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Maybe this was already well-known, but the IPhone version of BIAB has been updated. Just tried it out..... Pulled in and played files from Dropbox. This is so much easier.....and sounds fantastic thru good speakers/amp. Love it!!
Cecil
P.S. Matt, what's your opinion?
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Just learned it from you; thanks Cecil.
One of the features of iOS 7 is that you don't have to update all your apps manually. The bad news is that you no longer know about updates you might be looking for.
Will try it tomorrow.
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Just to clarify, there are two BIAB apps. Technically, the "remote" is the one that was not updated. The "regular" one, BIAB for iPhone, was updated Dec. 4.
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Yep, I referenced the wrong name....thanks, Matt.
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Are there instructions posted anywhere on how to use the Dropbox feature? I use the BIAB app all the time, and also am a heavy Dropbox user. It seems like a much more convenient way to download BIAB files to my phone.
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I have not yet found instructions for using Dropbox.
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Hi,
I just tried to download the update and was informed it was not supported by my Ios 5 iPod Touch.
Ah well that is a pity.
George
Windows 11 64 bit, Biab 2024 1111, Realband 2024
i7 Desktop Computer 16Gb Memory
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Although it isn't the remore control version, I think it still correct that the OP titled this Remote BIAB. Because it operates desktop BIAB remotely over the internet.
I find the app pretty useless, honestly. What if one is in an airplane, with no internet connection?
I would like to see BIAB develop a real portable version (BIYP--Band In Your Phone, or Band In Your Pants? ;-) ). In other words, which works on an IOS or Android device without needing any connection to the desktop. Smartphone and tablet processors are quite powerful now (even some quad core now!)and could certainly handle it.
The only thing that would have to be dropped is RealTracks/RealDrums, as these devices do not have enough storage for that, even with a larger memory card. Of coures though, the new MIDI SuperTracks could be used. Probably good if a good GM MIDI synth was built into the program. (Of course then, a file created in the portable version could later be transferred to one's desktop version, and then RealTracks added.)
There already are auto-accompaniment programs for portable devices. The best I have found is IRealB, now renamed IReal Pro, available on both IOS and Android. However, it isn't nearly as good as BIAB, and I think Android and IOS versions of BIAB would be much better.
Some people these days are using IOS and Android tablets and smartphones much more than desktops and laptops running Windows and Mac. I think if PG Music wants to keep up with that trend, it should create real portable versions of BIAB. The current "portable BIAB", which really is only a way to control desktop BIAB remotely, does not really fit that need.
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Although it isn't the remore control version, I think it still correct that the OP titled this Remote BIAB. Because it operates desktop BIAB remotely over the internet.
... Not anymore. The new app can also access bb songfiles placed into Dropbox, which is free. This means you no longer have to keep a computer up and running and connected to the internet at home in order to use the BB App out somewhere. You can also do more things from the App than previously. Check it out on the homepage. --Mac
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I guess I "jumped the gun" a little on the regular IPhone regular Remote connect via Dropbox. I actually tried a couple BIAB tunes successfully sometime ago. Now I cannot seem to get this thing to work. I have bunches of BIAB tunes out on Dropbox; in fact, they're in mp4 format, but they will not download to the regular Remote connect for playing. Anyone had success with this.....if so, clue me in pleassseeee!! I'm eager to use this as soon as possible. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong, but I've tried about every combination of things to this point.....how it worked the first time (although this was a "couple minutes" test initially), I have no idea and cannot seem to repeat.
Thanks in advance,
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Thanks, Mac.....I had not noticed that thread. I'll try what Peter indicated should work and see if it works for me.
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Tried it (using the info in the referenced thread)....it did not work. I posted this info in the referenced thread also. We'll keep trying til this is "laid to rest".
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Although it isn't the remore control version, I think it still correct that the OP titled this Remote BIAB. Because it operates desktop BIAB remotely over the internet.
... Not anymore. The new app can also access bb songfiles placed into Dropbox, which is free. This means you no longer have to keep a computer up and running and connected to the internet at home in order to use the BB App out somewhere. You can also do more things from the App than previously. Check it out on the homepage. --Mac The Dropbox integration is nice. However, you do need to have a computer up and running with BIAB Server in order to generate the backing track. So I'm not sure what the Dropbox feature really buys you, since the BIAB Server is still required.
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The Dropbox integration is nice. However, you do need to have a computer up and running with BIAB Server in order to generate the backing track. So I'm not sure what the Dropbox feature really buys you, since the BIAB Server is still required.
What it buys you is that you would no longer have to leave your own computer running and connected to the Internet in order to access your songfiles when out and about, once you have uploaded them to the dropbox server. --Mac
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I was determined to not bring the IPhone Remote discussion back up again until I got it to work.....BUT it hasn't happened. I used the approach that Peter indicated in the following thread http://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=225742#Post225742and that was problematic (for me anyway) as well. I actually did manage to get about 5 tunes to play properly (in the IPhone regular Remote) that were resident in Dropbox but I cannot explain why these 5 did but other did not. I carefully used the BB2GO to generate the mp4 files and copied them to Dropbox (both, the SGU and the associated mp4 files). Most are sitting there in Dropbox but won't play. Has anyone discovered a more extensive "documented" discussion about how to do this so it will work? I'm super eager to get this solved. Thanks in advance, Cecil
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Forgive if this seems dumb, and since I don't have an iPhone with which to experiment, but I do use Dropbox for other things and sometimes I forget to tell Dropbox to share a certain file and can't access it when away from my own puter or logged into the account. That's done from right inside the Dropbox folder on your bb computer, Rightclick on the file, there's a menu with one of the entries being, "Share Dropbox Link" you may want to check the files that won't load to see if they are really in Share status.
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Mac,
Thanks.....I just now found your suggestion; this is final exam week, so I've been all "back-end and elbows" trying to handle all of what that entails today (and this week) here at the university.
I'll carefully check out what you've suggested. Incidentally, I did finally get this to work (your suggestion might make it easier, I'll know later this evening) as follows: I used the conversion (to mp4 files) procedure residing in the BB2GO window, then dropped these files into Dropbox (along with their associated BIAB files as Peter indicated in another thread), then downloaded them from Dropbox into the IPhone Remote app, and, finally, by selecting one tune at a time and doing a "save" while inside the app, it could then be played (and this had to be done only once for each tune.....I have not succeeded in getting this to be done globally inside the app for some reason). This process worked every time, so the initial notion I had about just dumping the appropriate files to Dropbox and connecting the IPhone Remote app to Dropbox was not enough in order to play the tunes immediately....currently it's a one tune at a time process (again, it only has to be done once....they're there and ready for play from then on....just hoping there's a way to do this one time thing globally).
I'm sure PGMusic will create a YouTube video (or a tutorial video) regarding the optimal way to do this (can't wait) sometime soon.
Thanks again, Mac...always appreciate your suggestions,
Cecil
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