I'm running 2016 BIAB and need to insert a measure of 7/8. In the set time signatures window I only see time signatures that are /4....and no way to do a 3.5/4! How do I get a 7/8 measure? Oh, and it needs to only be one measure of 7/8, so faking it with longer measures won't work.....unless there is some way to insert a half measure of 7/4......
If you don't need notation do one BiaB cell in 3/4 and the next in 4/4 and both cells will make one measure of 7/4. If the feel is wrong do the first in 4 and the second in 3.
As Notes mentioned the workaround is to use 3/4 then 4/4 (or vice versa)
I would not suggest trying the odd time styles in BiaB as they use a math formula to insert the odd time over a standard tempo time span, which makes working with them confusing to me.
As mentioned, Realband can work in true odd times and still generate, as shown below. One of the many differences between the two programs.
Last edited by rharv; 02/03/1904:44 AM.
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A question to RB users. Does RB export those non 2/4,3/4, and 4/4 time signatures correctly? The last time that I tried it did not. It would be a game changer for me if it could.
Thanx in advance for your help.
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FWIW I've never had a problem. I've sent tracks to people who used different DAWs and different versions of RB/PT (interchangeably) and never really had an issue as long as the file was opened in the other DAW using the same time signature and tempo.
In the image below I simply dragged a 7/4 drum into Reaper (having set it up to time signature and tempo to match) and everything just lines up. /Right click and view image for more detailed view //Guess I named the song right after all ///slashies!
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Thanks! Looks like RB indeed does the trick. Now I just need to learn the ins and outs of using RB vs BiaB. I mainly just need bass and drum parts - and preferably output the drums as midi so I can use 3rd party samples to play them in my DAW. So far I've only be able to output mixed wave files with RB, not individual tracks, but I'm sure there must be a way.....
Right click the desired track you want to export. I right click on the Track Data area. The options are different if you right click on the track name area vs the track audio or MIDI display area (never sure what to call that area).
You can then Save track to file and select MIDI or audio as the desired format, depending on the track data/options.
FWIW, RB now sends the necessary timing information to the drum VSTi's that need it, so you may even be able to do the drums in RB .. depending on how you play those third party samples.
That feature snuck in about a year ago without much fanfare considering how much it improved the program.
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Right click the desired track you want to export. I right click on the Track Data area. The options are different if you right click on the track name area vs the track audio or MIDI display area (never sure what to call that area).
You can then Save track to file and select MIDI or audio as the desired format, depending on the track data/options.
FWIW, RB now sends the necessary timing information to the drum VSTi's that need it, so you may even be able to do the drums in RB .. depending on how you play those third party samples.
That feature snuck in about a year ago without much fanfare considering how much it improved the program.
Thanks! My workflow is very DAW centric and my DAW is tied to the faders on my recording console, so RB (or BiaB) is (for me) just a quick patch for when I need to demo something I can't play well...for me it makes sense to get it into my DAW as quickly as possible and move on with the production. But cool to know RB is supporting VST's and all that for the people who need it.
In BiaB if you use one of the odd time signature styles like 5/4, only the first chord change of each bar is on the beat. A bar with 5 beats and 4 evenly spaced chord changes won't cut it.
For those of you using RealBand, can you put 5 chords in a 5/4 bar?
I generally use PG's Power Tracks Pro Audio for a DAW, but if I know the answer, I can help other RealBand users.
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