Here you go.

Here's how to make a pick up riff start before Bar 1 in BIAB 2021:

* Generate the song normally.
* Select a track and instrument.
* Open the Audio Editor. The editor should open on the correct BIAB Mixer Channel you previously selected, if not, select that channel from the drop down menu and the WAV file should be visible. This is for RealTracks. If the instrument is MIDI, then it must be converted to a WAV file.
* Select the Riff you want to use for the early pick up notes.
Tip: Check the Snap Box if necessary to insure the very first of a measure is captured if this is necessary. Otherwise, just be sure to highlight all of the riff.
* From the Edit Menu or use Alt-C or Command-C, Copy the highlighted riff.
* Select the target Track to copy the audio to. (Audio Channel or a Utility Track)
* Place the curser where you want the riff to begin and Paste. For instance, if you want the riff to begin at beat 4 of Bar zero, place the curser there.

To silence the fourth beat of the Count-in:

*Select the Drums Track, highlight and copy the full Drum Track.
*Paste the count-in on a Utility Track.
*Highlight the fourth beat and from the Edit Menu, select silence.
Optionally, if you also want to increase the volume of the count-in, highlight the full count-in and Normalize to -3db.

The reason the full drum track needs to be copied is so the original drum track can be silenced and only one drum count-in will play. Otherwise, both tracks will count-in and the fourth beat on the original track will sound and the two tracks may also not be synced correctly. Mute the original Drums Track and place the volume level to -0- (Zero) otherwise it can still be heard.

One may have to vary the audio selected to come in early in order to maintain the cohesion and continuity of the track but that will be obvious. All of the other tracks will begin at Bar 1 normally. Of course, any audio from the channel can be selected to use for the Pickup riff. For example a guitar RT solo beginning at Bar 24 can be selected and copied and pasted at Beat 4, Bar 0 and be the pickup riff.

With the introduction of BIAB 2021, multiple instruments can easily be copied in this way, they can also be made to create a staggered intro.
(This is also possible in earlier versions but is a bit more involved so I'll only explain if for version 2021)

This reads a lot busier than the process is and a single instrument pickup riff takes less than a minute to complete solely in BIAB.

Hope this helps and just ask for clarification if there are any issues.




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Last edited by Charlie Fogle; 07/08/21 04:46 PM.
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