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BIAB Creates MIDI Which Causes Error 230 In PTP #37839 09/28/09 07:53 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 52 C CyberGuy OP Enthusiast
OP CyberGuy Enthusiast C Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 52	Hi. I just got an 'error 230' out of Power Tracks Pro from a MIDI file I created in BIAB. I know the problem is with BIAB because Windoze Media Player craps out when I play the same MIDI file...no problem playing non-BIAB produced MIDI files. Any ideas? Thanks

Re: BIAB Creates MIDI Which Causes Error 230 In PTP CyberGuy #37840 09/29/09 12:12 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Noel96 Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 20,495 Australia	Hi C/Guy, I have just loaded BIAB-created MIDI files into PTP and all works well. I'm not sure why it does not work ok for you. A couple of ideas spring to mind, though, that might be worth investigating. 1. Does the MIDI load back into BIAB ok? 2. Have you tried a couple of different MIDI creations to see if it is a consistent error? (It might be that there was a computer glitch in creating your file and, as a result, the file was corrupted. The above would double check that it is indeed a problem.) 3. Check what versions of the software you have and download the latest software update for it. 4. If all else fails, it might be worth resetting to factory settings (Options >> Return to factory settings). Regards, Noel MY SONGS... Audiophile BIAB 2026 audios on Soundcloud

Re: BIAB Creates MIDI Which Causes Error 230 In PTP CyberGuy #37841 09/29/09 05:24 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Mac Veteran M Joined: May 2000 Posts: 38,502 Chesapeake, Virginia USA	Quote: Hi. I just got an 'error 230' out of Power Tracks Pro from a MIDI file I created in BIAB. I know the problem is with BIAB because Windoze Media Player craps out when I play the same MIDI file...no problem playing non-BIAB produced MIDI files. Any ideas? Thanks Could be the case that only one MIDI file got corrupted somehow. Have you tried creating another MIDI file with BIAB using another songfile? The PGMusic Demo songs represent a fast way to test that. Load a Demo Song and make a MIDI file out of it. --Mac PGmusic FAQs, Tutorials and Updates! click here You must be Audiominds. www.audiominds.com

Re: BIAB Creates MIDI Which Causes Error 230 In PTP CyberGuy #37842 09/29/09 05:59 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP CyberGuy Enthusiast C Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 52	I think I've figured it out. If the 'Memo' field is blank on the main screen (and I specifically mean the 'Memo' field on the main screen; the 'Memo' field on the popup screen seems not to be a factor) and you create a MIDI file, that MIDI will be corrupt and crash PTP w/an 'Error: 230'. The Windoze Media Player will lockup and who knows what other programs will do. I've reproduced this several times now so I'm sure this is the problem. Others might try reproducing it as well. It seems to me that this is a BUG, and a pretty well obscure one too.

Re: BIAB Creates MIDI Which Causes Error 230 In PTP CyberGuy #37843 09/29/09 10:32 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 15,944 PeterGannon PG Music Staff
PeterGannon PG Music Staff Joined: May 2000 Posts: 15,944	Which memo field are we talking about. Is it the song title field (the one that says "Untitled Song" when you do a file-new? If I blank that one out, and make a MIDI file, it loads in OK for me to RealBand. Have Fun! Peter Gannon PG Music Inc.

Re: BIAB Creates MIDI Which Causes Error 230 In PTP PeterGannon #37844 09/29/09 08:56 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP CyberGuy Enthusiast C Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 52	It's the 'Song Title' field. I actually just reporduced this again, causing Windows Media Player to lock up. If I blank out the 'Song Title' field, and create a MIDI, the MIDI will crash PTP w/an 'Error: 230' and lock up Windows Media Player if I try to play the MIDI file in those programs. I don't know about RealBand since I don't use it. BTW I'm running BIAB 2009 on Windows Home Vista. Solution is simply to never leave 'Song Title' blank. Very obscure bug none the less.

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