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Hello I have tried to import mp3 and wav fil into Audio Chord Wizard but I get this  I cannot select the Key Signature and the other optio only the "Erase the Audio File in BB" the other are in grey Am I doing something wrong ? as BB cannot process the Chord recognition Thanks for your help Fred
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Hello Fred,
I just responded on your French Band-in-a-Box forum post as well.
Perhaps a step was missed in the previous Audio Chord Wizard window.
After you selected the audio file to open in the ACW you have to "Set Bar 1" and then click "OK - Send to BIAB" when you are happy with the analysis. Is that what you tried?
If you press "Close" in the dialog you pictured above, do you not see the imported chords on the Band-in-a-Box chord sheet?
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Alyssa I have done it 2 different ways By clicking on the Audio Chord Wizard icon in the tool Section it open the browser to select an audio file click Ok and after processing the file I got this  I do not have any other intermediate step where I can sse the chords If I do the same using the Audio Menu I got the same  I also get the following message sometimes "This style is unable for this song do you want to able it (something like that) "Set Bar 1" and then click "OK - Send to BIAB" I never get to this step Fred
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Fred, Go to the below link. http://www.pgmusic.com/videos.bbwin.htmUnder the "Advanced" section, there's a link to a video clip on how to use the ACW. The clip is produced by PG Music and provides a comprehensive insight into the ACW feature.  Have a look through this video. It will give a much greater understanding of this area of BIAB. Regards, Noel
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Hi Noel This is what I did before posting It use to work but I don't know why it is not working anymore After the Audio file get processed I do ne get this step  But got direct to this so I might be doing something wrong but I do not see what. Fred PS even if I am a newbe in this forum I have been using BIAB since version 7 for ATARI.
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Fred, When BIAB stops doing what it used to do, I've found that resetting to factory settings often fixes the problem. (This is under the Options menu.) There are two settings...  ...the upper one is a partial factory reset. The lower one is a full factory reset. Seeing you BIAB 2016, I would first save your present settings (also under the Options menu). Then I would use the full factory reset and then restart my computer. See if that helps. Regards, Noel
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Hello Noel
It do not change anything I have made a full factory reset restart the computer and still get the same
I got the this in the Style info
X ZZJAZZ.STY Jazz Swing Style
Looks like the style was disable I have click on the Style name and make it enable
Still the same
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Fred, Do you have update 437 for BIAB 2016 installed? http://www.pgmusic.com/support_windowsupdates.htmI have BIAB 2016 (437) and the ACW is working fine. When I load an audio file to work with, I use "File | Open Special | Open Audio w/chords" Sitting here thinking about your problem, I find myself wondering if maybe there is a key stuck on your keyboard that is cause the exit from screen that you are not getting (the one below). Is this a possibility? Lastly, based on my experience, having the style disabled usually means that BIAB has travelled through the ACW process and the chords have been transferred to BIAB. Something strange is definitely happening. Do you use dual monitors by any chance? (I know nothing about a dual monitor set up only that somethings unusual things can happen with BIAB.) Lastly, try the chord wizard in Realband and see if the problem persists. This might give some additional clues. To open an audio file with ACW in Realband, you'll need to use "File | Open Special | Open Audio w/chords". Regards, Noel
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Yes Noel I have the 437 update installed
I have also tried to open it as you suggested "File > Open Special > Open Audio w/chords" but still the same
I have the BIAB 2016 437 installed on a 500Go SSD external drive
in order to use it at home and with my laptop and it does the same on both so I don't think it is a key stuck on my keyboard
I will try with RealBand even if I do not use it at all as I have Cubase 8.5 running on both Computers but I will try anyway
Thanks for your great help
Fred
PS: I will let you know about ACW in RealBand
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Fred,
There's one other thing to try, too. Sometimes, the "Options | Reset to factory settings" does not solve the problem and it's necessary to do the ultimate reset to factory settings.
To do this...
1. Go the the \bb folder.
2. Rename the file "intrface.bbw' to something like "intrface.bbw.old" (note the spelling of "intrface")
3. Rename "mysetup.dk" to something like "mysetup.dk.old"
The above two files are the set up files for BIAB. By renaming them, BIAB no longer sees them and it forces the program to create new ones from scratch. (Renaming also allows you to get them back easily if you want them.)
I've only ever used the above a couple of times. Normally the "Options | Reset..." does the job but not always.
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I have done what you say but there is no improvement
I still got the same.
This is very strange. I would not like to re-install the complete thing (takes ages) but if I cannot sort it another way this is probably what I will have to do?
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Fred,
This is indeed unusual behaviour.
If you decide to try a reinstall, keep in mind that you don't need to reinstall all the Realtracks and Realdrums. Only the BIAB/RB file.... that's the one that contains the programs' software.
Do you run BIAB/RB in administrator mode? If might be that if the programs are writing temp files, they need to have administrator privileges.
You can set the admin privileges by right-clicking on the program's shortcut and then selecting "Properties". Admin privileges is under the "Compatibility" tab.
Also, when you installed BIAB 2016, what option did you use?
Lastly, have you changed anything to do with your computer recently?
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Thanks a lot Noel for your appreciated support I will contact support to have it sorted before I try to re-install
Kind regards
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Fred,
Good luck. Support are very helpful. Send an email to them, too, with this thread's URL. That way they will see all the different things that you have tried.
When you find out the solution, please let us all know. I have never come across this problem before and the information to fix it would be helpful.
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It appears the ACW is not doing the analysis of chord detection nor the tempo map. That is why you have no choices when the import window comes up.
The key signature option is also not available if you set the key signature from the main ACW screen.
I noted in looking at the pictures you've provided that the song you've selected is "Frontier" which is a BB demo song and is several years old and could have somehow gotten corrupted. That is one explanation why you get the same occurrence across two computers that resetting to default doesn't fix.
Is your problem with any song imported to the ACW or just "Frontier"?
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Hello Noel
It do not change anything I have made a full factory reset restart the computer and still get the same
I got the this in the Style info
X ZZJAZZ.STY Jazz Swing Style
Looks like the style was disable I have click on the Style name and make it enable
Still the same
Fred
You can change this by selecting the Enable Midi Style Button from the ACW import window. This enables the current style loaded into the style window of BIAB whether it is midi or RealTracks when the file is imported from the ACW.
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I noted in looking at the pictures you've provided that the song you've selected is "Frontier" which is a BB demo song and is several years old and could have somehow gotten corrupted. That is one explanation why you get the same occurrence across two computers that resetting to default doesn't fix. GREAT pickup Charlie! It didn't occur to me to ask Fred to test a couple of different songs and song types (mp3, wav, wma) just to double-check that it's not the audio file that's causing the problem.
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I noted in looking at the pictures you've provided that the song you've selected is "Frontier" which is a BB demo song and is several years old and could have somehow gotten corrupted. That is one explanation why you get the same occurrence across two computers that resetting to default doesn't fix. GREAT pickup Charlie! It didn't occur to me to ask Fred to test a couple of different songs and song types (mp3, wav, wma) just to double-check that it's not the audio file that's causing the problem. Thanks Noel. I hope that's it and it works out for him. Charlie
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Thank You guys
I did try with different audio files and format also trying to convert them into .wav before trying to import in ACW but still the same.
I have also tried to change the Style before importing the audio same (I do not thing this has an impact on the Chord analysis anyway.
I will get to PGM Support thanks again for you great help
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Hi Guys
Do you know how long it takes for the Support to show up after sending a request ?
regards
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