|
Log in to post
|
Print Thread |
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Mar 2018
Posts: 6,733
Veteran
|
Veteran
Joined: Mar 2018
Posts: 6,733 |
Ok ...
VST issues?
Also there was a way to delete / refresh BIAB preference file...sometimes it resolves internal issues.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Mar 2018
Posts: 6,733
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Mar 2018
Posts: 6,733 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 19,831
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 19,831 |
Hi floyd. I run MME and it's all going well for me. At one point during the early beta testing, I had some problems with excessive generation times that no one else experienced. My \bb folder is on a solid state hard drive. What I ended up doing was to run a Windows 11 routine called "Retrim". It's accessed through a disk's "Properties" and then the "Tools" tab. I'm not absolutely certain, but this seemed to fix the problem for me. A couple of days after that happened, I had a power outage while I was using BIAB. When the power came back on and I restarted BIAB, the program was working very lethargically. So again, I ran the retrim option, and it definitely fixed whatever the problem was. Because I have an SSD, though, I was very reluctant to over use this program. Below are a couple of articles about retrim and why it is good for SSDs. So the moral of my story is... if you have \bb on an SSD, consider running retrim. It might fix your problem. https://www.techspot.com/article/2600-ssd-trimming-explained/https://www.techtarget.com/searchstorage/definition/TRIM![[Linked Image - Only viewable when logged in]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=26403&filename=1105 optimize.png) Regards, --Noel
MY SONGS...Audiophile BIAB 2025
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Jul 2000
Posts: 27,033
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Jul 2000
Posts: 27,033 |
Bass Thumper’s post about dust is good. And his question about whether your computer is a laptop reminds me, have you checked the Power Settings in Control Panel? If you recently had a windows update, double check that your CPU is still at 100%. Also a windows update can reactivate devices that should be disabled, like the HD audio driver for your monitor.
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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 12,438
Veteran
|
|
OP
Veteran
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 12,438 |
Loading this changed nothing. Thanks for the link.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 12,438
Veteran
|
|
OP
Veteran
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 12,438 |
Hi floyd.
I run MME and it's all going well for me. At one point during the early beta testing, I had some problems with excessive generation times that no one else experienced. My \bb folder is on a solid state hard drive. What I ended up doing was to run a Windows 11 routine called "Retrim". It's accessed through a disk's "Properties" and then the "Tools" tab. I'm not absolutely certain, but this seemed to fix the problem for me.
A couple of days after that happened, I had a power outage while I was using BIAB. When the power came back on and I restarted BIAB, the program was working very lethargically. So again, I ran the retrim option, and it definitely fixed whatever the problem was. Because I have an SSD, though, I was very reluctant to over use this program. Below are a couple of articles about retrim and why it is good for SSDs. So the moral of my story is... if you have \bb on an SSD, consider running retrim. It might fix your problem.
Regards,
--Noel Thanks for the suggestion, Noel. I ran the retrim (been 33 days). That might have "help slightly". Now every third or fourth action (click on ANYTHING) doesn't cause a stutter. I would not call that success.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 12,438
Veteran
|
|
OP
Veteran
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 12,438 |
Bass Thumper’s post about dust is good. And his question about whether your computer is a laptop reminds me, have you checked the Power Settings in Control Panel? If you recently had a windows update, double check that your CPU is still at 100%. Also a windows update can reactivate devices that should be disabled, like the HD audio driver for your monitor. I am running on a desktop. As far as I can tell it is not dirty. I don't know what you mean by this: "checked the Power Settings in Control Panel?....double check that your CPU is still at 100%"I don't find anything that show CPU % in Power Settings. And how do you know if "the HD audio driver for your monitor" has been reactivated? What would I look for?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 19,831
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 19,831 |
floyd, Below are my Realtrack settings. If I recall correctly, I think I turned off the "Speed Up Generation of Realtracks". That might help. ![[Linked Image - Only viewable when logged in]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=26438&filename=1105 realtrack preferences.jpg) Also... As an experiment, under "Song Settings", could you activate "This song has playback problems"? This will force BIAB to regenerate the song in its entirety before it starts playing. This could provide some useful insight. ![[Linked Image - Only viewable when logged in]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=26439&filename=1105 this song has playback problems.jpg) Regards, --Noel
MY SONGS...Audiophile BIAB 2025
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 19,831
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 19,831 |
One other thing that will help gain a bit more insight, too.
What happens when you open the song in Realband? Does everything work okay?
MY SONGS...Audiophile BIAB 2025
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 12,438
Veteran
|
|
OP
Veteran
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 12,438 |
Thanks for the suggestions, Noel. I will try them and let you know if they help.
BUT
Seems like turning off all the things that make the program Fast defeats the purpose.
The changes that Misha made in his video all seem to happen on the fly.
I want that.
(I have not opened RealBand yet. I don't ever use it. I used to use it for harmony generation, but that has change - since 2022 - and I don;t care for the new algorithm.
And I would REALLY like my BIAB to work like everyone else's...)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 19,831
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 19,831 |
And one more thought  In "Audio | Audio drivers / settings" there is an option to monitor stuttering. I have never tried this so I don't know what it does but it sounds like it's a perfect fit for your situation and that it might provide some useful information. ![[Linked Image - Only viewable when logged in]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=26440&filename=1105 audio stuttering.jpg)
MY SONGS...Audiophile BIAB 2025
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 19,831
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 19,831 |
Thanks for the suggestions, Noel. I will try them and let you know if they help.
BUT
Seems like turning off all the things that make the program Fast defeats the purpose.
The changes that Misha made in his video all seem to happen on the fly.
I want that.
(I have not opened RealBand yet. I don't ever use it. I used to use it for harmony generation, but that has change - since 2022 - and I don;t care for the new algorithm.
And I would REALLY like my BIAB to work like everyone else's...) I totally understand what you are saying and I completely agree with you. My only interest is in finding out if something/anything helps your problem in any way or even creates a worse problem. This info would help development team home in on the problem you are experiencing. If it's bothersome to try please ignore my thoughts. I appreciate that I've probably gone overboard (There was one stage in testing when it took my "new in 2023" i7 computer 14 minutes to generate a song. I have no idea how the problem was solved. I'm just passing on the settings that I ended up with when everything was working in the hope that they might be useful to you.)
MY SONGS...Audiophile BIAB 2025
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 12,438
Veteran
|
|
OP
Veteran
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 12,438 |
And one more thought In "Audio | Audio drivers / settings" there is an option to monitor stuttering. I have never tried this so I don't know what it does but it sounds like it's a perfect fit for your situation and that it might provide some useful information. Tried that. Still got stuttering. No warnings.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 12,438
Veteran
|
|
OP
Veteran
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 12,438 |
floyd,
Below are my Realtrack settings. If I recall correctly, I think I turned off the "Speed Up Generation of Realtracks". That might help.
Also... As an experiment, under "Song Settings", could you activate "This song has playback problems"? This will force BIAB to regenerate the song in its entirety before it starts playing. This could provide some useful insight.
Regards,
--Noel I tried those things. Same.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 19,831
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 19,831 |
The second last thing that I did was to set my Windows sound up as shown in the image. (#3 is simply the active component when I have BIAB playing) ![[Linked Image - Only viewable when logged in]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=26445&filename=1105 windows exclusive mode.jpg) Up until this year, I've always run my soundcard in "Exclusive mode" because it seemed to help with older versions of BIAB. A year or so ago, though, I remembered Simon (from PG Music) saying that it's better not to use Exclusive mode. So when I was having all my problems with 2023, I turned that off. Whether it helped or not, I don't know. I'm just passing the information on as something else that I did. The last thing I did was something that I remember Kent (from PG Music) saying a few years ago. At the time, he advised a customer to physically unplug any instruments, soundcard or MIDI connection that was connected to the computer via USB. He then said to start BIAB and reconnect things. I tried to find his post but I didn't have any success. --Noel
MY SONGS...Audiophile BIAB 2025
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 12,438
Veteran
|
|
OP
Veteran
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 12,438 |
The second last thing that I did was to set my Windows sound up as shown in the image. (#3 is simply the active component when I have BIAB playing)
--Noel Noel - I really appreciate all of your suggestions. Those things did not stop the stutter. Maybe I'm expecting too much. Should I expect that every time I make a volume change with a slider (or do anything else) there will be a hesitation in the playback? Is that "just the way it is"??? I'm okay with that if that is the case. It is still a HUGE advancement in the program. But if no one else is getting stutter - I DON'T WANT IT either....
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 19,831
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 19,831 |
floyd,
Have you tried both the Full-screen View? of BIAB and the Standard View? If you've been using the full screen view and switch to standard view, you will probably need to open the mixer window (near the Conductor icon). Also, have you tried (a) loading a midi-only style and seeing the problem persists, and (b) return to factory settings?
Last edited by Noel96; 12/14/23 10:25 AM.
MY SONGS...Audiophile BIAB 2025
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Mar 2018
Posts: 6,733
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Mar 2018
Posts: 6,733 |
FJ, Yes, you don't want stutter Have you considered replacing preference file (so BIAB writes fresh one automatically)? I don't remember from the top of my head how to do it. It is as simple as renaming one (or two) files in bb folder. Maybe seasoned user(s) can tell you how to do that? I agree, this is one of very special updates.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 19,831
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 19,831 |
FJ, Yes, you don't want stutter Have you considered replacing preference file (so BIAB writes fresh one automatically)? I don't remember from the top of my head how to do it. It is as simple as renaming one (or two) files in bb folder. Maybe seasoned user(s) can tell you how to do that? I agree, this is one of very special updates. Hi Misha. That's the ultimate when it comes to resetting BIAB. It's certainly worth a try. Rename intrface.bbw to intrface.bbw.old and MySetup.DK to MySetup.DK.old. These files are in \bb\preferences. (Changing the extension to something like OLD will stop BIAB from loading them and force BIAB to make some new ones.) --Noel
MY SONGS...Audiophile BIAB 2025
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 12,438
Veteran
|
|
OP
Veteran
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 12,438 |
FJ, Yes, you don't want stutter Have you considered replacing preference file (so BIAB writes fresh one automatically)? I don't remember from the top of my head how to do it. It is as simple as renaming one (or two) files in bb folder. Maybe seasoned user(s) can tell you how to do that? I agree, this is one of very special updates. Hi Misha. That's the ultimate when it comes to resetting BIAB. It's certainly worth a try. Rename intrface.bbw to intrface.bbw.old and MySetup.DK to MySetup.DK.old. These files are in \bb\preferences. (Changing the extension to something like OLD will stop BIAB from loading them and force BIAB to make some new ones.) --Noel Noel & Misha, Thanks for persevering. That seems to have done the trick (I have never had to use that "fix" for anything). And thanks to everyone else who chimed in.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ask sales and support questions about Band-in-a-Box using natural language.
ChatPG's knowledge base includes the full Band-in-a-Box User Manual and sales information from the website.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Video: Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac®: VST3 Plugin Support
Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac® now includes support for VST3 plugins, alongside VST and AU. Use them with MIDI or audio tracks for even more creative possibilities in your music production.
Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Macs®: VST3 Plugin Support
Video: Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac®: Using VST3 Plugins
Join the conversation on our forum.
Band-in-a-Box 2025 for Mac Videos
With the release of Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac, we’re rolling out a collection of brand-new videos on our YouTube channel. We’ll also keep this forum post updated so you can easily find all the latest videos in one convenient spot.
From overviews of new features and walkthroughs of the 202 new RealTracks, to highlights of XPro Styles PAK 8, Xtra Styles PAKs 18, the 2025 49-PAK, and in-depth tutorials — you’ll find everything you need to explore what’s new in Band-in-a-Box® 2025.
Reference this forum post for One-Stop Shopping of our Band-in-a-Box® 2025 Mac Videos — we’ll be adding more videos as they’re released!
Band-in-a-Box 2025 for Mac is Here!
Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac is here, packed with major new features and an incredible collection of available new content! This includes 202 RealTracks (in Sets 449-467), plus 20 bonus Unreleased RealTracks in the 2025 49-PAK. There are new RealStyles, MIDI SuperTracks, Instrumental Studies, “Songs with Vocals” Artist Performance Sets, Playable RealTracks Set 4, two new sets of “RealDrums Stems,” XPro Styles PAK 8, Xtra Styles PAK 19, and more!
Special Offers
Upgrade to Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac with savings of up to 50% on most upgrade packages during our special—available until July 31, 2025! Visit our Band-in-a-Box® packages page for all the purchase options available.
2025 Free Bonus PAK & 49-PAK Add-ons
We've packed our Free Bonus PAK & 49-PAK with some incredible Add-ons! The Free Bonus PAK is automatically included with most Band-in-a-Box® for Mac 2025 packages, but for even more Add-ons (including 20 Unreleased RealTracks!) upgrade to the 2025 49-PAK for only $49. You can see the full lists of items in each package, and listen to demos here.
If you have any questions, feel free to connect with us directly—we’re here to help!
Band-in-a-Box 2025 Italian Version is Here!
Cari amici
È stata aggerate la versione in Italiano del programma più amato dagli appassionati di musica, il nostro Band-in-a-Box.
Questo è il link alla nuova versione 2025.
Di seguito i link per scaricare il pacchetti di lingua italiana aggiornati per Band-in-a-Box e RealBand, anche per chi avesse già comprato la nuova versione in inglese.
Band-in-a-Box 2025 - Italiano
RealBand 2025 - Italiano
Band-in-a-Box 2025 French Version is Here!
Bonjour à tous,
Band-in-a-Box® 2025 pour Windows est disponible en Français.
Le téléchargement se fait à partir du site PG Music
Pour ceux qui auraient déjà acheté la version 2025 de Band-in-a-Box (et qui donc ont une version anglaise), il est possible de "franciser" cette version avec les patchs suivants:
BIAB 2025 - francisation
RealBand 2025 - francisation
Voilà, enjoy!
Band-in-a-Box 2025 German Version is Here!
Update Your Band-in-a-Box® 2025 to Build 1128 for Windows Today!
Already using Band-in-a-Box 2025 for Windows®? Download Build 1128 now from our Support Page to enjoy the latest enhancements and improvements from our team.
Stay up to date—get the latest update now!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forums58
Topics84,301
Posts777,488
Members39,612
| |
Most Online25,754
Jan 24th, 2025
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dansk
Deutsch - Windows
Español
Français - Windows
Italiano - Windows
Nederlands
Polski
Português
Svenskt
русский
Japanese
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Korean