Originally Posted By: Appoggiatura
Charlie:

I tried this method, set up a metronome and/or use clktrack as a style and get nowhere...

Try as I might, this step: "Select - Save Track as Performance File (Wav/M4a)" does nothing and NONE of this happens:

"This action quickly converts the midi click track into a audio file and saves it into the same folder where the project SGU file has been saved to. In addition, when the play or generate button is pressed, the drums track labels turn orange and the track is renamed to Artist, indicating the track now contains an audio Artist Performance file. Select the Drums Track on the Mixer and then press the Audio Editor Icon to open the Audio Editor and the click track is now a visible stereo wave form on the Drums Track in the Audio Editor."

And when I view the track in the Audio Editor, there is no visible audio there, yet I can hear the click when I press the play button...


The wav file will be visible in the Audio Editor once the Artist Performance File has been created. The click is still audible because the track still has midi data active and also if the Performance File has been created because the midi track and Artist Performance Track will be synced and play doubled. My post indicated the click data to be on the Drums Track. That should be the case but just be sure to select the track that has the click midi data.

The Artist Performance Track feature has been around since at least 2015 for PC and Mac and is a rock solid feature and there's no bug that I'm aware of. Any media on a track can be converted to an Artist Performance File. It works with MIDI, SuperMidi, recorded audio and RealTracks and RealDrums. If you're hearing the click track, it should be possible to convert it to an Artist Performance File.

Some things to look for that may be the cause of your issue:

The SGU project must be saved before the Artist Performance File feature will activate. The normal procedure is for BIAB to give a prompt message advising to save the project if your project hasn't been saved. BIAB renders, names and saves the Artist Performance File audio in the same folder as the project. This action causes BIAB to load the audio track automatically whenever the project is opened.

The Artist Performance Track appears once the BIAB project's Play or Generate and Play buttons have been clicked on. The track color and labels change requires the song regeneration to activate. Be sure the Audio Editor is displaying the correct track the click data is on. The Audio Editor defaults to displaying the Melody Track when it's opened unless you've highlighted the correct track first in the Mixer.

If none of the above corrects the issue, list the steps you take and post them here and we can diagnose what's occurring or do a Return To Factory Settings option that's located in the Options Menu.

I can't think of a reason that right click on the track with the Click on it and selecting Track Actions, Save Track as Performance File should not be working. I tested the steps I detailed here on my system and all seems to be working..


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