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Make a Midi track in a song that loaded with only Real Tracks #338460 02/28/16 05:46 PM Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 85 K kevinlamb OP Enthusiast
OP kevinlamb Enthusiast K Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 85	I have a session that I created from the Real Tracks Demo folder. All of the instruments loaded up with Real Tracks. However, there isn't a good RealTracks piano RT that fits very well with the song. What I want to do is create a new Midi track, select a style that might fit the song and generate a piano part that might work. But I cannot make any of the Real Tracks, (Drums, Bass, Piano, Guitar, etc) turn into a Midi track (like what BIAB was in the early days). I would be importing the midi info into one of the Instrument tracks in Logic Pro X to get a Bosendorfer or Steinway sound. Any clue how to do this?

Re: Make a Midi track in a song that loaded with only Real Tracks kevinlamb #338492 02/29/16 03:28 AM Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 393 Oklahoma, USA babarton Journeyman
babarton Journeyman Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 393 Oklahoma, USA	If you'll click on the green "Real Track" at the top of the screen (or in the mixer), it will bring up A menu of options. About a third of the way down that menu is "select MIDI track", which will let you select a midi instrument and a midi style to use. I think that's what you're after. Bruce Macbook Pro 2018 2.6 GHz 6-core Intel Core i7, 16 GB RAM OS Monterey BIAB for Mac 2022

Re: Make a Midi track in a song that loaded with only Real Tracks babarton #338514 02/29/16 08:03 AM Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
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OP kevinlamb Enthusiast K Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 85	Not on the Mac version I have - which is 2010.5 (I should have clarified that). No select Midi option is available on the drop down menu. I've looked everywhere. Also no Mixer - isn't that a Windows/PC thing only? Even in BIAB 2015? I can't wait to get 2016 - trying to hold out till June.

Re: Make a Midi track in a song that loaded with only Real Tracks kevinlamb #338526 02/29/16 09:47 AM Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 393 Oklahoma, USA babarton Journeyman
babarton Journeyman Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 393 Oklahoma, USA	Sorry about that! I'm on the Mac 2015 version, which I use with Logic Pro. You are likely correct that this functionality did not exist then. Macbook Pro 2018 2.6 GHz 6-core Intel Core i7, 16 GB RAM OS Monterey BIAB for Mac 2022

Re: Make a Midi track in a song that loaded with only Real Tracks kevinlamb #338528 02/29/16 09:50 AM Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
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Icelander Veteran Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,781 Iceland	I hope you've tried "Live Help" already and the matter is resolved(?), but if not: On Mac - You should be able to pick a Midi instrument for a track that already has a Realtrack by ctrl-clicking the track button and select the "Select Custom Midi Style for this track" from the pull-down menu. Alternatively, go into the Realtrack Picker for your desired track and click on the "none" button, which should remove the RT from that track. It may be that you need to do this first anyway for your version of the program, I can't remember. I also can't remember if Supertracks had been incorporated back then, in which case you have that option too. There's only one thing to do in crisis like this - Sleep on it! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BBox 2022 Audiophile, Mac Pro Intel, OSX 10.6.8, 800x600 (TV VGA)

Re: Make a Midi track in a song that loaded with only Real Tracks Icelander #338860 03/03/16 10:11 AM Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
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OP kevinlamb Enthusiast K Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 85	Thanks - the second part of what you wrote worked for me in BIAB 2010.5.

Re: Make a Midi track in a song that loaded with only Real Tracks kevinlamb #338912 03/03/16 05:25 PM Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
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A-Z Enthusiast Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 73	This is an interesting thread. When you are picking a midi track in the way you've described are you choosing a midi version of the RealTRack or an entirely new midi track that sounds and plays different? Ä-nē-cha Dē Feels Like Alice www.soundcloud.com/feelslikealice

Re: Make a Midi track in a song that loaded with only Real Tracks A-Z #339160 03/05/16 12:24 PM Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
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Jim Fogle Veteran Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 10,154 Winston-Salem, NC USA	Originally Posted By: A-Z This is an interesting thread. When you are picking a midi track in the way you've described are you choosing a midi version of the RealTRack or an entirely new midi track that sounds and plays different? There will be a new track that sounds and plays differently as compared to the RealTrack. The new track will contain midi data derived from a midi or hybrid (midi + RealTrack instruments) style. The new track sound will be generated from a soft synth instrument playing the midi commands in the new track. Jim Fogle - 2024 BiaB (1111) RB (5) Ultra+ PAK DAWs: Cakewalk by BandLab (CbB) - Standalone: Zoom MRS-8 Laptop: i3 Win 10, 8GB ram 500GB HDD Desktop: i7 Win 11, 12GB ram 256GB SSD, 4 TB HDD Music at: https://fogle622.wix.com/fogle622-audio-home

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