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Can I turn off the automatic ending? #472912 05/15/18 01:11 AM Beginners Forum
Joined: May 2018 Posts: 9 Indiana, USA P paul46038 OP Newbie
OP paul46038 Newbie P Joined: May 2018 Posts: 9 Indiana, USA	I don't want BIAB to write an ending for my original songs nor do I want to re-write an ending to fit what BIAB does. I just want to enter the song up to the last shot or held chord and have nothing further generate. Can I do this? I'm a very new user but I think my intention is to always export selected tracks to my DAW - so I could easily work around this (program my ending, put in some amount of rests, let BIAB do whatever it wants, delete the unneeded stuff in the DAW) but if I don't need to do that, I figure now is the time to ask. Thanks! BIAB 2018 Pro for Windows My primary interest is guitar Real Tracks to export to DAW for home recording - as a quicker and possibly better/different alternative to recording guitar myself.

Re: Can I turn off the automatic ending? paul46038 #472913 05/15/18 01:32 AM Beginners Forum
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 20,599 Australia Noel96 Veteran
Noel96 Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 20,599 Australia	Paul, Using the Windows version of the program, this how I'd do what you're after... 1. Enter into Song Settings (right-click on the chordsheet and select from the menu). 2. Deactivate the option "Generate two bar ending for this song". 3. Exit Song Settings and regenerate the song. Regards, Noel one of my songs: That's What I Believe MY SONGS... Audiophile BIAB 2026 audios on Soundcloud

Re: Can I turn off the automatic ending? Noel96 #472929 05/15/18 03:48 AM Beginners Forum
Joined: May 2018 Posts: 9 Indiana, USA P paul46038 OP Newbie
OP paul46038 Newbie P Joined: May 2018 Posts: 9 Indiana, USA	Perfect! Works like a charm, Noel. BIAB 2018 Pro for Windows My primary interest is guitar Real Tracks to export to DAW for home recording - as a quicker and possibly better/different alternative to recording guitar myself.

Re: Can I turn off the automatic ending? paul46038 #473078 05/16/18 03:49 AM Beginners Forum
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10,874 Middlesex, NC Guitarhacker Veteran
Guitarhacker Veteran Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10,874 Middlesex, NC	Originally Posted By: paul46038 I don't want BIAB to write an ending for my original songs nor do I want to re-write an ending to fit what BIAB does. I just want to enter the song up to the last shot or held chord and have nothing further generate. Can I do this? I'm a very new user but I think my intention is to always export selected tracks to my DAW - so I could easily work around this (program my ending, put in some amount of rests, let BIAB do whatever it wants, delete the unneeded stuff in the DAW) but if I don't need to do that, I figure now is the time to ask. Thanks! Yep.... you can do the normal "turn off the canned ending" which I use quite often as it does tend to work well. OR..... You can simply add ...oh let's say.... 12 measures to the song.... create you own ending the way you want and then trim the canned ending later in an audio editor. Of course you can combine the 2 methods by adding the measures, shutting off the canned ending and making the song do what you want. I used this method on the last song I did.. The Road To Cheyenne. In that I edited the ending measures for a nice slow down to the last held chord. You can hear the results in the showcase forum. There's quite a few times where I have opted to create my own ending rather than use the BB endings. You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.com Add nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both. The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.

Re: Can I turn off the automatic ending? paul46038 #799998 02/14/24 12:56 AM Beginners Forum
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5 C Craig Buhler Newbie
Craig Buhler Newbie C Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5	I NEVER use the canned ending. It is a drag to have to uncheck it for every one of the dozens of scores I create each month. Is there no way to delete it permanently? If not, there should be. signed, A guy who has used BIAB in a dozen iterations since 1991

Re: Can I turn off the automatic ending? paul46038 #800000 02/14/24 02:36 AM Beginners Forum
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 20,599 Australia Noel96 Veteran
Noel96 Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 20,599 Australia	Hi Craig. There's a global option under "Options >> Prefences >> Arrange" that's called "Allow any endings". This is activated by default. Try disabling it and see if this is what you are looking for. If you have a song open when you deactivate it, you will need to regenerate the song. Also, if any tracks are frozen, you will need to unfreeze them and regenerate as the 'frozen' information is retained until it is over-written. I hope this helps. --Noel • a recent song of mine: Seven Years (with Kevin, a Synth V vocaloid) MY SONGS... Audiophile BIAB 2026 audios on Soundcloud

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