Hi Shannon. I'm no expert even though I've been using BIAB for 7 years. Matt, Noel, Trevor, and Mac are all pro level musicians and are BIAB experts. FWIW...I experienced your frustration with entering notation also. I asked some questions, got answers, but still just didn't get it. So, as usual, I just went back to Sibelius and then imported a midi file into BIAB. My problem was that I just could not grasp the concept of keeping going forward and that BIAB would take care of everything. As Mac points out, the QWERTY keyboard wizard works very well. When I use it, I have to have the sheet music in front of me and hope that I can count right. Hey, you can do as many takes as you want and keep the good one.

I have not been visiting this site very often this year so I just stumbled on your post. Well, thanks a lot for posting it. It's a big help to me with all the images since I'm a visual learner. I finally get it now. I guess I need a visual explanation at the most basic level. The BIAB notation is a whole new concept in note entry. I admit that I've had a difficult time in trying to get the "old" way of entering notes out of my geezer brain. Sort of reminds me of the old song, "Caldonia, Why Is Your Head so Hard." Like you, Shannon, I would like to work on a specific song, but sometimes I just have to bite the bullet and do some very simple trial and error stuff before I'm ready to move forward. Hang in there; You'll learn it.

Cornet Curmudgeon