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How do I stop a 32 bar song at bar 31? #821901 09/03/24 11:56 PM Beginners Forum
Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 105 doogiet OP Apprentice
OP doogiet Apprentice Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 105	Hey, everyone. Thanks again to all who responded to my other question. I’m trying to get BIAB to play Fly Me to the Moon which is an AABA 32 bar song. The song ends on bar 31 and bar 32 is the turnaround. When I have it playing solos and whatnot all is well, but when it plays the last chorus it plays the turnaround in bar 32 when I want the song to end on bar 31. Is there a simple solution for this that I’m not seeing? I don’t think I need to set up second endings or codas because that would confuse things, do I? Any help would be appreciated. DoogieT

Re: How do I stop a 32 bar song at bar 31? doogiet #821902 09/04/24 12:01 AM Beginners Forum
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,564 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY Matt Finley Veteran
Matt Finley Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,564 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY	There are three numbers toward the upper right of the chordsheet, on the far right of the row with the song name. The first number is Start of Chorus, the Second is End of Chorus, and the third is Number of repeats. The defaults are 1, 32, and 1. Change that 32 to 31. BIAB 2026 Win Audiophile. Software: Fender Studio One 8, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Fender Quantom HD8 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.

Re: How do I stop a 32 bar song at bar 31? doogiet #821910 09/04/24 03:18 AM Beginners Forum
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 2,662 Hampshire, UK Gordon Scott Veteran
Gordon Scott Veteran Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 2,662 Hampshire, UK	Via menu Edit->Song Form->Settings for this song In the bottom left-hand corner is a check-box ""Start the ending two bars early". Check that and on the final chorus BiaB will jump out at that point to the ending. This is somewhat simiular to the missing "To Coda" option that I'd like, but the exit point is fixed and for some reason it's hidden away in that dialog instead of the "Repeats/Codas/1st & 2nsd endings dialog. No, I don't know why ... probably a symptom of the development history. Last edited by Gordon Scott; 09/04/24 03:18 AM. Jazz relative beginner, starting at a much older age than was helpful. AVL:MXE Linux; Windows 11 BIAB2026 Audiophile, a bunch of other software. Kawai MP6, Ui24R, Focusrite Saffire Pro40 and Scarletts .

Re: How do I stop a 32 bar song at bar 31? Gordon Scott #821925 09/04/24 05:23 AM Beginners Forum
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OP doogiet Apprentice Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 105	Yes! This is it exactly. Thanks so much. I'm definitely starting to like the program a lot more with all the help I've been getting. The only real program I have expertise in is Microsoft Word and maybe Photoshop, and they're nothing compared to the complexity of BiaB.

Re: How do I stop a 32 bar song at bar 31? Matt Finley #821926 09/04/24 05:25 AM Beginners Forum
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OP doogiet Apprentice Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 105	Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately this just ends all the choruses on bar 31 and with no turnaround the song doesn't sound properly. But the next post worked out.

Re: How do I stop a 32 bar song at bar 31? doogiet #821940 09/04/24 07:11 AM Beginners Forum
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Matt Finley Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,564 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY	I’m glad. I wasn’t sure what you wanted. There is also the Tag function in Song Settings that you should become familiar with. BIAB 2026 Win Audiophile. Software: Fender Studio One 8, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Fender Quantom HD8 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.

Re: How do I stop a 32 bar song at bar 31? Matt Finley #821949 09/04/24 09:36 AM Beginners Forum
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OP doogiet Apprentice Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 105	Yeah, I looked at my original post and realized I could have been clearer. Thanks for the reply. 25,000 posts? You're a BIAB guru! I'll look into the tag settings. Eventually I'll figure out how to add a melody but that's further on up the road.

Re: How do I stop a 32 bar song at bar 31? doogiet #821956 09/04/24 10:49 AM Beginners Forum
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Matt Finley Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,564 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY	Originally Posted by doogiet 25,000 posts? You're a BIAB guru! No, it just means I make a lot of mistakes. BIAB 2026 Win Audiophile. Software: Fender Studio One 8, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Fender Quantom HD8 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.

Re: How do I stop a 32 bar song at bar 31? Matt Finley #821966 09/04/24 12:24 PM Beginners Forum
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OP doogiet Apprentice Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 105	Don’t we all. It’s good of you to help out beginners like me

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