As above. Is it possible to load a midi into BB and it split it into separate tracks? At the moment it seems to load it just to a single track. Bests Ian
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i know i'm notorious for recommending RealBand but humour me. open the midi file in RB. each track is clearly separated and obviously available for you to work on.
just try it. unless one of the BIAB gurus can say different, I'm not aware of anything you can't do in RB that you could in BIAB - and i think there's a lot more.
analyse the chords and you can add RTs, new midi instruments,change key, change tempo and edit midi parts.
and all on separate tracks you can see.
and if i remember from separate posts you don't have a good midi soft synth. get the TTS-1 free from Bandlab - see Peter Gannon's no brainer post.
i know i'm notorious for recommending RealBand but humour me. open the midi file in RB. each track is clearly separated and obviously available for you to work on.
just try it. unless one of the BIAB gurus can say different, I'm not aware of anything you can't do in RB that you could in BIAB - and i think there's a lot more.
analyse the chords and you can add RTs, new midi instruments,change key, change tempo and edit midi parts.
and all on separate tracks you can see.
and if I remember from separate posts you don't have a good midi soft synth. get the TTS-1 free from Bandlab - see Peter Gannon's no brainer post.
Hi Bob Yes I can do it in RB. I've just started to feel my way into it - see recent post regarding NO midi sound now resolved. I've also now got TTS-1 and Bandlab as you've recommended and (in RB anyway) it's made a goodly difference to the rounds. Thanks for reminding me. First thoughts on RB as a DAW is that it's a bit 'clumsy' and way slower than BB at Generwte & Play but that could well be me and lack of expertise.
But I wanted to try splitting a midi in BB, my usual 'crewtion' tool hence my question. Bests Ian
Old Guys Rule.The older I get,the better I was! BB2023 ULTRA, 1013, Win 7 and 10
BIAB starts to play while still generating the track. RB waits until its all done if you've added something new or regenerated a track. that's why it seems slower. but once you've saved as a seq file and you are mixing or making minor alts its as quick as BIAB. and so much more transparent.
it's a matter of taste. i just like being able to see all the separate tracks 'up front'.
What a brill animation!! Whats the significance of all the little square boxes that come up? Bests Ian
Those are the channels for the different types of instruments. For example channel 10 is always percussion. If you want the individual tracks to sound as the same instrument as what is written in the MIDI file, then you would leave the checkboxes at their default.
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