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Re: Count In settings should be Local (to each song), not Global to the entire system AudioTrack #373350 11/06/16 10:57 AM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 11,031 Winston Salem, NC USA Jim Fogle Veteran
Jim Fogle Veteran Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 11,031 Winston Salem, NC USA	+1 again for 2017. Jim Fogle - 2026 BiaB (Build 1224) RB (Build 8) - Ultra+ PAK DAWs: Cakewalk Sonar - Standalone: Zoom MRS-8 Desktop: i7 Win 11, 12GB ram 256GB SSD, 4 TB HDD Music at: https://fogle622.wix.com/fogle622-audio-home

Re: Count In settings should be Local (to each song), not Global to the entire system Jim Fogle #374640 11/17/16 03:45 AM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 1 T Tim Clark Newbie
Tim Clark Newbie T Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 1	+1 here as well. This was the single biggest frustration after getting back into BIAB with my latest upgrade.

Re: Count In settings should be Local (to each song), not Global to the entire system Tim Clark #400998 03/15/17 11:50 PM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,091 Melbourne, Australia AudioTrack OP Veteran
OP AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,091 Melbourne, Australia	Bump, AGAIN, although others get much better results when raising issues in other forums, so I'll go there. BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

Re: Count In settings should be Local (to each song), not Global to the entire system AudioTrack #434579 10/21/17 07:11 PM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,091 Melbourne, Australia AudioTrack OP Veteran
OP AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,091 Melbourne, Australia	I'm going out on a limb here. Not trying to rock the boat, but this is a feature that just about every user could benefit from. Simply put, not every song needs a count-in, and therefore this would be much better if it was selectable on a song-by-song basis, rather than the current global setting of all-or-nothing. Probably needs a default setting (On/Off), and then a 'user over-ride' to simply bypass the default setting if/when required. Another +1 from me Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in) 2017-10-22_16-14-55.jpg (120.08 KB, 186 downloads) BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

Re: Count In settings should be Local (to each song), not Global to the entire system AudioTrack #434634 10/22/17 03:06 AM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,687 Hamlin NY MarioD Veteran
MarioD Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,687 Hamlin NY	another +1 OK, a random thought; Why does toilet paper need a commercial? Who's not buying it? 64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware

Re: Count In settings should be Local (to each song), not Global to the entire system AudioTrack #434786 10/23/17 06:56 AM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 12,844 Pensacola, Florida jford Veteran
jford Veteran Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 12,844 Pensacola, Florida	I would love for it to local to each song. That way, you can have a stick count-in for one song; a drum fill count-in for another; a difference drum fill count-in for another; and no count-in for another. John Laptop-HP Omen I7 Win11Pro 32GB 12TB SSD Desktop-ASUS-I7 Win10Pro 32GB 12TB SATA BB2026/UMC204HD&404HD/Casios/Cakewalk/Reaper/Studio One/Notion/Dorico/Noteworthy/NI/Halion/IK http://www.sus4chord.com (under rehosting/construction)

Re: Count In settings should be Local (to each song), not Global to the entire system AudioTrack #436862 11/06/17 03:22 PM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,590 Hong Kong L lambada Expert
lambada Expert L Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,590 Hong Kong	+1 Windows 10 Home 20H2 Build 19042.487 BIAB 2021 (Build 818) Intel(R) Core(TM), i3-4160, CPU @3.60 GHz RAM 16 GB, 64 Bit X64-based processor Zoom UAC-2 (USB 3 interface-built in midi) VoiceLive 3 Extreme, Sputnik Valve Condenser Mic

Re: Count In settings should be Local (to each song), not Global to the entire system AudioTrack #437100 11/08/17 05:58 AM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 583 J J. Larry Journeyman
J. Larry Journeyman J Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 583	A drum fill intro/option would be nice. I use that approach often with an arranger keyboard, rather that the programmed intros.

Re: Count In settings should be Local (to each song), not Global to the entire system J. Larry #437777 11/12/17 11:47 PM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,091 Melbourne, Australia AudioTrack OP Veteran
OP AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,091 Melbourne, Australia	Yes, that would be a good feature too. BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

Re: Count In settings should be Local (to each song), not Global to the entire system AudioTrack #438096 11/14/17 09:05 PM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: May 2016 Posts: 1,979 Vancouver, BC zedd Expert
zedd Expert Joined: May 2016 Posts: 1,979 Vancouver, BC	Yup. BIAB 2025 Audiophile, MacPro (Mid-2010) OSX 10.12.6 DAW: Digital Performer 8

Re: Count In settings should be Local (to each song), not Global to the entire system Alyssa - PG Music #499984 11/07/18 03:30 AM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
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OP AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,091 Melbourne, Australia	Originally Posted By: Alyssa - PG Music Thank you VideoTrack for your suggestion and all others for the +1 support! Your request has been reported. Thanks Alyssa for your response in 2016. We missed the delivery of that notably worthwhile feature in 2017 and again 2018. Maybe 2019? It's not too late... BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

Re: Count In settings should be Local (to each song), not Global to the entire system AudioTrack #500065 11/07/18 10:26 AM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 11,031 Winston Salem, NC USA Jim Fogle Veteran
Jim Fogle Veteran Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 11,031 Winston Salem, NC USA	+1 Continuing support to change count-in settings from a global setting to a song setting. Jim Fogle - 2026 BiaB (Build 1224) RB (Build 8) - Ultra+ PAK DAWs: Cakewalk Sonar - Standalone: Zoom MRS-8 Desktop: i7 Win 11, 12GB ram 256GB SSD, 4 TB HDD Music at: https://fogle622.wix.com/fogle622-audio-home

Re: Count In settings should be Local (to each song), not Global to the entire system AudioTrack #508426 12/10/18 01:39 PM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 483 San Jose,CA J jazzsax Journeyman
jazzsax Journeyman J Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 483 San Jose,CA	Amazing that this topic goes back to 2015 and still the lead in volume cannot be changed for each song. I was I contact with Alyssa just last week about not being able to lower the lead in volume. The answer was there is no volume adjustment available when using RealDrums. My statement to her was that I have had audience members asking what that “noise” was at the beginning of each song. I guess we will just have to keep on asking. Update- I have just been doing a little more experimenting to get RealDrum volume lowered and noticed in Preferences 1, second from the bottom of the right hand column there is a checkbox “if song has RealDrums, also generate MIDI Drums”. Does anyone have an idea of what that means? It would seem that if MIDI drums were “also” generated that their volume could be adjusted and on the first measure of the song be changed to RealDrums with a volume to match the other instruments. I’m using Mac version. Last edited by jazzsax; 12/10/18 02:04 PM.

Re: Count In settings should be Local (to each song), not Global to the entire system AudioTrack #508448 12/10/18 03:18 PM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,564 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY Matt Finley Veteran
Matt Finley Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,564 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY	Bump for a +1 BIAB 2026 Win Audiophile. Software: Fender Studio One 8, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Fender Quantom HD8 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.

Re: Count In settings should be Local (to each song), not Global to the entire system AudioTrack #508460 12/10/18 03:47 PM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,091 Melbourne, Australia AudioTrack OP Veteran
OP AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,091 Melbourne, Australia	Originally Posted By: VideoTrack Originally Posted By: Alyssa - PG Music Thank you VideoTrack for your suggestion and all others for the +1 support! Your request has been reported. Thanks Alyssa for your response in 2016. We missed the delivery of that notably worthwhile feature in 2017 and again 2018. Maybe 2019? It's not too late... Well, I spoke too soon. This really should be a standard feature of the system. +1 again. BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

Re: Count In settings should be Local (to each song), not Global to the entire system AudioTrack #559751 10/18/19 08:53 AM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 189 Rockwall, TX, USA J John Payne Apprentice
John Payne Apprentice J Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 189 Rockwall, TX, USA	We'd greatly appreciate this function being provided this year.

Re: Count In settings should be Local (to each song), not Global to the entire system AudioTrack #559828 10/19/19 05:02 AM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: May 2001 Posts: 2,273 L Lloyd S Veteran
Lloyd S Veteran L Joined: May 2001 Posts: 2,273	It's still a plus one for me!

Re: Count In settings should be Local (to each song), not Global to the entire system AudioTrack #559831 10/19/19 05:31 AM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 11,031 Winston Salem, NC USA Jim Fogle Veteran
Jim Fogle Veteran Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 11,031 Winston Salem, NC USA	+1 A review of this thread indicates I first supported the request to make the count-in setting song specific when this thread was created in 2015 and have continued to support the request throughout the thread history. Will 2020 be the magic year this request is fulfilled? I certainly hope so. Jim Fogle - 2026 BiaB (Build 1224) RB (Build 8) - Ultra+ PAK DAWs: Cakewalk Sonar - Standalone: Zoom MRS-8 Desktop: i7 Win 11, 12GB ram 256GB SSD, 4 TB HDD Music at: https://fogle622.wix.com/fogle622-audio-home

Re: Count In settings should be Local (to each song), not Global to the entire system AudioTrack #559837 10/19/19 09:11 AM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 647 Burlington, Ontario, Canada D Dave Journeyman
Dave Journeyman D Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 647 Burlington, Ontario, Canada	I suspect there are other things that should be song specific. For instance number of bars per printed page in notation. It seems to be global, or perhaps even carried from previous song. Either way it's an issue. BIAB for Windows Version 2019 (643) Windows 10 (1909)

Re: Count In settings should be Local (to each song), not Global to the entire system AudioTrack #559870 10/19/19 01:57 PM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,091 Melbourne, Australia AudioTrack OP Veteran
OP AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,091 Melbourne, Australia	Originally Posted By: Alyssa - PG Music Thank you VideoTrack for your suggestion and all others for the +1 support! Your request has been reported. Thanks Alyssa for your response in 2016. We missed the delivery of that notably worthwhile feature in 2016, 2017, 2018 and again 2019. Well, I have to admit that I still would like to see this feature implemented. So another +1 from me. Maybe 2020? BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

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