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Help! my melodies have disappeared #803905 03/14/24 02:14 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 67 Skokie, IL J John Temmerman OP Enthusiast
OP John Temmerman Enthusiast J Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 67 Skokie, IL	I havent been able to get the melodies from my historical files to either play or print in the 2024 version. It hard for me to chat during support hours and support hasn't responded to my email yet. Can someone help? The file isn't playing the melody and the lead sheet only shows the bass line. Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in) Screenshot (6).png (222.79 KB, 127 downloads) New CD, "Live in Evanston - John's Mixed Bag" details at www.jazzobsession.com

Re: Help! my melodies have disappeared John Temmerman #803909 03/14/24 03:20 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 1,994 Essex England Bob Calver Expert
Bob Calver Expert Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 1,994 Essex England	can't really help but i do know the lead sheet now defaults to the bass and that you can select other tracks so maybe your melody is there?

Re: Help! my melodies have disappeared John Temmerman #803916 03/14/24 04:00 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 11,446 Wauconda DrDan Veteran
DrDan Veteran Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 11,446 Wauconda	John, I would guess your melody is on the track named Soprano. Go to the new "Tracks" window (you see the button in your picture) and slide down to see what midi content in on that track. I suspect it is there, you just need to select a synth to play it. 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

Re: Help! my melodies have disappeared John Temmerman #803919 03/14/24 05:31 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 18,946 Australia Noel96 Veteran
Noel96 Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 18,946 Australia	John, The Lead Sheet used to automatically open on the Melody. These days, both notation editor and the lead sheet open on Track 1 which is the Bass track. You can see this in your image. It's right at the top of the screen and next memo, 4/4, 0... Click on the "Bass" that I've highlighted in the image and then select "Soprano" from the drop down menu that appears. (The old "Melody" track is Track 6.) Alternatively, click on the Soprano track to select it before opening the lead sheet. Then when you open the lead sheet, The notation for that track will show. In case it's useful information, I have my BIAB set so that the tracks do not automatically rename themselves to suit the instruments. I prefer to use BIAB original track names. If you are interested in setting your BIAB to do this, disable the two options I've highlighted below in Preferences. Regards, --Noel MY SONGS... Audiophile BIAB 2024 audios on Soundcloud

Re: Help! my melodies have disappeared John Temmerman #803923 03/14/24 08:45 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 18,447 Melbourne, Australia AudioTrack Veteran
AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 18,447 Melbourne, Australia	If you still don't have any sound, set some baseline values from Options > MIDI / Audio Driver setup, like this: BIAB & RB2024 Win.(Audiophile), Sonar Platinum, Cakewalk by Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M Monitors, Pioneer Active Monitors, AKG K271 Studio H'phones

Re: Help! my melodies have disappeared John Temmerman #804022 03/15/24 07:26 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 67 Skokie, IL J John Temmerman OP Enthusiast
OP John Temmerman Enthusiast J Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 67 Skokie, IL	thanks for the help. I've got melody showing in the print preview which is an improvement but it's not playing. New CD, "Live in Evanston - John's Mixed Bag" details at www.jazzobsession.com

Re: Help! my melodies have disappeared John Temmerman #804026 03/15/24 08:51 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,547 musocity Veteran
musocity Veteran Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,547	That's great you found those lost melodies ! someone else had a stolen bass finally found after 51 years. https://stash.reaper.fm/u/ReaTrak (Scripts for Biab Reaper) Open SGU in Reaper Instantly

Re: Help! my melodies have disappeared musocity #804050 03/16/24 08:54 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 67 Skokie, IL J John Temmerman OP Enthusiast
OP John Temmerman Enthusiast J Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 67 Skokie, IL	people who steal musical instruments and the folks who fence them are the scum of the earth. New CD, "Live in Evanston - John's Mixed Bag" details at www.jazzobsession.com

Re: Help! my melodies have disappeared John Temmerman #804053 03/16/24 09:01 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 11,446 Wauconda DrDan Veteran
DrDan Veteran Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 11,446 Wauconda	Originally Posted by John Temmerman thanks for the help. I've got melody showing in the print preview which is an improvement but it's not playing. Jon do you wanna upload the song file and send it to us so we can see if there’s a problem with the file itself? 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

Re: Help! my melodies have disappeared DrDan #804081 03/16/24 01:46 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 25,928 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY Matt Finley Veteran
Matt Finley Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 25,928 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY	Originally Posted by DrDan Originally Posted by John Temmerman thanks for the help. I've got melody showing in the print preview which is an improvement but it's not playing. Jon do you wanna upload the song file and send it to us so we can see if there’s a problem with the file itself? Good suggestion. Put it on a file sharing service like free Dropbox and provide us a link. BIAB 2024 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 6.5 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6; Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus Studio 192, Presonus Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors

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