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Originally Posted By: swingbabymix
Originally Posted By: VideoTrack

Definitely I have reported the first one, and it has been acknowledged by PGM staff.
I'm not familiar with the second one. Can you provide any additional steps? Do you mean to double-click on the style in the StylePicker?




https://ufile.io/8m9cnf62

I recorded a video. No matter how you choose style, BPM will not change.
It has always been 85bpm


Changing Styles does not change tempo. That is as it has always been to the best of my knowledge.


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Thanks for that. An excellent video which demonstrates the issue. Let me do some checking...


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Yes, I agree with Dan. Changing the style for a specific existing song doesn't change the song tempo. However, if you have no song loaded and change styles, it will update the tempo to reflect the tempo of the newly selected style.


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Originally Posted By: MusicStudent


Changing Styles does not change tempo. That is as it has always been to the best of my knowledge.


MusicStudent:
hi

no no no

download :

https://ufile.io/2q8yiypd

If you change the style, BPM changes automatically.


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Originally Posted By: VideoTrack
Yes, I agree with Dan. Changing the style for a specific existing song doesn't change the song tempo. However, if you have no song loaded and change styles, it will update the tempo to reflect the tempo of the newly selected style.


VideoTrack:

Oh, I see.
If I make a change and I change to another style, BPM will not change.
If I don't make any changes and I click any style, BPM will change with the style.
Am I right?


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Originally Posted By: swingbabymix
Originally Posted By: MusicStudent


Changing Styles does not change tempo. That is as it has always been to the best of my knowledge.


MusicStudent:
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no no no

download :

https://ufile.io/2q8yiypd

If you change the style, BPM changes automatically.

Yes, but you do not have any song loaded.
Now load a song and try again and the tempo will stay the same.


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Originally Posted By: swingbabymix
Originally Posted By: VideoTrack
Yes, I agree with Dan. Changing the style for a specific existing song doesn't change the song tempo. However, if you have no song loaded and change styles, it will update the tempo to reflect the tempo of the newly selected style.


VideoTrack:

Oh, I see.
If I make a change and I change to another style, BPM will not change.
If I don't make any changes and I click any style, BPM will change with the style.
Am I right?

Nearly right.
  • If you have no song loaded (File > New Song) then the BPM will change when you change the Style
  • But if you have song loaded, the BPM will stay the same when you change the Style.
  • The difference is whether you have a song file loaded or not.



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Originally Posted By: VideoTrack
but you do not have any song loaded





I don't understand this sentence.
Does not load any songs mean that they are not generated?
I just clicked generate, and then select other styles, BPM will also change.
Whether the BPM changes or not seems random. Sometimes it changes and sometimes it doesn't change.
What does not load any songs mean?
thank you


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Please see my post above.

A Song is different to a Style. Try File > New and then change Style and the BPM will change, because now there is no Song loaded into BiaB.


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Originally Posted By: VideoTrack
Originally Posted By: swingbabymix
Originally Posted By: VideoTrack
Yes, I agree with Dan. Changing the style for a specific existing song doesn't change the song tempo. However, if you have no song loaded and change styles, it will update the tempo to reflect the tempo of the newly selected style.


VideoTrack:

Oh, I see.
If I make a change and I change to another style, BPM will not change.
If I don't make any changes and I click any style, BPM will change with the style.
Am I right?

Nearly right.
  • If you have no song loaded (File > New Song) then the BPM will change when you change the Style
  • But if you have song loaded, the BPM will stay the same when you change the Style.
  • The difference is whether you have a song file loaded or not.




Now I see. Create a new song, and BPM follows the style change.
If you load a song (open a song), BPM is fixed.
I finally understand. Ha ha ha ha grin


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Originally Posted By: swingbabymix

Now I see. Create a new song, and BPM follows the style change.
If you load a song (open a song), BPM is fixed.
I finally understand. Ha ha ha ha grin

Yes, you got it right wink


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Ya, isn't that what I said? <<said with a big smile grin >>


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Originally Posted By: MusicStudent
Ya, isn't that what I said? <<said with a big smile grin >>



Sometimes I can't understand the translated words.
Sometimes logic must be stated clearly, including vocabulary.
For example, loading songs, I don't understand.
But if I say open is a former SGU file song, I will understand.
It's not the problem of Google translation, it's my ability, so I need to continue to study hard and make me happy.
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Originally Posted By: MikeK
Thanks for checking, Trev. Appreciate it.



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At present, there is something wrong with our Biba software. grin


Try this new build (still in test) but it resolved my bar setting mute issue:

https://dl11.pgmusic.com/support/patch/bb2022_win_update_build908.exe


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Thanks for checking, Trev. Appreciate it.



Come on, let's hug.
At present, there is something wrong with our Biba software. grin


Try this new build (still in test) but it resolved my bar setting mute issue:

https://dl11.pgmusic.com/support/patch/bb2022_win_update_build908.exe



I don't dare try. It hasn't been officially released yet, ha ha


Do you see if this bug has been fixed?
Click the first or second time, and this error dialog box will appear

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Originally Posted By: MikeK
Originally Posted By: swingbabymix
Originally Posted By: MikeK
Thanks for checking, Trev. Appreciate it.



Come on, let's hug.
At present, there is something wrong with our Biba software. grin


Try this new build (still in test) but it resolved my bar setting mute issue:

https://dl11.pgmusic.com/support/patch/bb2022_win_update_build908.exe



I don't dare try. It hasn't been officially released yet, ha ha


Do you see if this bug has been fixed?
Click the first or second time, and this error dialog box will appear



No - still getting the error you get. Sorry.


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By the way - this error happens no matter which style you have loaded and try to find a similar style.


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No, Cannot Focus Window issue is not fixed yet in Build 908.


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Originally Posted By: VideoTrack
Cannot Focus Window issue is not fixed yet in Build 908.


VideoTrack:
Can fix the mute problem, which is already very good.
Thanks to your immediate submission and the active repair of pgmusic team.
But I'll wait for the official release. ha-ha
By the way, can the upgrade span? For example, if 904905906 is not installed, can 908 be installed directly?


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Originally Posted By: swingbabymix

By the way, can the upgrade span? For example, if 904905906 is not installed, can 908 be installed directly?


Yes. No problems there at all.

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