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#91925 11/21/10 05:42 PM
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Is there any way of doing a midi Intro with 2 4 or 8 bars and have the realtrack come in on the 3 5 or 9 bar because any tune I'm trying to do is spoiled with the realtrack as it comes in right at the begining and it ruins the whole effect.

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Is there any way of doing a midi Intro with 2 4 or 8 bars and have the realtrack come in on the 3 5 or 9 bar because any tune I'm trying to do is spoiled with the realtrack as it comes in right at the begining and it ruins the whole effect.

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Why of course. You can have any one play at any bar. You need to look at "F5". It is bar setting and you can use it to do exactly what you are requesting.

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I see under your name Jazzmandan It has Expert. I am afraid am not. Your xplanation does'nt do any thing for me.
I want to creat a four bar intro with midi instruments and have the realtrack start playing the melody on bar five.

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Just so you know, the "ratings" under our poster name have nothing to do with anything except post count. They are automatically assigned by the forum software and we can't do anything about it.

I'm not sure what you are trying to do in total, but let's take a guess. On any one instrument, you may have either MIDI or RealTracks (or a RealDrum track). So, assuming you have version 2010 or 2010.5, you should be able to use F5 as suggested to mute or unmute each track at any bar. This should allow you to play MIDI then Real Tracks. The trick is, you have a limited number of total tracks to work with: piano, bass, drums, guitar, strings, melody and soloist. If you need more, you might like to experiment with the supplied companion program, RealBand.


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I see under your name Jazzmandan It has Expert. I am afraid am not. Your xplanation does'nt do any thing for me.
I want to creat a four bar intro with midi instruments and have the realtrack start playing the melody on bar five.

WillyBob




Well I ain't no expert, but I have been around long enough to know a trick or two.

Pretty quick and dirty, but Does this help?

F5 - Bar Settings

Oh, and one last point, RT's will not play the melody, they only solo and comp.


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Wow,
thank you for the tip.


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