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unable to load this sound because sound is not found in folder: Band-in-a-Box #195312 02/21/13 11:05 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 25 E Eddie Hughes OP Enthusiast
OP Eddie Hughes Enthusiast E Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 25	Hi I have the Audiophile 2013 pack Every time I go to load a midi supertrack I get an error unable to load this sound because sound is not found in folder: Band-in-a-Box ??? The files are in the folders! I can see them! Whats the problem? Regards Eddie

Re: unable to load this sound because sound is not found in folder: Band-in-a-Box Eddie Hughes #195313 02/21/13 01:12 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 15,974 PeterGannon PG Music Staff
PeterGannon PG Music Staff Joined: May 2000 Posts: 15,974	Please let us know the specific error message. You might need to take a screenshot to capture it. The details would help solve the problem. Have Fun! Peter Gannon PG Music Inc.

Re: unable to load this sound because sound is not found in folder: Band-in-a-Box PeterGannon #195314 02/21/13 02:00 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 25 E Eddie Hughes OP Enthusiast
OP Eddie Hughes Enthusiast E Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 25	No way to upload an image??? Eddie

Re: unable to load this sound because sound is not found in folder: Band-in-a-Box PeterGannon #195315 02/21/13 02:03 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 25 E Eddie Hughes OP Enthusiast
OP Eddie Hughes Enthusiast E Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 25	Uploaded one to my site Eddie

Re: unable to load this sound because sound is not found in folder: Band-in-a-Box Eddie Hughes #195316 02/21/13 02:04 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 25 E Eddie Hughes OP Enthusiast
OP Eddie Hughes Enthusiast E Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 25	Funny thing is though it loads even though I get this message???

Re: unable to load this sound because sound is not found in folder: Band-in-a-Box Eddie Hughes #195317 02/21/13 04:33 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 8,792 Pawling New York R Rob Helms Veteran
Rob Helms Veteran R Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 8,792 Pawling New York	Eddie the super midi tracks have no sound attached to them they are well midi files. In order to hear then you have to run them through a synth. The error you see is telling you that it can not find the Hi-Q piano sounds from sampletank. Do you have sampletank installed, and if so, did you install the sample files, and if so do they show up in sampletank. The way this works in Biab is it automatically loads the sample patch for you, but first it has to be installed properly. Hope that helps, and if i am not understanding you please clarify. HP Win 11 12 gig ram, Mac mini Sonoma with 16 gig of ram, BiaB/RB 2026, Reaper 7, Harrison Mixbus 11 , Presonus Audiobox USB96

Re: unable to load this sound because sound is not found in folder: Band-in-a-Box Rob Helms #195318 02/21/13 04:38 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Rob Helms Veteran R Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 8,792 Pawling New York	Eddie here is the details for installing Sampletank for BiaB, read through it and hopefully it will solve your problem. http://www.freewebs.com/jeftechstuff/BB-...nd-in-a-Box.pdf HP Win 11 12 gig ram, Mac mini Sonoma with 16 gig of ram, BiaB/RB 2026, Reaper 7, Harrison Mixbus 11 , Presonus Audiobox USB96

Re: unable to load this sound because sound is not found in folder: Band-in-a-Box Rob Helms #195319 02/21/13 07:02 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 15,974 PeterGannon PG Music Staff
PeterGannon PG Music Staff Joined: May 2000 Posts: 15,974	That's related to Band-in-a-Box not finding the Sample Tank installation where it is supposed to be, or that your Band-in-a-Box Sample Tank sounds are not where they are supposed to be. Did you choose a non-default location? 1. The usual location for a key file is: c:\program files (x86)\IK Multimedia\Sample Tank 2.5\Preferences\ST2Pref.txt 2. If you've got that file, then there is supposed to be a line in that file that tells you where the Instruments are: ie this line.... InstrumentPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\IK Multimedia\SampleTank 2.5\Instruments\ So that message is telling you that it can't find either that file (St2Pref.txt) or the line in that file. Did you install SampleTank somewhere else? It likely is a spurious message, if SampleTank sounds are working then it is for sure. If so, just ignore it. I'll surpress that message in future versions of BB, because it isn't needed. Have Fun! Peter Gannon PG Music Inc.

Re: unable to load this sound because sound is not found in folder: Band-in-a-Box Eddie Hughes #195320 02/26/13 05:13 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Dazzman Enthusiast Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 40 London England	1. Have you installed Sample Tank 2. Have you installed the sound set 3. Have you set up sample tank or the VST instrument to look at those samples. 4. Have you got the .tgs files and the .info files in the same folder as the instruments? Just a few Pointers Regards D

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