this was not possible in BIAB before microchords, yet it is quite common in music. Correct. Last edited by Simon - PG Music; 02/18/25 03:46 PM. I work here

Re: What really is the point of Micro Chords Simon - PG Music #843385 02/19/25 07:05 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP jonel Journeyman Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 547	Thank you for your help.

Re: What really is the point of Micro Chords jonel #843437 02/19/25 04:25 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Simon - PG Music Veteran Joined: May 2020 Posts: 2,766 Victoria, BC	Originally Posted by jonel Thank you for your help. Happy to provide! I work here

Re: What really is the point of Micro Chords jonel #843539 02/20/25 08:18 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Guitarhacker Veteran Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10,867 Middlesex, NC	This is a very useful feature. It allows you to get the syncopation and accents and pushes exactly where you want them if you are willing to take the time to use it. Previously we could only do this by adding live tracks with the accents over the BB tracks but the underlying failure of BB to be able to hit the accents exactly left the mix a bit dirty, or cluttered sounding. This feature solves that issue nicely. You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.com Add nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both. The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.

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