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Colouring boxes / bars on screen? #656600 05/22/21 10:16 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Jul 2019 Posts: 16 C colinb1 OP Enthusiast
OP colinb1 Enthusiast C Joined: Jul 2019 Posts: 16	Hi. I'm a relatively new user to BIAB and wondered if there was a way to background highlight chord boxes / cells bars in a particular colour to more easily differentiate Intro; Verse; Chorus etc? For example - background to intro may be Blue; verses are shown with a red background. Bridge - Yellow etc... It seems that would make it easier (for me certainly) to navigate the song. Thanks for any help you can provide.

Re: Colouring boxes / bars on screen? colinb1 #656605 05/22/21 11:38 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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DrDan Veteran Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 12,230 Wauconda	Simple and quick answer is No. If I may be so presumptuous, may I suggest you work on recognizing the different sections of the song by the Chords. Each chord tone does have a different color with practice you can recognize it by hearing, not seeing, the different colors. So when the C Major comes in after the intro you can hear it, that is the your sensory que you need to develop. Dan BIAB – 2025, Reaper (current), i7-12700F Processor, 32GB DDR4-3200MHz RAM, 1TB WD Black NVMe SSD, 2TB WDC Blue SSD, 1TB WD Blue, 2 TB SK NVMe, 6 TB External, Motu Audio Express 6x6

Re: Colouring boxes / bars on screen? colinb1 #656631 05/22/21 03:49 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 20,311 Melbourne, Australia	Originally Posted By: colinb1 Hi. I'm a relatively new user to BIAB and wondered if there was a way to background highlight chord boxes / cells bars in a particular colour to more easily differentiate Intro; Verse; Chorus etc? For example - background to intro may be Blue; verses are shown with a red background. Bridge - Yellow etc... It seems that would make it easier (for me certainly) to navigate the song. Thanks for any help you can provide. You can right-click on the cell as shown and add Bar-Based Section Letters, which you could use to mark different parts of the song (Chorus, Verse, etc). Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in) 2021-05-23_11-46-05.jpg (87.97 KB, 155 downloads) 2021-05-23_11-47-33.jpg (19.23 KB, 154 downloads) BIAB & RB2025 Win.(Audiophile), Sonar Platinum, Cakewalk by Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M Monitors, Pioneer Active Monitors, AKG K271 Studio H'phones

Re: Colouring boxes / bars on screen? DrDan #656760 05/23/21 11:24 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP colinb1 Enthusiast C Joined: Jul 2019 Posts: 16	Hi Dan, Thanks for your reply. I do hear where the verse and choruses are - I've been playing for 40+ years so it's something I've developed. I just thought that when the piece becomes quite lengthy, it would be useful to have a visual clue too. Probably just me! Ha! Again, thanks for taking the time to reply. Thanks again Colin

Re: Colouring boxes / bars on screen? colinb1 #656761 05/23/21 11:53 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 20,311 Melbourne, Australia	Colin, I have no doubt that your skills are well developed. Was the other idea of using Bar-Based section letters helpful? I know it's not exactly what you were hoping to find, but possibly a workaround? BIAB & RB2025 Win.(Audiophile), Sonar Platinum, Cakewalk by Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M Monitors, Pioneer Active Monitors, AKG K271 Studio H'phones

Re: Colouring boxes / bars on screen? AudioTrack #656794 05/24/21 05:40 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP colinb1 Enthusiast C Joined: Jul 2019 Posts: 16	Hi - I have literally just been trying your suggestion. It certainly makes it easier (for me anyway) to delineate where Verses / Choruses begin and end at a glance - which is helpful. Thank you for that. I'm still sort of convinced that being able to colour / color the individual cells, or a group of cells could be useful to folks other than me. But then... I've been wrong before! Still... I'd really like to thank you for taking the time to suggest a work around. It is going to be helpful.

Re: Colouring boxes / bars on screen? colinb1 #656799 05/24/21 06:46 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 20,311 Melbourne, Australia	Colin, glad I could assist. However, you may consider also adding your request to the Wishlist Section. The company just might deliver such a request. I would certainly support it. BIAB & RB2025 Win.(Audiophile), Sonar Platinum, Cakewalk by Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M Monitors, Pioneer Active Monitors, AKG K271 Studio H'phones

Re: Colouring boxes / bars on screen? colinb1 #656808 05/24/21 08:23 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Re: Colouring boxes / bars on screen? colinb1 #799639 02/11/24 01:24 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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dRoNe13 Enthusiast Joined: Sep 2023 Posts: 89 Manchester, England	I can't believe BIAB has been out for 3 decades and hasn't implemented a colour-coded system yet. I know it isn't a DAW, but there's a reason nearly all DAWs allow colour coding. being able to customize with colours certainly speeded up my workflow. And, not only that, but It's also a godsend for people with impaired vision. My songs tend to be quite long, and the more info on the screen the more the eye strain, especially with it being all the same colour, IMO. A dark mode would be great, also Band in a box 2024, Build 1114, Windows 10, 32 GB RAM, Intel Core i5-940F 2.9 GHz

Re: Colouring boxes / bars on screen? dRoNe13 #799645 02/11/24 02:15 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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musocity Veteran M Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,110	That has been asked for years n years Old Muso's Bar View "A dark mode would be great, also" +1

Re: Colouring boxes / bars on screen? dRoNe13 #799701 02/11/24 06:47 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Charlie Fogle Veteran C Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 8,673 South Carolina	Originally Posted by dRoNe13 I can't believe BIAB has been out for 3 decades and hasn't implemented a colour-coded system yet. I know it isn't a DAW, but there's a reason nearly all DAWs allow colour coding. being able to customize with colours certainly speeded up my workflow. And, not only that, but It's also a godsend for people with impaired vision. My songs tend to be quite long, and the more info on the screen the more the eye strain, especially with it being all the same colour, IMO. A dark mode would be great, also BIAB has these options. They can be placed in any measure, not only at the beginning of a line. Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in) Color Coded Measures.jpg (191.17 KB, 66 downloads) BIAB 2025:RB 2025, Latest builds: Dell Optiplex 7040 Desktop; Windows-10-64 bit, Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz CPU and 16 GB Ram Memory.

Re: Colouring boxes / bars on screen? dRoNe13 #799730 02/11/24 11:47 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 20,311 Melbourne, Australia	Originally Posted by dRoNe13 I can't believe BIAB has been out for 3 decades and hasn't implemented a colour-coded system yet. .... A dark mode would be great, also Are you referring to part markers, or to be able to change the color of each chord cell? You can certainly change the color of the chord cells with Display Options, as shown: BIAB & RB2025 Win.(Audiophile), Sonar Platinum, Cakewalk by Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M Monitors, Pioneer Active Monitors, AKG K271 Studio H'phones

Re: Colouring boxes / bars on screen? AudioTrack #799783 02/12/24 08:02 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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dRoNe13 Enthusiast Joined: Sep 2023 Posts: 89 Manchester, England	Thank you very much, this will help so much👍 Band in a box 2024, Build 1114, Windows 10, 32 GB RAM, Intel Core i5-940F 2.9 GHz

Re: Colouring boxes / bars on screen? Charlie Fogle #799784 02/12/24 08:03 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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dRoNe13 Enthusiast Joined: Sep 2023 Posts: 89 Manchester, England	This is awesome, thank you. Band in a box 2024, Build 1114, Windows 10, 32 GB RAM, Intel Core i5-940F 2.9 GHz

Re: Colouring boxes / bars on screen? AudioTrack #799787 02/12/24 08:19 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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dRoNe13 Enthusiast Joined: Sep 2023 Posts: 89 Manchester, England	Yes, as shown in your screenshot, I was referring to the cells. I've been using biab for around 6 months now and didn't notice those settings. My bad. What a great, helpful community this is, thanks again. Band in a box 2024, Build 1114, Windows 10, 32 GB RAM, Intel Core i5-940F 2.9 GHz

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