Originally Posted By: Matt Finley
The very first thing that happens when you click on the Vocal Synth button in BIAB is that a file, Sound.XML is created in the folder /bb/Data/SRequest


That's correct. For my purposes, I'm working with the MusicXML file directly, and it's never being transmitted to Sinsy.

So here's my summary at this point:

  • The duration displayed in the Notation editor does not always match the playback duration.
  • Most users are unaware of this default duration.
  • This duration is used for creating MIDI and MusicXML output.
  • By default, in Notation mode BiaB creates notes with a playback duration of 80%.
  • This default duration can be changed to 100%.
  • Changing the default duration will not change notes already entered.
  • Even with the setting of duration to 100%, BiaB generates small rests in MusicXML output.
  • Even minute rests between notes in MusicXML can be problematic for vocal synthesis programs.

-- David Cuny
My virtual singer development blog

Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?