|
Log in to post
|
Print Thread |
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Oct 2018
Posts: 48
Enthusiast
|
OP
Enthusiast
Joined: Oct 2018
Posts: 48 |
I`m fooling or not.......
I made a playback on "nothing compares..." in the Sinhead O`Connor version....original is F as you know.
Growing older, I have to transpose it down- took D.
I handed out the piano in midi, also the string track. When transposing to D, the strings follow the transposition,the piano doesn`t!
What happens........
Also, I added the drums on the real drum track with the typical bassdrum and snare, that comes in at measure 15, but sadly can`t save it with the song! So I forced the real drums change into midi...added bass and snare...even they won`t be saved, also it`s midi now.
Would need another spare track for the choirs too...but sadly limited to 5 real and 2 customer tracks...
No way to get more tracks without changing to a DAW?
Last edited by sac; 03/31/22 01:54 AM.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 12,232
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 12,232 |
Ya want to share what version of BIAB you have?
BIAB – 2025, Reaper (current), i7-12700F Processor, 32GB DDR4-3200MHz RAM, 1TB WD Black NVMe SSD, 2TB WDC Blue SSD, 1TB WD Blue, 2 TB SK NVMe, 6 TB External, Motu Audio Express 6x6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 20,313
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 20,313 |
Also, I added the drums on the real drum track with the typical bassdrum and snare, that comes in at measure 15, but sadly can`t save it with the song! Tell us more about how you know it cannot be saved. An error message perhaps? You made the change from a MIDI style to a Real Track style perhaps? What steps did you take to save the files (File > Save, File > Save Special, use the drop zone etc)? Was anything frozen? That sort of information could take the guess work out of trying to suggest what may have caused your issue.
BIAB & RB2025 Win.(Audiophile), Sonar Platinum, Cakewalk by Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M Monitors, Pioneer Active Monitors, AKG K271 Studio H'phones
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Oct 2020
Posts: 836
PG Music Staff
|
|
PG Music Staff
Joined: Oct 2020
Posts: 836 |
If your drum track is not changing to another RealDrum track, does the name of the RealDrum you want to change to have an N/A in its name?
If you go to Options | Preferences | RealDrums, in this window there are checkboxes to Enable RealDrums, and to Substitute RealDrums for MIDI drums. You could go here to make sure these boxes are checked.
The 2020 and earlier versions of Band-in-a-Box have a limited number of available tracks in the mixer. But the 2021 and higher versions have 16 additional Utility tracks that could be used to add many more instruments.
Best,
Chantelle
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Oct 2018
Posts: 48
Enthusiast
|
|
OP
Enthusiast
Joined: Oct 2018
Posts: 48 |
Thanks a lot for the replies!
I use 2016 ultra pak
I tried many things...
adding drums in real track....works well, but couldn`t be saved this way
changing real drums in a midi.......right click drums...force midi track...I only get a "midi patch 2" that`s ok so far, but even doesn`t save.....
didn`t try Options...will try out after
No error messages....saved, then loaded the song again and manually added drums were missing......didn`t save "special", took the usual way: save song as....
tried freezing and without freezing....didn`t help....
If it`s impossible, ok, but would be nice if possible, can`t get a newer version for retiring on low level.
Last edited by sac; 03/31/22 11:01 PM.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Oct 2020
Posts: 836
PG Music Staff
|
|
PG Music Staff
Joined: Oct 2020
Posts: 836 |
How are you editing your RealDrum tracks? In your 2016 version, RealDrums and RealTracks cannot be edited in the Notation window or PianoRoll because these tracks are made from Audio. Only MIDI tracks follow edits in the notation.
Best,
Chantelle
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Jun 2017
Posts: 2,954
PG Music Staff
|
|
PG Music Staff
Joined: Jun 2017
Posts: 2,954 |
What is the build for 2016 that you're using when you go to Help | About Band-in-a-Box as well so that we have that info also?
Cheers,
Ember
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Oct 2018
Posts: 48
Enthusiast
|
|
OP
Enthusiast
Joined: Oct 2018
Posts: 48 |
Sorry, Chantelle, it can. Some "real tracks" windows show the notes played in the tracks in piano roll, some don`t, but they can be edited- for the moment, but not beeing saved! I was wondering, but it is fact! So I thought, this "must" get stored too.....but doesn`t.
The built is 2016, had only 2015 real band included- so it seems to be an early version-, so I updated it with the patch for 2016. It`s an original factory hard drive version, not a download or update/upgrade a. s. o.
Worse than the saving prob is that the piano track doesn`t transpose! If there was a "select all" possibility, it would be easyer to hand it out, but I got to go through the whole song selecting and then transpose manually! Works, but would ask for!
Thanks so far, seems I got to live with this.
Last edited by sac; 03/31/22 11:00 PM.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 20,313
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 20,313 |
You actually can't edit RealTracks or RealDrums in that way. RealTracks and RealDrums are actual "audio recordings" of live performances by musicians.
Some of these have also been manually transcribed to show the relevant notation of the performance, but making changes to that does not reflect back to adjust the pre-recorded audio.
In later versions, you can substitute MIDI in place of RealTracks/RealDrums in parts, but not in the version you have.
I hope this explains why your changes are not being saved.
BIAB & RB2025 Win.(Audiophile), Sonar Platinum, Cakewalk by Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M Monitors, Pioneer Active Monitors, AKG K271 Studio H'phones
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 20,313
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 20,313 |
BIAB & RB2025 Win.(Audiophile), Sonar Platinum, Cakewalk by Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M Monitors, Pioneer Active Monitors, AKG K271 Studio H'phones
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Oct 2018
Posts: 48
Enthusiast
|
|
OP
Enthusiast
Joined: Oct 2018
Posts: 48 |
Audio track
Thanks, but I edited that way, for the moment, it works, means it plays the edited drums, the originals are not affected, just the manually are added. I see, it doesn`t save.....
But what about the missing transposing in the one part of the added piano on "melody part".....while the added strings on "soloist part" are transposed?
Tried out several times, didn`t transpose the one on "melody".
I´ve looked at the video....
I do a different way....also don`t have 2021 version...
Try to explain:
I just open the drum track in piano roll and add the wanted drum - kick and snare in the actual song-
for it is not throughout the same, I go through the whole song manually and add the differences in snare, which lead to a chorus or whatever....
It works for the moment you do it....if I would save a wav.file, think it would save this too... but I´m experimenting in different variations of styles, so would have been nice to keep the added drums...or whatever one changes.
Its funny...
Last edited by sac; 04/01/22 02:46 AM.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Oct 2020
Posts: 836
PG Music Staff
|
|
PG Music Staff
Joined: Oct 2020
Posts: 836 |
The editing features in the notation window and the PianoRoll are always "available" which can cause some confusion. As AudioTrack mentioned, if you edit notes here and the name of your track is green in the mixer, then it will not follow any edits that were made. You would notice if you erase all notes in the PianoRoll for a RealTrack that it will still play afterwards. There are a few ways to transpose in Band-in-a-Box. Which area of the program are you going to? If you want to transpose your whole song, click the key signature at the top of the screen and select your new key. If you wish to change your key in the middle of a song, right click a bar and go to Bar Settings. In this dialog you can change the key at the specific bar. More options for transposition are found under Edit | Transpose. Here is also a tutorial video on "transposing from to": https://youtu.be/AbRuFD2xxN8
Best,
Chantelle
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Oct 2018
Posts: 48
Enthusiast
|
|
OP
Enthusiast
Joined: Oct 2018
Posts: 48 |
"then it will not follow any edits that were made"........... it does, sorry, it`s a fact, but can`t be saved, even if frozen. The original is not beeing affected by this, only "new" beats are added. Sometimes they stay, sometimes expire.
I transpose usually in the main menue.."edit/transpose"..xy semitones..set a minus in the dialog box if necessary. If a transpose(shift)in the song is needed,I might manually go for it or as described. The thing is, the "melody" ( for this song "piano") part stays untransposed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Jul 2000
Posts: 27,033
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Jul 2000
Posts: 27,033 |
I’ve been following this thread and you are getting good advice. I think any confusion may be from the fact that we do not yet know which of your tracks are MIDI and which are audio (RealTracks and RealDrums). For example, the string part has a high probability of being MIDI.
Chantelle pointed out that if the name of the track in the mixer is the color green, it’s audio. For audio, if there is notation, it’s only for educational purposes and editing it is not going to change what you hear. It will also be overwritten every time you regenerate.
BIAB 2025 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 7 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus 192 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Oct 2018
Posts: 48
Enthusiast
|
|
OP
Enthusiast
Joined: Oct 2018
Posts: 48 |
No confusion.....
as I wrote, the drums are "real drums"-green. I can add kick and snare- or whatever- but not save it with the song.
The strings and the piano are midi- melody and soloist-...the strings transpose, the piano doesn`t.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Jul 2000
Posts: 27,033
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Jul 2000
Posts: 27,033 |
The RealDrum behavior sounds normal. The failure of the piano on the Soloist track to transpose sounds like a bug, for which I recommend you try Live Chat with a Support staffer from PG Music.
BIAB 2025 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 7 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus 192 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Oct 2018
Posts: 48
Enthusiast
|
|
OP
Enthusiast
Joined: Oct 2018
Posts: 48 |
Thanks Matt, "sounds normal" is good, thought I`m growing mad...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ask sales and support questions about Band-in-a-Box using natural language.
ChatPG's knowledge base includes the full Band-in-a-Box User Manual and sales information from the website.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Video: Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac®: VST3 Plugin Support
Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac® now includes support for VST3 plugins, alongside VST and AU. Use them with MIDI or audio tracks for even more creative possibilities in your music production.
Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Macs®: VST3 Plugin Support
Video: Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac®: Using VST3 Plugins
Join the conversation on our forum.
Band-in-a-Box 2025 for Mac Videos
With the release of Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac, we’re rolling out a collection of brand-new videos on our YouTube channel. We’ll also keep this forum post updated so you can easily find all the latest videos in one convenient spot.
From overviews of new features and walkthroughs of the 202 new RealTracks, to highlights of XPro Styles PAK 8, Xtra Styles PAKs 18, the 2025 49-PAK, and in-depth tutorials — you’ll find everything you need to explore what’s new in Band-in-a-Box® 2025.
Reference this forum post for One-Stop Shopping of our Band-in-a-Box® 2025 Mac Videos — we’ll be adding more videos as they’re released!
Band-in-a-Box 2025 for Mac is Here!
Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac is here, packed with major new features and an incredible collection of available new content! This includes 202 RealTracks (in Sets 449-467), plus 20 bonus Unreleased RealTracks in the 2025 49-PAK. There are new RealStyles, MIDI SuperTracks, Instrumental Studies, “Songs with Vocals” Artist Performance Sets, Playable RealTracks Set 4, two new sets of “RealDrums Stems,” XPro Styles PAK 8, Xtra Styles PAK 19, and more!
Special Offers
Upgrade to Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac with savings of up to 50% on most upgrade packages during our special—available until July 31, 2025! Visit our Band-in-a-Box® packages page for all the purchase options available.
2025 Free Bonus PAK & 49-PAK Add-ons
We've packed our Free Bonus PAK & 49-PAK with some incredible Add-ons! The Free Bonus PAK is automatically included with most Band-in-a-Box® for Mac 2025 packages, but for even more Add-ons (including 20 Unreleased RealTracks!) upgrade to the 2025 49-PAK for only $49. You can see the full lists of items in each package, and listen to demos here.
If you have any questions, feel free to connect with us directly—we’re here to help!
Band-in-a-Box 2025 Italian Version is Here!
Cari amici
È stata aggerate la versione in Italiano del programma più amato dagli appassionati di musica, il nostro Band-in-a-Box.
Questo è il link alla nuova versione 2025.
Di seguito i link per scaricare il pacchetti di lingua italiana aggiornati per Band-in-a-Box e RealBand, anche per chi avesse già comprato la nuova versione in inglese.
Band-in-a-Box 2025 - Italiano
RealBand 2025 - Italiano
Band-in-a-Box 2025 French Version is Here!
Bonjour à tous,
Band-in-a-Box® 2025 pour Windows est disponible en Français.
Le téléchargement se fait à partir du site PG Music
Pour ceux qui auraient déjà acheté la version 2025 de Band-in-a-Box (et qui donc ont une version anglaise), il est possible de "franciser" cette version avec les patchs suivants:
BIAB 2025 - francisation
RealBand 2025 - francisation
Voilà, enjoy!
Band-in-a-Box 2025 German Version is Here!
Update Your Band-in-a-Box® 2025 to Build 1128 for Windows Today!
Already using Band-in-a-Box 2025 for Windows®? Download Build 1128 now from our Support Page to enjoy the latest enhancements and improvements from our team.
Stay up to date—get the latest update now!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forums58
Topics84,301
Posts777,485
Members39,612
| |
Most Online25,754
Jan 24th, 2025
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dansk
Deutsch - Windows
Español
Français - Windows
Italiano - Windows
Nederlands
Polski
Português
Svenskt
русский
Japanese
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Korean