Windows 11, BIAB 2013 up to date.

I had forgotten about the nifty "tap-the-timing-then-correct-the-pitch" approach to getting melody notes in to the notation. Then whilst refreshing my knowledge of note-entry in general ahead of starting a lengthy piece, I came across Peter Gannon's long-ago pointer ...

Originally Posted By: PeterGannon
Yes, that method works, and is actually fun, because you don't have to worry about the durations of notes etc. The process is like this:

- Make sure the Wizard checkbox is enabled (Ez, top right of screen)
- Close notation window, so that there won't be delays caused by screen redraws.
- Press record button, and tap in the melody using any of the 'wizard keys' on the lower 2 rows. For example, you could use the b key for all of the notes.
- press STOP.
- Now you will have notation, where the note timing and duration is correct, but the pitches are wrong.

You fix the pitches by opening the notation window, and pressing Ctrl-Right Arrow to advance to next note (Ctrl-LEft Arrow = previous note), When the note is highlighted, the Up/Down arrows will change the pitch. You can fix the notes quite quikly this way.

At the end of it, you have a nice 'human' feel melody, since you tapped in the rhythm, unlike a computer entry which can sound stiff and quantized.


... and instantly thought "That's the one for me!"

Well it should be, but I have a problem.

Following these steps produces audible "wrong" notes confirming the keystroke, and also records them to a track (utility 1) however nothing is added in the notation for me then to pitch-correct in to my melody.

Only 2 of the steps have variables, and I tried all!

- "Record-to" options: utility tracks and also "none"; saving and not-saving.

- The other option (sort-of!) is in the interpretation of "wizard". Various operations have wizards available to assist, like vocal wizard, solo wizard, ACW and others. In BIAB 2023 I can't see a literal "checkbox top-right of screen" for one, but the toolbar there has tabs/menus and some include a wizard option appropriate to the tab's function-area.

PGM/Manual resources show the keyboard wizard to be on the MIDI group which is on the MISC tab, and relates also to using the computer keyboard for note entry, so I went with that.

But I get output only as audio confirming the keystroke, and as a playable track of that audio in Utility#1 or whatever. It doesn't however go any further and get put on the Notation, which is a total puzzle now after drowning in endless attempts and re-attempts the past couple of days!

All I can think is that I am now too close to see something blindingly obvious, or that some part of the process has some relevance that I have failed to recognise or has simply gone over my head.

But there's just 3 steps to the process if you don't count hitting the "Stop" button at the end and checking that it worked ok! As long as you have a computer, a computer keyboard, and that they are connected, it really should just work.

So if someone with more expertise in this than I have can see something I have not taken in to considertion perhaps, or has some idea what could be preventing the entered notes making it on to the notation when the notes themselves register and are even present as a BIAB track, I'd greatly appreciate the education!

Thanks (I hope!)