This is a Chord Picker GUI created with AutoHotkey, see the guide below.
It should just run standalone, any problems just install AutoHotKey you can also right click > Properties > Compatibility > Run As Admin
Use the Bass, Drum, Piano.. buttons to set the instrument/s to play over a Rest, Shot or Hold. Use the < > to move or use the keyboard arrows. Use - for a comma between chords. Use / for slash chords. Use the Tabs to select your key and scale.
To run the script only just install AutoHotKey then double click on the Biab Chord Picker beta 1.0 script.ahk and it will run without having to use the exe. If you open the Picker beta 1.0 script.ahk by dragging into Notepad you will see it is just simple text:
This is the easiest way, install AutoHotKey > Double click the BB Chord.ahk. You can right click to Edit or Compile to an BB Chord.exe
Creating your own GUI:
I included the script, to edit it use SciTE4AutoHotKey or Notepad. To create a GUI use SmartGUI then open in SciTE4AutoHotKey to add the the hotkeys.
So for each GUI Button you create e.g 13b5#9 put the code at the bottom,
this will send it to the Biab window, { } are used to send some special characters.
You can use the GUI to do any Biab function by adding a button to send the shortcut keys or keystrokes to access the menus by sending down right and enter, see below. If you have AutoHotKey installed just right click the script.ahk > Compile, this will create the GUI.exe Use WindowSpy.ahk in the AutoHotKey Installation folder to get the window name to send the keys to an application, like ahk_class RealBand
The Sleep is just a short pause, so it sends !=Alt + G 1 times this selects the Generate menu, (pressing the ALT key will underscore the shortcut key to use) then goes Down the Generate menu 8 times then Enter to select MultiRiff.
So anything can be done with just one click of a button rather than having to navigate all through menus.
SmartGUI is simple to use, just drag in the button or any other components, save to file or clipboard, paste or open in SciTE4AutoHotKey or Notepad and add the keystroke send for each button.
Add this to the end to completely close the GUI so it's not running in the tray:
Here's a starter BB RB PT Action Button Set, you can rename the button and the keysend to what you like, just don't have any spaces in the name. So I renamed BB1 > BB-Play/Stop: and the keysend ButtonBB1: > ButtonBB-Play/Stop: the Send {space} is sending the spacebar
"Hot Keys" - Keyboard Shortcuts for Band-in-a-Box Commands Realband & PowerTracks search Help > Function Keys If there is not a hot key for what you need to do just use the menu, in dialogs you can use Tab (the amount of times you need) then Enter 1 or hold the ALT key down to see the shortcuts keys for each button.
Edit current style > Ctrl+Shift+F9 Send ^+{F9}
Play with last chorus looped > Ctrl+NUMPAD 1 Send ^{Numpad1}
(^=Ctrl +=Shift !=Alt #=Win Numpad 1=Numpad1)
Set tempo. Ctrl+Alt+T
I can renamed BB2 > BB-80bpm: and the keysend ButtonBB2: > ButtonBB-80bpm: Send ^!{t} Send 80 Send {enter 1}
This is a very useful idea and helpful especially quicker if you are inputting longer chord names with extensions. I had a quick go but found a few anomalies. I am in the UK so not sure if this maight be a UK computer keyboard issue. I called up B then m7 and it wrote Bb. I found that the m7 produced a flat in any key chord inputted. I used the tool to iput C maj7 and then when I went to the 2nd half of the bar the Cmajor 7 previoulsy there just disappeared. I tried it with some other major 7ths and each time it disappeared when you continued. I also used the undo control in the tool but it removed the previous chord and not the last thing being worked on. Tried inputting a push and it seems you have to call it up first before the chord. This is a problem as I find you are not always sure about adding pushes etc until afterwards.
I think it is a great idea but might need some testing. Have you had other feedback yet?
You are the only feedback I've had ! Thanks ! The m7 m6 Maj7 just had typos. The undo will undo the last entered chord, it won't undo the current chord you are typing, it just sends the normal undo command Ctrl+Z The Pushes ^ or ^^ are always put before the chord, that's just how Biab works, I will see if I can work out a way to add the ^ after the chord has been entered.
EDIT: Update, Added Set existing Chord to Push 1/8 or 1/16 Added View Mode Normal/Compact Added DAW Plug-in Mode (small)
EDIT: Update Added Remove Push Shot Hold or Rest from Chord Added GUI Color Picker Added Move BB Window with cursor keys or mouse
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