I'm trying to use a style called BGMEDLY.STY which is a bluegrass style with some built in soloists, depending on the part number. It plpays the banjo and mandolin solos fine, but the soloist files for the fiddle, RFid003.ST2 and (apparently) RFid006.ST2 are both missing. I've checked the solioist folder and they are indeed not there. It sems odd that the main style wouold be included but not the relevant soloists. It's also odd that the first time I ran it, it told me it was missing OO6, and the next time that I was missing OO3 but it may just mean different parts for the A/B styles. Has anyone else found style missing that should be there? Or can someone check and see if these files are in their folder, in which case I'll try a reboot of the whole program. I have emailed tech suport but no reply as yet. I'm on the latest 2026 Magapak version, Windows 10.
I played _BGMEDLY.sty with its associated demo. That is a whole barndance in one! It played with no intruptions or messages. I don't hear anything missing unless it is the kitchen sink.
Have you used an earlier version of BIAB or is 2026 your first version? Also, if you had an earlier version of the program, was this style working for you?
As a bluegrass musician have used this style many times in the past and love it. I loaded it again with both the demo and another bluegrass song I made last month and it plays just fine. I get all the parts exactly where they need to be.
I also checked for the 2 ST2 files and I have them in the Soloist directory.
You also mentioned that it played the Banjo and Mandolin solos just fine. You did not mention if it played the Guitar solo OK. Does that play? That would be Bar 17e and 25f
I can't find any problems.
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As an afterthought, I renamed the file you mentioned, RFid003.ST2, to RRFid003.st2 and I do get the same error message. When I renamed it back to the correct filename, the error message goes away of course.
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Was this style in an earlier version? If so, I could try reloading the 2005 version and see if it comes up with that, but I thought the new versions didn't delete earlier files, just added to them.. I ahev thought about completely reloading 2026 and seeing if they turn up.
I believe that particular style was released in 2011 and was set 11.
RealTracks Set 11 : All Bluegrass (Rhythm)
Have you ever wanted to be the leader of your own Bluegrass band? Tired of sitting in the wings doing back-up vocals? With RealTracks Set 11 YOU can step out in front of your very own Bluegrass band, and take charge. Mandolins, fiddles, guitars and banjos abound held to a steady beat by a fat bluegrass bass. Need a backing track? No problem, THIS band is ready to burn the barn down! Note: This RealTracks Set requires Band-in-a-Box® 2008.5 or higher. RealTracks in this Set:
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I will send you a normal e-mail with a Google Drive link for RT Set 11 and 12. You might just be able to reinstall the EXE file and see if it fixes your problem.
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Was this style in an earlier version? If so, I could try reloading the 2005 version and see if it comes up with that, but I thought the new versions didn't delete earlier files, just added to them.. I ahev thought about completely reloading 2026 and seeing if they turn up.
Arthur,
I suggest that you use PG Music's Chat window to talk to someone directly at PG Music. It is possible that the Realtracks you are missing were not included in the MegaPak. (The MegaPak does not contain all the Realtracks.)
The Chat Window can be accessed by clicking on the blue circular icon in the bottom right corner of your monitor.
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