Install www.autohotkey.com V1 then set C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\AutoHotkey.exe to Run As Administrator by right click if you are running Biab As Administrator.
*Before first use, go into The Style Picker, "Clear Filter", then Actions > "Copy List to clipboard" this may take some time. You will then have StyleListTabDelimited.Txt in C:\bb\Data. Also Actions > Set Dialog Options > Show current style in list even... > "never" Do the same in the RealTrack and RealDrum Pickers, "Show All" and uncheck "Show RealTracks that are N/A" then click the "Copy List" this may take some time. Do the same in the RealDrum Picker. You will then have RealTracksList.txt and RealDrumsList.txt in C:\bb\Data. Open the ahk script with NotePad or text editor, set it to your paths then save: Line 32: these are defaults, if you have everything on C:\ you should not have to edit. STYdemos := "C:\bb\RealTracks\Data\Style Demos Audio\" RTdemos := "C:\bb\Demos\RealTracks - Demos\" RDdemos := "C:\bb\RealTracks\Data\RealDrums Demos Audio\" STYtxt := "C:\bb\Data\StyleListTabDelimited.Txt" RTtxt := "C:\bb\Data\RealTracksList.Txt" RDtxt := "C:\bb\Data\RealDrumsList.Txt" AllDrums := "C:\bb\Data\ALLDrumFolderNames.txt"
Audio Detection is used when playing multiple selection of styles using the chord sheet, it will sense when the audio has stopped to play the next style. To use this feature use the Windows MME audio device driver in Biab.
Columns can be moved by dragging the column title. You can run the script from anywhere or create a folder C:\bb\Scripts CSVQF-Biab-Multi-Picker-Injector.ahk is the Biab Styles script CSVQF.ahk is the original that you can open other csv or tab delimited files with Double click will play Ctrl or Shift click will select multiple styles to play with "Play All Selected" Set the Play Time Sec or Full. *Have Mixer in Floating Mode showing all tracks. Make sure Looping is disabled for previewing Styles with chords.
The whole idea of this is to have what's been asked for already, a multi picker that is always on top and you don't have to go in and out of picker windows then not be able to access Baib while in the jail window. If you could type a RealTrack number in the Mixer it would speed things up. The "RD3" picker (that you type in the chord sheet) is very slow and also shows the current Drum in the list that stuffs thing up with AHK (see pic below), the RT3 is pretty good, if you could leave it open like the Alt+F8 Regenerate Part window that is not a Jail, you could have a multi tab floating Picker for direct access without having to go in and out of pickers. You could have Style, RealTracks, RealDrums, Midi Super Tracks, Midi tracks, UserTracks (with Holds) and loops all in the one picker.
If Biab had scripting it can be all done in a short time without having to wait yet another year to maybe get it. The one above took a few days to make not a few years.
I have just started to play around with it and test it and looks very good.
Exactly what I have been waiting for, for a long time.
It is so good to be able to efficiently filter and make selections of styles, RTs and drums and to be able to audit the selection in various ways. Really good to be able to audit it against my chords. And the same for the RTs and the drums. So good to be able to efficiently make a selection and audit the drums and listen to the nuances in the patterns and rhythms in the selection.
(this level of functionality would be the basic level that I would expect from a modern software package and I am very surprised it is not yet available within BIAB).
Many thanks.
BIAB 2026, Studio Pro 8, Song Master Pro, Win11 Home. i7-9700K CPU, 32GB, ESI MAYA44eX, ZOOM UAC-2, Guitar Pro 8, Transcribe, (EZKeys2, EZD3, SD3, EZBass, EZMix3) Amateur: fiddle, guitar, vocal, beginner on bass.
Also, make sure Looping is disabled for previewing Styles with chords.
It can be tweaked and polished, it can have other functions added to it. The SGU Playlist Player could be added to the top ListBox from a DropDownList option. Rather than waiting years for things to get implemented. Users should take a bit more interest in AHK as it's not that hard and there is plenty of help in the AHK forum for just about anything you need to do. You can right click the ahk script to compile it into an exe and add whatever icon you want. Also: Free Biab Chord Picker Tool, BiabVST, Standalone version
BiaB 2022 has a new feature called MultiRiff, which is a jailed partial regen function.
BiaB 2023 introduces Alt+F8 partial regen feature, which is non-jailed, you can work on other part of the software while Alt+F8 window is open.
For partial regen, a user needs to constantly going back and forth between selecting, regenerating, playback. A jailed action is impossible to work with.
Guess the MultiRiff feature is a complete garbage now.
A Canadian music producer, singer songwriter, composer, and professional guitarist.
Yes get rid of all the jail windows ! I suggested that years back to do the MultiRiff, like you do with F5 to start and stop a RealTrack a certain bars only do it with the same instrument on all 7 tracks but this was made redundant when they eventually made the regen at any bar, but it was in a jail window that I said was too difficult and should be free floating but it got released out of beta testing still in a jail window and had to wait another year to be set free from jail.
Guess the MultiRiff feature is a complete garbage now.
Multiriff isn't garbage - it's okay and works within its limits and parameters. It's not brilliant but I'm certain most users are happy enough with it. I find it limiting but not garbage. Your commentary, on the other hand....
Musocity - GREAT work - stellar even. You keep "pushing the envelope" at such a pace that PG can't keep up with the concepts let alone the code. Your mind is a busy but seemingly very tidy place when it comes to music & linearity.
Cheers rayc "What's so funny about peace, love & understanding?" - N.Lowe
There are still quite a few people that don't realize that there are TWO menus for partial regeneration:
F8 Original method, introduced in 2022 which is modal/window jailed - you can't edit anything on chord sheet, do other commands, etc., without closing it first
And a new one, from 2023
ALT+F8 Which is non modal. You can do other tasks as: edit chordsheet, change views or even call out picker with that window opened
They are very similar in their functions. Original "F8" has slightly more controls. Hopefully we will see these two combined into a single, non-modal tool that will include all functions of both.
--- MusicVillain, If you don't see the benefit of extra items in original F8, doesn't mean it's garbage. Also, to all people that are still on 2022, F8 is a very useful tool, which was highly requested.
Here's a very simple example of how easy this is to create your own automated functions and actions. Use WinActivate, ahk_class TBandWindow to focus on the application window , window ID or name MsgBox, 4096, Message, Piano is Closed 4096 will keep MsgBox on top Message is name of window or MsgBox, Just this message only Sleep, is just a wait time
Use the WindowSpy.ahk that comes with AutoHotkey in it's install folder and Simple-Spy to get the ID of windows or other buttons or controls.
CSVQF-Biab-Multi-Picker-Injector.zip Added: PlayList Player This uses Windows audio device so set Biab to the windows audio device Browse for Song folder Select songs to play with Ctrl+click or Shift+click Press "Play" to play all selected Select any Instruments to Mute
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