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Is there a way I can get BIAB to show chord scales on the guitar fretboard that change as the song progresses? Let's say I'm studying improvising over a chord sequence and I'm playing along to a track in BIAB.. For an easy example, let's say I'm practicing a ii-V7-I in C. So, when the music is on C, I want to see C Ionian laid out on a visual fretboard, then, when the track gets to the Dm7 I want to see D Dorian laid out on the fretboard etc.. (I know they're the same notes, but ideally the dots would be numbered according to the root of the 'current' chord [i.e. when on C, 'E' would be labelled '3', when on Dm, it would be labelled '2' etc. - would also be great if the chord tones were a different shade so arpeggios would stand out visually) I should be able to decide and select the chord scale that I want to see at any given bar in my track - so for instance: when my song gets to the G7, maybe I want to see G Mixolydian or maybe I want to chose to see G Altered - or G Whole-tone or whatever.. I also want to be able to select (again, ahead of time) which 'hand position' (area of 5-6 consecutive frets) is displayed for each chord scale. This shouldn't be too much to ask in 2021, but apparently not even GuitarPro can do it.. (LOL GuitarAmateur more like!!) EDIT If I can't find a software to do this I feel like there's a hole in the market and I should team up with a programmer and make a software that does EVERYTHING a guitarist (and every other type of musician) needs!  It would be a DAW, a notation program, a playback engine (like BIAB), a video editing suite, the multitrack would have synchronised lanes for lyrics, chord symbols, chord scales, videos, melodyne-style transcription audio to midi transcription would be built-in.. but mostly it would be a fully-featured study tool. Who reckons they could code it?? Talk to me! "This time next year Rodney, we'll be MILLIONAIRES!!" or maybe PG Music should hire me in a 'remote' role to design THE MOTHER OF ALL MUSIC SOFTWARES!! (I already have it all in my head - as well as a degree in music theory and 40 years of gigging under my belt..) - what about it PG? I've always thought you could DOMINATE the entire market but you need the ideas I have to streamline and extend the program! Also, I need a job 'cos the 'rona ruined everything I was doing last year. Who do I talk to about getting hired?
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It think that is a big No. Did you look at what was recommended?
BIAB – 2026, Reaper (current), i7-12700F Processor, 32GB DDR4-3200MHz RAM, Motu Audio Express 6x6 - My SoundCloud.
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"Did you look at what was recommended?" er.. what was recommended?? 
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BIAB – 2026, Reaper (current), i7-12700F Processor, 32GB DDR4-3200MHz RAM, Motu Audio Express 6x6 - My SoundCloud.
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