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Biab Plugin Chords to Reaper #537765 05/22/19 04:18 PM Post your own Tips and Tricks here
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OP Pipeline Veteran P Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 7,954	This video shows how to get the chords from Biab Plugin into Reaper. The chord sheet has to be unfolded in the Biab Plugin so it is a linear progression. It is then saved and loaded again. The first time run will ask for the Band in a Box application folder location eg. C:\bb right click Save Link/Target As ReaTrak import chords from biab plugin.lua Reaper > Actions > Show action list > ReaScript > Load > ReaTrak import chords from biab plugin.lua after it has been unfolded, Saved and reloaded Run > ReaTrak import chords from biab plugin.lua File > Project settings > Project start measure > -1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pup364svAo

Re: Biab Plugin Chords to Reaper Pipeline #537791 05/22/19 09:33 PM Post your own Tips and Tricks here
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DeaconBlues09 Expert Joined: Mar 2017 Posts: 877 Ashkelon, Israel	This is brilliant!!! Did you develop the script yourself? I gotta say, you are nothing less than an absolute treasure to us mortals Band-in-a-Box 2024. Custom Build Desktop PC W/ Windows 10 Home 64-bit. CPU: Intel Core i5-9600k @ 3.7GHz (6 core x 6 threads) RAM: 16GB DDR4. Storage 238GB SSD + 2.7 TB HDD. GPU: ZOTAC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB

Re: Biab Plugin Chords to Reaper

DeaconBlues09 #537795 05/22/19 10:44 PM

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Yes took about a day ! it just reads the chords and part markers from the current Song.txt for the plugin in the bb folder.
I will have to add the other color part markers also.

Code:

Mode=Song
ProgramName=Band-in-a-Box
ProgramVersionNumber=Version 2019.1 (615)
FileDate=1320576685
RealTracksOK=1
ChorusBegin=1
ChorusEnd=96
TotalChoruses=1
Tempo=120
MIDIStyle=_STZ_120.STY
MIDILongStyleName=Bluesy Mid-Tempo Rock
Key=F  
PartMarker=1,1
PartMarker=17,2
PartMarker=33,1
PartMarker=49,2
PartMarker=65,1
PartMarker=81,2
PartMarker=97,1
Chord=1,1,F
Chord=2,1,C
Chord=3,1,F
Chord=5,1,F
Chord=6,1,C
Chord=7,1,F
Chord=9,1,Am
Chord=9,3,G
Chord=10,1,F
Chord=11,1,Am
Chord=11,3,G
Chord=12,1,F
Chord=13,1,Am
Chord=13,3,G
Chord=14,1,F
Chord=15,1,Dm
Chord=16,1,G
Chord=17,1,C
Chord=18,1,Bb
Chord=19,1,F
Chord=21,1,C
Chord=22,1,Bb
Chord=23,1,F
Chord=25,1,C
Chord=26,1,Dm
Chord=27,1,Bb
Chord=29,1,F
Chord=30,1,C
Chord=31,1,F
Chord=33,1,F
Chord=34,1,C
Chord=35,1,F
Chord=37,1,F
Chord=38,1,C
Chord=39,1,F
Chord=41,1,Am
Chord=41,3,G
Chord=42,1,F
Chord=43,1,Am
Chord=43,3,G
Chord=44,1,F
Chord=45,1,Am
Chord=45,3,G
Chord=46,1,F
Chord=47,1,Dm
Chord=48,1,G
Chord=49,1,C
Chord=50,1,Bb
Chord=51,1,F
Chord=53,1,C
Chord=54,1,Bb
Chord=55,1,F
Chord=57,1,C
Chord=58,1,Dm
Chord=59,1,Bb
Chord=61,1,F
Chord=62,1,C
Chord=63,1,F
Chord=65,1,F
Chord=66,1,C
Chord=67,1,F
Chord=69,1,F
Chord=70,1,C
Chord=71,1,F
Chord=73,1,Am
Chord=73,3,G
Chord=74,1,F
Chord=75,1,Am
Chord=75,3,G
Chord=76,1,F
Chord=77,1,Am
Chord=77,3,G
Chord=78,1,F
Chord=79,1,Dm
Chord=80,1,G
Chord=81,1,C
Chord=82,1,Bb
Chord=83,1,F
Chord=85,1,C
Chord=86,1,Bb
Chord=87,1,F
Chord=89,1,C
Chord=90,1,Dm
Chord=91,1,Bb
Chord=93,1,F
Chord=94,1,C
Chord=95,1,F
Chord=97,1,F
PPQ=120
StyleTimeSig=4
SongHasBeenToDesktopAtSomeTime=1
SongTitle=All RealTracks!  StoneZ 120 El Guitars, Organ, Bass
TimeSig=1,4
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Re: Biab Plugin Chords to Reaper Pipeline #537798 05/22/19 10:59 PM Post your own Tips and Tricks here
Joined: Mar 2017 Posts: 877 Ashkelon, Israel DeaconBlues09 Expert
DeaconBlues09 Expert Joined: Mar 2017 Posts: 877 Ashkelon, Israel	I gotta say, I have no idea what all that stuff you pasted in means, but I can really appreciate the results! Band-in-a-Box 2024. Custom Build Desktop PC W/ Windows 10 Home 64-bit. CPU: Intel Core i5-9600k @ 3.7GHz (6 core x 6 threads) RAM: 16GB DDR4. Storage 238GB SSD + 2.7 TB HDD. GPU: ZOTAC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB

Re: Biab Plugin Chords to Reaper Pipeline #537910 05/23/19 02:13 PM Post your own Tips and Tricks here
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rharv Veteran Joined: May 2000 Posts: 22,612 Mi., USA	Man it's good to see you back Pipeline Just wanted you to know I appreciate your posts I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome Make your sound your own!

Re: Biab Plugin Chords to Reaper rharv #538053 05/24/19 07:09 PM Post your own Tips and Tricks here
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OP Pipeline Veteran P Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 7,954	Thanks rharv ! here's an update to give the pre and post fills ReaTrak import chords from biab plugin.lua Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in) Pre-Post-Region-Color.png (81.41 KB, 387 downloads)

Re: Biab Plugin Chords to Reaper Pipeline #541701 06/18/19 08:30 PM Post your own Tips and Tricks here
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OP Pipeline Veteran P Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 7,954	Update for tempo maps: These will fit tracks from Biab Plugin to a Tempo Mapped session in Reaper (the plugin just needs fixing so when it's playing back the generated tracks in sync (before dragging into the DAW) it needs to sync play back to the DAW's tempo map). right click Save Link/Target As ReaTrak import chords from biab plugin.lua ReaTrak set item bpm and fit to project tempo map.lua Reaper > Actions > Show action list > ReaScript > Load > ReaTrak import chords from biab plugin.lua after it has been unfolded, Saved and reloaded Run > ReaTrak import chords from biab plugin.lua do the same with ReaTrak set item bpm and fit to project tempo map.lua File > Project settings > Project start measure > -1 To get the button panels install ReaTrak https://youtu.be/WjLwSENYnso

Biab Plugin Chords to Reaper - Update Pipeline #548201 08/05/19 12:09 AM Post your own Tips and Tricks here
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OP Pipeline Veteran P Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 7,954	Here's an update to set cursor to start after loading chords from Plugin and set the count-in to the first chord. right click save Link/Target As ReaTrak import chords from biab plugin.lua See also: Studio One Chords from Biab Plugin

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