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Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles? berntd #541543 06/18/19 02:26 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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DrDan Veteran Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 11,384 Wauconda	If it helps at all ...I am afraid BIAB 2019 really made a mess of the midi synths. In the old days (last year) we would just recommend you shell out the 29$ for Coyote forte and problem solved. Since 2019 the lack of compatibility between the 32 vrs 64 bit applications combined with the introduction of some rather wanky 3rd party non-GM free midi sound players is totally a step backwards for this program. Hang in there, things will get better. Smarter people then us will figure it out and get the midi synths in BIAB back to where you don't need a music-engineering degree to set things up. Dan, BIAB2024, SoundCloud Win11, i7(12thGen), 32GB, 1TB SSD(M.2 NVMe SSD), 2TB Libraries, 1 TB(WD-Black), 2TB SSD(M.2 NVMe SSD)Data, Motu Audio Express, Keystation 61, SL88 Studio, Reaper

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How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	berntd	06/17/19 04:36 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	Noel96	06/17/19 04:48 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	AudioTrack	06/17/19 05:32 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	berntd	06/18/19 04:27 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	Matt Finley	06/17/19 06:07 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	Willy6996	06/17/19 06:59 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	DeaconBlues09	06/17/19 07:21 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	Teunis	06/17/19 07:22 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	berntd	06/17/19 07:42 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	DeaconBlues09	06/17/19 07:53 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	2bSolo	06/17/19 10:32 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	MarioD	06/17/19 11:23 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	Teunis	06/17/19 08:01 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	DeaconBlues09	06/17/19 08:05 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	Matt Finley	06/17/19 08:46 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	Mike Head	06/17/19 09:22 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	DrDan	06/19/19 07:16 PM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	jazzmammal	06/17/19 02:05 PM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	Matt Finley	06/17/19 04:15 PM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	AudioTrack	06/17/19 08:57 PM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	berntd	06/18/19 01:40 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	Jim Fogle	06/17/19 05:01 PM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	berntd	06/18/19 05:28 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	DeaconBlues09	06/18/19 05:43 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	berntd	06/18/19 06:06 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	DeaconBlues09	06/18/19 06:12 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	berntd	06/18/19 07:38 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	DeaconBlues09	06/18/19 07:51 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	Teunis	06/18/19 08:01 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	DeaconBlues09	06/18/19 08:06 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	berntd	06/18/19 08:41 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	DeaconBlues09	06/18/19 11:20 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	jazzmammal	06/18/19 01:13 PM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	Grem	06/18/19 06:15 PM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	berntd	06/18/19 06:34 PM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	Grem	06/18/19 06:45 PM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	berntd	06/18/19 11:20 PM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	jazzmammal	06/19/19 12:50 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	Teunis	06/19/19 12:55 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	Shastastan	09/22/19 07:43 PM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	Notes Norton	09/25/19 07:55 PM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	berntd	06/21/19 09:04 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	DeaconBlues09	06/18/19 08:49 AM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	DeaconBlues09	06/18/19 09:02 AM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	berntd	06/18/19 09:21 AM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	berntd	06/18/19 09:29 AM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	DrDan	06/18/19 09:26 AM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	berntd	06/18/19 09:43 AM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	Grem	06/18/19 10:21 AM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	DeaconBlues09	06/18/19 09:36 AM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	Mike Head	06/18/19 11:47 AM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	berntd	06/18/19 06:25 PM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	Mike Head	06/18/19 08:10 PM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	berntd	06/19/19 02:37 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	jazzmammal	06/19/19 05:25 PM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	berntd	06/19/19 06:29 PM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	AudioTrack	06/19/19 07:38 PM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	Mike Head	06/19/19 08:40 PM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	berntd	06/19/19 08:51 PM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	jazzmammal	06/20/19 12:57 PM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	jazzmammal	06/20/19 01:04 PM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	DrDan	06/20/19 01:19 PM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	berntd	06/21/19 03:26 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	DrDan	06/21/19 10:32 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	Teunis	06/19/19 05:07 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	DeaconBlues09	06/19/19 05:38 AM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	Mike Head	06/19/19 09:40 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	DrDan	06/19/19 08:55 PM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	Mike Head	06/20/19 10:40 AM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	DrDan	06/20/19 01:15 PM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	berntd	06/20/19 09:10 PM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	DrDan	06/21/19 09:39 AM
Re: What to do with those awfully sounding MIDI styles?	DeaconBlues09	06/21/19 11:06 AM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	Mike Head	06/21/19 11:06 AM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	DrDan	06/21/19 11:16 AM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	jazzmammal	06/21/19 01:53 PM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	berntd	06/21/19 11:23 PM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	Willy6996	06/22/19 03:38 AM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	berntd	06/22/19 04:11 AM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	Mike Head	06/22/19 11:44 AM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	NigelSpiers	07/30/19 12:49 PM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	Grem	06/22/19 01:19 PM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	jford	07/30/19 01:26 PM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	NigelSpiers	07/30/19 02:09 PM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	jford	07/30/19 03:32 PM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	Mike Head	07/30/19 05:34 PM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	NigelSpiers	08/02/19 02:43 AM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	Mike Head	08/02/19 09:38 AM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	Notes Norton	08/02/19 09:45 AM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	NigelSpiers	08/02/19 10:21 AM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	NigelSpiers	08/02/19 10:28 AM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	MarioD	08/02/19 10:39 AM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	jford	08/02/19 12:20 PM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	Mike Head	08/02/19 12:25 PM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	Matt Finley	08/02/19 01:44 PM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	Notes Norton	08/03/19 02:52 PM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	jazzmammal	08/02/19 02:31 PM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	beatmaster	08/02/19 02:36 PM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	Matt Finley	08/03/19 02:59 PM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	Notes Norton	08/04/19 10:47 AM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	2bSolo	08/04/19 12:24 PM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	Matt Finley	08/04/19 05:48 PM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	silvertones	08/04/19 01:27 PM
Re: How can I get a better sound from the MIDI styles?	MarioD	08/04/19 04:16 PM

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