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#185007 12/16/12 08:08 PM
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Is it possible to work on tracks window on the main monitor and have the piano roll window on the second monitor?
I do that all the time with Flight Simulator where you can "undock" the GPS or the radio from the main panel.
With RB, if I slide the piano roll to the second monitor, the track (or events, or score) windows go with it
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Like that ?


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Not at all...
Wish to be able to use two different monitors

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That IS 2 monitors, it is a print screen of the 2 monitors.

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WIll EVERY component of RB move from window to window? I want to have the mixer and VU meters on monitor 2 and the mixer will not scroll off monitor 1.

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Or you can get a Large Hi-res monitor or 32" TV 1920x1080.


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So weird that the VU meters scroll onto the second screen but the mixer won't. It just gets "lost" between them. It comes off the 26" (#2) but won't cross onto the 22" (#1). It literally gets lost.

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Have you got the main window spanned across both monitors ?
I know the VU window can be moved out of the confines of the main window,
it would be great if they all could.



Like in other DAW's



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Apologies, I thought it was one only...
How did you do that?

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Just press the "PrtScr" button on your keyboard then paste it in Paint or a photo editor,
you can use "Alt + PrtSrc" to do the active window only.

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I think he was asking how you made it spread out like that.

I guessing you expand the main RB window across both screens. Then your box to play in expands over both screens.

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I'm currently running 2 LG 1080 LED TV's as dual monitors with no problem.

If you right click on the windows desktop and then (in Win XP)go to Properties>Display then you can select which is your Primary Monitor and then select the second monitor and select "Extend desktop to this monitor".

Otherwise the same desktop/view of Realband will appear on both instead of expanding your real estate.

In Win 7 you accomplish the same (right click on the windows desktop) and then Select screen Resolution>Multiple displays

However one TV is a 42" and the other is a 47" which makes the part extended to the 47" slightly offset even when both are set at the same resolution.

So if you are thinking of going with 2 1080 LED TVs and want a "seamless" look then get both the same size to avoid this.

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