To Noel and VT,
I do have another small question though. From the existing sheet music that I am entering into biab, I am entering the exact notes. From the existing sheet music, the notes plays fine on a keyboard, but when I enter it into biab, that same last note in the 3rd measure (that was playing fine on keyboard), sounds like it is an extra note that shouldn't be there. Almost there is a glinch in biab.
Check the MIDI data to see if there is an extra note.
This might be determined by whether a Swing or Even style has been selected. Maybe there is a double note.
In image 1: below, I entered your notes over a Swing style,
2: shows the MIDI data note positions for the Swing Style
3: below, I entered your the same notes over an Even style,
4: shows the MIDI data note positions for the Even Style. Note the timing position of the E5 now.
It's worthwhile checking the MIDI data for any duplicated notes.
Overall, I am concerned about the ties in biab, or lack thereof, because aren't ties, linking one note to the second note suppose to sound like a continuation of the 1st note? So if biab decides not to put a tie in the biab sheet music, when the tie is originally there on the existing sheet music....do u see my point?
I have a measure like that, and I went into "chord options" under "rests" and put a "hold chord" and the biab song still sounds not right, glichy. Have you run across something like that before?
Did you mean Chord Hold as in "C..." ? That shouldn't affect the position or playback of your MIDI note data.
If it is from the MIDI notation, this could depend on how you are entering your data. If it is step entered (manually entered) if might look OK but sound 'mechanical', unnatural if you like. Muso's rarely play exactly on the rigid timing positions that a notation score shows -
especially in Swing Styles.
The data entry in BiaB is rather unique, essentially it 'assumes' a note is meant to keep playing until it encounters another note, or encounters a rest. This way, you don't have to enter note length, just pitch, the rest takes care of itself (largely) as further notes are added. It takes a bit of getting used to, but overall works relatively OK.
I wouldn't put too much emphasis on the Ties and positions of same. For MIDI data, the program will play notes exactly where Note ON events occur, regardless of ties. There's no MIDI data for Ties.
HTH
Cheers
Trev
BTW: Matt, Good pickup on "Name That Tune" !
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