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Changing styles as part of the arrangement #496990 10/21/18 03:17 AM Beginners Forum
Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 22 W Wammer OP Enthusiast
OP Wammer Enthusiast W Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 22	Hi all, I’m pretty new at all this, but I seem to recall seeing that there’s a way to switch to another style during the song. I’m looking for a way to add interest and energy to the arrangement, and in browsing through all my Real Tracks I can see complimentary tracks that would sound great if I could integrate them. I’ve been looking through the manual and searching YouTube for the secret (if there is one) but so far...zip. Any help appreciated. Cheers, Wammer Last edited by Wammer; 10/21/18 03:19 AM. Reason: Typo

Re: Changing styles as part of the arrangement Wammer #497004 10/21/18 04:27 AM Beginners Forum
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 11,039 Winston Salem, NC USA Jim Fogle Veteran
Jim Fogle Veteran Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 11,039 Winston Salem, NC USA	Put the cursor on whatever bar you want to make the change. Press F5 to open the F5 settings window. From the screenshot below you can see: 1. The button to change styles. 3. The button to clear the existing style. 2. The buttons to select a RealTracks or RealDrums. Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in) Clipboard01.jpg (150.23 KB, 98 downloads) Last edited by Jim Fogle; 10/22/18 02:41 PM. Reason: Replaced F% with F5! Jim Fogle - 2026 BiaB (Build 1224) RB (Build 8) - Ultra+ PAK DAWs: Cakewalk Sonar - Standalone: Zoom MRS-8 Desktop: i7 Win 11, 12GB ram 256GB SSD, 4 TB HDD Music at: https://fogle622.wix.com/fogle622-audio-home

Re: Changing styles as part of the arrangement Wammer #497036 10/21/18 07:50 AM Beginners Forum
Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 8,867 South Carolina C Charlie Fogle Veteran
Charlie Fogle Veteran C Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 8,867 South Carolina	<<< Press F% to open the F5 settings window. >>> F% is meant to be F5 Jim held down the Shift Key too long..... BIAB 2026:RB 2026, Latest builds: Dell Optiplex 7040 Desktop; Windows-10-64 bit, Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz CPU and 16 GB Ram Memory.

Re: Changing styles as part of the arrangement Charlie Fogle #497052 10/21/18 10:00 AM Beginners Forum
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 647 Burlington, Ontario, Canada D Dave Journeyman
Dave Journeyman D Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 647 Burlington, Ontario, Canada	Just don't confuse styles with tracks / instruments You can change instruments within a given style such as a guitar to banjo, or change styles say from a rumba to a bossa. Both will work BIAB for Windows Version 2019 (643) Windows 10 (1909)

Re: Changing styles as part of the arrangement Dave #497061 10/21/18 12:04 PM Beginners Forum
Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 22 W Wammer OP Enthusiast
OP Wammer Enthusiast W Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 22	Wow, this is all rocket science at the bottom of a steep learning curve I’m a Mac user. Can anyone point me to the part of the Mac manual that covers all this? I’m trying to get my head around what is possible and what isn’t. I’ve never had anything to do with Windows, having been a Mac user since the very first Apple 2e, so I get a bit confused if Windows stuff is included in the explanation. Thanks, Wammer

Re: Changing styles as part of the arrangement Wammer #497107 10/22/18 02:59 AM Beginners Forum
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 393 Oklahoma, USA babarton Journeyman
babarton Journeyman Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 393 Oklahoma, USA	Wammer, On my MacBook Air, I press the "fn" key plus "F5" at the same time to bring up the bar settings menu in BIAB for Mac. There you can change the style, the tempo, many other things. Check it out, search the manual for "bar settings menu". Bruce Macbook Pro 2018 2.6 GHz 6-core Intel Core i7, 16 GB RAM OS Monterey BIAB for Mac 2022

Re: Changing styles as part of the arrangement Wammer #497169 10/22/18 11:01 AM Beginners Forum
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 20,587 Australia Noel96 Veteran
Noel96 Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 20,587 Australia	On page 154 of the 2018 Mac Manual there's information on Bar Settings. One of the things that I like most about the pdf manuals that PG Music provide is that they are very easily searched by the computer to find specific text. It usually makes tracking down information much easier than working through and index. Regards, Noel my latest, a co-write with J&B: Deciduous Love (with a twist of Tin Pan Alley) MY SONGS... Audiophile BIAB 2026 audios on Soundcloud

Re: Changing styles as part of the arrangement Wammer #497357 10/23/18 11:56 AM Beginners Forum
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,082 somewhere in outer space w Expert
w Expert Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,082 somewhere in outer space	Mister Wammer, perhaps these Mac video's may help with your current question and other future questions http://www.pgmusic.com/videos.bbmac.htm i've uploaded my Mac Band's song composition " style changes " to sound cloud 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

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