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An update is available for Band-in-a-Box® Version 2016Download the Band-in-a-Box 2016 Build 132 updateSummary of changes since Build 129 (Aug 3, 2016):- Added: Support for Xtra Styles.
- Fixed: Half/Quarter Jazz Bass variations were not installed properly with some packages.
- Fixed: Crashes would sometimes occur when loading a new song if the Audio Edit window was open.
- Fixed: Killing the Audio track would not reset the audio master tempo.
- Fixed: StylePicker media player's play button would stop and quickly start again instead of pausing.
- Fixed: StylePicker media player would not stop immediately when closing the StylePicker.
- Fixed: Hitting [Cancel] in the Display Options dialog would cause a crash.
- Fixed: "Treble Clef" and "Bass Clef" settings in Lead Sheet Options would always be disabled after opening and closing Display Options
- Fixed: "Show Bar #s" setting in Lead Sheet Options would always be set to "None" after opening and closing Display Options.
- Fixed: "Vary Style in Middle Choruses" setting was being reversed when exiting the Song Settings dialog.
Summary of changes since Build 127 (June 20, 2016):- Fixed: The Select Track dialog would get stuck behind the Load XML dialog.
- Fixed: Song memo did not show information about audio loops or UserTracks in song.
- Added: Additional Chord Display layer now has an option for "Normal" display.
- Fixed: Hitting TAB key while in the Notation Window would cause key input to stop working.
- Fixed: The chord sheet did not work properly with keyboard layouts other than US.
- Fixed: Command+w would close Notation Window, but not automatically switch to the chord sheet.
- Fixed: Control+Minus would not set the relative tempo to 50%.
- Added: "Highlight selected cell" checkbox added to Display Options. If enabled, the currently selected cell will be highlighted instead of just out-lined. Select "Cell highlighting" in the color picker to pick the highlighting color.
- Fixed: It is not possible to enter 'Faug' as a slash chord, unless typing Roman Numerals ('iv') or Nashville Notation ('4') for the root.
- Fixed: It is not possible to enter 'Fadd2' as a slash chord, unless typing Roman Numerals ('iv') or Nashville Notation ('4') for the root.
- Added: Option to load the previous song or style "At program bootup..." added to Preferences.
- Fixed: It was not possible to select "1st/2nd/3rd" or "1st/2nd/3rd/4th" type endings in the repeats dialog.
- Fixed: Opening a song from the Finder would not automatically start playback.
- Fixed: The "Play when selected" option in the Song Picker had no effect.
- Fixed: If "Auto-open/close editable layers" is enabled, and a song with lyrics is opened from the Finder before Band-in-a-Box is open, the lyrics would not be loaded.
- Fixed: Diminished chords were recognized wrong when "Treat 'dim' chord as a diminished triad (Cdim5) instead of CDim7" setting was enabled. Entering a 'dim' or 'dim5' chord would result in a 'dim7' chord. Entering a 'dim7' chord would result in no chord.
- Fixed: Chord entry during playback was very slow.
- Fixed: 'MIDI QWERTY Keyboard Wizard' feature was not working.
- Added: "Play when chosen" option added to StylePicker.
- Fixed: BossaTerryClark variation 3 named incorrectly in RD Picker.
Summary of changes since Build 120 (May 11, 2016):- Updated: 2016 full and upgrade PDF Manuals.
- Added: Save Song as MusicXML feature added.
- Fixed: StylePicker would crash if there were zero styles to display.
- Fixed: Splash screen background was white instead transparent.
- Fixed: Right-clicking on Master radio control would show a popup menu for the wrong track (for which ever radio control was selected previously).
- Fixed: Edit | Lyrics | Copy Lyrics to Clipboard did not do anything. This was previously for line-based lyrics, but now it opens a dialog with options for bar-based lyrics, note-based lyrics, and chords.
- Fixed: Edit | Lyrics | Move Lyrics Up/Down Row(s) to Clipboard did not do anything. This was previously for line-based lyrics, but now it works with bar-based lyrics.
- Fixed: The file type filter in the Video open dialog was not working properly.
- Fixed: The file type filter in the Audio import dialog was not working properly.
- Fixed: Crash on bootup (eg. crash reports regarding "ADDMENUITEM").
- Fixed: Crash on bootup when mouse wheel is used before chord sheet appears.
- Fixed: When Band-in-a-Box is not the active application, and there is a modal dialog open, clicking on the chord sheet to bring focus back to Band-in-a-Box would cause bar highlighting to begin.
- Fixed: Settings for hints ("Show Help Tags", "Dialog Help Tags", and "Display Delay") were not applying to hints in some dialogs such as the new StylePicker or Display Options.
- Fixed: Clicking on the Master radio control resets all panning and reverb on the mixer.
- Fixed: Control+Click on the number next to "ALL SONGS" in the mixer would cause Band-in-a-Box to crash.
- Fixed: Control+Click on the number next to "THIS SONG" in the mixer would cause strange behaviour with all of the panning controls.
- Fixed: Number-pad number keys did not work for chord entry.
- Fixed: Typing "style" into chord sheet opens a text edit box which a style name can be typed into, but the style is never found.
- Fixed: Typing "song" into chord sheet opens a text edit box which a song name can be typed into, but the song is never found.
- Fixed: Switching to DAW mode would not resize the Audio Edit window.
- Fixed: Flay from and Record from features did not show "Click on a Bar #" flash message.
- Fixed: MIDI chord detection was not working.
- Fixed: "Chord Display" button was too big and in the wrong position.
- Fixed: Some video help buttons were not working.
- Fixed: There was not option to erase all bar lyrics.
- Changed: Edit | Lyrics | "Blank Lyrics" changed to "Erase Bar-Based Lyrics".
- Fixed: Editing lyrics or section text in layers was not undoable.
- Fixed: Edit | Insert Measures would not shift bar lyrics or section text.
- Fixed: Edit | Delete Measures would not shift bar lyrics or section text.
- Fixed: Edit | Delete Measures would not shift repeats.
- Fixed: Clicking or double-clicking on a text layer to start editing would not place the cursor where the mouse clicked.
- Fixed: Some messages referred to the program "Notepad", but should say "TextEdit".
- Fixed: In the Overrides dialog, "Allow loading of any these settings" should say "Allow loading any of these settings".
- Fixed: The settings in the Overrides dialog would not be saved unless "Allow loading any of these settings" was not checked.
- Changed: The settings for importing line based lyrics were moved out of the "Allow Songs to load settings for:" section in the Overrides dialog.
- Added: More specific errors added to the Repeats dialog. If user is trying to add a second "Fine" type of repeat, they will get either error "Cannot have 2 Fine types. DC al Coda suggested." or "Cannot have 2 Fine types. DS al Coda suggested."
- Fixed: "DC al" on the chord sheet instead of "DS al" for a DS al Coda repeat.
- Fixed: "DC al Fine" on the chord sheet instead of "DS al Fine" for a DS al Fine repeat.
- Fixed: Some repeats were not allowed that should be, and showed the error "Error: Repeat conflicts with another repeat in the song.". Eg. a basic repeat should be allowed to overlap with a DC al Coda.
- Fixed: "Delete all repeats" was not undoable.
- Fixed: If opening the Repeats dialog, and clicking Close without creating a new repeat, there would be an option to "Undo Insert Repeat/Ending".
- Fixed: When playback starts from beginning of song, the chord sheet would not automatically scroll up to show bar 1.
- Fixed: Entering chords into the chord sheet was not undoable.
- Fixed: Deleting chords from the chord sheet was not undoable.
- Fixed: Play from and Record from features did not give user option to choose specific bar (played from current bar instead).
- Fixed: Notation window options did not have settings for picking bar lyrics font, and size percentage for lead sheet.
- Fixed: 'MIDI QWERTY Keyboard Wizard' feature was not working.
- Fixed: Some new menu items did not have hints.
- Fixed: Notation window keystrokes were not working when a flashmessage was visible.
- Fixed: Flashmessages would deactivate the chord sheet, and prevent chord entry (until user used ALT+TAB to reactivate the chord sheet).
- Fixed: It was not possible to enter chords, change part markers, etc. in the notation window.
- Fixed: Track names and/or patch names did not always show up on lead sheet and/or printout.
- Fixed: Issues with title, composer, style, and copyright font sizes on the lead sheet.
- Fixed: Printout of multiple tracks had the wrong font when drawing treble clef sign.
- Fixed: Sinsy dialog might open twice.
- Fixed: Section letters on chord sheet were not using the correct font.
- Fixed: StylePicker controls would not move according to window resize.
- Fixed: The MIDI Drivers window might get stuck behind the splash screen when running the program for the first time.
- Fixed: Jazz Chord Symbols ("PGChords") font might not work on the chord sheet.
- Fixed: StylePicker would sometimes not prompt to rebuild.
Andrew
PG Music Inc.
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Hi Andrew,
Thanks for notice on the August 3 update.
Did you ever talk to the developers about the 2 ongoing issues - one of which you admitted must be a bug. This is now the second new new build where nothing has been done
1) Loop function ceases to work on highlighted bars after hitting stop (this was something in a previous post you had admitted must be a bug) THIS IS LOST FUNCTIONALITY OF MUCH EARLIER VERSION OF BIAB THAT USED TO DO THIS!
2) the ability to have a new Preferences playback option to allow playback to ALWAYS start from a given bar in a song even after hitting stop THIS IS ALSO LOST FUNCTIONALITY OF MUCH EARLIER VERSION OF BIAB THAT USED TO DO THIS!
Both these features would streamline practice sessions in a big way.
sincerely, Carlos del Junco
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Hi Andrew,
Ahah! My bad. (apologies, I didn't want to seem like I was shouting with my all caps on ;-)
I just talked with tech support (albeit, for the fourth time over the last 4 months), and this fellow was able to solve the problem. It was simply a matter of deselecting "Move current cell when playback stops" Now both of the above functions work as I remember them.
Apologies for making a big deal about this...but then, I wish the other tech support guys could have figured this out sooner!
:-)
cheers, Carlos
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CarlosdelJunco,
Thank you for taking time to share the solution with everyone.
It always amazes me how one setting, that seems insignificant, can effect the method of operations in such a significent manner. It is sometimes difficult to visualize the full meaning of a statement like, "The default setting of "X" was changed from unchecked to checked" or vice-versa.
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thanks Andrew,
Actually, after playing with the loop function a bit yesterday, and again, talking to tech support just now: The LOOP FUNCTION IS STILL NOT WORKING as it used to in the "old days" pre 2010.
So again, (on a MAC) Loop function ceases to work on highlighted bars after hitting stop with the space bar (Andrew, this was something in a previous post you had admitted must be a bug). One must go back into the menu and re-select "play and loop highlighted region"
Yet again...hoping this can be fixed in the next build! Although, I am becoming doubtful, as it hasn't been fixed in the last two builds.
sincerely, Carlos
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The "Move current cell when playback stops" setting was added in the last build, which is why nobody could find it before.
Regarding the Loop topic, I believe what we should have is a hotkey to "Play and Loop highlighted region", and/or a separate menu item to enable looping of the highlighted region which would either be checked or unchecked. Would you agree?
Andrew
PG Music Inc.
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thanks Andrew,
Ok, So I am not losing my mind... ;-) good to hear that the new playback option was just added - and thanks for helping make that happen. Had you mentioned in the notes on the new build(?)...maybe I just missed it.
Yes, a hot key to initiate loop function might be better but ideally whether or not a hot key is set up, once the loop function was enabled with the set number of bars, that the spacebar would then stop and start playback of those selected bars on a continued basis until when deciding to stop the loop function (after a few stops and starts with "spacebar") , that that hot key (or a different hot key) would then take one out of the loop function. Make sense..?
regards, Carlos
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Any idea when the next patch release for Mac is available and whether the DAW export will work for files where Real Tracks and Midi are combined?
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