Hello Frank,

1. Band-in-a-Box *should* run on 64-bit Vista. Can you describe exactly what is happening there? Note: the VSC synth doesn't work on 64-bit OS.

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I also keep getting “Warning: Your current drum kit has no note etc”


There are a couple ways to fix this. One is to make sure Band-in-a-Box is closed, then delete the file MySetup.dk from the Band-in-a-Box folder (usually C:\bb). You can find the file easily by sorting the files in the bb folder by date modified, then it will be near the top.

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when I press play it always comes up with the message “ Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth is used by another program.


Do you have any other MIDI Output Drivers available other than "No MIDI/Sound", "MIDI Mapper", and "GS Wavetable"? If you do, select it (even though you are using DXi synth) and the problem should go away. If you don't, are you using ASIO or MME audio drivers? This setting is found in Opt.-Preferences-Audio. If all else fails, you could disable the GS Wavetable completely in Windows. There is a simple registry edit to do this, instructions can be found with a Google search (but note the dangers of messing up the registry).

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On the XP I get the same message about the drum parts.



That's strange - we see that message on occasion, but it is not too common. Perhaps you copied your bb folder to the computer, so it is using the same settings files. Solution is to delete the mysetup.dk file, or unselect and re-select your synth/soundcard in the MIDI Driver Setup.

Last edited by Andrew - PG Music; 08/13/09 01:45 AM.
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