BIAB 2018 - WIN 8.1 I wrote piano track 2 for the first chorus. Now I would like to copy the notation written on the first chorus into all the others choruses and then freeze the track 2. What can I do?
Right click on the Chord Sheet and select Copy From... To... and then select what you want to copy? I'm not sure if it will copy notation, and especially on a non Soloist or Melody track.
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You may be able to do this more easily with the Piano Roll editor though.
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I never tried the piano roll editor for this. Interesting suggestion.
I just copy one chorus at a time, to keep things simple: 1st to 2nd, then 1st to 3rd etc. On the row for Copy To Bar#, I put 2 for chorus. Then I change it to 3.
I am careful to UNCHECK the box that says Copy 1st chorus to whole song; that has given me unpredictable results if my song has a tag.
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Videotrack's method is the way I'd do this, but you'll need to move those notes from the Piano track to the Soloist track first.
The Melody and Soloist tracks have more options for copying notes from one part of a song to the other, as they're the only ones intended for the user to write notes to, while the others are reserved for Band-in-a-Box styles to write to. I'd only write my own melody to the Piano track if Melody and Soloist are both being used already.
You can move the notes to the Melody track using Edit - Copy Special - Copy/Move Tracks, then use Copy From...To... like Videotrack described.
Kent, I find this operation a little forced (workaround style):use soloist as a temporary track to make the notation copy and then bring everything back to my track. The program should behave in a natural and expected way. When I have identified a traK of interest, these standard operations should be done on it directly.
Cubalibre, I understand your concerns, but we need to remember that the Melodist and Soloist tracks are for us users to work with, and the other tracks are designed for BiaB to work with, not us.
If I understand correctly, that is just the design of the program.
Write your special notation to Melodist or Soloist originally, and then you don't have to 'compete' with the tracks that BiaB want to use.
This is my understanding only. I hope this clarifies.
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thanks you for your response. With a minimum of flexibility, a track should be a track. And I should be able to decide whether to make it work for Biab or work it myself. Especially since there is the possibility of freezing it. My brain struggles sometimes to understand certain constraints: constraints that sometimes make life easier for the developer but not for the user.
I encourage you to change your display so that BIAB always shows tracks with their original, unchanging names. This helps to see things much clearer. For example, the "Melody" track that people have been referring to above is called "Guitar 2" on your image. This has happened because the automatic naming of tracks based on instruments present on a track is active.
To deactivate the option, have a look at the top image below. This shows what to switch off.
When you have the automatic naming turned off, BIAB will always show the track names on the bottom image. That is: Bass, Piano, Drums, Guitar, Strings, Melody, Soloist. (Ignore the red boxes on the bottom image... that was for another problem I helped with.)
As Videotrack indicates, you've been working on a track that is primarily designed for BIAB to use for backings. The ones that are set aside for users to work with are the Soloist and Melodist, using the original names (that's just how BIAB works).
This means that if you want to work on a track that is neither the Melody track nor the Sololist track, it is probably going to be necessary to transfer it to the Melody or Soloist track so that you have the best tools to work with.
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