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My 2022 BIAB UltraPak is due to arrive today. I’m still undecided as to whether I should run it from the USB 3.0 Hard Drive or install it over my 2019 version on my C drive (The RealTracks and RealDrums are installed on my D drive). Is it possible/advisable to first try the USB 3.0 Hard Drive install (including RealDrums and RealTracks) to see how it performs (speedwise)? Then, if this seems OK, is it possible to simply(?) uninstall my 2019 BIAB? If the USB install seems slower, how can I then uninstall the USB 3.0 Hard Drive install and then install BIAB 2022 to the PC’s C drive (with RealTracks and RealDrums on my D drive)? I guess I’m trying to save space on my C drive (I won’t have enough space for a Windows 11 install in the future – I don’t know if that’s important). BUT, the most important thing is, I don’t want to lose any performance/speed with BIAB/RealBand. What would you advise? Thanks, in advance, Mike My PC specs (Windows 10) are: Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700HQ CPU @ 2.80GHz, 2801 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s) C drive (SSD): used 77.5b of 118gb (40.5gb free) D drive (HDD): used 507gb of 930gb (423gb free)
Mike Garry BIAB 2022 (Build 927)/RealBand (5) (64bit), UltraPak, Kontakt, EZmix, Ozone 9 Elements, Hybrid 3, Audacity, Acer Predator, Windows 10, 64bit, 16GB ram, CPU: Intel i7. https://soundcloud.com/user-952388172
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I'm using the 2nd installation option, and leaving the RD'S AND RT'S on the USB hard drive. Generation is about 5 seconds, which was about the same speed when I had everything on my own hard drive.
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Bob
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I've just read that again ... you won't get an UltraPAK onto the C drive,it's far bigger than the drive, IIRC it's somewhere aeround 140G. It'd go onto the D drive OK.
I had no problems with it on a USB-3 SSD drive, but I put it onto a dedicated partiton on an internal HD.
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I saw your other version of this thread first, in the tech forum. My answer is there.
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Thanks Bob, Gordon and Matt for your advice. Cheers, Mike
Mike Garry BIAB 2022 (Build 927)/RealBand (5) (64bit), UltraPak, Kontakt, EZmix, Ozone 9 Elements, Hybrid 3, Audacity, Acer Predator, Windows 10, 64bit, 16GB ram, CPU: Intel i7. https://soundcloud.com/user-952388172
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Your C drive doesn't currently have enough space to do a full installation on the internal HD in full. You can do the Option 2 split installation and install the main program to the C drive and then install the rest of the content to your D drive where you mentioned your other RealTracks and Drums already are. You can also install everything to the D drive. Or, you could run everything from the external HD that's supplied to you. In all honesty, I've not seen an issue with speed running solely from my external HD, so that's how I've always operated my personal copy of the program. Also I personally prefer everything on a single drive and not split, as every once in a blue moon Band-in-a-Box will need the paths reset up sometimes do to a Windows update or something that knocks it out. Doesn't happen often, but it has happened before, and if that does happen it's super quick to re-set those paths in the program and rebuild! Having it all on one drive and pulling from there solely is my personal preferred method.
Cheers, Ember
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Absolutely agree with Ember. I recently installed on C: (Nvme) keeping RT and RD on E: (SSD) to try to save a few seconds at startup. But after a few openings, the time was the same. So if you don't have a 1TB Nvme drive, you better forget. And also the fact that EVERYTHING is on the same unit is an element of stability and the guarantee of less hassle if reinstallation problem.
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Thanks Ember and MoultiPass. After much consideration and valued input from Forum members, I've decided to install the program on the C drive, and the RealTracks and RealDrums on my D drive (as I did last time). Thanks so much for your advice. Cheers, Mike
Mike Garry BIAB 2022 (Build 927)/RealBand (5) (64bit), UltraPak, Kontakt, EZmix, Ozone 9 Elements, Hybrid 3, Audacity, Acer Predator, Windows 10, 64bit, 16GB ram, CPU: Intel i7. https://soundcloud.com/user-952388172
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Fantastic. Glad that you got it sorted, and that you let us know how you got a satisfactory result. This can help others in the future.
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When you run the Plugin from Reaper®, there is a panel to set the following options:
-BB Track(s) to send: This allows you to select the Plugin tracks that will be sent Reaper.
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-At Bar: You can select a bar in Reaper where the Plugin tracks should be placed.
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-Overwrite Reaper Track: You can overwrite previous content on the destination Reaper track.
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-Render Audio & Instructions: Enable this option to generate audio files and the Reaper instructions.
-Send Tracks After Generating: This allows the Plugin to automatically send tracks to Reaper after generating.
-Send Audio for MIDI Track: Enable this option to send rendered audio for MIDI tracks.
-Send RealCharts with Audio: If this option is enabled, Enable this option to send RealCharts with audio.
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Band-in-a-Box® 2024 DAW Plugin Version 6: New Features Video
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