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In the options\preferences\count-in/met. I have Audible lead-in selected, volume at 127, instrument side stick(37) selected, pattern 1-3-1234 selected and lead-in drum count if drums muted selected.
Lead-in works great so long as I select style =BAG_BBG but does not work at all if I select any of the _BG styles (_BG_BAND, _BG_BDBS, etc.)
Could use some insight... sucks just having the song fire off with no lead-in (and no... the visible lead is unacceptable)
IT Project Manager
Bluegrass mandolinist
Dell Studio Slimline
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Vista Home 32-bit OS
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Sounds like the styles that work do not have RealDrums in them. RealDrums does not respond to the audible volume adjustment you mentioned. The count-in is either on or off. The volume adjustment option only applies to Midi drums. Try using Midi drums for the styles you are having a problem with.
Rachael
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Sounds like the styles that work do not have RealDrums in them. RealDrums does not respond to the audible volume adjustment you mentioned. The count-in is either on or off. The volume adjustment option only applies to Midi drums. Try using Midi drums for the styles you are having a problem with.
Rachael
Being new... how does one go about assigning midi drums to the styles that i am having lead-in issues with?
IT Project Manager
Bluegrass mandolinist
Dell Studio Slimline
Intel 2 Quad Q9650 3.0 GHz
4 GB Memory
Vista Home 32-bit OS
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File|Save Song with Patches & Harmony...
Check the box that says 'For this song only, force Midi drums'
R
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File|Save Song with Patches & Harmony...
Check the box that says 'For this song only, force Midi drums'
R
Done.
Still no audible lead-in.
IT Project Manager
Bluegrass mandolinist
Dell Studio Slimline
Intel 2 Quad Q9650 3.0 GHz
4 GB Memory
Vista Home 32-bit OS
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Works here. I have the following checked in Preferences|Count-in/Met
. Allow lead-in bars
. Play lead-in...
. Audible lead-in
. Lead-in drum count
Instrument - Side stick (38)
Pattern - 1-3 1234
Volume - 70
At the main screen, make sure the Drums color is yellow meaning MIDI, not RealDrums
If all this fails, only other suggestion is Opt|Return to Factory Settings...
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Spent way too much time with the PG Online help folks last night.
It was suggested, and I did, select the magical "return to factory settings" button... not a good thing ... we spent the next 10 - 15 minutes working to get ANY intelligible sound to be produced. Finally managed to get the software to play a song once again.
BTW, both the audible intro problem and song ending issues still persist
IT Project Manager
Bluegrass mandolinist
Dell Studio Slimline
Intel 2 Quad Q9650 3.0 GHz
4 GB Memory
Vista Home 32-bit OS
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Hi,
As the count-in will not play on styles with no drums you can try choosing a midi bluegrass style and add the Real instrument parts you need - this will also give you an audible count-in and ending
jazzman
BIAB - RealBand - 2022
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Zoo computer with 7i processor- SSD 1TB -2TB HDD
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The only styles that you would hear no count-in for, are ones that have a RealTracks used for the Drums track.
For example, _BG_BAND uses a Mandolin for the drum track. So there are no MIDI Drums or RealDrums.
There aren't many styles like that, likely only a couple of bluegrass ones.
In a future patch version, I will special case these few styles, so that they still get a drum countin.
Have Fun!
Peter Gannon
PG Music Inc.
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The only styles that you would hear no count-in for, are ones that have a RealTracks used for the Drums track.
For example, _BG_BAND uses a Mandolin for the drum track. So there are no MIDI Drums or RealDrums.
There aren't many styles like that, likely only a couple of bluegrass ones.
In a future patch version, I will special case these few styles, so that they still get a drum countin.
So, it appears the mystery of not being able to generate an audible lead-in is solved.
Thanks, Peter.
IT Project Manager
Bluegrass mandolinist
Dell Studio Slimline
Intel 2 Quad Q9650 3.0 GHz
4 GB Memory
Vista Home 32-bit OS
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