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Are repeats first and second endings available on a mac #266573 10/25/14 06:28 AM Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 4 H housemannh OP Newbie
OP housemannh Newbie H Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 4	or is this yet another example of how mac users get short changed? Last edited by housemannh; 10/25/14 06:39 AM.

Re: Are repeats first and second endings available on a mac housemannh #266581 10/25/14 07:05 AM Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
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Noel96 Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 20,589 Australia	housemannh, I have the PC version of BIAB and I have only ventured into the realm of repeats and 1st and 2nd endings a couple of times. From what I understand of these, they are more related to notation than anything else. 1st and 2nd endings Regards, Noel MY SONGS... Audiophile BIAB 2026 audios on Soundcloud

Re: Are repeats first and second endings available on a mac housemannh #266611 10/25/14 01:47 PM Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
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Icelander Veteran Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,786 Iceland	The short answer to the actual questions: No, and YES OF COURSE WE ARE! Just because you can, doesn't mean you should! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BBox 2022 Audiophile, Mac Pro Intel, OSX 10.6.8, 800x600 (TV VGA)

Re: Are repeats first and second endings available on a mac housemannh #266672 10/26/14 03:44 PM Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
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OP housemannh Newbie H Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 4	Do they take some personal pride in doing this? Repeats, 1st and second endings cannot be blamed on it being an Apple thing that gets in the way. Product development should be tracking the disparity and resolving. We're paying the same money as windows users. Last edited by housemannh; 10/26/14 03:45 PM.

Re: Are repeats first and second endings available on a mac housemannh #266769 10/27/14 07:02 PM Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
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Icelander Veteran Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,786 Iceland	Indeed.... You're new, aren't you? Just because you can, doesn't mean you should! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BBox 2022 Audiophile, Mac Pro Intel, OSX 10.6.8, 800x600 (TV VGA)

Re: Are repeats first and second endings available on a mac housemannh #267547 11/06/14 09:49 PM Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
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A-Z Enthusiast Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 73	garrrrr I can't even figure out how to control my repeat x1 unless it just automatically runs it all based on how many choruses I type in. DESPAIR. New mac BIAB user I'm sure it wasn't this hard on BIAB for PC at my music school.... :-/ Atlantis https://soundcloud.com/atlantisz Ä-nē-cha Dē Feels Like Alice www.soundcloud.com/feelslikealice

Re: Are repeats first and second endings available on a mac A-Z #272536 12/05/14 04:38 AM Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
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Ron95 Enthusiast R Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 20 Ohio, USE	A-Z: Despite Mr. Icelanders helpfulness, check out the "Song Form" function. Here you can designate the order of play using "ABABC..." type direction. You designate your various choruses as Part A or B or C or D, etc and the "form" then plays them back in the order you designate effectively giving you control of first and 2nd ending, codas etc. Ron95 As a teacher, Experience often begins the first lesson with the final exam. BIAB user since 1990 - Yes, I really am that old!!

Re: Are repeats first and second endings available on a mac Ron95 #275293 12/18/14 08:00 AM Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
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Icelander Veteran Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,786 Iceland	Originally Posted By: Ron95 Despite Mr. Icelanders helpfulness, check out the "Song Form" function. Couldn't help noticing the slice at me, heh.... in my 'defence' (as if I need one), I'll just say: 1. I'm a long time Mac user of BBox and as such I've had years of growing frustrations with the many, many things we Mac users keep getting shorth changed on, if not missing out on altogether. 2. This 'feature' you you offered as solution is one I cannot even use on my BBox, because it's only available via a button (i.e. no menu command) and it's off screen on my display (honestly, when are they ever going to add standard mac SCROLL BARS to all windows sigh). Just because you can, doesn't mean you should! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BBox 2022 Audiophile, Mac Pro Intel, OSX 10.6.8, 800x600 (TV VGA)

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