I just purchased BIAB 2020 Ultra Pack. I entered chords and melody notes manually. I figured out how to play the melody using a BIAB midi track (an organ) but would like to have another instrument play the melody at the same time. How do I go about creating an empty 2nd melody track so I can experiment with other BIAB midi instruments playing at the same time as the organ? Are midi files my only option for playing melody? Without changing the style of the song itself can I experiment with different styles for the melody track(s) only instead of using midi?
Will look into what a Soloist Track is and how it works. I wrote my first song. It's about my late wife and I'm using BIAB for accompaniment and then will record the guitar solo and vocal. Kids and grand kids will probably be the only ones to ever hear the song. I've never sang in front of them before and once they get over the laughing they'll understand why. ** I also just purchased FL Studio which allows me to pull up a BIAB app so I can load the song directly. I'm a total newbie to recording. Never even heard of a DAW until I read about it somewhere in BIAB. Probably didn't need to buy FL Studio but with all the time on my hands during the pandemic I'll have time to learn. I miss the days of doing live gigs. Zoom is OK for keeping in touch but we haven't been able to get around the latency problem when jamming. I'm part of an open jam group at our Senior Citizens Center. Before the pandemic we did freebie gigs mostly at nursing homes. Hope we can get together and resume them again some day. Been playing guitar for the better part of 50 years. ** Have a couple keyboards I'm trying to learn also. I play by ear and I'm trying to wean away from the transpose button to play everything in C. ** Thanks for your advise, Veteran. Best Regards, Sandy
As VideoTracks suggested, you can transfer melody sequences between the melody and soloist channels to create your multiple melodies. Another option is to create the melodies in FL and then import the midi file into Band-in-a-Box.
Place each melody on a MIDI channel.
Assign a midi patch number (how midi identifies instruments) to each melody channel.
Save the melodies file as a MIDI file.
Open Band-in-a-Box, or BiaB, for short.
Navigate to Melody > Edit Melody Track > Import Melody From MIDI to import the midi file to the Melody track.
Navigate to Melody > Sequencer Window For Multi-Channel Melody. +++ HERE +++ is a video that explains the multi-channel sequencer.
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Update your Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows for free with build 1111!
With this update, there's more control when saving images from the Print Preview window, we've added defaults to the MultiPicker for sorting and font size, updated printing options, updated RealTracks and other content, and addressed user-reported issues with the StylePicker, MIDI Soloists, key signature changes, and more!
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."
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!
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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!
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.
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