Hi ya, It seems to me that Options\Preferences settings should be sticker/more permanent. I'm in the habit of turning off my external Audiophile drive when not in use. Though the RealTracks and RealDrums location settings in Options\Preferences\Song Generation correctly point RealBand to that drive, the setting often reverts back to the C drive (C\bb). Since the tracks are on the external drive, RealBand barks about not being able to find them, though I'm not currently using the tracks. I have to frequently change this setting back to, in my case, H\bb. In fairness, this sometimes happens because I've tried to generate a new part before turning on the drive prior to opening RB.
Another setting is the Options\Preferences\Audio driver settings, where RealBand forgets my ASIO-driven Focusrite driver and wants to revert to MME. I then have to repoint it to the ASIO device.
It should ask for the 3 folder locations bb-RealTracks-Drums there should be an option Don't Ask Again. Might be the same with your ASIO you have unplugged the usb device ???
After you have closed RealBand with all the correct settings, create a folder in the RealBand folder "Config Backup" list the RealBand folder by newest date copy RB.CFG RealBand.INI DEFAULT.RWS with all the correct settings to that folder. Now you have a backup. Add the text below under Code: to a text file, rename it RealBand Reset My Defaults.bat Now just run the bat file to start RB with your saved settings. You can right click Run As Administrator if any problems.
Code:
del "c:\RealBand\RB.CFG"
del "c:\RealBand\RealBand.INI"
del "c:\RealBand\DEFAULT.RWS"
copy "c:\RealBand\Config Backup\DEFAULT.RWS" "c:\RealBand\DEFAULT.RWS"
copy "c:\RealBand\Config Backup\RB.CFG" "c:\RealBand\RB.CFG"
copy "c:\RealBand\Config Backup\RealBand.INI" "c:\RealBand\RealBand.INI"
start "" "c:\RealBand\RealBand.exe"
exit
This way you can start RB in any mode or settings you like, just save another lot of settings to another folder "Config Backup2" and create another bat/exe for it.
In Bat to EXE Options > Miscellaneous > Administrator Manifest Click Compile to create the RealBand Reset My Defaults.exe You can pin it where you like or create a shortcut.
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