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Why isn't there a simple UNDO. I spent 2 hrs creating an arrangement with the right chords. I was trying to create a Melody, bcuz I already had the chord progressions. All I did was change the Song Style (I think). I'm not quite sure. I usually just play with the Style Picker after inputting the chords. Now, I have to go back and copy all 70+ chords into the song. I mean, with any other DAW if I make a mistake all I have to do is hit Undo. NOTHING like that here. mad


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Sorry for the aggravation, happened to me more than a few times. What I'll do before going on an excursion is save the file. If I decide to save my excursion I'll give it a new name. If not, I'll just reload the original saved file over the failed excursion. A little clunky but it works for me.


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Originally Posted by DC Ron
Sorry for the aggravation, happened to me more than a few times. What I'll do before going on an excursion is save the file. If I decide to save my excursion I'll give it a new name. If not, I'll just reload the original saved file over the failed excursion. A little clunky but it works for me.

Same here - been there - done that.

There is an undo for an individual chord but not for anything else, at least to my knowledge.
If you put an undo for styles in the wishlist forum you will get a +1 from me.


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I frequently change styles without losing the chords of the song, so I suspect some additional action may have been taken. When you try such an experiment again, please note the steps you take so we can try to replicate this.

And of course DC Ron’s advice should be heeded by all. But we have all suffered something similar.

+1 to writing a post in the Wishlist adding the capability to undo a style change.


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King Conga,
from slightly different angle, I share your concern. In my view, you should be able to undo any "action".
I don't believe proper "undo" function requires a "wish". To me - it's a bug. With all other software I have used, I am able to undo the last step(s). Even if a single "action" does multiple tasks.

Common exceptions to Undo are UI views and UI customization and things like solos/mutes.

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I change styles all the time, after I got the chords and structure. I never lose anything.

Before I go through other styles to see if something happens to work better, I take a few seconds and write down the name of the style. And don't forget there's a "Recently used styles" list in one of the drop-down menus. I never use it but I remember seeing it.


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I am guessing either OP opened a song with embedded chords, thinking it's a style, or loaded another style demo on top of custom chords. Can't use Undo in both cases.

That's why we need a strong Undo, as many actions in BIAB currently are destructive editing. Or if action involves irreversible process have a warning with a "do not display this again" check box. I would still prefer a strong undo to any workarounds or warnings. The way, I am sure it is expected by most users to work....

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