I don't know the technical details on how easy/difficult increasing the 255 bar limit while maintaining back compatibility would be.

I've been using BiaB since it was a DOS program and I've seen it grow through the years from a simply little app that fit on a floppy disk to the wonderful multi-purpose app it is today.

I suspect that if it was an easy thing to do things like increase the bar limit or MIDI resolution, it would have been done already.

I never-ever finish a song in BiaB. I always export to a MIDI sequencer or DAW and put finishing touches on the music there. It can make the very good output of BiaB something truly excellent with minimal work (it's actually play).

I also make EXPANDED styles that turn each cell into a half measure, but that allows 8 chords per measure. The result is only 127 4 beat measures of music..

So when I run out of BiaB measures, I simply do as much as I can, stop at a logical part (A or B marker) and export. Then I'll continue it on a new BiaB song and export it as well.

I can then load both into a DAW, copy the second and paste it on the appropriate spot of the first.

I've even done two 20 minute medleys this way for use at a singles dance club.

BiaB is a wonderful program. But like most, it has it's limitations. Thinking creatively can allow you to overcome many of the limitations.

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