115. I can hear the Band-in-a-Box® accompaniment tracks during regular playback, but not while I am recording audio.

The reason for this is most likely that you are using a DXi synth with an MME audio driver. If you are not sure if you are using a DXi synth, you can find out by going to Opt. | MIDI/Audio Driver Setup and looking to see if the 'Use DXi Synth' box is checked. If you not sure whether you are using an MME audio driver, you can find out by going to Opt. | Preferences | Audio and checking to see which 'Audio Driver Type' is selected - either MME or ASIO.

While you are recording audio, the MIDI tracks (Band-in-a-Box® style accompaniment tracks) are played through the MIDI Output Driver that you have selected in the MIDI Driver Setup dialog, rather than through your DXi synth. This is because the high latency of MME drivers wouldn't allow you to record your audio track in sync with the accompaniment. If you don't have an appropriate output driver selected there, or if you have 'No MIDI/Sound Output' selected and don't have an appropriate MIDI driver selected in the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties window (which is where BIAB defaults to if you haven't selected a driver), you won't hear MIDI playback during audio recording.

To resolve the problem simply select any MIDI Output Driver, preferably not a software synth. For example, for the SoundBlaster cards, "SB Synth A" would work well since it isn't a software synth and has no latency. You will still hear the MIDI tracks play through the DXi synth when you play back your song after recording.

A better solution which allows you to hear the DXi synth while you are recording, is to use low-latency ASIO drivers rather than MME. Not all sound cards come with an ASIO driver, although the free ASIO4ALL driver works well on most computers.


Alyssa - PG Music