Power Tracks can Fill Track With Drum Patterns ending in .dp and/or grid patterns ending with .dg . I'm trying to do more in RealBand though because of it's extensive features. But RealBand 2016 will only load the .dp Drum Patterns. The HELP button says it's the same as loading scrap MIDI file but when I use that method I can not load any .dp or .dg . I think that's because its looking for a .mid extension. I like using the drum patterns for a sort of metronome. But have to go back to Power Tracks 10 to be able to access some of the ones I like most such as cryin.dg . Perhaps there is a way to bulk convert these drum pattern .dp files and Drum Grid patterns .dg into plain old .mid files and load them as scrap? Or, duplicate the .dg files into .dp files? Does anyone have the same issue and a solution?
The HELP button says it's the same as loading scrap MIDI file but when I use that method I can not load any .dp or .dg . I think that's because its looking for a .mid extension.
That is correct as far as I know, Load Scrap loads either .MID or .SEQ files.
Why do you have to go to PT10 to access those files? I'm lost there. Crying.dg should be available in the latest version.
Also, did you see the part about having to use the Paste command afterwards? Many people miss this step ..
From Help: " using the Load Scrap command to load a .MID file into the Scrap Buffer, and then 1-Track Paste to paste onto a track."
Help also suggests dp files ARE MIDI files, just renamed for the most part.
Try making a copy of one and renaming to .MID ..
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PT10 is the latest version I have of PT. cryin.dg is also in RealBand2016 and is offered as a choice on the list of drum patterns. But, won't load. Only able to load the .dp files this way. In the past I've called tech support about PT10 and they recommended I try using RealBand2016 for whatever I was doing at the time. They told me RealBand, essentially "is" Power Tracks with enhanced/advanced features. So, I would expect the .dg files to load in RB just like they do in PT10. As far as Load Scrap goes I'll try the 1-Track Paste deal. But, I've never needed the Load Scrap Function to Fill Track With Drum Pattern.
Well, my understanding from the RB user manual (which is in great need of updating) is that both .dp and .dg files are supported. So, if the .dg files are not loading (and did you try some others just to make sure it wasn't a problem with just one file?), then report it to PGMusic as a bug.
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