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Chord Builder Chord Picker Keyboard #796270 01/18/24 06:21 AM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Sep 2021 Posts: 2,333 B babymusic OP Veteran
OP babymusic Veteran B Joined: Sep 2021 Posts: 2,333	Can we design a Keyboard for the Chord Picker? And then, I click on the note, and I get this chord. Distance: I hit E,G,C,E on the KeyBoard So, it shows C/E WIN10 20H2, AMD R4800H ,16G , 2T ,FOCUSRITE 2i4 MKII，Studio One,FL STUDIO

Re: Chord Builder Chord Picker Keyboard babymusic #796338 01/18/24 03:20 PM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
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Re: Chord Builder Chord Picker Keyboard musocity #796368 01/18/24 11:09 PM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
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OP babymusic Veteran B Joined: Sep 2021 Posts: 2,333	[quote=musocity][/quote] Is this BIAB? I don't think so. WIN10 20H2, AMD R4800H ,16G , 2T ,FOCUSRITE 2i4 MKII，Studio One,FL STUDIO

Re: Chord Builder Chord Picker Keyboard babymusic #796369 01/18/24 11:20 PM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
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musocity Veteran M Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,110	Originally Posted by swingbabymix Can we design a Keyboard for the Chord Picker?... Is this what you want ? or Not ? Last edited by musocity; 01/18/24 11:22 PM.

Re: Chord Builder Chord Picker Keyboard babymusic #796370 01/18/24 11:30 PM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
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musocity Veteran M Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,110	This will display the notes but not build by notes entered:

Re: Chord Builder Chord Picker Keyboard babymusic #796371 01/18/24 11:34 PM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
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musocity Veteran M Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,110	Studio One will build by notes:

Re: Chord Builder Chord Picker Keyboard babymusic #796381 01/19/24 02:56 AM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
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OP babymusic Veteran B Joined: Sep 2021 Posts: 2,333	Thank you for all your examples. I still wish the BIAB itself had a keyboard for clicking notes. WIN10 20H2, AMD R4800H ,16G , 2T ,FOCUSRITE 2i4 MKII，Studio One,FL STUDIO

Re: Chord Builder Chord Picker Keyboard babymusic #796383 01/19/24 03:14 AM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
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musocity Veteran M Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,110	Are these images what you want in Biab ? If so it will give the developers an idea of what you want.

Re: Chord Builder Chord Picker Keyboard musocity #796458 01/19/24 05:53 PM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
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OP babymusic Veteran B Joined: Sep 2021 Posts: 2,333	Yes. The KEYBOARD under the BB plugin can click on the note itself. WIN10 20H2, AMD R4800H ,16G , 2T ,FOCUSRITE 2i4 MKII，Studio One,FL STUDIO

Re: Chord Builder Chord Picker Keyboard babymusic #826277 10/20/24 07:14 PM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
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OP babymusic Veteran B Joined: Sep 2021 Posts: 2,333	I hope the BIAB2025 main program can see a keyboard. You can quickly see what notes the chord contains. WIN10 20H2, AMD R4800H ,16G , 2T ,FOCUSRITE 2i4 MKII，Studio One,FL STUDIO

Re: Chord Builder Chord Picker Keyboard babymusic #827862 11/08/24 04:54 PM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
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OP babymusic Veteran B Joined: Sep 2021 Posts: 2,333	I would like to see a keyboard in the BIAB2025. WIN10 20H2, AMD R4800H ,16G , 2T ,FOCUSRITE 2i4 MKII，Studio One,FL STUDIO

Re: Chord Builder Chord Picker Keyboard babymusic #827885 11/08/24 06:15 PM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
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AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,094 Melbourne, Australia	+1 for this idea. It could make a worthwhile learning tool for some users. BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

Re: Chord Builder Chord Picker Keyboard babymusic #833355 12/12/24 03:28 AM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
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OP babymusic Veteran B Joined: Sep 2021 Posts: 2,333	Is there a keyboard in BIAB2025? WIN10 20H2, AMD R4800H ,16G , 2T ,FOCUSRITE 2i4 MKII，Studio One,FL STUDIO

Re: Chord Builder Chord Picker Keyboard babymusic #833358 12/12/24 04:06 AM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
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AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,094 Melbourne, Australia	Originally Posted by babymusic Is there a keyboard in BIAB2025? There's been a 'big piano keyboard' in BIAB since almost forever. Is that what you are inquiring about? BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

Re: Chord Builder Chord Picker Keyboard babymusic #833362 12/12/24 04:40 AM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
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musocity Veteran M Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,110	You can use Biab Window > MIDI Chord Detection with a midi keyboard or a standalone keyboard that will lock notes down with ctrl+click

Re: Chord Builder Chord Picker Keyboard babymusic #833364 12/12/24 04:45 AM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
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Gordon Scott Veteran Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 2,662 Hampshire, UK	Virtual Midi Piano Keyboard?: https://vmpk.sourceforge.io/ Last edited by Gordon Scott; 12/12/24 04:45 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: Chord Builder Chord Picker Keyboard babymusic #833412 12/12/24 10:30 AM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
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musocity Veteran M Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,110	This one will lock keys on with right click and the Biab Midi Chord Detection will pickup and insert the chords. it uses midiKeyboard.dll https://code.google.com/archive/p/pizmidi/downloads and https://www.hermannseib.com/english/savihost.htm use https://www.tobias-erichsen.de/software/loopmidi.html rename savihost to the same name as the dll vst midiKeyboard.dll midiKeyboard.exe set Biab midi input port to a LoopMidi port set savihost midi out to the same port in Biab Windows > MIDI Chord Detection

Re: Chord Builder Chord Picker Keyboard AudioTrack #833537 12/12/24 04:58 PM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
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OP babymusic Veteran B Joined: Sep 2021 Posts: 2,333	Originally Posted by AudioTrack There's been a 'big piano keyboard' in BIAB since almost forever. Is that what you are inquiring about? The BIAB VST has a keyboard, and I wish the BIAB main program had one too. WIN10 20H2, AMD R4800H ,16G , 2T ,FOCUSRITE 2i4 MKII，Studio One,FL STUDIO

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