Originally Posted By: Appoggiatura
Gordon:

After some frustration, a update download and reaching out to Support, I figured out how to create a Metronome as a utility track although I had to manually set the MIDI Track a 2nd time to 10 (DRUMS) which renames the track to DRUMS2 from PIANO which it was mysteriously named after the first try.

However, if I close the file and reopen it, it reverts back to being named PIANO however it still sounds as DRUMS.

Also if I attempt to rename the track, BiaB crashes with no way out except Device Manager.

I also get a similar crash if I attempt to bring any file other than a BiaB file into RealBand so that program is useless to me at present.

I guess I need to get back to Support but I am wasting a lot of free trial time and quickly losing enthusiasm...

Thanks for your help regardless!

Firts an aside:
My setup here is a bit 'odd' as I run BiaB in Wine on Linux and a few things behave very slightly differently. One of those things is that I think the default synthesiser CoyoteWT doesn't work in this setup. On my setup I have to set another synthesiser. I think that won't affect what you do, but I'm not certain of that.

OK, here goes.
I started a new song and set up a simple 12-bar blues.
(I chose the RealTracks style _SURFEVP.STY, tough I think that's of no significance).
I have the mixer showing, so clicked the 'eye' in the bottom-right corner and selected to show Utility#16. If the mixer isn't visible, click the 'mixer' toolbar tab at top right).
On the mixer, ensure the 'Mixer' tab is selected.
Right-click on the text in the mixer and choose "Select Custom MIDI for....."
Leave the instrument set to "Any Patch" and click the button [Choose Style with this instrument".
In the filter string (top left), type "metron" or "metronome".
Choose one from the list .. I chose METRONM1, then [OK].
Back in the parent dialog choose the From Track "Drums" and click [OK].
In the mixer window, double-click the name text and type "Click" or whatever you prefer and click [OK].
Right-click either text on the same track and select Track Settings->MIDI Channel->10(Drums). (last time I didn't have to do that ... I'm not sure why that's now different).
Try the generate and play. Hopefully you'll get a click now.
Save the song as "clickSong1" or something.
Do a File->New, then open the ClickSong1 again (File->0 ...) and check the song still plays the click track.
I would now close and open BiaB again and open the file again to check that nothing gets lost.
If your sound disappears, read the extra bit below the line.

Don't forget that you'll need to go to the Notation view and set Mono for all tracks so that you can pan them suitably.

I can't at present see a quicker way to achieve the above, though hopefully if there is one, someone else will help. I think with only a little practice, it'll become pretty quick, though.

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Right ... I think you don't need to do this, whilst I do, but just in case...
Because for me BiaB keeps reverting to CoyoteWT as the default synth and CoyoteWT doesn't work for me, I on the "Misc" toolbar I click MIDI->"MIDI/Audio driver setup" and in the mid-right I click on the button [VSTi/DXi Synth (CoyoteWT)] and choose "<VSTi> SynthFont VSTSynthFont64", then [OK].
For me, when I save and reopen the song, it works, but if I close BiaB, open it and reload the sone, BiaB has reverted to CoyoteWT, so I have to do that last bit over. I think BiaB is supposed to remember my default synth, but it appears not to do so on my setup.

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
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