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Edit 'expand' is only good in theory IMHO and not a serious option unless using a solo piano/guitar accompaniment. Even then you'd only want to maybe alter the tempo at specific bars, not the whole tune.




the ability to do this is a function of the style more than it is a function of the program. Notes Norton sells styles that do what you want... and I believe there are PG styles that do the same thing. And the ability to make your own styles that solve this problem has been part of the package for years.

But, having said that, here is a workaround that requires both BIAB and RB together (or RB alone):

I've found that it is interesting if all the instruments don't change chords at the same time. In cases where you want one instrument to change chords more often, while other instruments play againsts a simpler set of changes, this might work:

In BIAB You could edit-expand and generate a single instrument accompaniment to get up to 8 chord changes per bar. (If you don't need that many chord changes, then simply hold the same chord until a change is required. The point is that you have 8 opportunities per bar instead of 4)

Then export to Real band, generate the single track at the BIAB expanded tempo to keep the chords the way you had them. Then change the tempo to what you really wanted and add the rest of the tracks. Keep in mind that the rest of the tracks will only have 4 chords per bar, so you'll need to trim out the unneeded chords before you start to generate new tracks. Also this means that the subsequent tracks will not make all the changes made by the original track... but that can add interest to the song if you judiciously trim the chords so that the extra chords work in passing.

Since real Band doesn't automatically regenerate everything unless you tell it to, the expanded track will continue to have twice as many chord opportunities. It works best with sustained chords or simple patterns that don't reveal the tempo difference.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ey71h8ep047758h/AAC12jNM0Hz9Q8zsh5iDeqNHa?dl=0