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#310277 09/12/15 09:52 PM
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For some weird reason, my count-ins on _PNCALIF.STY, are playing as Bass or Piano notes (hard to tell which).
I have gone through the setting/preferences to check the count-in menu and all is as it should be.

Got me stumped !!!

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What does the drum track in that sound like?


You can change the drum track in it if you wish. I was doing that last night in a new project.... didn;t like the drums, so I changed them.


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It's only the count-in that is the problem.
There are no drums in the style itself.


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You may have something other than say side-stick checked for the sound of the count-in. The sound selection is in the middle of the count-in prefs.


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raymb1,
No, side-stick is checked


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ovation,

Here's another thought...

Go to "Prefs | "Channels" and check that the drums are assigned to midi channel 10.



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Noel,

Just had a look at your suggestion and mine is the same as your description, but still no change.

Just wondering, is there a way to re-load/install just that style on its own?

I can't think of anything else, even tried a re-build of the styles.

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Originally Posted By: ovation99
There are no drums in the style itself.

I recall PG Music saying something about this a long time ago. If you have no drums in the style, what will it use for the count?


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Matt, I think the count in is independent of the usual drums track.

The style has no drums, just piano accompaniment.

The count-in is playing 1-3,1234 but it sounds like the Jaws theme !!!


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I'm sorry, but that sounds so funny! Very easy to imagine. I know it isn't funny for you anymore...

Have you contacted PG Music Support?


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You can always assign a drum track to it. Click on the drum track and select a real drum track.


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I tried to duplicate your problem. Side-stick count-in played. You should definetly call PG.


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Ovation,

Have you tried returning to factory defaults (under the Opt menu)? (Choose the option that resets 'most settings' as that will leave your audio drivers intact.)

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Hi Noel and Others,

I tried a factory reset most settings and that had no effect at all.
So I took the plunge and reset ALL and although I have to run through it a bit more, it does seem to have done the trick.

Will report back later after a bit more testing.

I still wish I knew what caused it though


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I spoke too soon !!!

Still got the problem with just these two styles _PNCALIS.STY Calif.Slow Sol-Acomp.Piano(85RS) and
_PNCALIF.STY CaliforniaSol-Acomp.Piano(140RS)

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have you tried a remake of the file?

Sometimes something gets corrupted in a file and the only way to fix the issue is to copy the chord patterns and paste them into a brand new project.... then delete the old corrupted one.

I have had this happen a few times. Fortunately it doesn't happen often, but when it does, a few file solves it. It takes a minute or two to try. Name it "title of song B version" so you don't get them confused.


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Hi
Just tried your suggestion, although I had tried it beforehand, but I still have the problem with these two styles.

Have to wait and see what PG comes up with.


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Ovation,

Did you begin the BIAB song by importing a midi file?

Also, in a post above, you mentioned that you thought the reset had solved it. What led you believe that?

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Hi Noel,
No I didn't import a midi file and the reason I thought it was solved was because I mistakenly chose another style which worked. But when I returned to either of the original styles, Jaws was back.

BUT IT IS NOW SORTED.....thanks to Kent at PG Music, it turned out I had the wrong VST running and changing it to Coyote and everything is back to normal.

Thanks to everyone who tried to sort this out for me.

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Al,

Glad to hear it's all sorted. Just so we know next time, what was the VST that caused the problem?

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