Hello friends, You will agree with me BIAB is a great tool, there are many ways to understand it, I gradually discover different possibilities of composing songs with it. Personally I couple it to Logic and I try to do some parts myself… You know like me that they say “too many choices kills the choice” and to avoid spending too much time selecting the appropriate file…(maybe this is a dumb question) I would like to know how from the real tracks folder, if I listen to an .m4a file or aiff which inspires me how to find it used in a style or several styles. how find the link ? Thank you for your lights. phil
Thank you Jim for your help, I put a jpg to explain what I would like to know. I start from a file in the RT folder, how from this saxo file for example that I like can I find which styles use this file or this folder of saxo files? I'm just trying to figure out the links. Have a good day
The workflow you are describing runs counter to the way Band-in-a-Box is designed to work. The Style and RealTrack Pickers are built on the concept you use them while inside the program to audition styles and RealTracks that are stored outside the main program file. You are asking to audition files outside of Band-in-a-Box and then reverse engineer where the file is used.
An analogy for what your asking would be to try and go against the flow on an escalator or one way street. It may be doable but certainly not easy.
One roundabout way to accomplish your goal is to perform a multi-step process.
1. Have Band-in-a-Box create a tab delineated spreadsheet file by selecting the "Copy List" button in the RealTracks Picker.
2. Import the tab delineated file into a page of a spreadsheet program. All the data available in the RealTracks Picker is now available for configuration as you desire and you can add data to it.
*Idea: Check if the Mac StylePicker has a "Copy List" button. The Windows StylePicker does. If so then create a StylePicker tab delineated file and import into a second spreadsheet page. Then you'll have access to all the Style and RealTrack Picker data outside the Band-in-a-Box program!
3. You can customize your spreadsheet with custom column headers, such as "Used In Styles" or "Uses RealTracks" and add the data while auditioning files.
I know it looks like a lot of work but I can't think of another way to do it.
Thank you Jim, it's very nice to take time to explain me this method, but I think I'll rather use BIAB as it was designed. As I said it was maybe a stupid question, there are so many possibilities already that I will settle for finding a more advisable workflow. nevertheless I still learned this possibility of creating lists. very good day phil
Not a stupid question at all. Everyone uses Band-in-a-Box differently. It's very possible Band-in-a-Box might be able to do something you want to do, you don't know how to do it but someone else does know how.
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Update your Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows® Today!
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."
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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!
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