"I couldn't find any reference in Help to an ability to scan in sheet music/lead sheets into BIAB so I assume it doesn't have that capability."

Yes, pipe dream. Sort of like optical character recognition, but harder. There are programs that attempt this, word is not to well. Not BIAB.

"I also went quite a few pages deep into the Wishlist but saw nothing there."

Try search.

"Is it just a pipe dream to want to be able to simply "scan" sheet music into BIAB?"

Again,yes - not to repeat myself.

"There are programs like PhotoScore that supposedly can create midi files from even hand written scores. Cost a few hundred but do I assume correctly that a midi file score scanned by PhotoScore...or a similar program cannot be imported into BIAB?"

If these other programs output BIAB files or .mid files, then it can work. And I caution against "assuming so"

"I read in Help that midi files CAN be imported but only into the Melody track."

Actually, Melody of Soloist track. And one track to Melody and one to Soloist. Better yet - 16 tracks of midi to Melody and/or Soloist. Now you're cooking.

"Hmmm...the deeper I get into this post, the dumber it is sounding to me. (-:

I guess what I am getting at is the ability to scan in chord changes and possibly also a melody track from a printed score and end up with a full band BIAB arrangement...with all the repeates, 1st/2nd endings DS and DC stuff etc.????"

Nope. Chord entry is easy. If you have a midi keyboard you can just play the chord on that, hit ctrl-enter, and BIAB will read and enter the chord. You will want to enter the melody manually or import it from midi. The pick a tempo and style, and you are in BIAB Heaven, or at least at the gates.

As you get into this, you may find, like many, that repeats and endings are finicky, and it is often preferred to unfold the song into one chorus.

Good luck.

kelso

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