Wendy,

The Band-in-a-Box and RealBand programs have certain expectations when using loops or UserTracks.

The biggest expectation is where the files are located. Both programs expect loops to be inside the "X":\\BB\Realtracks\Loops folder and UserTracks to be inside the "X":\\BB\Realtracks\Usertracks folder where "X" is the hard drive letter the programs are installed on.

I have a fairly large assortment of loops that I have collected over time. UserTracks can have lossless files (WAV) or lossy (WMA) files associated with them and may have anywhere from 1 to more than 30 minutes of audio content so each UserTrack can be very large.

I store my loop and UserTrack collections on a secondary drive. I copy loops or UserTracks to the folder locations given above when they are needed and then add them to the song project folder once the project is complete. That way I can always reconstruct a song project.


Jim Fogle - 2025 BiaB (Build 1128) RB (Build 5) - Ultra+ PAK
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