when i go to input a chord symbol, i get odd-looking symbols in the chord box directly above the one I'm trying to input the said chord to. the right chord symbol does appear directly afterward, though. thx, robbo.
hi, ANY chord1!!! if I type Am7, I'll get similar to the screenshot. - A's of some kind. seems to be accessing letters from non-English languages - these are in the mac system. wasn't happening before the 2022 upgrade
nothing has changed except for BB 2022 install. AND, I've just booted the 32bit version from a coupla years back. It is working as expected. normal input of chords. this is definitely a BB mac 2022 glitch. plz fix it, or I'll have to use the 32bit version. regards, robbo
I'm running it in Sierra as well and have not seen that issue, so it is not an issue with the OS.
My first thoughts were those already mentioned (the keyboard language and install issues). Not sure what else it might be.
Are you using the default font? I changed the font for the chords years ago, so every update those settings stay the same for me. If you are using the default font, my next guess would be that maybe there is a font ID# conflict with some other font you have installed on your computer...
thx, it could be.....but i really think it is just sloppiness in the rush to get the mac version out, as usual. very rarely have I been able to update without a problem. i hate it. I'm sure PG will look into it eventually........... if a patch is not available soon, I'll have to speak to a PG rep. money back. maybe, revert to BB2021? that actually worked from the get-go. these types of stalls to a person making a living out of music mean either dumping BB, or PG getting their act together for mac.
I'd love to see the BB UI change to something like logic. fewer dialogs, more action.
in the past 3 months, I've d/l'd plenty of other up-to-date apps, of which, none have bugs like BB. even these company's product downloaders are more streamlined and accurate. toontrack is the best at that, atm.
so I'll just sit here a stew whilst PG get their act together. robbo.
We have tested a variety of older systems including 'the Sierra's' and have not seen that issue yet. Could you please try factory settings? Close Band-in-a-Box, duplicate the Band-in-a-Box/Preferences folder to make a backup of it, then delete the files from Band-in-a-Box/Preferences. Launch Band-in-a-Box again and see if the same thing is happening. Please let us know.
We have tested a variety of older systems including 'the Sierra's' and have not seen that issue yet. Could you please try factory settings? Close Band-in-a-Box, duplicate the Band-in-a-Box/Preferences folder to make a backup of it, then delete the files from Band-in-a-Box/Preferences. Launch Band-in-a-Box again and see if the same thing is happening. Please let us know.
I figured out what the problem is. Deleting the preferences gets rid of the odd above symbols but when you go to display options. There's a glitch when you try to change the chord font to 'Jazz Chord Symbols' or 'PG Chords' it acts weird. It blanks out the chord and only shows you the extension and then when you hit return or the arrow key to go to the next chord everything looks normal again. This makes it kind of difficult to see what chord you're actually entering.
I figured out what the problem is. Deleting the preferences gets rid of the odd above symbols but when you go to display options. There's a glitch when you try to change the chord font to 'Jazz Chord Symbols' or 'PG Chords' it acts weird.
Thanks for posting. Yes, we can duplicate that issue and will fix. Switching to another font such as Bigband or Realscore is a workaround.
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