I have watched the video which is useless, because it is from 2014 and with another UI. I've checked the new manual but cannot find this information. I've searched the forums, but only get 8 pages in return which all are about the problems with the new vst-plugin (again useless info for me in this case).
It is probably simple but I don't understand how to drag and drop single tracks into Cubase, so that I get an audio-track with each instrument (the bas, etc.)
I don't even know how to export a single track to a wav-file... I only know how to export the whole song.
Please help a stupid Danish guy. I have so many problems with BiaB 2019, that I need to get the tracks out and into a more stable platform.
First of all, make sure you are using the most up-to-date patch for 2019. There is also a plugin documentation page on the website which you can find +++ here +++. It has a lot of documentation, screen shots, and supporting videos for using the BIAB VST Plugin (and its stand-alone version) in various DAWs.
Have you looked at the VST-Plugin video specifically designed for Cubase? This is not from 2014, as the plugin only became available in 2019.
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FWIW, many DAWs allow simply dragging tracks from one to the other, just in case you haven't tried it yet. Might want to try to open both programs and try dragging a track from one program to the other. Just a thought .. sometimes it is easier than you may have expected, depending on the DAW. Sometimes it doesn't work .. but worth trying. Sometimes it takes a little more effort. I know if you open a BiaB file in Realband you can pretty easily drag/drop the tracks from RB to other DAWs like Reaper ..
Make your sound your own! .. I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome
Pressing "Ctrl" plus pressing the letter "T" changes the GUI interface. The two screen shots below show the two view available by toggling Ctrl + T.
The bottom, standard view includes the Drop Zone marked in red. The drop zone has six zones and a + in the middle. The six zones are file types: WAV, M4A and WMA on the left and WMAL, MP3 and MID on the right. Just above the drop zone are the track names. Click and drag a track name either from the track list or from the mixer track names to the drop zone. The file(s) end up at X:/bb/Drag and Drop where X = the drive letter where Band-in-a-Box is installed.
I simply export to song to wav files. I set things to centre and flat (right click on the Master button select flat mix) which gives me control of where I want things. I create a folder for the songs wav files I then export to individual files and leave the normalise (Normalize) option on. I create a song project in my daw and set the tempo to agree with BIAB then simply select and drag the files into the DAW if I’m using Reaper or import the tracks if using Sonar. A similar approach can be used with almost any DAW. Once in the DAW I normalise (Normalize to some) all the tracks to -12 dB which gives me a good place to start mixing.
I also export midi parts in a similar fashion using the same folder for the song as the wav files.
That I find easy and consistent. Tony
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That's an interesting point Jim...where the "drag and drops" are stored.
You said, "Click and drag a track name either from the track list or from the mixer track names to the drop zone. The file(s) end up at X:/bb/Drag and Drop where X = the drive letter where Band-in-a-Box is installed."
I'm using an SSD for my programs, that's where BIAB is located. All of my RealTracks and RealDrums are located on a secondary mechanical hard drive.
Is there a way to get BIAB to store the "drag and drop" files someplace else other than on my SSD to keep the SSD clean and to reduce reads and writes to that drive?
“Is there a way to get BIAB to store the "drag and drop" files someplace else other than on my SSD to keep the SSD clean and to reduce reads and writes to that drive?”
I don’t think so; they would go into the folder under /BB on whatever drive that you put BIAB. It is easy enough to move them off, once, to somewhere else. I don’t think this kind of sporadic use will affect the life of your SSD anything but the most minimally.
Reading an SSD doesn’t affect it; that’s what they are best at. Writing doesn’t directly affect it either; it’s the erasing files and reorganizing of space by the OS that you need to be aware of, a little.
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I have watched the video which is useless, because it is from 2014 and with another UI. I've checked the new manual but cannot find this information. I've searched the forums, but only get 8 pages in return which all are about the problems with the new vst-plugin (again useless info for me in this case).
It is probably simple but I don't understand how to drag and drop single tracks into Cubase, so that I get an audio-track with each instrument (the bas, etc.)
I don't even know how to export a single track to a wav-file... I only know how to export the whole song.
Please help a stupid Danish guy. I have so many problems with BiaB 2019, that I need to get the tracks out and into a more stable platform.
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