It should just run standalone, any problems just install AutoHotKey you can also right click > Properties > Compatibility > Run As Admin
Use the Bass, Drum, Piano.. buttons to set the instrument/s to play over a Rest, Shot or Hold. Use the < > to move or use the keyboard arrows. Use - for a comma between chords. Use / for slash chords. Use the Tabs to select your key and scale.
EDIT: Fixed m6 m7 Ma7, added View Mode button.
EDIT: Update, Added Set existing Chord to Push 1/8 or 1/16 Added View Mode Normal/Compact Added DAW Plug-in Mode (small)
EDIT: Update Added Remove Push Shot Hold or Rest from Chord Added GUI Color Picker Added Move BB Window with cursor keys or mouse
You can use the GUI to do any Biab function by adding a button to send the shortcut keys or keystrokes to access the menus by sending down right and enter, see below. If you have AutoHotKey installed just right click the script.ahk > Compile, this will create the GUI.exe Use WindowSpy.ahk in the AutoHotKey Installation folder to get the window name to send the keys to an application, like ahk_class RealBand
SmartGUI is simple to use, just drag in the button or any other components, save to file or clipboard, paste or open in SciTE4AutoHotKey or Notepad and add the keystroke send for each button.
Add this to the end to completely close the GUI so it's not running in the tray:
Chord Picker beta 2.0b Fixed order Harmonic Major/Minor chords Added Set existing Chord to Rest, Shot or Hold Added Custom Actions Tool Tab To create your own Actions for the buttons rename "Action name"
Gui, Add, Button, x22 y100 w90 h20 gButtonCA1-1, Action Name
then go down the text or search for "ButtonCA1-1:"
ButtonCA1-1: winactivate,ahk_class TBandWindow Send C Return
it is sending c as default, change the keysend to what you like, save and run.
For example, if we want to make Custom Actions 1 Button 1 Unfold:
Update Fixed C Major Chords Tab FMa7 > FMaj7 Added Set existing Rest Shot Hold to Bass Drums Piano Guitar Strings Added background image, use a custom jpg image rename to bb.jpg and keep in the same folder as BB Chord Picker.exe or BB Chord Picker.ahk
To keep your Custom Actions
copy & paste replace all the buttons under
;Custom Actions 1 (2,3,4)
"""""""""""""""""
and all the keysends under
;Custom Action Buttons 1 (2,3,4)
"""""""""""""""""
Then right click BB Chord Picker.ahk > Compile (to BB Chord Picker.exe)
Update Fixed copying and changing chords with pushes hold shot rest and long chords e.g ^^C13sus#5b9#11,G13sus#5b9#11...db so you can change the push from 16th to 8th or 8th to 16th, add/remove rest shot hold, add b,d,p,g or s to the rest shot or hold or remove without having to re-type the chords.
For earlier versions of Biab the only thing that needed changing was when you Edit the Chord in 2011 the chord is already highlighted but in 2018 it's not so i just took the highlight line out of the script.
Unzip Biab Chord Picker User Buttons.ahk & Biab Chord Picker User Functions.ahk keep them in the same folder as Biab Chord Picker xxx.ahk Edit them in notepad or any text editor, just drag in, edit and save. When you right click Biab Chord Picker.ahk > Compile, it will create Biab Chord Picker.exe with your custom action buttons.
!E = Alt+E brings up the Edit menu. User can upload and share their custom actions. If you have trouble let me know what action you need.
Send ^ = Ctrl Send ! = Alt Send + = Shift Send # = Win Key Press the Alt key the shortcuts will show underscores Send !E will open Edit menu Use the keys below to access menu items Send {Enter} enter key Send {Left} left cursor Send {Right} Send {Up} Send {Down} Send {Down 3} down 3 Sleep, 100 will slow the keystrokes
Update 2.1b beta Flat/Sharp #/b change Button added Middle Mouse Button (Mouse Wheel "Press Down") Set for Custom Action
Choose A Custom Action for the Middle Mouse Button from the droplist at the bottom (these are the Actions in the User Tab), to try this choose CA1-2, now when you select a chord in BB and press the Mouse Wheel or Middle Button down the chord will change from F# to Gb or Gb to F#
Unzip Biab Chord Picker User Buttons.ahk & Biab Chord Picker User Functions.ahk keep them in the same folder as Biab Chord Picker xxx.ahk Edit them in notepad or any text editor, just drag in, edit and save. When you right click Biab Chord Picker.ahk > Compile, it will create Biab Chord Picker.exe with your custom action buttons.
!E = Alt+E brings up the Edit menu. User can upload and share their custom actions. If you have trouble let me know what action you need.
Send ^ = Ctrl Send ! = Alt Send + = Shift Send # = Win Key Press the Alt key the shortcuts will show underscores Send !E will open Edit menu Use the keys below to access menu items Send {Enter} enter key Send {Left} left cursor Send {Right} Send {Up} Send {Down} Send {Down 3} down 3 Sleep, 100 will slow the keystrokes
Choose A Custom Action for the Middle Mouse Button from the droplist at the bottom (these are the Actions in the User Tab), to try this choose CA1-2, now when you select a chord in BB and press the Mouse Wheel or Middle Button down the chord will change from F# to Gb or Gb to F#
Unzip Biab Chord Picker User Buttons.ahk & Biab Chord Picker User Functions.ahk keep them in the same folder as Biab Chord Picker xxx.ahk Edit them in notepad or any text editor, just drag in, edit and save. When you right click Biab Chord Picker.ahk > Compile, it will create Biab Chord Picker.exe with your custom action buttons.
!E = Alt+E brings up the Edit menu. User can upload and share their custom actions. If you have trouble let me know what action you need.
Send ^ = Ctrl Send ! = Alt Send + = Shift Send # = Win Key Press the Alt key the shortcuts will show underscores Send !E will open Edit menu Use the keys below to access menu items Send {Enter} enter key Send {Left} left cursor Send {Right} Send {Up} Send {Down} Send {Down 3} down 3 Sleep, 100 will slow the keystrokes
Choose A Custom Action for the Middle Mouse Button from the droplist at the bottom (these are the Actions in the User Tab), to try this choose CA1-2, now when you select a chord in BB and press the Mouse Wheel or Middle Button down the chord will change from F# to Gb or Gb to F#
Unzip Biab Chord Picker User Buttons.ahk & Biab Chord Picker User Functions.ahk keep them in the same folder as Biab Chord Picker xxx.ahk Edit them in notepad or any text editor, just drag in, edit and save. When you right click Biab Chord Picker.ahk > Compile, it will create Biab Chord Picker.exe with your custom action buttons.
For Earlier Biab versions (defaults to 2015-earlier (if you can right click to edit the chord then it will work on your version, and it's already highlighted then use this version)
!E = Alt+E brings up the Edit menu. User can upload and share their custom actions. If you have trouble let me know what action you need.
Send ^ = Ctrl Send ! = Alt Send + = Shift Send # = Win Key Press the Alt key the shortcuts will show underscores Send !E will open Edit menu Use the keys below to access menu items Send {Enter} enter key Send {Left} left cursor Send {Right} Send {Up} Send {Down} Send {Down 3} down 3 Sleep, 100 will slow the keystrokes
Biab Chord Picker Tool 2015 to 2010 (if you can right click to edit the chord then it will work on your version, and if it's already highlighted then use this version) It will work on older versions below 2010 but most of the editing chords won't, it can be modified to edit the chord via Alt+F5 Chord Options window, it depends on how many users are still using the older than 2010 versions ????
Update 2.1f beta Transpose Selection Edit/Transpose Beat All Biab versions in 1 32/64bit installer settings.ini to easily add/modify your Custom User Actions
The 2009-earlier should work on all versions as it uses the Chord Options dialog to edit the chords. In the 2017 & 2018 version the set to Bass Drums Piano Guitar Strings shortcuts were left out, this prevents the Chord Picker Tool from working correctly using 2009 mode in 2017 & 2018, however PG should have a fix out soon for both 2017 & 2018 to add the shortcuts back.
When you start the new version for the first time you will be asked to set the version in the bottom left, you can then change versions at anytime to try what suites you best.
After the version is set you can then also edit the settings.ini located in the install folder. This will let you easily add/modify the Custom User Actions keys in the User tab. Here's an example of adding an Unfold action to CA11 (Custom Actions 1 button 1) it's a simple matter of filling in name=*** and funct=*** of the buttons you need. Alt+E (Edit menu) Down 10 Right Down 5 and Enter !E,{Down 10},{Right},{Down 5},{Enter} ** Save a copy of your settings.ini !!! See Biab Chord Picker ReadMe.txt in the install folder for more details.
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Unfold
!{e},{Down 10},{Right},{Down 5},{Enter}
Freeze All
!{p},{Down 13},{Enter}
UnFreeze All
!{p},{Down 14},{Enter}
Jazz Up Chords
!{e},{Down 14},{Right},{Down 4},{Enter 2}
Jazz Down Chords
!{e},{Down 14},{Right},{Down 5},{Enter 2}
Output Chords
^{e},{Tab 13},{Enter}
If you just click the buttons you will see what they do, it is pretty self explaining. If you read back through the posts you will see how it all works. If you can't work it out I will try and make a tutorial or video for it.
This is set for Reaper but can be changed see WindowAHK-ID below. If it works ok I can make a drop down for DAW choice. It has not got as many editing functions as the Biab Chord Picker Tool but if they add chord edit to the VST it can be done. You can change the Tempo with decimal point accuracy at any bar to follow the DAW tempo map with a button, you can change Time Signature to 4/4 or 3/4 at any bar with a button.
Any problems right click > Run As Administrator
There is a bug in the current vst that will only add a shot hold rest push on a major chord.
WindowAHK-ID finds the window ID of your DAW eg. ahk_exe reaper.exe Run it and select the DAW window, if you post your DAW ID I will make a script for it. To diy just replace all instances of ahk_exe reaper.exe with your ID in the script.
I'm not understanding how to use your latest tool, Window AHK.
1) Download WindowAHK-ID x64.zip to my desktop. 2) Extract to WindowAHK-ID x64.exe folder on my desktop. 3) Open the folder. 4) Find WindowAHK-ID x64.exe 5) Double click on WindowAHK-ID x64.exe and click through "unknown publisher" security warning. 6) Program window opens. 7) Now what?
This will tell AHK what window to send the keystrokes to. If post that ID I will create a script and exe for that DAW. Or just open the script in a text editor and replace all ahk_exe reaper.exe with your ID
Here's the Compiler, it will be in the AutoHotKey install folder, just select the script.ahk or drag it in and set destination script x64.exe or script x86.exe, choose either 32 Unicode or 64 Unicode and add an icon if you like, click Convert. If you want to create an installer Inno Setup
"give all keystrokes to plug-in" is not working correctly. If the window is active by clicking on the top of the vst window where the title is this makes the window Active and all keystrokes need to be sent to the vst. At the moment you need to click on something inside the window for it to send this is not correct, in other DAW you only need to make the window Active without clicking on something inside the window. In the attached gif when I activate the vst window on the left in Reaper it sends the keystrokes when I activate the window on the right in BandLab AND set it to receive keystrokes it don't. See I type the chord in on the left and it works but I type on the right and it don't.
Anyone else can send them one also if they like, just click Support in the Help Menu.
Edit: Ignore below, I managed to get it to work, but now I have a different problem, every time I enter a chord, the chord-picker minimizes to the tray. I can somewhat get it to work when I set BiaB and Chord picker to occupy the left and right sides of the screen, but then most of the options to the left of CP (such as the pushes and shots) are inaccessible. I realize this may be because I am on a laptop, and there is minimal "moniter real estate" but is there some way to get this working on a laptop nonetheless?
So much as I am ashamed to admit this, I've held off on installing this to date because I found all the lines of computer code a little bit intimidating, and told myself that I could get by with BiaB's built in "chord theory" function...which was one of my favorite upgrades of 2018 (or was it 2017?)
In any event, I just ran the installer (not the VST version) and the program launched in standalone, and I can't figure out how to get it to communicate with BiaB. Other than seeing the BiaB screen "blink" (disappear and reappear for a second) every time I try to enter a command, nothing else happens in the chordsheet regardless of what I do.
Please help!
Thanks in advance :-)
Deacon
Last edited by DeaconBlues09; 12/21/1811:52 PM.
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When I tried to utilize the "set bass" option (for which I had to minimize the BiaB screen because laptop) which I'm assuming should have launched the RT picker dialogue in BiaB, it instead launched an additional instance of BiaB with a clean chord-sheet.
Is this normal?
Thanks again!
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OK, I see another problem I have now is that I simply cannot get the bottom row of options, where the preview chord and "always on top" options reside, to display at all--even if I have the CP tool on full screen.
Again, I'm afraid this has to with me being on a laptop (I prefer running BiaB in my desktop, but the thing is that one third of the week I live and work in an entirely different city from my main residence where my desktop is, so sorry for being such a PITA with this...I really appreciate all the effort you put into this!)
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If you can up the resolution to 1600x900 instead of 1280x768 on your Ideapad ?
I'm afraid not :-( Maybe a lower resolution but one of the aspect ratios listed below would work?
Also, while you're here, (and I suspect this may be related) I recently connected an additional monitor to my laptop using an HDMI cable so I could have a dual monitor display, and set the external monitor as my primary in Windows' settings and have been having a plethora of issues with resizing/minimizing/always on top windows, not just for BiaB/RB but in Reaper as well. Is there any way I can make my laptop "forget" about the second display or whatever so that it behaves like it did before I ever connected it?
Finally, with respect to ADSR Sample Manager: I installed the program on my C hardrive, but placed the majority of my loops on the external drive (F) because I have more space there. I don't want ASDR to crash if I boot it up when my F drive is not connected if, say, I want to use it in Reaper. Is this something I need to be concerned about? Can I simply run it from C and add a library from F such that it operates as paths do for plugins like in Reaper or Minihost?
Btw, sorry for bombarding you with all these questions. I would generally simply experiment, but I've had issues in the past where if you set a path, and it's no longer there on next bootup, you can have ugly crashes or inconsistencies that can persist till kingdom come :-(
Thanks again!
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You should be able to go to the screen resolution settings click on the external monitor 2 and remove it, you may have to plug it in first, remove so you just have 1 set as primary monitor. You may have to go into Ati/AMD or NVidia settings.
I have ADSR on C: and ACID Loops on D:\ added to the ADSR Library, sometimes it has to wake the D: up from sleep that will delay at first but once spinning you should be right.
Also, Set Chord Rest/Shots/Hold/Push...buttons are not working on my system, after clicking those buttons nothing happens. I don't know if that could be a related problem.
You can run it as administrator as it may not be writing the settings.ini In the install folder C:\Program Files\Biab Chord Picker Tool settings.ini [BiabVersionSet] key=2016_later
when I set the bb version it closes and asks me to set up again and again and again
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Lenovo Win 10 16 gig ram, Mac mini with 16 gig of ram, BiaB 2022, Realband, Harrison Mixbus 32c version 9.1324, Melodyne 5 editor, Presonus Audiobox 1818VSL, Presonus control app, Komplete 49 key controller.
Also, Set Chord Rest/Shots/Hold/Push...buttons are not working on my system, after clicking those buttons nothing happens. I don't know if that could be a related problem.
Originally Posted By: Pipeline
You can run it as administrator as it may not be writing the settings.ini In the install folder C:\Program Files\Biab Chord Picker Tool settings.ini [BiabVersionSet] key=2016_later
could you please help Mr. Magoo by perhaps providing an actual download of the Mac version of the Free Biab & BiabVST Chord Picker Tool (look at the bottom of the page for the latest version.) Poor Mr. Magoo looked and looked but no luck . On the other hand if it is too much trouble then he is OK with that .
( yes, that what happens as you get older )
Thanks .
Mac Audiophile 2020 2019 2018 2017 USB plus previous years versions
Have a look here https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=475833#Post475833 try the Java GUI and see if it works for you on the Mac as the tool can be created with java as there is no AutoHotKey app for Mac that will also create a GUI, unless you know of one ? You can also request PG create a similar tool for users on both Win & Mac.
Biab Plugin Chord Picker Tool Generic v1.1 for Most DAWs This should work with most DAWs.
The 2 DAWs I found so far that don't send the keystrokes to the Biab Plugin window are BandLab and Cubase, so to fix this issue use PluginFlipFlop if you already have JBridge. Just load PluginFlipFlop (instrument of FX) then load the Biab Plugin (instrument of FX) into it. Using PluginFlipFlop in Cubase will keep the VST window on top always. Let me know what works and what don't. (the transport buttons up the top are not working) (the ^ ^^ Pushes still need implementing in the Plugin) EDIT: Updated 1.1 > 1.2 BiabVST-Chord-Picker-Generic-v1.2.zip
Yea same deal as BandLab and Cubase. Load PluginFlipFlop (FX or instrument) then load BBvst (FX or instrument) into it. If the BiabVst don't stay on top use an Always On Top app like the one in the link Always On Top 1.3 Joao from JBridge is going to make it stay on top.
Also If you are running Biab As Administrator: To run script only .ahk install https://www.autohotkey.com/ and set AutoHotKey.exe to Run As Administrator
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