Band In A Box
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- KVRer
- 9 posts since 19 Apr, 2004 from Dallas, TX
I have a software program called Band In A Box. It does a nice job of generating accompaniment tracks and outputs them in MIDI. I would like to use them as the rhythm section for a tracktion song. How can I import the drum and bass tracks into Tracktion? Thanks!
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- KVRAF
- 2582 posts since 24 Apr, 2003 from Canada
you want to just import the midi from BIAB or its audio too? If its just the midi just click import from the bottom left menu, and then midi file. Select the midi file from the file browser and there you go. Its imported into the track you have currently selected.
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 9 posts since 19 Apr, 2004 from Dallas, TX
floyd, thank you for the reply. I exported the track as a midi file from Band in a Box. Next I imported it into Tracktion. My problem now is that when I push play I don't hear any of the MIDI sounds. I can hear the click track and I can see the level meter filter's moving on the MIDI tracks but I don't hear anything.
How can I hear the MIDI tracks?
How can I hear the MIDI tracks?
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- KVRAF
- 4644 posts since 28 Nov, 2002 from Chicago
you probably aren't directing the MIDI to anything useful.
If you want to play a VSTi then you need to place that VSTi on the same track as your MIDI data.
If you want to play some external hardware then change the output device for that track to your MIDI out device (select the track and the output options will appear at the bottom of teh screen).
If you want to play a VSTi then you need to place that VSTi on the same track as your MIDI data.
If you want to play some external hardware then change the output device for that track to your MIDI out device (select the track and the output options will appear at the bottom of teh screen).
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- KVRAF
- 12977 posts since 29 Sep, 2003 from Ottawa, Canada
Just in case that wasn't simplified enough, I'll add some reduncancy:
Your MIDI track does not contain any sound. Think of it as sheet music... all the information's there, but if you're just looking at a sheet of music, you're not hearing anything until a musician starts playing it, right?
Your Band in a Box probably either lets you assign instruments to that 'sheet music', or selects them automatically; I'm not sure since I haven't used it.
In Tracktion, there are no 'default' musicians around to play that music. You have to assign one to the track, which is done by dragging a VSTi (the 'i' is for instrument, which makes it different than a VST which is just an effect) into the filter area of your track.
If you don't already have some VSTi downloaded and installed, you can use some of the MDA instruments (in the mda folder, obviously) just to test that you're getting sound output before hunting for the one that's 'just right' for each MIDI part. You'll always recognize a VSTinstrument because in your list of filters, it will say "(Synth)" with a picture of keyboard next to it.
Greg
Your MIDI track does not contain any sound. Think of it as sheet music... all the information's there, but if you're just looking at a sheet of music, you're not hearing anything until a musician starts playing it, right?
Your Band in a Box probably either lets you assign instruments to that 'sheet music', or selects them automatically; I'm not sure since I haven't used it.
In Tracktion, there are no 'default' musicians around to play that music. You have to assign one to the track, which is done by dragging a VSTi (the 'i' is for instrument, which makes it different than a VST which is just an effect) into the filter area of your track.
If you don't already have some VSTi downloaded and installed, you can use some of the MDA instruments (in the mda folder, obviously) just to test that you're getting sound output before hunting for the one that's 'just right' for each MIDI part. You'll always recognize a VSTinstrument because in your list of filters, it will say "(Synth)" with a picture of keyboard next to it.
Greg