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MORE THAN 4 CHORDS IN BAR. #670806 08/31/21 03:44 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 460 yorkshire, England P paulpaul OP Journeyman
OP paulpaul Journeyman P Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 460 yorkshire, England	Hello i came across a video on here awhile ago explaining how to put more than for chords in a bar using the bar settings dialogue window.i have searched and tried to find it but cant. thanks to anyone providing a link. thanks. rebuilt styles,songs and real tracks. win 10...amd a10 radeon r6 4c+6g 1.8ghz 64 bit hp envy biab 2023 with 1004 build. styles 1 to 429 plus extras 1,2,3,4 and 6. running as admin,cleaned up returned to factory settings.

Re: MORE THAN 4 CHORDS IN BAR. paulpaul #670808 08/31/21 04:02 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Notes Norton Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 6,504 Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S.A.	Norton Music invented EXPANDED styles that let you put up to 8 chords in a 4/4 bar. The styles are written so that two BiaB cells in the matrix equal one measure. The styles are written so that it works out. You can download a simple FREE EXPANDED style here: http://www.nortonmusic.com/expanded.html -- Detailed explanations and instructions are also provided on this page. If you like it, you can go to http://www.nortonmusic.com/styledemo.html and audition others. Just look for the word EXPANDED (in all caps). Insights and incites by Notes Bob "Notes" Norton Norton Music https://www.nortonmusic.com 100% MIDI Super-Styles recorded by live, pro, studio musicians for a live groove & Fake Disks for MIDI and/or RealTracks

Re: MORE THAN 4 CHORDS IN BAR. paulpaul #670809 08/31/21 04:05 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,094 Melbourne, Australia	Palpaul, yes, the only current way that I know is to use Norton's 'expanded styles', as mentioned above. 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: MORE THAN 4 CHORDS IN BAR. AudioTrack #670813 08/31/21 04:29 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP paulpaul Journeyman P Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 460 yorkshire, England	thanks for replies. i think i may have got it wrong its possible it was beats rather than chords(memory a bit hazy). the video explains using the bar settings dialogue and was using double time and half time to manipulate. thanks. rebuilt styles,songs and real tracks. win 10...amd a10 radeon r6 4c+6g 1.8ghz 64 bit hp envy biab 2023 with 1004 build. styles 1 to 429 plus extras 1,2,3,4 and 6. running as admin,cleaned up returned to factory settings.

Re: MORE THAN 4 CHORDS IN BAR. paulpaul #670823 08/31/21 05:34 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 8,867 South Carolina C Charlie Fogle Veteran
Charlie Fogle Veteran C Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 8,867 South Carolina	Originally Posted By: paulpaul Hello i came across a video on here awhile ago explaining how to put more than for chords in a bar using the bar settings dialogue window.i have searched and tried to find it but cant. thanks to anyone providing a link. thanks. This is likely the link you're seeking. If it isn't, it should give you the details to do it. https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=605611#Post605611 BIAB 2026:RB 2026, Latest builds: Dell Optiplex 7040 Desktop; Windows-10-64 bit, Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz CPU and 16 GB Ram Memory.

Re: MORE THAN 4 CHORDS IN BAR. Charlie Fogle #670824 08/31/21 05:38 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP paulpaul Journeyman P Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 460 yorkshire, England	Charlie. thanks a lot, that is the one. im gonna save the video for future reference. rebuilt styles,songs and real tracks. win 10...amd a10 radeon r6 4c+6g 1.8ghz 64 bit hp envy biab 2023 with 1004 build. styles 1 to 429 plus extras 1,2,3,4 and 6. running as admin,cleaned up returned to factory settings.

Re: MORE THAN 4 CHORDS IN BAR. Charlie Fogle #670845 08/31/21 09:03 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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bloc-head Expert Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,417 Southeast USA	Originally Posted By: Charlie Fogle Originally Posted By: paulpaul Hello i came across a video on here awhile ago explaining how to put more than for chords in a bar using the bar settings dialogue window.i have searched and tried to find it but cant. thanks to anyone providing a link. thanks. This is likely the link you're seeking. If it isn't, it should give you the details to do it. https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=605611#Post605611 Wow... that was an interesting vtdeo. I may try that "Workaround", but with a slower tempo example. Bandcamp Win-11; BiaB-2026 Audiophile (latest version) Cakewalk Sonar; Melodyne-5; Scaler 3; NI Komplete: Focusrite Scarlett 18i20

Re: MORE THAN 4 CHORDS IN BAR. paulpaul #671115 09/01/21 10:28 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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miseg Enthusiast M Joined: May 2013 Posts: 50 Stockholm	Here's what I do: a) Assuming that the song is intended to be in 100 BPM, I set the BPM to 200. b) Set the drum track to half the set tempo ( = the correct, intended tempo). c) Do so also for selected other tracks, that does not necessarily have to have 8 chords per bar (bass? loops?) d) Let the instruments that indeed will have more than 4 cords/bar remain at full tempo e) In many cases, make a second track with the same instrument but playing half the set tempo ( = the correct, intended tempo) f) After exporting to DAW, use the full tempo (fast) tracks only for those parts of the song that indeed use >4 chords per bar (which probably will not be all of the song, unless you are Frank Zappa or a jazz freak). For other parts of the song, use the tracks set to half tempo. Good luck!

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