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Chord Help #467307 04/15/18 03:19 AM Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
Joined: May 2015 Posts: 884 St. Petersburg , FL I Island Soul OP Expert
OP Island Soul Expert I Joined: May 2015 Posts: 884 St. Petersburg , FL	Band in the Box does not recognize a m7(b13) as a chord. What chord can I use inplace of the m7b13 that would act as m7b13? Computer: Macbook Pro, 16 inch 2021 DAWs: Pro Tools, Logic, and Maschine plays drums, percussion, bass, steel pan, keyboard, music producer/engineer

Re: Chord Help Island Soul #467352 04/15/18 07:33 AM Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 7,954 P Pipeline Veteran
Pipeline Veteran P Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 7,954	min7#5 ?

Re: Chord Help Island Soul #467373 04/15/18 09:31 AM Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,082 somewhere in outer space w Expert
w Expert Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,082 somewhere in outer space	Originally Posted By: Islansoul Band in the Box does not recognize a m7(b13) as a chord. What chord can I use inplace of the m7b13 that would act as m7b13? what are the piano chord notes for a minor7(b13) chord in the Key of C ? Last edited by w; 04/15/18 09:36 AM. Reason: typing corrections Mac Audiophile 2020 2019 2018 2017 USB plus previous years versions macOS Mojave - 10.14.6 @ Aug 16, 2019 iMac i3 3.6 GHz 8GB RAM 4K with Retina display some examples @ sound cloud done with Mac Band and DAW's : https://soundcloud.com/you/tracks

Re: Chord Help w #467386 04/15/18 10:44 AM Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
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Pipeline Veteran P Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 7,954	Here's some RC chords Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in) Cm7b13.png (39.85 KB, 75 downloads)

Re: Chord Help Pipeline #467387 04/15/18 10:56 AM Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,082 somewhere in outer space w Expert
w Expert Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,082 somewhere in outer space	Thanks Pipeline, however what actually are the piano chord notes for a minor7(b13) chord in the Key of C because i cannot read/see what they are from your screen shot of what ever programme that is you are using . Last edited by w; 04/15/18 10:59 AM. Reason: correcting typing error Mac Audiophile 2020 2019 2018 2017 USB plus previous years versions macOS Mojave - 10.14.6 @ Aug 16, 2019 iMac i3 3.6 GHz 8GB RAM 4K with Retina display some examples @ sound cloud done with Mac Band and DAW's : https://soundcloud.com/you/tracks

Re: Chord Help w #467391 04/15/18 11:11 AM Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
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Pipeline Veteran P Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 7,954	Better ? Full Screen Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in) Cm7b13-VeryBig.png (687.18 KB, 7 downloads) Cm7b13-Big.png (306.49 KB, 68 downloads)

Re: Chord Help Island Soul #467517 04/16/18 09:39 AM Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,034 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY Matt Finley Veteran
Matt Finley Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,034 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY	w, read up from the bottom (root) and use the notes with the row of light green boxes under the column for Cm7(b13). C, Eb, G, Bb, Ab The screen shot adds a natural 9, the D, which would be implied. Cm7(#5) is the same chord as Cm7(b13) but without the D, and voiced with the G# (enharmonically, Ab) in the lower register. BIAB 2025 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 7 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus 192 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.

Re: Chord Help Island Soul #467631 04/17/18 03:05 AM Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 32 J jazzjp Enthusiast
jazzjp Enthusiast J Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 32	Hi Islansoul, In musical theory, all modes Aeolian, Locrian and Phrygian have a 6b and not a 5 #, since they already have a perfect 5th. so, a fortiori, a b13. But, no b13 for the Dorian mode ... We can hear this beautiful chord Am b13, on the first 8 of the theme: "Ralph's piano Waltz" by John Abercrombie. And to answer your question, Biab has a problem, or rather a defect, or better a gap, he favors in this case the # 5 to the b6. The new "chord theory" function of "chord builder" is very explicit on this subject. And your question reminds that it is still impossible to write Cb and Fb ... with my Favorite Software, maybe with the 2018 MAC version ... but, one day surely! I spend too good times with Band in a box, for to continue to trust them !! Finally, I found this list of chords, which dates from 2015, http://www.pgmusic.com/tutorial_chordlist.htm Thank you for your question Islansoul, Jacques MacBook Pro (13 pouces, mi-2012) - High Sierra 10.13.4- BIAB 2017-(build 186).

Re: Chord Help Island Soul #467636 04/17/18 03:17 AM Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,034 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY Matt Finley Veteran
Matt Finley Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,034 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY	Interesting that Cm7#5 is not on that list, but it works. BIAB 2025 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 7 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus 192 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.

Re: Chord Help Matt Finley #467656 04/17/18 04:07 AM Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 32 J jazzjp Enthusiast
jazzjp Enthusiast J Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 32	Hi Matt, we can write directly any minor chord 7 # 5 ... but not minor 7 b6! # 5 or b6 that is the question ... Thank you for all your answers, and your participation in this forum Jacques

Re: Chord Help jazzjp #467660 04/17/18 04:18 AM Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 2,607 Sterling, Va raymb1 Veteran
raymb1 Veteran Joined: May 2005 Posts: 2,607 Sterling, Va	A possible work-around could be; Ab2/C Asus Q500A i7 Win 10 64 bit 8GB ram 750 HD 15.5" touch screen, BIAB 2017, Casio PX 5s, Xw P1, Center Point Stereo SS V3 and EWI 4000s.

Re: Chord Help jazzjp #467674 04/17/18 05:40 AM Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 10,814 Winston Salem, NC USA Jim Fogle Veteran
Jim Fogle Veteran Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 10,814 Winston Salem, NC USA	Originally Posted By: jazzjp Hi Islansoul, In musical theory, all modes Aeolian, Locrian and Phrygian have a 6b and not a 5 #, since they already have a perfect 5th. so, a fortiori, a b13. But, no b13 for the Dorian mode ... We can hear this beautiful chord Am b13, on the first 8 of the theme: "Ralph's piano Waltz" by John Abercrombie. And to answer your question, Biab has a problem, or rather a defect, or better a gap, he favors in this case the # 5 to the b6. The new "chord theory" function of "chord builder" is very explicit on this subject. And your question reminds that it is still impossible to write Cb and Fb ... with my Favorite Software, maybe with the 2018 MAC version ... but, one day surely! I spend too good times with Band in a box, for to continue to trust them !! Finally, I found this list of chords, which dates from 2015, http://www.pgmusic.com/tutorial_chordlist.htm Thank you for your question Islansoul, Jacques MacBook Pro (13 pouces, mi-2012) - High Sierra 10.13.4- BIAB 2017-(build 186). jazzjp, thank you for sharing the link to the chord list tutorial. I'd forgotten about the list. Jim Fogle - 2025 BiaB (Build 1128) RB (Build 5) - Ultra+ PAK DAWs: Cakewalk Sonar - 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

Re: Chord Help Jim Fogle #467684 04/17/18 06:53 AM Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 7,954 P Pipeline Veteran
Pipeline Veteran P Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 7,954	There is a Chord Picker Tool with all the chords in including the m7#5, just need to make up one for Mac.

Re: Chord Help Pipeline #468209 04/20/18 09:31 AM Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
Joined: May 2016 Posts: 1,866 Vancouver, BC zedd Expert
zedd Expert Joined: May 2016 Posts: 1,866 Vancouver, BC	Originally Posted By: Pipeline There is a Chord Picker Tool with all the chords in including the m7#5, just need to make up one for Mac. Gosh Pipeline... that would be super awesome! BIAB 2024 Audiophile, MacPro (Mid-2010) OSX 10.12.6 DAW: Digital Performer 8

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