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Band in a Box - Common problems and Solutions - Free Guide #616581 09/25/20 11:38 AM Beginners Forum
Joined: Oct 2019 Posts: 1 R Ricklombard OP Newbie
OP Ricklombard Newbie R Joined: Oct 2019 Posts: 1	Hi all, As I have been exploring Band in a Box over the last year I have made notes about fixing common problems and how to do things. These are the topics: Some instruments not working after fresh installation 2 Returning to factory settings 2 Fix Error 9997 2 Fix Input and Output Sample Rates Must Match error 2 Set Midi Controller keyboard as input 2 Clean up 2 Fix Font sizes & Colours of Chord sheet etc 3 Change Fonts in Chord Box 3 Change Colors in Chord Sheet 3 Play Current Chord 3 Menu size 3 Change midi controller instrument / make keyboard work 3 Make Keyboard Work 3 Fix Error – “PG Music Font is not installed” 4 Fix Error - "Windows Audio Session Error - input output samples must match" 4 Change location of the folders in Band-in-a-Box® 4 Changing styles in mid-song & time signature change 4 Change key 5 Transpose part of song 5 Remove or edit the drum click count down intro to a song 6 Mute instrument for a few bars – method 1 6 Mute instrument for a few bars – method 2 6 Start a new line on Chord box 6 Remove Repeats (1st easy way) 6 Remove Repeats (2nd easy way) 7 Remove Repeats (complicated way) 7 Repeats removed from Chord Sheet (make Chord Sheet linear – one Chorus without repeats) 7 Add Lyrics 7 Erase 7 Generate or Regenerate Track 8 Change instrument without re-generating style 8 Fix bum notes or instrument tracks 8 Arrangement Options (Natural Arrangements) 8 Enter chord on MIDI keyboard into chord sheet 9 How to replace a Realtrack with a MIDI track 9 The difference between MGU & SGU files 10 You can download it for free here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ce97z9iswtgw1q9/band%20in%20a%20box%20ricks%20solutions.pdf?dl=0 Let me know if you like it or have any suggestions.

Re: Band in a Box - Common problems and Solutions - Free Guide Ricklombard #616887 09/27/20 11:35 PM Beginners Forum
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,250 WEST MIDLANDS, UK sixchannel Veteran
sixchannel Veteran Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,250 WEST MIDLANDS, UK	Thanks Rick Very useful to have and must have taken some compiling. Even though I've used BB for ages, but often with breaks, the 'how do I' question crops up when I just cant recall stuff. This is a big help. Old Guys Rule.The older I get,the better I was! BB2023 ULTRA, 1013, Win 7 and 10 ALL TRACKS - https://app.box.com/s/501rnzrbadng1elvi45hbf7y08kl5oxp SOUNDCLOUD-tracks using BB- http://soundcloud.com/sixchannel Videos- https://youtube.com/user/Sixchannel1

Re: Band in a Box - Common problems and Solutions - Free Guide sixchannel #616911 09/28/20 03:13 AM Beginners Forum
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 23,026 Hamlin NY MarioD Veteran
MarioD Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 23,026 Hamlin NY	Thanx Rick, This will come in handy for when I have one of my many old timer brains farts. My momma didn't raise a fool. And if she did it, was one of my brothers. 64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware

Re: Band in a Box - Common problems and Solutions - Free Guide Ricklombard #621655 11/03/20 07:34 AM Beginners Forum
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 2 J JHalpin Newbie
JHalpin Newbie J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 2	Hi. I'm looking for a solution to the input/output must match error. The document is no longer on dropbox. Can you point me in the right direction? thx

Re: Band in a Box - Common problems and Solutions - Free Guide Ricklombard #621762 11/04/20 09:51 AM Beginners Forum
Joined: May 2020 Posts: 2,622 Victoria, BC Simon - PG Music Product Manager
Simon - PG Music Product Manager Joined: May 2020 Posts: 2,622 Victoria, BC	Hi JHalpin, to correct your sample rate mismatch error, try this: Right click on the Start menu and choose Settings, then click on System followed by Sound. Scroll to the bottom and choose Sound Control Panel. Under the Playback tab, choose your default audio device (with the Green checkmark), then click on Properties. Go to the Advanced tab and choose 16-bit 44100 Hz (CD Quality) and click OK. If there is only the option of 24-bit 44100 Hz (Studio Quality), choose that instead. Next, do the same on the Recording tab with the device that has the Green checkbox. Click Properties, go to the Advanced tab, and choose 16-bit 44100 Hz (CD Quality) and click OK. If there is only the option of 24-bit 44100 Hz (Studio Quality), choose that instead. Once that is done, click OK on the Sound window, then go back to Band-in-a-Box and make sure it is working. I work here

Re: Band in a Box - Common problems and Solutions - Free Guide Simon - PG Music #622851 11/12/20 07:51 AM Beginners Forum
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 2 J JHalpin Newbie
JHalpin Newbie J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 2	Thx for the help!

Re: Band in a Box - Common problems and Solutions - Free Guide JHalpin #623025 11/13/20 09:20 AM Beginners Forum
Joined: May 2020 Posts: 2,622 Victoria, BC Simon - PG Music Product Manager
Simon - PG Music Product Manager Joined: May 2020 Posts: 2,622 Victoria, BC	Originally Posted By: JHalpin Thx for the help! Always glad to help! In the future, you can get quicker assistance from us by using the chat system - it's the green button at the top of the page that says Live Help. I work here

Re: Band in a Box - Common problems and Solutions - Free Guide Ricklombard #623146 11/14/20 04:17 AM Beginners Forum
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 973 Springfield, MO J Joseph Land Expert
Joseph Land Expert J Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 973 Springfield, MO	Every time I click on the link to Dropbox to get the file, it says it was deleted. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ce97z9iswtgw1q9/band%20in%20a%20box%20ricks%20solutions.pdf?dl=0 ???? BIAB2025 Windows 10 Pro WA6NCB No Longer on a Crappy Laptop!

Re: Band in a Box - Common problems and Solutions - Free Guide Ricklombard #634946 01/07/21 02:04 PM Beginners Forum
Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 4 Chicago, IL USA S Sounds Good Pro Newbie
Sounds Good Pro Newbie S Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 4 Chicago, IL USA	Can someone upload this file to a new active link? Thank you!

Re: Band in a Box - Common problems and Solutions - Free Guide Ricklombard #635743 01/11/21 06:59 AM Beginners Forum
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 973 Springfield, MO J Joseph Land Expert
Joseph Land Expert J Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 973 Springfield, MO	Never did hear back from this Ricklombard guy. He registered back in October of 2019 and made a single forum post in September 2020 about this guide he posted. Then the guide he posted disappears and he is never heard from again. Very strange. BIAB2025 Windows 10 Pro WA6NCB No Longer on a Crappy Laptop!

Re: Band in a Box - Common problems and Solutions - Free Guide Ricklombard #635777 01/11/21 10:02 AM Beginners Forum
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 10,772 Winston Salem, NC USA Jim Fogle Veteran
Jim Fogle Veteran Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 10,772 Winston Salem, NC USA	Maybe he was disappointed to spend all the effort to create the file and the post initially only received two responses? Agree it's strange. Too bad too. Looks like he had a lot to offer to the forum. Jim Fogle - 2025 BiaB (Build 1128) RB (Build 5) - Ultra+ PAK DAWs: Cakewalk by BandLab (CbB) - 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

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