Band-in-a-Box 2021 Build 506 update is available (June 29)

Band-in-a-Box 2021 Build 506 Update Patch Installer:
https://dl11.pgmusic.com/support/mpatch/bb2021_mac_update_build506.pkg (100 MB)

This includes Band-in-a-Box 2021 build 506 and DAW Plugin build 3.6.15.

Summary of changes for build 506: (June 29)

  • Added: "Avoid connecting to low quality input devices" setting added to Audio Devices dialog.
  • Fixed: Audio Unit plugins (eg the default synth) might be silent with some Audio Devices (eg bluetooth headphones).
  • Fixed: Delete Beats at Bar was not undoable.
  • Fixed: Delete Beats at Bar should ask for chorus/bar numbers rather than just a bar number.
  • Fixed: Insert Beats at Bar should ask for chorus/bar numbers rather than just a bar number.
  • Fixed: Chords and bar lines might not line up properly in the Piano Roll.
  • Fixed: "Utility Tracks were automatically transposed." message shows after leaving song settings when no transpose settings were changed.


Summary of changes for build 505:

  • Fixed: Styles that contain loops might try to load a WMA file and crash the program.
  • Fixed: Quick render menu items should only render the song mix, and ignore "One file per track" setting.
  • Fixed: Quick render menu items were ignoring the "Save in current song directory" setting.
  • Fixed: Track context menu > Track Actions > Save track as WAV file should select stereo/mono automatically.
  • Fixed: "Also generate MIDI Drums in the MIDI file" did not export the underlying MIDI style if the song has RealDrums RealCharts.
  • Fixed: New Xtra Style might not display correctly in the StylePicker.
  • Fixed: If scanning or loading a VST plugin causes Band-in-a-Box to crash, then that plugin should be automatically excluded the next time running the program.
  • Added: Plugin selector dialog shows info on listed plugins, such as the file path and unique identifier. This is useful for troubleshooting plugin installation problems, duplicates, etc.
  • Added: "Allow multiple instances of Band-in-a-Box to be running” setting added to the Preferences dialog.
  • Added: [MIDI file] button added to the Preferences dialog. This replaces all of the check boxes related to MIDI exporting.
  • Added: Batch Mode for exporting MIDI files is now accessible from the MIDI export dialog.
  • Improved: Audio Devices dialog is resizable.


Summary of changes for build 504: (June 18)

  • Fixed: Partially hidden check boxes in the MIDI File Options dialog.
  • Fixed: Batch Mode button should not be showing in the MIDI export dialog.
  • Fixed: Drag and drop render might cause an hour glass mouse cursor to get stuck.
  • Fixed: Drag and drop individual MIDI tracks should be SMF type 0 instead of 1.
  • Fixed: Frozen RealTracks on Drums track are not saved in song.
  • Fixed: VST plugin scans may be slower in some cases.
  • Fixed: It was not possible to select audio inputs on multi-channel audio interfaces.
  • Fixed: New Xtra styles do not show in the StylePicker for localized versions if the language patch is not up to date.
  • Improved: File rendering time reduced.
  • Improved: Enabling render setting "Individual tracks flat, dry, and center" will improve rendering time.
  • Added: "Include Mix" option added to rendering options which can be disabled if rendering individual tracks.
  • Added: "Save in current song directory" setting added to Render dialog.
  • Added: MIDI Chord Detection window added. This can be accessed from Window > MIDI Chord Detection...
  • Fixed: Potential access violation when Fakesheet mode was displaying note-based lyrics.
  • Fixed: Staff window wasn't showing any bar-based lyrics.
  • Fixed: 'Lyrics Below By' setting in Print Options changed to Bar Lyric Position so it will now let the user adjust the position of the bar lyrics whether they are displayed above or below.
  • Fixed: Note colors now are working for any track, and will not be enabled when drum notation is in use.
  • Fixed: When Song Title is blank, in Print Options, the Composer, Style, etc. would show up as garbage.
  • Fixed: Copyright symbol would have an extra character in lead sheet if the copyright field was in use.


Summary of changes for DAW Plugin build 3.6.15

  • Fixed: StylePicker is showing 2020 as the newest styles instead of 2021.
  • Fixed: More than one instance of BBM4.app would be running in some cases.
  • Added: "Preview N Bars [Cmd/Ctrl-P]" option in Generate menu. Hot key for this function is CMD/CTRL-P
  • Added: Option in "Preferences -> General Settings" to save current plugin size as default
  • Added: Option in "Preferences -> Render Settings" to auto-clear renders on startup. Note that this option should only be enabled if the DAW creates copy of media when importing. Enabling this setting will delete the entire renders folder whenever the plugin is first loaded without checking if tracks were dragged or not.
  • Added: Option in "Preferences -> Render Settings" to separate audio output channels for each track after generating
  • Added: Notification for missing media (tracks that will not generate)
  • Added: [PLAY] button to "Generation is complete!" message
  • Added: AU plugin now sends MIDI to DLS Music Device if "Send MIDI to DAW" is selected
  • Added: "Play Current Chord [Shift-Enter]" to right-click menu of chord sheet. Hot key for this function is SHIFT-ENTER
  • Fixed: BB frequently hangs a long time on "Retrieving Style"
  • Fixed: Changed "Paste Special" to "Paste Special (from Band-in-a-Box)" which is only enabled when system clipboard has song info
  • Fixed: Plugin sometimes does not prompt to save generated tracks with song
  • Fixed: Status message text has bad horizontal scale (should not be compressed)
  • Fixed: Updated audio output channel display to show track channels -> output channels
  • Fixed: "Chart" button text was cutoff
  • Fixed: Play button in Chord Builder crashed AU plugin
  • Fixed: "Preview Chord Progression" crashed AU plugin
  • Fixed: Chordsheet should get focus when generation is complete
  • Fixed: Issues with style picker (and other bb windows) hiding when CMD-TAB is used to navigate to another app and then back to DAW
  • Fixed: Multiple instances of bbm4 open when running AU and VST plugin and retrieving style upon launch
  • Fixed: Plugin should ask to save song before loading song demo
  • Fixed: Preferences dialog should not move position when selected tab changes
  • Fixed: Play/Stop buttons should still alert user that nothing is generated when they are disabled
  • Fixed: Moved "Preview Chord Progression" feature from right-click menu to button under chord sheet (next to C7 button)



Summary of fixes in build 503b (June 4)

  • Problems running the DAW Plugin on some systems, with errors like "unable to create file"...bbm4_PluginLog.txt"


Summary of fixes in build 503 (June 3)

  • Fixed: Importing a 24 bit audio file would result in silence.
  • Fixed: Recording audio with multi-channel interfaces might be silent.
  • Fixed: "WMA" was displayed on the drop station instead of "AIFF".
  • Fixed: Mono Waves AU plugins are silent.
  • Fixed: Mono Waves VST plugins are silent on the right channel.
  • Fixed: Recent song files in File menu might not load the correct song.
  • Fixed: "Fix sour notes" default track data is not set properly for new songs.
  • Fixed: File > Save Special > Save Song as M4A Audio creates corrupt file.
  • Fixed: File > Save Special > Save Song as AIFF Audio creates corrupt file.
  • Fixed: Copy Song to Text, long style name was showing a short name.
  • Fixed: AddOns dialog link to webpage fixed.
  • Fixed: Songs with held chord as final chord could crash.
  • Added: Edit - Song Form - Time Signature dialog now has settings for number of bars.


DAW Plugin 3.5.20 release notes:

  • Fixed: Plugin sometimes crashes in Pro Tools (when setting negative value for bar offset)
  • Fixed: Duplicate file name displayed in "Recent Files"

Andrew
PG Music Inc.