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BIAB Song file names - cannot sort in the Song Picker [Resolved] #727630 08/14/22 04:40 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,505 Lake Keowee, South Carolina MountainSide OP Veteran
OP MountainSide Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,505 Lake Keowee, South Carolina	Have never seen this problem. Take a look at the attached pic. If I just use the song names, BIAB automatically sorts my song list in alpha order (a,b,c,d,e..etc)...no problem there. But, if I add numbers so the song names, so the songs are arranged in the order that I want to play them, BIAB will not sort them in numeric order (1,2,3,4...etc). It sorts them as 1,11,12,13,14....2,21, 22, 23 etc. Things I tried to fix this: 1. RTFS - no effect 2. Turned off "Enable Sorting of Song List" in the Song Picker options 3. Closed and restarted BIAB 4. Have added and removed the numbers several times 5. Have made up a completely new list with alpha sorting. The new alpha sorts fine by alpha. 6. Took the new alpha list and added numbers. This list will only sort like in the picture. Anybody have any ideas about this? Jeff Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in) BIAB Sorting Issue.JPG (276.14 KB, 113 downloads) Last edited by MountainSide; 08/14/22 04:41 AM. Win11, Intel i7 7700K 4.2Ghz, 32Gb RAM, 2x1Tb HD, 500Gb NVMe, BIAB/RB 2026, MOTU 828MK3 audio, MOTU Midi Express, Yamaha Montage 7, DX7II, TX802, Motif XS Rack, Roland Fantom XR Rack, Oberheim Matrix 1000, VoiceLive3 Extreme, Kontakt 6, SampleTank 4.3

Re: BIAB Song file names - cannot sort in the Song Picker MountainSide #727631 08/14/22 04:58 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 943 Berlin, Germany Brille Expert
Brille Expert Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 943 Berlin, Germany	Pretty sure this has to do with Windows 10's new sort order. You can change this in the group policies of Windows. Numerical sorting in File Explorer is enabled by default in Windows 10. When numerical sorting is enabled, File Explorer will sort file names by increasing number value (for example, 3 < 22 < 111). When numerical sorting is disabled, File Explorer will sort file names by each digit in a file name (for example, 111 < 22 < 3). I have a German Windows installation, but you can easily find instructions on the web for the US version to change this behavior. Just google "Windows 10 explorer sort alphanumerical". Biab/RB latest build, German Language Pak, Win 10/64 Pro, 1 TB SSD, 32 GB RAM. Notation SW Finale, StaffPad, SmartsScore – Playing Double Bass, Guitar, Piano

Re: BIAB Song file names - cannot sort in the Song Picker MountainSide #727632 08/14/22 05:13 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,104 Melbourne, Australia	Jeff, the data is not sorted in numerical order, but is sorted in ASCII format. This is the way computers store character values like ABC...abc...xyz /-=? {} etc, which are not treated the same as integer values 0 to 9. In ASCII, a <space> character (ASCII 32) has a lower representative value than a zero character (ASCII 48) and a '2' is ASCII 50, so the two-character sequence of '2' <space> is computed as being lower in value than the character sequence of '2' '0' because a <space> (32) is represented as a lower value than a '2' (50). If you require, a workaround is to use alphabetic characters instead of numbers, something like this: AA - Everybody's somebody's fool AB - Always on my mind AC - Are You Lonesome tonight AD - By the time I get to phoenix ... BA - On The Road Again BB - Proud Mary ... etc This way, the leading two characters would guarantee an alphabetical sort order. If other Windows sort methods don't work when used inside BiaB (they possibly won't), then this may help (well, at least I tried). Trev BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

Re: BIAB Song file names - cannot sort in the Song Picker AudioTrack #727634 08/14/22 05:45 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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MarioD Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,747 Hamlin NY	FYI - here is how I do it with other lists: 1-if your list goes into double digits I use 01, 02, etc so the sort will be in the correct order. 2-if your list goes into triple digits I use 001 , 002, etc. 3- and on and on In other words you must add the right amount of zeros for the list to list correctly. This ties into what Trev said. {Edit} - I should have added that I list BiaB songs alphabetically. Last edited by MarioD; 08/14/22 05:47 AM. Dad, how will I know when I've become an adult. When your day is ruined because they rearranged the grocery store. 64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware

Re: BIAB Song file names - cannot sort in the Song Picker AudioTrack #727635 08/14/22 05:46 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,104 Melbourne, Australia	What's the matter with me? (It must be late here) Just start each name with a suitable number sequence: 001 - 002 - 003 - 004 - 005 - ... 009 - 010 - 011 - 012 - ... 020 - 021 - 022 - etc. BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

Re: BIAB Song file names - cannot sort in the Song Picker MarioD #727636 08/14/22 05:50 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,104 Melbourne, Australia	Thanks Mario. I see you responded. Yep, that's the way. BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

Re: BIAB Song file names - cannot sort in the Song Picker AudioTrack #727646 08/14/22 06:51 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 943 Berlin, Germany Brille Expert
Brille Expert Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 943 Berlin, Germany	Mario, Audiotrack, Jeff I think renaming a bunch of existing files one by one makes a bunch of work. I suspect Band in a Box uses Windows system functions for sorting, so I suspect the settings/registry method is easier. I found this: https://www.askvg.com/how-to-disable-numerical-file-name-sorting-and-enable-classic-literal-sorting-in-windows-xp-vista-and-7-explorer/ Biab/RB latest build, German Language Pak, Win 10/64 Pro, 1 TB SSD, 32 GB RAM. Notation SW Finale, StaffPad, SmartsScore – Playing Double Bass, Guitar, Piano

Re: BIAB Song file names - cannot sort in the Song Picker Brille #727655 08/14/22 08:40 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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MarioD Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,747 Hamlin NY	Originally Posted By: Brille Mario, Audiotrack, Jeff I think renaming a bunch of existing files one by one makes a bunch of work. I suspect Band in a Box uses Windows system functions for sorting, so I suspect the settings/registry method is easier. I found this: https://www.askvg.com/how-to-disable-numerical-file-name-sorting-and-enable-classic-literal-sorting-in-windows-xp-vista-and-7-explorer/ Yes that may be true however to ask someone with little or no in depth Windows' experience to go into the registry is a very dangerous thing. The multi-digit numbering system is probably the safest way for many of us to use. Tedious yes but also safer. In Moutainside's case all he has to do is put one or more zeros in from of the numbers 1-9 depending on how many songs he already has or how many he anticipates adding to the list. The worst case is if he puts one zero in front of 1-9, then goes into the 100's or more all he has to do is to add the appreciate amount of zeros in from of 1-9. Note I have been in the registry but I always make a registry backup prior to doing anything. I am a strong believer of making registry backups. Dad, how will I know when I've become an adult. When your day is ruined because they rearranged the grocery store. 64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware

Re: BIAB Song file names - cannot sort in the Song Picker MountainSide #727671 08/14/22 12:08 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 2,667 Hampshire, UK Gordon Scott Veteran
Gordon Scott Veteran Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 2,667 Hampshire, UK	FWIW, I'd probably handle a renumbering exercise like that by making a script to do it. I can only half help on how as I do these things in Linux, not windows, but I would list all of the filenames into a file, one per line, duplicate all the lines as "existing file name" <tab> "existing file name", then change all the instances of <tab>[1-9] to <tab>0[1-9], hack the last few manually and change the start of each line to mv<tab> which IIRC would be ren<tab> in windows, then test and run the script. The gotcha in this is always filenames that contain special characters that the script or shell interprets, e.g., ' " and the like. Caveat emptor. A simpler way still might be to list only 1-something files first and rename them, then do 10...99-something files as a second exercise. IIRC there is some clever(ish?) rename trick in Windows, but I'm afraid I don't know it. Someone else may have the method. Jazz relative beginner, starting at a much older age than was helpful. AVL:MXE Linux; Windows 11 BIAB2026 Audiophile, a bunch of other software. Kawai MP6, Ui24R, Focusrite Saffire Pro40 and Scarletts .

Re: BIAB Song file names - cannot sort in the Song Picker Brille #727672 08/14/22 12:17 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,104 Melbourne, Australia	Quote: I suspect Band in a Box uses Windows system functions for sorting, Hmmm... I'm not sure about this. Somebody from PG Music would need to advise. PGM? BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

Re: BIAB Song file names - cannot sort in the Song Picker AudioTrack #727697 08/15/22 02:01 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,505 Lake Keowee, South Carolina MountainSide OP Veteran
OP MountainSide Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,505 Lake Keowee, South Carolina	Wow! Easy fix. Thanks so much guys. I just renamed the files as 01, 02, 03, 04...10, 11,12...31,32,33 etc. Adding the "0" as the first digit in the single digit numbers. Rebuilt the Song Picker file and bingo...all sorted in the order I play the songs. Learn something every day....especially the power of these forums! I'll make this one as resolved in case somebody else has a similar problem. Thank again. Jeff Win11, Intel i7 7700K 4.2Ghz, 32Gb RAM, 2x1Tb HD, 500Gb NVMe, BIAB/RB 2026, MOTU 828MK3 audio, MOTU Midi Express, Yamaha Montage 7, DX7II, TX802, Motif XS Rack, Roland Fantom XR Rack, Oberheim Matrix 1000, VoiceLive3 Extreme, Kontakt 6, SampleTank 4.3

Re: BIAB Song file names - cannot sort in the Song Picker MountainSide #727699 08/15/22 03:05 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 2,667 Hampshire, UK Gordon Scott Veteran
Gordon Scott Veteran Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 2,667 Hampshire, UK	If you're likely to create more files in the scheme, it may well be worth adopting a three-or-more digit numbering system now and sticking with it, so you don't in the future end up adding leading zeros to hundred(s) of files. Edit: Incidentally, when I'm building playlists for a gig, I create songs called, e.g., "012-Interval.???" and "021-pre-encore.???". Last edited by Gordon Scott; 08/15/22 03:11 AM. Jazz relative beginner, starting at a much older age than was helpful. AVL:MXE Linux; Windows 11 BIAB2026 Audiophile, a bunch of other software. Kawai MP6, Ui24R, Focusrite Saffire Pro40 and Scarletts .

Re: BIAB Song file names - cannot sort in the Song Picker MountainSide #727703 08/15/22 03:34 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,104 Melbourne, Australia	Fantastic Jeff. Thanks for letting us know it worked out OK, and thanks for marking the thread as resolved. BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

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