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BIAB has so many different styles, but to hear what one sounds like, it has to be loaded or demo'ed. That's a lot of trouble when trying to find a style that sounds right for a song. I'm not a "real" musician, but even I can tell within 4 bars (measures) if it's what I'm looking for or not. Digital images have thumbnails; why can't digital music tracks have "snippets?" That way we could zip through a bunch of styles in a very short time.
Maybe there's another program or plug-in or app that can create 8-10 second clips from the existing styles?
John
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John,
There are web demos of the styles available in version 2012 as well.
Regards,
Noel
MY SONGS...Audiophile BIAB 2025
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BIAB has so many different styles, but to hear what one sounds like, it has to be loaded or demo'ed. That's a lot of trouble when trying to find a style that sounds right for a song.
I completely agree. IMHO, the lack of a proper preview system is one of the weakest points of the UI, specially considering the high number of styles and realtracks. It would be really great having a proper preview system on the stylepicker window, on the realtracks window and on the new MIDI tracks window.
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When I'm searching for the elusive "best" style for a song, there's a number of features in the style picker that makes it very easy for me to narrow down the style choice.
1. I usually find a generic midi style that I like. I use midi simply because the regeneration time of the style is almost instantaneous.
2. Once I've found the style I like, I have a couple of different paths to follow.
3. Path 1 - use the filter in the style picker window to show only those styles that have a similar feel (and/or tempo) to the selected midi style
4. Path 3 - a manual approach. I note the song's tempo and whether the chosen style has 8 or 16, and SW or EV next to it. I then use this information to choose styles that have the same characteristics.
For me, choosing the right style is about eliminating all those styles that are irrelevant. Once that's done, a manageable number remains.
Regards,
Noel
MY SONGS...Audiophile BIAB 2025
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Band-in-a-Box 2025 Italian Version is Here!
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È stata aggerate la versione in Italiano del programma più amato dagli appassionati di musica, il nostro Band-in-a-Box.
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