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I am having problems. I have phoned BIAB and they couldn't help. I have been using the BIAB Record Audio feature on BIAB for Windows for some years as a vocal practice tool. Have switched to Mac (Yosemite) and the following happens:-

I record a track. It plays back fine. I change the key under "Transpose and set key signature", and then under Audio - Edit Audio - Kill entire audio, I delete the track - then save. (All of this is never necessary in the Windows version - you just record over the old track) The track visibly changes to the different key. I record in the new key - the track is recorded with me in the new key and the track still in the old key.

A similar thing happens when I alter the speed of the track - only sometimes my voice is just out of sync, or it might be speeded up or slowed down ie Chipmunks or Darth Vader....

If I keep trying, eventually it sometimes eventually records the song correctly - and if I close and re-open the file again it will be OK - for the first recording! But then the next time I go back to that song it will happen again.

This is pretty frustrating, and I have been relying on my old Windows version to keep me going - however now I've upgraded to Yosemite it's no longer possible with old version of Parallels.

BIAB say no-one else is getting this so what I mainly want to know is - is it just me? If it is, then I must be doing something wrong that is correctable.....

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hedy,

I'm not sure if this applies to Mac but it's worth having a look at.

In the Windows version of the program, there's a setting under the "Song Settings" menu that will automatically transpose audio if the key signature is changed. This is a new addition to the program which would explain why you haven't come across it before.

With the above in mind, go to "Song Settings" and see if you can locate the option shown below. If you set the value to zero and deactivate it, that may well fix things for you.



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Hi Noel, And thanks for your reply. Unfortunately I already tried this - it was one of BIAB's suggestions - and it didn't work.
Appreciate you taking the time to respond.

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Hedy,

It would be worthwhile emailing support@pgmusic.com and asking them if they have any thoughts about this. Send them the URL of this thread so that they can read the comments here.

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Aww shucks, now I can't get the idea of a duet with Darth Vader & The Chipmunks out of my head! crazy


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