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I'm a longtime BB user, just starting to use BB2021. I've entered a chord progression and am picking a style. When I try to audition a style with my progression, I get a notification that a required Real Track in Set 2019 is not found.(see jpegs 1 and 2).
But when I go to Preferences to see what Track I have, BB tells me I DO have ALL the 2019 Real Tracks (see jpg3).
Please help me understand why the track is not being found...




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I get a similar message with some real tracks. My folder settings are correct.

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Hi Ernie,

Thank you for the graphics. They help such a lot when it comes to appreciating your problem.

From the information you've given, BIAB is looking for Realtrack #3673 in the folder "O:\Band In A Box 2019\Realtracks".

From this information, I'm guessing that you installed BIAB 2019 on your O-drive and in a folder called "Band In A Box 2019".

Where did you install BIAB 2021? From the looks of your second graphic, it's in "O:\Band In A Box 2021".

If you did install BIAB 2021 to "O:\Band In A Box 2021", the missing Realtrack is from BIAB 2021 and I'm guessing that it's in "O:\Band In A Box 2021\Realtracks"

If this is the case, you need to set your Realtrack preferences to point to "O:\Band In A Box 2021\Realtracks". You can access the preferences settings via "Options | Preferences | Realtracks".

Depending on the type of upgrade your purchased, it's possible that all Realtracks (including 2019) are in the 2021 folder.

Just in case this is useful information...

When I install BIAB, I always install my new version directly over the top of my existing version. This means that I get to keep all past bonus material from earlier versions and it always means that my preferences settings remain the same. Most users on here follow this installation process.

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I do the same as Noel. I always install new versions and updates into the same existing BiaB folder. In fact, this is the recommended method.


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"BB tells me I DO have ALL the 2019 Real Tracks (see jpg3)."

If you look closely at the report you posted, it clearly says these add-ons are NOT found. Just need to point BIAB at the right location as noted by Noel96.


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I’m puzzled by those two messages, though, that some 2019 files are not found followed by the “you have everything” message.


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Maybe it means he has it, as in owns it, but it can't find it as in not pointed to the proper drive location?


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I've also often been confused with what appears to be conflicting messages from the 'What Add-Ons' function. Perhaps one test is for the existence of the folder and a separate test is for the existence of specific file(s) ?


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The "What add-ons do I have" screen checks for a couple files from each RT set/Soloist/etc - it does not check EVERY file, hence why it's possible to be missing something yet still have the "WADIH" page tell you everything's there.

That particular Realtrack is in set 355 - perhaps it would be a good idea to reinstall that particular RT set, or at least see if there's a "Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm NewAgeDriving8ths Ev 110" folder in Realtracks, and that it has 44 files in it.


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