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Acer aspire7730 laptop computer with windows 7 OS lastest BIAB with all updates
started10.37.2013 dialog box 1058.BIAB loaded 10.59,the next was a dialog box would you like to associate BIAB file type in exployer clicked yes,next dialog box about regiatering songs clicked yes,load a jazz tune and got a dialog box can`t open wave file i then went into options,pref,choose Audio and find Asio is changed to MME picked Asio and then Audiobox asio device,click resampler to best and click Asio always on,click midi driver and choose audio box, get rid of vst/dxi when the program ceased up had to shut down and restart again but all that happerned was the simple harddrive appeared and the computer ceased up again had to use shift, alt,del. now 10.57,tried to restart by clicking the BIAB icon many times and i got a dialog box tellin me Biab had stopped working when i clicked ok the screen went black and i noticed the computer clock also stopped at 11.04 left it for later every time i turn on i have to reset all things and i loose my Ketron Sd2 settings and have to redo them every time. it is now 19.37 and i still have not got it going this is not all the problems there are others that pop up here and there these i don`t know when they are going to happern but they do
regards Dave jazzband
Last edited by jazzband; 04/08/13 11:53 AM.
I always play the right notes but not always in the right order
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Hi Dave, I'm presently reading through the above post and trying to understand your problem so that I can help. Could you please confirm that what I've got below is correct. 1. At 10:37 a.m. you started up BIAB. However it wasn't until 10:58 a.m. that you had the BIAB start-up screen. That is, it took 20 minutes for the "2013 BIAB" start-up screen to appear. 2. After the start-up screen appeared, a box popped up and asked you about associating file types in Explorer. Is this correct? MY THOUGHTS AT THIS STAGE: The above behaviour is most strange. At the moment, I find myself thinking that it sounds like the BIAB set-up program has been run instead of BBW.EXE (the file that starts BIAB).
As an experiment, please try the following. Firstly, completely shut your computer down and restart it. (Do not simply 'suspend' it. Your computer must be fully shutdown and restarted to clear all memories.) Now go to the BIAB folder (probably c:\bb), scroll through the list of files until you find BBW.EXE and then double-click on that file to start BIAB. Does BIAB start normally doing it this way?
3. After the "do you want to associate file types" box, you next get a box that asks about registering songs. 4. Next you load up a jazz tune and then you get the a box that pops up and says it cannot open the wav file. MY THOUGHTS NOW: I'm not quite sure how to interpret points 3 and 4. Did you render a song and create a wav file or did you experiment with 'Performance Tracks'? To be honest, I'm not exactly sure under what conditions BIAB will ask for a wav file. Maybe someone with more experience will chime in and help here.
5. After all the above, you went into the Audio and Midi settings and set-up ASIO as your default driver. To be specific, you selected ASIO for you Audiobox device. MY THOUGHTS AT THIS POINT: Using ASIO might be the issue. I suggest that until you get BIAB working, stay with the MME driver. This is the friendliest driver for Windows.
6. The computer started to behave strangely. You unsuccessfully tried to start BIAB multiple times using the BIAB icon. MY THOUGHTS: It sounds like the BBE.EXE program has not fully shutdown. Next time this happens,
a) Use CTRL+ALT+DEL,
b) Select 'Task Manager'
c) Select the 'Processes' tab
d) Scroll down the list of programs that are running until you find BBW.EXE
e) Select BBW.EXE
f) Press the "End Process" button on the lower right side of the 'Task Manager' dialogue box.
Are points 1 - 6 that I have listed above correct? Also, do you run BIAB from the USB drive or is it installed on your computer's hard drive? Regards, Noel
MY SONGS...Audiophile BIAB 2025
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Noel if I start up I G:/bb it starts up and runs fine with it set at MME without touching anything other then loading a tune one other thing I think I should lose my expert title and replace it with Numpty
regards Dave
Last edited by jazzband; 04/09/13 04:03 AM.
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Hi Dave,
I'm guessing a bit here, but when you say G:\bb, I take that to mean that you're running BIAB from the PG Music USB external hard drive. Is that correct? If so, it sounds like the shortcut that you've been using to start-up the program is faulty.
Do you have a second installation of BIAB on one of your hard drives?
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Noel
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Hi Noel
yes that's correct and I don`t have a back up copy,should I have replaced those 2 files I got rid of interface bbw and mysetup DLC is that why I can`t keep any settings im doing every time I turn it on
regards Dave
Last edited by jazzband; 04/09/13 08:01 AM.
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Hi Dave, Don't worry about those two files, if BIAB can't find them when it starts up, it will create new ones. The fact that your settings are not being saved suggests that for some reason, Windows is not properly seeing G:\bb as your program's directory. If I were experiencing this problem, what I'd do is to re-install BIAB with the 'Run from USB drive' option. To do that, below are the steps I'd follow. (I appreciate that you're a long-time user and so the below is definitely overkill. The reason I'm including it is because the more detailed information may be useful to someone less experienced than yourself. For your own purposes, please select the bits that are useful.) My re-installation process ... 1. Plug in the USB drive but DO NOT start BIAB. 2. Navigate to the USB drive using My Computer or Windows Explorer. Double-click on the file "Setup.exe" (1) to start the installation process.  3. When the screen "Welcome to the PG Music hard drive setup up wizard" pops up, choose "Next". 4. If an "Information" screen now pops up like in the image below, simply choose "Next".  5. When the "Select Components" screen appears, I'd choose "Full Installation" (1) and then just leave the default checkboxes selected (2). Select "Next".  6. Wait while BIAB prepares the computer for the installation. (The "Initializing Band In A Box Setup" screen will appear and indicate that things are happening.)  7. When the below screen appears, click "Next".  8. When the license agreement appears, select "I accept the agreement". Choose "Next".  9. Another "Information" screen appears that explains about the different options. Select "Next".  10. When the "Setup type" box appears, select the top option to "Run BIAB directly from the USB drive". Select "Next". The program will install.  11. When the "Hi-Q Instruments Setup" pops up, select "Next" and install them.  12. When the "Sampletank Setup" appears, select "Next" and install it.  13. After installation is complete, look for the BIAB icon on the Desktop. Right-click on it and select "Properties" from the menu that pops up. Double-check that the "Target" (1) and the "Start in" (2) are listed as shown below.  When I'm satisfied that I've methodically worked through all the above, I'd start up BIAB using the icon and keep my fingers crossed that it will work. Hope this advice is useful, Noel
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Hi Noel
Thanks for all your help I will give this ago,3 years ago I knew as much as you did but after 3 strokes it more or less wiped all my knowledge of many things and I struggle to do many things now even playing my instruments so I appreciate how much time you have spent helping me and what I may do is to buy a new version and start anew and so what ever thanks very much your help its sad but it can happern to anybody when you get to an age
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Hi Noel
I tried to load 2013 version of BIAB and it did not want to what ever I tried so I loaded version 2012 which seems ok maybe this means there is something very wrong with 2013 I loaded 2012 into C:\bb so I will carry on sorting it out
regards Dave
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Hi Noel
I have been playing with BIAB for a good 3 hours tonight after doing what you said and in all that time it did not go wrong once it totally hehaved it self so im quite happy once more thanks again for your help and I shall see in the morning which will be the test when I have shut it down over night
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Hi Dave, I was very pleased to read that we're on the right track with getting your issue fixed. Nice! I hope the program still played in the morning. By the way, I've heard that for people who have had strokes, playing music can be a very useful thing to do as it's exercise for the brain and trains the brain to develop new pathways. I don't know if you're interested, but the below link is to a 20 min talk by a brain scientist who awoke one day to find herself having a stroke. Because she is a neuroscientist, she analysed herself during the course of the event. Her insight is amazing. In my opinion, the talk is brilliant. It's presented extremely well and is very engaging. http://www.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.htmlLet me know if BIAB is still playing! All the best, Noel
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Hi Noel
I just played10 tunes and every thing is fine apart from losing the setting at the start like the ketron SD2 but that's not at all important im totally satisfied as it is thanks to your help
regards Dave
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