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can't figure this out don't remember #573047 12/29/19 03:56 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 8,021 Rio Grande Valley, Texas silvertones OP Veteran
OP silvertones Veteran Joined: May 2003 Posts: 8,021 Rio Grande Valley, Texas	Okay so here is the situation. I have a song that is straight 4/4. Bar 8 needs to 2/4. I used bar settings to set 8 to 2 beats and 9 to 4. All works well. What I really want is bar 8 to be 2 beats, D...,D... The hits are as they should be BUT now ther is silence on bar 9 even though there's a chord. Change bar 8 to just D and bar 9 plays but of course no hits. John ESI Gigaport HD+ Lenovo Turion II /4 Gig Ram/ Win7x64 be 15.6" Monitor "The only Band is a Real Band" www.wintertexaninfo.com/BANDS/JohnnyD.php

Re: can't figure this out don't remember silvertones #573054 12/29/19 04:28 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 20,571 Australia Noel96 Veteran
Noel96 Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 20,571 Australia	Hi John, Try putting some chord on beat 3 and/or beat 4 of the 2/4 bar. Even though it will be grayed out and doesn't play, it often helps solve this problem. And then regenerate. Regards, Noel MY SONGS... Audiophile BIAB 2026 audios on Soundcloud

Re: can't figure this out don't remember silvertones #573057 12/29/19 04:37 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 12,844 Pensacola, Florida jford Veteran
jford Veteran Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 12,844 Pensacola, Florida	And while this work around may work, the underlying problem of not generating sound in bar 9 (for example) needs to be fixed. 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: can't figure this out don't remember silvertones #573058 12/29/19 04:46 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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	I don’t think I’ve done a 2/4 bar in the middle of 4/4 in a few decades, but I didn’t know about this little quirk and workaround. Thanks. 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: can't figure this out don't remember silvertones #573080 12/30/19 01:15 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Person Enthusiast Joined: May 2006 Posts: 20 Sweden	It's an old problem, that Noel96 gave a workaround for in 2017.Bug got fixed in BiaB 2018 build 519. But sadly came back in BiaB 2019 first build. I've been in contact with PG Support now in the beginning of december. And PG Support couldn't hear anything wrong, it sounded as it should. I sent my last email 8 of december, and asked if they could try again or at least look in the notation window, where I clearly can see the problem. But no answer to this day. The conclusion to this is that silvertones and I are doing something wrong. Because we can't assume that PG Support is both deaf and blind, can we. (sorry, but I love this kind of MusicStudent humour) Here is what I wrote to Support: An old problem has emerged again in Band in a Box 2019 - 2020. Reported to PG Music 2017-11-08. Forwarded as a bug 2017-11-10. FIXED in Band in a Box 2018 build 519. 2018-06-19. Now back again since the first build of Band in a Box 2019. And in Band in a Box 2020. When I insert a rest in bar 6, with Bar Setting 2/4 with a Dm chord and change that to Am at bar 7, with Bar Setting 4/4, with no rest. See pictures below. Then Band in a Box plays a Dm chord in the first beat of bar 7, instead of Am, beat two plays correct. I have Band in a Box 2020 Build 703. And if I choose to let the hold in bar 5 continue into bar 6, Band in a Box doesn’t play anything in the two first beats in bar 7. Here's a picture of my first email to PG Support by the way, Happy New Year to you All! Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in) - Wrong chord at first beat in measure 7-01.jpg (174.43 KB, 79 downloads) - Wrong chord at first beat in measure 7-02-A.jpg (48.9 KB, 78 downloads) - Wrong chord at first beat in measure 7-03.jpg (180.63 KB, 78 downloads) - Wrong chord at first beat in measure 7-04-A.jpg (44.07 KB, 79 downloads) Band in a Box & Real Band 2023 (latest build) Windows 11 Home - Intel Core i7-8750H - 2.20 GHz - RAM: 32 GB Steinberg UR-RT4

Re: can't figure this out don't remember silvertones #573200 12/30/19 11:51 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 8,021 Rio Grande Valley, Texas silvertones OP Veteran
OP silvertones Veteran Joined: May 2003 Posts: 8,021 Rio Grande Valley, Texas	I had chords in all bars even the 2/4 bar. I removed the D..,D.. from the 2/4 bar. Opened the song in RB did the D.. ,D.. in the 2/4 bar and RB handles it as it should. Does the 2 hits on bar 8 and bar 9 plays unlike biab. Last edited by silvertones; 12/30/19 11:52 AM. John ESI Gigaport HD+ Lenovo Turion II /4 Gig Ram/ Win7x64 be 15.6" Monitor "The only Band is a Real Band" www.wintertexaninfo.com/BANDS/JohnnyD.php

Re: can't figure this out don't remember silvertones #573265 12/30/19 10:27 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: May 2006 Posts: 20 Sweden Person Enthusiast
Person Enthusiast Joined: May 2006 Posts: 20 Sweden	Glad you got it working in RealBand. Band in a Box & Real Band 2023 (latest build) Windows 11 Home - Intel Core i7-8750H - 2.20 GHz - RAM: 32 GB Steinberg UR-RT4

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