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Does BIAB2024 still not have this function? #786652 12/05/23 04:37 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP babymusic Veteran B Joined: Sep 2021 Posts: 2,308	I watched this video from 2024. Saw some new features. But I didn’t see the function mentioned before. That is, enter+shift can play the third or fourth chord. That is, each bar can directly input 4 or 8 chords. here: https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=744720#Post744720 Last edited by swingbabymix; 12/06/23 06:19 PM. WIN10 20H2, AMD R4800H ,16G , 2T ,FOCUSRITE 2i4 MKII，Studio One,FL STUDIO

Re: Does BIAB2024 still not have this function? babymusic #786692 12/05/23 07:53 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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musocity Veteran M Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,110	It still seems the same unless there is a new setting somewhere, will have to look more tomorrow.

Re: Does BIAB2024 still not have this function? musocity #786840 12/05/23 04:31 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP babymusic Veteran B Joined: Sep 2021 Posts: 2,308	Originally Posted by musocity It still seems the same unless there is a new setting somewhere, will have to look more tomorrow. I need to use Enter and SHIFT to play each chord in a main interface. If playing with a dialog box, it is not possible to play continuously. Last edited by swingbabymix; 12/05/23 04:32 PM. WIN10 20H2, AMD R4800H ,16G , 2T ,FOCUSRITE 2i4 MKII，Studio One,FL STUDIO

Re: Does BIAB2024 still not have this function? babymusic #786843 12/05/23 04:37 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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musocity Veteran M Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,110	I don't know why it's still selecting 2 chords (1/2 bar) at a time. It should be able to have an option to select each chord individually in the chord sheet.

Re: Does BIAB2024 still not have this function? musocity #786844 12/05/23 04:41 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP babymusic Veteran B Joined: Sep 2021 Posts: 2,308	Originally Posted by musocity I don't know why it's still selecting 2 chords (1/2 bar) at a time. It should be able to have an option to select each chord individually in the chord sheet. They are aware of this issue and promise to be able to do it. I don't know if 2024 has been achieved. So, let me ask here. WIN10 20H2, AMD R4800H ,16G , 2T ,FOCUSRITE 2i4 MKII，Studio One,FL STUDIO

Re: Does BIAB2024 still not have this function? babymusic #786857 12/05/23 07:41 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Matt Finley Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,033 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY	I do not believe this preview feature was added in BIAB 2024. As you know, I’ve given you a workaround. Having 8 chords per measure is a different question. That (up to 16) was achieved last year with micro chords. BIAB 2025 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 7 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus 192 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.

Re: Does BIAB2024 still not have this function? Matt Finley #786864 12/05/23 07:59 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP babymusic Veteran B Joined: Sep 2021 Posts: 2,308	Originally Posted by Matt Finley I do not believe this preview feature was added in BIAB 2024. As you know, I’ve given you a workaround. I don't see a good way to solve this problem. WIN10 20H2, AMD R4800H ,16G , 2T ,FOCUSRITE 2i4 MKII，Studio One,FL STUDIO

Re: Does BIAB2024 still not have this function? babymusic #786921 12/05/23 10:28 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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PeterGannon PG Music Staff Joined: May 2000 Posts: 15,831	In 2024, you can open the chord settings floating window, and keep it open, and audition any chords on any beat, as Musocity showed in the gif, ‘It’s a good point that we didn’t add shift-enter as a hot key to do that, I don’t know why that got missed, but we will add that in a patch. In the meantime, if you just leave that floating window open you can preview any of them . Have Fun! Peter Gannon PG Music Inc.

Re: Does BIAB2024 still not have this function? PeterGannon #786926 12/05/23 10:42 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP babymusic Veteran B Joined: Sep 2021 Posts: 2,308	Originally Posted by PeterGannon In 2024, you can open the chord settings floating window, and keep it open, and audition any chords on any beat, as Musocity showed in the gif, ‘It’s a good point that we didn’t add shift-enter as a hot key to do that, I don’t know why that got missed, but we will add that in a patch. In the meantime, if you just leave that floating window open you can preview any of them . thank you. Floating windows are a great change. I've noticed this new feature. I hope there is a simple way to implement my idea. For example, open the Chords floating window and keep it pinned open. Then I just click the right button of the keyboard →, which moves to the next chord, and I can use enter-shift to play each chord. WIN10 20H2, AMD R4800H ,16G , 2T ,FOCUSRITE 2i4 MKII，Studio One,FL STUDIO

Re: Does BIAB2024 still not have this function? PeterGannon #787204 12/06/23 06:24 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP babymusic Veteran B Joined: Sep 2021 Posts: 2,308	Originally Posted by PeterGannon Can it be designed so that 4 chords can be input into each bar? Why do we have to use only commas? "," Wouldn't it be enough to allow users to input 4 chords directly? Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in) 2023-12-07_091705.jpg (13.05 KB, 129 downloads) WIN10 20H2, AMD R4800H ,16G , 2T ,FOCUSRITE 2i4 MKII，Studio One,FL STUDIO

Re: Does BIAB2024 still not have this function? babymusic #787211 12/06/23 06:33 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 20,313 Melbourne, Australia	Originally Posted by swingbabymix Originally Posted by PeterGannon Can it be designed so that 4 chords can be input into each bar? Why do we have to use only commas? "," Wouldn't it be enough to allow users to input 4 chords directly? Definitely you should consider to put this in the Wish List section. BIAB & RB2025 Win.(Audiophile), Sonar Platinum, Cakewalk by Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M Monitors, Pioneer Active Monitors, AKG K271 Studio H'phones

Re: Does BIAB2024 still not have this function? AudioTrack #787216 12/06/23 06:38 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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musocity Veteran M Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,110	He has put it everywhere Preview All 4 Chords on a Bar

Re: Does BIAB2024 still not have this function? AudioTrack #787225 12/06/23 07:07 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP babymusic Veteran B Joined: Sep 2021 Posts: 2,308	Originally Posted by AudioTrack Definitely you should consider to put this in the Wish List section. I already wrote it last year. WIN10 20H2, AMD R4800H ,16G , 2T ,FOCUSRITE 2i4 MKII，Studio One,FL STUDIO

Re: Does BIAB2024 still not have this function? babymusic #787226 12/06/23 07:11 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Matt Finley Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,033 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY	Not everyone gets his or her wish, and not right away in any case. Peter Gannon has acknowledged this one, so your chances are good. Be patient. BIAB 2025 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 7 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus 192 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.

Re: Does BIAB2024 still not have this function? Matt Finley #787228 12/06/23 07:20 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP babymusic Veteran B Joined: Sep 2021 Posts: 2,308	Originally Posted by Matt Finley Not everyone gets his or her wish, and not right away in any case. Peter Gannon has acknowledged this one, so your chances are good. Be patient. Matt Finley：Thank you. I think it would be much more convenient to input four chords by default. I thought this would be the basic feature of the 2024 version. The result seems to have not changed. WIN10 20H2, AMD R4800H ,16G , 2T ,FOCUSRITE 2i4 MKII，Studio One,FL STUDIO

Re: Does BIAB2024 still not have this function? babymusic #787232 12/06/23 07:25 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Matt Finley Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,033 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY	Everyone agrees with you. You are not the first to mention this suggestion. It will come. BIAB 2025 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 7 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus 192 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.

Re: Does BIAB2024 still not have this function? Matt Finley #787234 12/06/23 07:32 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 20,313 Melbourne, Australia	Agreed. The fact that Peter has acknowledged is a good sign. BIAB & RB2025 Win.(Audiophile), Sonar Platinum, Cakewalk by Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M Monitors, Pioneer Active Monitors, AKG K271 Studio H'phones

Re: Does BIAB2024 still not have this function? AudioTrack #787244 12/06/23 08:23 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP babymusic Veteran B Joined: Sep 2021 Posts: 2,308	Originally Posted by AudioTrack Agreed. The fact that Peter has acknowledged is a good sign. AudioTrack,Thanks! BIAB2024 is a good update. It is expected that no commas will be entered in each bar, and four chords can be entered directly. WIN10 20H2, AMD R4800H ,16G , 2T ,FOCUSRITE 2i4 MKII，Studio One,FL STUDIO

Re: Does BIAB2024 still not have this function? babymusic #787270 12/06/23 09:23 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Matt Finley Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,033 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY	Well, not quite. Peter commented only on previewing the sound of a chord on any of four beats. I do not recall a comment on entering four chords without commas. BIAB 2025 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 7 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus 192 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.

Re: Does BIAB2024 still not have this function? babymusic #790432 12/18/23 06:01 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP babymusic Veteran B Joined: Sep 2021 Posts: 2,308	Hope to implement this feature soon. Easy to use the enter shift, easy to hear the third and fourth card chords. WIN10 20H2, AMD R4800H ,16G , 2T ,FOCUSRITE 2i4 MKII，Studio One,FL STUDIO

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