PG Music Home Forums General Discussion Help! Tech S.O.S (Off topic) Bar settings not rendering correctly [Resolved]

<< Bar Settings not rendering correctly >>

It didn't seem logical for there not to be a method to retain BIAB arrangements when opening a BIAB file in RealBand or the VST. It turns out there is a way to accomplish the task and BIAB arrangements can be done from the Bar Settings Menu, saved and subsequently opened and displayed correctly in the DAW VST or RealBand.

I'll share with any who may be interested, how to use Bar Settings in BIAB, save the project and open it with the correct arrangement in either the VST or RealBand. I successfully tested this process in both RealBand and the VST Stand alone.

I'll describe one track and a user will duplicate the steps for each additional track. Because the Drums aren't RealTracks, that track is done differently.

The Steps for the Bass to be muted on tracks 1-7 and begin on Bar 8:

* Mouse click on Bar 1
* Open Bar Settings (F5)
* Select the RealTracks Button
* Highlight Bass Track
* Type 1152 in the "Change RealTracks to" Box and Ok to close the window
* Click on Bar 8
* Open Bar Settings (F5)
* Select the RealTracks Button
* Highlight Bass Track
* Type in 921 (or whatever your Bass instrument index number is )in the "Change RealTracks to" Box and Ok to close the window

When generated, this programs BIAB to have the Bass Track playing the '1152:silence' RealTrack for Bars 1-7 and transition to the original 921 Bass RealTrack at Bar 8. BIAB recognizes RT1152 as a RealTrack and also reads ahead and recognizes the transition between the two RealTracks and selects appropriate audio clips to create smooth endings and beginnings for a smooth transition without awkward or abrupt endings or beginnings.

Repeat the process steps for each additional Track as necessary.

Drums are not RealTracks so they do not respond to the RealTrack silence option located in the RealTracks menu.

To silence the Drums Track for Bars 1-8: Edit the RealDrums using the Audio Editor to silence Bars 1-8 and Save the file. This automatically Saves a WAV audio Track and names it in the same folder where the SGU file is located.

When the SGU file is opened in either RealBand or the VST, the entire drum track will be generated but the saved Drum Track arrangement can be imported into the RB or DAW project.

I've attached a photo from RealBand so forum members can see the generated tracks from a BIAB saved SGU file and how the BIAB 8 Bar opening has been retained.