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I give up I cant find it - How do I put 4 chords per bar ? #350150 05/16/16 10:33 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP magicaldog Apprentice M Joined: May 2016 Posts: 112	I know I have seen it somewhere in one of the settings somewhere but I cant seem find it again ! Jazz! Sure - But far from smooth !

Re: I give up I cant find it - How do I put 4 chords per bar ? magicaldog #350151 05/16/16 10:36 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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GHinCH Expert Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,492 Schleswig-Holstein, Germany	Each bar has two input fields. In each field you can enter two chords separated by a comma: C,C6 F,F6/9 Desktop; i7-2600k, 8 GB mem., Win 10 Pro, BIAB 2017; RB 2017 - latest build Laptop: i5-2410M, 4 GB mem, Win 10 Pro, BIAB 2017; RB 2017 - latest build

Re: I give up I cant find it - How do I put 4 chords per bar ? magicaldog #350153 05/16/16 10:40 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Brian Cadoret Journeyman Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 444 Jersey Channel Islands	Chord,(comma) Chord,(comma) move on to next chord. Brian Cadoret BIAB 2025 Pro build 1125e with BIAB2023 UltraPAK . Samplitude Pro X4 Suite. Mixcraft 10.5 Pro Studio Focusrite 2i2 Scarlett Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz 3.20 GHz Installed RAM 8.00 GB

Re: I give up I cant find it - How do I put 4 chords per bar ? Brian Cadoret #350155 05/16/16 10:44 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP magicaldog Apprentice M Joined: May 2016 Posts: 112	Sure sounds easy but if I use slash chords with different bass notes like on this image ! How do I write those chords in. I cant find the key for the slash / The / simply doesn't work ! If I use the chord builder it just jumps 2 quarters every time ??? Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in) chords.JPG (12.17 KB, 142 downloads) Jazz! Sure - But far from smooth !

Re: I give up I cant find it - How do I put 4 chords per bar ? magicaldog #350156 05/16/16 10:54 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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dga Journeyman D Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 671 Raleigh NC	Enter Bb (first beat of the bar) click in the 2nd half of the bar with your mouse enter Eb/Bb,Bb7 On the USA keyboard the / is next to the period Are you using a USA keyboard? Last edited by dga; 05/16/16 10:56 AM. "When you help somebody else you are really helping yourself"

Re: I give up I cant find it - How do I put 4 chords per bar ? dga #350159 05/16/16 11:13 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP magicaldog Apprentice M Joined: May 2016 Posts: 112	Originally Posted By: dga Enter Bb (first beat of the bar) click in the 2nd half of the bar with your mouse enter Eb/Bb,Bb7 On the USA keyboard the / is next to the period Are you using a USA keyboard? Swedish Keyboard When I press / I get either a 7 ( The key above the letters Y and U ) or nothing (Keypad to the right) ! See attachment Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in) KB.jpg (1.19 MB, 5 downloads) Jazz! Sure - But far from smooth !

Re: I give up I cant find it - How do I put 4 chords per bar ? magicaldog #350168 05/16/16 12:13 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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PeterGannon PG Music Staff Joined: May 2000 Posts: 15,975	For the slash key, use the key that is to the left of the RIGHT Shift key. Have Fun! Peter Gannon PG Music Inc.

Re: I give up I cant find it - How do I put 4 chords per bar ? PeterGannon #350172 05/16/16 12:30 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP magicaldog Apprentice M Joined: May 2016 Posts: 112	Originally Posted By: PeterGannon For the slash key, use the key that is to the left of the RIGHT Shift key. It just give me a minus sign which turns into a b when I continue ??? Doesn't matter if I use CTRL or Shift with it ??? I hope I am not the first Swede that uses Slash chords with BB Jazz! Sure - But far from smooth !

Re: I give up I cant find it - How do I put 4 chords per bar ? magicaldog #350173 05/16/16 12:37 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP magicaldog Apprentice M Joined: May 2016 Posts: 112	Found it It was the one to the right of Ä Jazz! Sure - But far from smooth !

Re: I give up I cant find it - How do I put 4 chords per bar ? magicaldog #350174 05/16/16 12:39 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP magicaldog Apprentice M Joined: May 2016 Posts: 112	Now to the next problem ! I cant write a chord into the 4th beat. Instead it jumps to the next bar when I press the comma key ??? Jazz! Sure - But far from smooth !

Re: I give up I cant find it - How do I put 4 chords per bar ? magicaldog #350175 05/16/16 12:45 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP magicaldog Apprentice M Joined: May 2016 Posts: 112	I have to go to the Chord Builder an mess around which is a bit of a pain Jazz! Sure - But far from smooth !

Re: I give up I cant find it - How do I put 4 chords per bar ? magicaldog #350177 05/16/16 12:55 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Matt Finley Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,569 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY	The song wouldn't happen to be in 3/4 time, would it? BIAB 2026 Win Audiophile. Software: Fender Studio One 8, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Fender Quantom HD8 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.

Re: I give up I cant find it - How do I put 4 chords per bar ? Matt Finley #350180 05/16/16 01:41 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP magicaldog Apprentice M Joined: May 2016 Posts: 112	Originally Posted By: Matt Finley The song wouldn't happen to be in 3/4 time, would it? No 4/4 Mercy Mercy Mercy Jazz! Sure - But far from smooth !

Re: I give up I cant find it - How do I put 4 chords per bar ? magicaldog #350181 05/16/16 01:49 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP magicaldog Apprentice M Joined: May 2016 Posts: 112	Somehow I thinks it works now ! Jazz! Sure - But far from smooth !

Re: I give up I cant find it - How do I put 4 chords per bar ? magicaldog #350191 05/16/16 03:12 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Matt Finley Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,569 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY	Good. Cool song. I remember hearing the Adderleys play it live. BIAB 2026 Win Audiophile. Software: Fender Studio One 8, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Fender Quantom HD8 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.

Re: I give up I cant find it - How do I put 4 chords per bar ? Matt Finley #350234 05/16/16 08:57 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP magicaldog Apprentice M Joined: May 2016 Posts: 112	Originally Posted By: Matt Finley Good. Cool song. I remember hearing the Adderleys play it live. But I am not certain BB can play it like Zawinul ? Jazz! Sure - But far from smooth !

Re: I give up I cant find it - How do I put 4 chords per bar ? magicaldog #350245 05/16/16 11:43 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,094 Melbourne, Australia	Originally Posted By: magicaldog But I am not certain BB can play it like Zawinul ? Some things are not up to BiaB, some things are up to the user! BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

Re: I give up I cant find it - How do I put 4 chords per bar ? AudioTrack #350311 05/17/16 09:15 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP magicaldog Apprentice M Joined: May 2016 Posts: 112	Please enlighten me ! Originally Posted By: VideoTrack Originally Posted By: magicaldog But I am not certain BB can play it like Zawinul ? Some things are not up to BiaB, something are up to the user! Jazz! Sure - But far from smooth !

Re: I give up I cant find it - How do I put 4 chords per bar ? magicaldog #350318 05/17/16 09:48 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Matt Finley Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,569 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY	I'll be interested in Trevor's response, but I can offer that Joe Zawinul likely did not record any RealTracks. BIAB 2026 Win Audiophile. Software: Fender Studio One 8, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Fender Quantom HD8 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.

Re: I give up I cant find it - How do I put 4 chords per bar ? Matt Finley #350398 05/17/16 04:26 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,094 Melbourne, Australia	Originally Posted By: Matt Finley I'll be interested in Trevor's response, but I can offer that Joe Zawinul likely did not record any RealTracks. I should have clarified. I don't use BiaB as a complete orchestral arranger that creates and plays an entire tune and needs absolutely nothing else. I use it to create exceptional backing tracks, then I play my own melody - play-along, so to speak. So that's what I meant by 'Some things are not up to BiaB, some things are up to the user!' Add your own cool licks. However, there are some users who create some chords and just use the Melodist to make the whole song. Nothing more to add. That's OK, but certainly not my way. Hope this clears up my meaning. Trevor BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

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