Somewhere back several years ago BIAB load time increased dramatically. No one seemed to notice. Many of us are running SD drives and it was manageable. However, with a recent update the load time had apparently been reduced. The claim was 20% but my experience saw a much more dramatic reduction, from all most a minute to 5 - 10 secs. I was thrilled and mentioned this in the forum. But alas for no apparent reason the load time has again increased. Actually it is inconsistent. Two days ago on my Surface it was 5 secs (wow), today 40 secs.
To find out exactly what your boot times are, we added a reporting function in BiaB 2014 Build 381.
Do the menu action [main menu] [help] [display log of yellow/green messages]
You will see lines like this:
- Bootup time in milliseconds =11,336 [4/1/2014 8:38:34 AM]
That means it took 11 seconds to bootup. So please search through that log, and post several entries. Note that this is the time from when BiaB first gets control of the program to when its finished booting and drawn everything. So if there was a problem before that (such as a virus checker blocking things, then the bootup time would be listed as shorter than it really was, since the time we display is when we first get control of the program.
Once we get some data from people, we can work on finding out what is causing a boot delay from some people.
From 6 sec to 57 secs, you can see why I am concerned!
- Bootup time in millseconds =7,428 [4/1/2014 10:51:34 AM] **** New Session started at : 4/1/2014 10:51:34 AM - Bootup time in millseconds =57,168 [4/1/2014 9:31:24 AM] **** New Session started at : 4/1/2014 9:31:24 AM - Bootup time in millseconds =7,279 [3/31/2014 2:10:36 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/31/2014 2:10:36 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =6,275 [3/31/2014 1:26:05 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/31/2014 1:26:05 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =31,336 [3/31/2014 1:22:59 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/31/2014 1:22:59 PM
- Bootup time in millseconds =19,741 [4/1/2014 11:47:16 AM] **** New Session started at : 4/1/2014 11:47:16 AM - Bootup time in millseconds =44,389 [4/1/2014 7:40:26 AM] **** New Session started at : 4/1/2014 7:40:26 AM - Bootup time in millseconds =24,170 [3/31/2014 1:38:28 PM] - Bootup time in millseconds =5,318 [3/30/2014 8:04:17 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/30/2014 8:04:17 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =5,260 [3/30/2014 12:37:20 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/30/2014 12:37:20 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =16,354 [3/30/2014 12:02:19 PM] - Bootup time in millseconds =47,084 [3/26/2014 11:04:10 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/26/2014 11:04:10 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =47,300 [3/22/2014 7:31:22 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/22/2014 7:31:22 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =46,735 [3/21/2014 11:24:29 PM] - Bootup time in millseconds =13,951 [3/18/2014 10:42:27 AM] - Bootup time in millseconds =19,036 [3/18/2014 10:37:34 AM] **** New Session started at : 3/18/2014 10:37:34 AM - Bootup time in millseconds =5,116 [3/17/2014 9:41:28 AM] **** New Session started at : 3/17/2014 9:41:28 AM - Bootup time in millseconds =13,724 [3/17/2014 9:35:27 AM] **** New Session started at : 3/17/2014 9:35:27 AM - Bootup time in millseconds =18,262 [3/17/2014 9:35:02 AM] **** New Session started at : 3/17/2014 9:35:02 AM - Bootup time in millseconds =13,677 [3/16/2014 1:19:17 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/16/2014 1:19:17 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =13,608 [3/16/2014 1:16:50 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/16/2014 1:16:50 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =42,394 [3/16/2014 9:16:08 AM]
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This happens to be one evening. Note initial boot time at bottom for that day.
- Bootup time in millseconds =8,338 [3/20/2014 9:31:17 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/20/2014 9:31:17 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =8,195 [3/20/2014 8:46:33 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/20/2014 8:46:33 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =8,151 [3/20/2014 8:05:38 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/20/2014 8:05:38 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =8,163 [3/20/2014 6:51:48 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/20/2014 6:51:48 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =22,834 [3/20/2014 6:40:00 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/20/2014 6:40:00 PM
Here are my most recent bootup logs. Seven seconds seems to be the norm, with an occasional 11-12.
My system takes longer upon the first start of BIAB after a reboot than does a restart. The first entry (today) is an example of this.
Note that I use a SSD boot drive that has the /BB folder (though the RealTracks and RealDrums are on another drive, a regular hard drive).
- Bootup time in millseconds =12,652 [4/1/2014 1:11:42 PM] **** New Session started at : 4/1/2014 1:11:42 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =7,005 [3/27/2014 12:02:19 AM] **** New Session started at : 3/27/2014 12:02:19 AM - Bootup time in millseconds =6,758 [3/26/2014 11:56:53 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/26/2014 11:56:53 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =6,994 [3/22/2014 6:58:40 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/22/2014 6:58:40 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =11,340 [3/22/2014 3:57:42 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/22/2014 3:57:42 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =7,003 [3/21/2014 4:13:37 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/21/2014 4:13:37 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =9,399 [3/18/2014 5:21:11 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/18/2014 5:21:11 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =7,138 [3/17/2014 11:38:55 AM] **** New Session started at : 3/17/2014 11:38:55 AM - Bootup time in millseconds =7,443 [3/17/2014 11:23:29 AM] **** New Session started at : 3/17/2014 11:23:29 AM - Bootup time in millseconds =12,888 [3/17/2014 11:12:48 AM] **** New Session started at : 3/17/2014 11:12:48 AM - Bootup time in millseconds =7,224 [3/15/2014 3:33:07 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/15/2014 3:33:07 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =7,136 [3/15/2014 3:06:39 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/15/2014 3:06:39 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =23,620 [3/14/2014 4:56:34 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/14/2014 4:56:34 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =9,314 [3/13/2014 6:54:54 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/13/2014 6:54:54 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =6,992 [3/12/2014 2:37:03 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/12/2014 2:37:03 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =7,242 [3/12/2014 2:20:40 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/12/2014 2:20:40 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =11,630 [3/12/2014 2:19:38 PM]
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This is on a 10 year old XP machine. I'm impressed!!
- Bootup time in millseconds =8,835 [4/1/2014 1:12:38 PM] **** New Session started at : 4/1/2014 1:12:38 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =10,054 [4/1/2014 11:42:18 AM] **** New Session started at : 4/1/2014 11:42:18 AM - Bootup time in millseconds =9,176 [4/1/2014 11:17:10 AM] **** New Session started at : 4/1/2014 11:17:10 AM - Bootup time in millseconds =8,326 [4/1/2014 11:11:31 AM] **** New Session started at : 4/1/2014 11:11:31 AM - Bootup time in millseconds =11,576 [3/31/2014 6:45:04 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/31/2014 6:45:04 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =8,480 [3/30/2014 2:36:37 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/30/2014 2:36:37 PM
and on 6 y/o Vista - Bootup time in millseconds =7,798 [4/1/2014 2:51:16 PM] **** New Session started at : 4/1/2014 2:51:16 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =6,723 [3/31/2014 2:10:28 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/31/2014 2:10:28 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =7,007 [3/31/2014 2:07:33 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/31/2014 2:07:33 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =5,998 [3/30/2014 4:32:19 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/30/2014 4:32:19 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =6,015 [3/30/2014 11:02:14 AM] **** New Session started at : 3/30/2014 11:02:14 AM - Bootup time in millseconds =6,179 [3/30/2014 10:34:30 AM] **** New Session started at : 3/30/2014 10:34:30 AM - Bootup time in millseconds =6,158 [3/29/2014 8:47:17 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/29/2014 8:47:17 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =5,995 [3/29/2014 8:43:58 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/29/2014 8:43:58 PM
Startup times all over the shop, from ~5 to ~20 secs
Stats:
- Bootup time in millseconds =5,718 [02-Apr-14 06:25:59 AM] - Bootup time in millseconds =17,884 [02-Apr-14 06:24:20 AM] - Bootup time in millseconds =8,499 [28-Mar-14 02:23:22 PM] - Bootup time in millseconds =16,430 [28-Mar-14 05:54:37 AM] - Bootup time in millseconds =5,557 [25-Mar-14 09:13:07 PM] - Bootup time in millseconds =8,240 [25-Mar-14 03:09:38 PM] - Bootup time in millseconds =14,524 [24-Mar-14 11:17:51 PM] - Bootup time in millseconds =37,986 [23-Mar-14 10:05:21 AM] - Bootup time in millseconds =7,967 [22-Mar-14 03:40:28 PM] - Bootup time in millseconds =7,937 [22-Mar-14 01:31:10 PM] - Bootup time in millseconds =5,637 [22-Mar-14 12:58:00 PM] - Bootup time in millseconds =5,265 [22-Mar-14 11:40:57 AM] - Bootup time in millseconds =17,904 [22-Mar-14 11:23:34 AM] - Bootup time in millseconds =13,137 [21-Mar-14 06:25:55 AM] - Bootup time in millseconds =8,150 [20-Mar-14 04:20:07 PM] - Bootup time in millseconds =13,020 [20-Mar-14 02:16:08 PM] - Bootup time in millseconds =11,021 [17-Mar-14 12:20:12 AM] - Bootup time in millseconds =8,092 [16-Mar-14 02:10:41 PM] - Bootup time in millseconds =15,043 [16-Mar-14 10:46:15 AM] - Bootup time in millseconds =10,453 [15-Mar-14 01:26:31 PM] - Bootup time in millseconds =8,004 [14-Mar-14 11:13:18 AM] - Bootup time in millseconds =19,965 [14-Mar-14 07:22:53 AM] - Bootup time in millseconds =5,450 [12-Mar-14 11:33:54 AM] - Bootup time in millseconds =5,326 [12-Mar-14 06:26:16 AM] - Bootup time in millseconds =15,011 [12-Mar-14 06:00:55 AM]
Intel core i7 3.2GHz 12Gb RAM Always faster after restart, probably because of Windows Cache Just doing a single launch of the application, no song loaded etc shows a lot of I/O:
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- Bootup time in millseconds =23,901 [1-4-2014 21:48:35] **** New Session started at : 1-4-2014 21:48:35 - Running Windows Notepad.exe to display file C:\bb\Data\FlashMessageLog.txt [1-4-2014 18:53:25] - Bootup time in millseconds =22,493 [1-4-2014 18:53:16] **** New Session started at : 1-4-2014 18:53:16 - Running Windows Notepad.exe to display file C:\bb\Data\FlashMessageLog.txt [1-4-2014 18:49:42] - Bootup time in millseconds =22,839 [1-4-2014 17:35:36] **** New Session started at : 1-4-2014 17:35:36
- Bootup time in millseconds =42,026 [1-4-2014 12:52:47] **** New Session started at : 1-4-2014 12:52:47 - Bootup time in millseconds =21,903 [31-3-2014 17:43:49] **** New Session started at : 31-3-2014 17:43:49
- Bootup time in millseconds =22,063 [31-3-2014 15:58:52] **** New Session started at : 31-3-2014 15:58:52 - Bootup time in millseconds =37,630 [31-3-2014 11:44:15] **** New Session started at : 31-3-2014 11:44:15 - Bootup time in millseconds =28,348 [30-3-2014 22:02:48] **** New Session started at : 30-3-2014 22:02:48
My mean and standard deviation looks to be the worst!! Why me?? I hope this can be fixed I hate long load times and my entire working career I have tried to reduce variance (SD^2).
FWIW: I've noticed the incredible number of IO reads too. No other program I use (e.g., Adobe Premiere, Lightroom, or Photoshop, or Cakewalk Sonar X1) takes nearly as long to launch as BIAB. As others have noted, relaunching BIAB results in a much faster time.
Seems BIAB loads a huge number of files it doesn't really need to minimally operate before displaying the chord window. I think old Windows operating system did something similar years ago. MS got around that by changing the series of events, such that the OP displayed the splash and login screens sooner, while the OP continued to load files. Maybe BIAB could do something similar? Seems like a simple programming solution, but I'm no programmer.
It's hard to discern any pattern from these numbers, but I hope the reporting of same helps PG Music. I can see why several of you are frustrated. We haven't heard from rharv yet; it might be his fault.
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- Bootup time in millseconds =6,771 [4/2/2014 2:17:26 PM] **** New Session started at : 4/2/2014 2:17:26 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =5,154 [3/29/2014 1:05:37 AM] **** New Session started at : 3/29/2014 1:05:37 AM - Bootup time in millseconds =5,144 [3/29/2014 1:04:16 AM] **** New Session started at : 3/29/2014 12:32:11 AM - Bootup time in millseconds =5,156 [3/29/2014 12:28:10 AM] **** New Session started at : 3/29/2014 12:28:10 AM - Bootup time in millseconds =5,181 [3/28/2014 11:42:40 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/28/2014 11:42:40 PM
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Last edited by MikeK; 04/02/1410:19 AM.
Cheers, Mike
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The load-up time is also impacted by what soft synths are present on the various tracks. For example, if Sampletank is present on a track when BIAB loads, the time increases noticeably.
I tweaked my MSE antivurus to ignore the BIAB program (BBW.EXE) and that dramatically improved my time. Maybe look at something like that.
Those with horrible load times, try disabling your antivirus.
Peter specifically said this reported time is related only to BIAB and starts only when it has grabbed all the files. So it should not be dependent on any AV scanning. But it is a good idea anyway and I did just this long ago.
My computer has 1.84 Dual Core Celeron processor, 2 GB of DDR2 memory, 80GB main drive, 1TB secondary drive and Windows XP. BIAB 2014 Build 381.
Avast antivirus program is programmed to ignore my music programs. Below are the boot-up times.
- Bootup time in millseconds =56,210 [4/2/2014 5:56:42 PM] **** New Session started at : 4/2/2014 5:56:42 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =9,202 [3/31/2014 8:57:30 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/31/2014 8:57:30 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =9,840 [3/31/2014 6:52:22 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/31/2014 6:52:22 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =8,924 [3/31/2014 6:38:48 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/31/2014 6:38:48 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =9,174 [3/31/2014 6:34:49 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/31/2014 6:34:49 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =20,611 [3/31/2014 6:10:13 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/31/2014 6:10:13 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =27,880 [3/31/2014 5:12:40 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/31/2014 5:12:40 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =9,279 [3/30/2014 7:45:18 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/30/2014 7:45:18 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =9,194 [3/30/2014 7:32:55 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/30/2014 7:32:55 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =9,355 [3/30/2014 7:22:38 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/30/2014 7:22:38 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =9,106 [3/30/2014 6:42:50 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/30/2014 6:42:50 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =25,007 [3/30/2014 6:38:23 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/30/2014 6:38:23 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =58,253 [3/29/2014 8:57:57 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/29/2014 8:57:57 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =36,979 [3/29/2014 8:37:45 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/29/2014 8:37:45 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =9,415 [3/25/2014 6:36:55 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/25/2014 6:36:55 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =29,052 [3/25/2014 6:20:26 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/25/2014 6:20:26 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =9,277 [3/24/2014 9:55:26 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/24/2014 9:55:26 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =8,924 [3/24/2014 9:34:59 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/24/2014 9:34:59 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =34,989 [3/24/2014 9:27:54 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/24/2014 9:27:54 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =56,724 [3/17/2014 6:10:37 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/17/2014 6:10:37 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =35,372 [3/16/2014 9:24:43 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/16/2014 9:24:43 PM - Bootup time in millseconds =48,318 [3/15/2014 8:49:42 PM] **** New Session started at : 3/15/2014 8:49:42 PM
Last edited by JimFogle; 04/02/1402:20 PM. Reason: Added antivirus comment.
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Xtra Styles PAK 21 for Mac & Windows Band-in-a-Box version 2025 (and higher) is here with 200 brand new RealStyles!
We're excited to bring you our latest Xtra Styles PAK installment—the all new Xtra Styles PAK 21 for Band-in-a-Box version 2025 (and higher)!
Rejoice, one and all, for Xtra Styles PAK 21 for Band-in-a-Box® is here! We’re serving up 200 brand spankin’ new styles to delight your musical taste buds! The first three courses are the classics you’ve come to know and love, including offerings from the rock & pop, jazz, and country genres, but, not to be outdone, this year’s fourth course is bro country! A wide ranging genre, you can find everything from hip-hop, uptempo outlaw country, hard hitting rock, funk, and even electronica, all with that familiar bro country flair. The dinner bell has been rung, pickup up Xtra Styles PAK 21 today!
In this PAK you’ll discover: Energetic folk rock, raucous train beats, fast country boogies, acid jazz grooves, laid-back funky jams, a bevy of breezy jazz waltzes, calm electro funk, indie synth pop, industrial synth metal, and more bro country than could possibly fit in the back of a pickup truck!
Special offers until December 31st, 2025!
All the Xtra Styles PAKs 1 - 21 are on special for only $29 each (reg $49), or get all 21 PAKs for $199 (reg $399)! Order now!
Note: The Xtra Styles require the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition of Band-in-a-Box®. (Xtra Styles PAK 21 requires the 2025 or higher UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition. They will not work with the Pro or MegaPAK version because they need the RealTracks from the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition.
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