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Unable to work with the Thru channel #842805 02/13/25 08:25 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 547 jonel OP Journeyman
OP jonel Journeyman Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 547	I am unable to select the 'Thru' channel radio button. When I right-click on it I can set a patch but the radio button remains off. I can do nothing with it at all, each patch I select simply shows disabled.. I've used this feature with no issue on previous versions.

Re: Unable to work with the Thru channel jonel #842849 02/13/25 06:17 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 11,038 Winston Salem, NC USA Jim Fogle Veteran
Jim Fogle Veteran Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 11,038 Winston Salem, NC USA	What version and build of Band-in-a-Box are you using? You can look at the opening splash panel or navigate to Help > About Band-in-a-Box Jim Fogle - 2026 BiaB (Build 1224) RB (Build 8) - Ultra+ PAK DAWs: Cakewalk Sonar - Standalone: Zoom MRS-8 Desktop: i7 Win 11, 12GB ram 256GB SSD, 4 TB HDD Music at: https://fogle622.wix.com/fogle622-audio-home

Re: Unable to work with the Thru channel Jim Fogle #842875 02/14/25 02:47 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 547 jonel OP Journeyman
OP jonel Journeyman Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 547	Just the version you show here.

Re: Unable to work with the Thru channel jonel #842877 02/14/25 03:08 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 444 Jersey Channel Islands Brian Cadoret Journeyman
Brian Cadoret Journeyman Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 444 Jersey Channel Islands	Can confirm the same here with build 1125e Also checked "Midi/Audio Drivers Setup" and the "Route Midi Thru to Midi Driver" is ticked. Brian Cadoret BIAB 2025 Pro build 1125e with BIAB2023 UltraPAK . Samplitude Pro X4 Suite. Mixcraft 10.5 Pro Studio Focusrite 2i2 Scarlett Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz 3.20 GHz Installed RAM 8.00 GB

Re: Unable to work with the Thru channel Brian Cadoret #842912 02/14/25 10:12 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 547 jonel OP Journeyman
OP jonel Journeyman Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 547	Are you saying you have the same problem or that you've checked yours and it's OK?

Re: Unable to work with the Thru channel jonel #842920 02/14/25 10:56 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 444 Jersey Channel Islands Brian Cadoret Journeyman
Brian Cadoret Journeyman Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 444 Jersey Channel Islands	Have the same problem with the Thru radio button not being able to turn on. Brian Cadoret BIAB 2025 Pro build 1125e with BIAB2023 UltraPAK . Samplitude Pro X4 Suite. Mixcraft 10.5 Pro Studio Focusrite 2i2 Scarlett Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz 3.20 GHz Installed RAM 8.00 GB

Re: Unable to work with the Thru channel Brian Cadoret #842926 02/14/25 03:36 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 547 jonel OP Journeyman
OP jonel Journeyman Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 547	I also have a copy on my laptop and that is exactly the same, so ther would appear to be a problem

Re: Unable to work with the Thru channel jonel #842929 02/14/25 04:22 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,094 Melbourne, Australia	I do know that it's been confirmed and reported to PG Music for action. 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: Unable to work with the Thru channel jonel #843320 02/18/25 02:38 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: May 2020 Posts: 2,766 Victoria, BC Simon - PG Music Veteran
Simon - PG Music Veteran Joined: May 2020 Posts: 2,766 Victoria, BC	Not a bug. The radio buttons are used to select a track for viewing in the various windows in BB (Audio Edit, Notation, Piano Roll etc). Since the Thru track cannot hold any audio or MIDI content, there's nothing to view. I work here

Re: Unable to work with the Thru channel Simon - PG Music #843327 02/18/25 03:31 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP jonel Journeyman Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 547	I encountered this 'issue' when I could not hear any audio from the selected midi patch when I was attempting to play from the my mid controller. I heard no sound and I assumed that the thru channel could be selected to enable that sound.

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