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Yes, after having to re-install BIAB2017 Pro due to missing dll files, it opens up now fine but it will not except any chord/note inputs. Tech Support sent an email with the fonts folder and said either reintall BIAB or just install the fonts folder into the BIAB folder which I have done but still will not take any chord progressions I try to type in. Has anybody experienced this before and what to do ???
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Hello,
What exactly are you trying to type into the chord sheet, and what happens? Please be as detailed as possible.
If you click in a measure in the middle of the song, type D and then hit Enter, what happens?
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Kent
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Hello Kent,
When I open the program,it opens as normal in Chord View,but there is no "C" at the beginning and when I try to type in ANY chords/notes into the bars, it does not take it. I have tried re-installing,and I have installed the latest updates.
Ember has sent me the "fonts" file and I have installed it in the "bb" folder as instructed but it still does not work as explained above. As far as I can tell, it does working in Real Band,just not in BIAB 2017 Pro.
Also, I noticed when I first open the program,when it opens,it flickers very rapidly twice.
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Hello Again Kent, I meant to also tell you that as you mentioned,when I type "D" and press enter, it does not take it but does jump to the next section of the selected bar.
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Hi, It sounds like Band-in-a-Box is likely accepting your chords, there's just an issue displaying them. Can you please send us a screenshot showing the chord sheet? Also, make sure you've updated to build 471: http://www.pgmusic.com/support_windowsupdates.htm#471Thanks Kent PG Music
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 Hello Ember & Kent, Not sure what happened,but it is working fine now. The only thing I did that I hadn't done yet was reboot my laptop. I was having an issue with it being so slow,so I simply rebooted and then opened BIAB and it started working. I would like to thank you both for all your help in this matter. You both have been very helpful in offering suggestions on a fix so let's just say "Yall fixed it !" Yep, I said yall, as I am from the south !!! LOL...
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Hi, Glad it's working! Thanks for letting us know, I'll stop scratching my head over this.  Cheers Kent PG Music
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Did font color get changed to the same as the background somehow?
Sounds like it actually entered the chords, you just can't see it, and on websites that's a common cause; font color matches background color.
Actually it's a way to intentionally have hidden text on a page also.
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