Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread
Print Thread
Go To
Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 2
R
RJPSAX Offline OP
Newbie
OP Offline
Newbie
R
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 2
I can call up the dialog box but all the selection options are grayed out. Can't build a chord. Is this a bug or am I doing something wrong? (I did it many times successfully in previous versions).


Russ Paladino
www.paladinotes.com
Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 6,960
PG Music Staff
Offline
PG Music Staff
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 6,960
I'm not sure why it would be like that. What OS do you have? Perhaps you could try build 308, which does fix a different issue with the Chord Builder:
https://nn.pgmusic.com/pgfiles/support/patches/bb2019_mac_update_build308.pkg

This patch is still being tested so is not posted on our support site quite yet, but it seems stable and you can install the previous patch if you do have any problems.


Andrew
PG Music Inc.
Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
Joined: May 2016
Posts: 353
Journeyman
Offline
Journeyman
Joined: May 2016
Posts: 353
Sorry to be the party killer, but after upgrading to build 308 - the problem still persists.
After upgrading to build 306 I got this advice from your support:
Please close out of the program and go to Finder | Applications | Band-in-a-Box | Preferences and try deleting the content of the preferences folder but not the folder itself.

If you need me to post any logs, please let me know and I will gladly help.

I run a MacBook Pro i7 2.2 GHz - 16 GB 1333 MHz DDRAM on High Sierra 10.13.6


MacMini M1 - BIAB2021 - Logic Pro X - iZotope Music Production Suite - Scaler 2 - far too many Waves plugins and Line 6 Guitars and boards + a fantastic Yamaha THR10ll mini Amp - Avid MBOX Studio

Peters' Garage is available on all major streaming services
Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 6,960
PG Music Staff
Offline
PG Music Staff
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 6,960
Quote:
the problem still persists.


Do you mean that you are experiencing the same thing that the OP reported?
"all the selection options are grayed out"

Could you please attach a screenshot showing this?


Andrew
PG Music Inc.
Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
Joined: May 2016
Posts: 353
Journeyman
Offline
Journeyman
Joined: May 2016
Posts: 353
Here you go

Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in)
Screen Shot 2019-10-05 at 20.31.00.png (215.84 KB, 70 downloads)
Chord builder greyed out

MacMini M1 - BIAB2021 - Logic Pro X - iZotope Music Production Suite - Scaler 2 - far too many Waves plugins and Line 6 Guitars and boards + a fantastic Yamaha THR10ll mini Amp - Avid MBOX Studio

Peters' Garage is available on all major streaming services
Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 1,242
Expert
Offline
Expert
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 1,242
Hmmm... You're right Peter !

It works when you initially open the song, but it seems like if you open the StylePicker window (whether you change style or not), and then close it the options are grayed out after that.

Strange !

EDIT: Same with opening/ closing the SongPicker window too, weird.

- Jay

Last edited by JayO; 10/05/19 09:01 AM.

MacPro 5,1/12 core@3.46GHz -- OS X 10.14.6 -- ATI 7970 -- 32 Gig RAM -- Crucial 500GB OS SSD -- Samsung EVO 1TB Audio/Sample SSD -- BIAB 2023 -- Logic Pro X -- Cubase Elements 11 -- Too many plugins
Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
Joined: May 2016
Posts: 353
Journeyman
Offline
Journeyman
Joined: May 2016
Posts: 353
I wish this was the only fault, but here is another fault I ran into tonight.

Both choosing the beginning and the last bar of a chorus is greyed out as well.
I hope the description makes sense to you

The fault appears after you have used song generation, but sometimes you can generate the song twice or even thrice before the error sneaks in on you.

Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in)
Screen Shot 2019-10-05 at 21.26.19.png (186.02 KB, 59 downloads)
Another pop up failing after song generation
Screen Shot 2019-10-06 at 20.32.52.png (171.6 KB, 40 downloads)
Has this .bin file (nbr 2 file from the top) anything to do with the problem I experience?
Last edited by Peters Garage; 10/06/19 08:38 AM.

MacMini M1 - BIAB2021 - Logic Pro X - iZotope Music Production Suite - Scaler 2 - far too many Waves plugins and Line 6 Guitars and boards + a fantastic Yamaha THR10ll mini Amp - Avid MBOX Studio

Peters' Garage is available on all major streaming services
Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 1,242
Expert
Offline
Expert
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 1,242
Hmmm... and I can also get that chorus window to be grayed out after opening/closing the StylePicker or SongPicker windows.

Seems to be something up with the window focus of the chordsheet, like it's not coming back to be the foremost window after it's sent to the background.


- Jay


MacPro 5,1/12 core@3.46GHz -- OS X 10.14.6 -- ATI 7970 -- 32 Gig RAM -- Crucial 500GB OS SSD -- Samsung EVO 1TB Audio/Sample SSD -- BIAB 2023 -- Logic Pro X -- Cubase Elements 11 -- Too many plugins
Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
Joined: May 2016
Posts: 353
Journeyman
Offline
Journeyman
Joined: May 2016
Posts: 353
Andrew - Any news on this topic?


MacMini M1 - BIAB2021 - Logic Pro X - iZotope Music Production Suite - Scaler 2 - far too many Waves plugins and Line 6 Guitars and boards + a fantastic Yamaha THR10ll mini Amp - Avid MBOX Studio

Peters' Garage is available on all major streaming services
Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 6,960
PG Music Staff
Offline
PG Music Staff
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 6,960
We are working on it and will have an update soon.


Andrew
PG Music Inc.
Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
Joined: May 2016
Posts: 353
Journeyman
Offline
Journeyman
Joined: May 2016
Posts: 353
Let me know if you need more info
Brgds
Peter


MacMini M1 - BIAB2021 - Logic Pro X - iZotope Music Production Suite - Scaler 2 - far too many Waves plugins and Line 6 Guitars and boards + a fantastic Yamaha THR10ll mini Amp - Avid MBOX Studio

Peters' Garage is available on all major streaming services
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Go To

Link Copied to Clipboard
ChatPG

Ask sales and support questions about Band-in-a-Box using natural language.

ChatPG's knowledge base includes the full Band-in-a-Box User Manual and sales information from the website.

PG Music News
Band-in-a-Box® 2024 Review: 4.75 out of 5 Stars!

If you're looking for a in-depth review of the newest Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows version, you'll definitely find it with Sound-Guy's latest review, Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows Review: Incredible new capabilities to experiment, compose, arrange and mix songs.

A few excerpts:
"The Tracks view is possibly the single most powerful addition in 2024 and opens up a new way to edit and generate accompaniments. Combined with the new MultiPicker Library Window, it makes BIAB nearly perfect as an 'intelligent' composer/arranger program."

"MIDI SuperTracks partial generation showing six variations – each time the section is generated it can be instantly auditioned, re-generated or backed out to a previous generation – and you can do this with any track type. This is MAJOR! This takes musical experimentation and honing an arrangement to a new level, and faster than ever."

"Band in a Box continues to be an expansive musical tool-set for both novice and experienced musicians to experiment, compose, arrange and mix songs, as well as an extensive educational resource. It is huge, with hundreds of functions, more than any one person is likely to ever use. Yet, so is any DAW that I have used. BIAB can do some things that no DAW does, and this year BIAB has more DAW-like functions than ever."

Happy Easter! Holiday Hours...

2024 is well underway - it's already Easter Weekend!

Our Customer Service hours this weekend are:

Friday, March 29: 8-4
Saturday, March 30: 8-4
Sunday, March 31: closed

Regular hours resume Monday, April 1st - no joke!

Convenient Ways to Listen to Band-in-a-Box® Songs Created by Program Users!

The User Showcase Forum is an excellent place to share your Band-in-a-Box® songs and listen to songs other program users are creating!

There are other places you can listen to these songs too! Visit our User Showcase page to sort by genre, artist (forum name), song title, and date - each listing will direct you to the forum post for that song.

If you'd rather listen to these songs in one place, head to our Band-in-a-Box® Radio, where you'll have the option to select the genre playlist for your listening pleasure. This page has SoundCloud built in, so it won't redirect you. We've also added the link to the Artists SoundCloud page here, and a link to their forum post.

We hope you find some inspiration from this amazing collection of User Showcase Songs!

Congratulations to the 2023 User Showcase Award Winners!

We've just announced the 2023 User Showcase Award Winners!

There are 45 winners, each receiving a Band-in-a-Box 2024 UltraPAK! Read the official announcement to see if you've won.

Our User Showcase Forum receives more than 50 posts per day, with people sharing their Band-in-a-Box songs and providing feedback for other songs posted.

Thank you to everyone who has contributed!

Video: Volume Automation in Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows®

We've created a video to help you learn more about the Volume Automation options in Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows.

Band-in-a-Box® 2024: Volume Automation

www.pgmusic.com/manuals/bbw2024full/chapter11.htm#volume-automation

Video: Audio Input Monitoring with Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows®

We've created this short video to explain Audio Input Monitoring within Band-in-a-Box® 2024, and included some tips & troubleshooting details too!

Band-in-a-Box® 2024: Audio Input Monitoring

3:17: Tips
5:10: Troubleshooting

www.pgmusic.com/manuals/bbw2024full/chapter11.htm#audio-input-monitoring

Video: Enhanced Melodists in Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows®!

We've enhanced the Melodists feature included in Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows!

Access the Melodist feature by pressing F7 in the program to open the new MultiPicker Library and locate the [Melodist] tab.

You can now generate a melody on any track in the program - very handy! Plus, you select how much of the melody you want generated - specify a range, or apply it to the whole track.

See the Melodist in action with our video, Band-in-a-Box® 2024: The Melodist Window.

Learn even more about the enhancements to the Melodist feature in Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows at www.pgmusic.com/manuals/bbw2024upgrade/chapter3.htm#enhanced-melodist

Forum Statistics
Forums66
Topics81,396
Posts732,513
Members38,442
Most Online2,537
Jan 19th, 2020
Newest Members
danielsk, Mark Morgan, zagrajbarke, Ernest J, Izzy
38,442 Registered Users
Top Posters(30 Days)
MarioD 195
Al-David 124
DC Ron 116
dcuny 87
rsdean 85
Today's Birthdays
CeeDee, SethMould
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5