Band in a Box -- GarageBand

ich erstelle in Band in a Box die Backing-Tracks. Nun will ich direkt mit meiner Gitarre dazu über GarageBand aufnehmen. Leider sind auf den Aufnahmen nur die Gitarre zu höhren. Wie vorgehen?

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  • Using Band-in-a-Box with GarageBand

    Does anyone out there use Band-in-a-Box with GarageBand?
    If so, I would have several questions. BinB is a great program ... particularly for setting up chord progressions. And, completely compatible with G/B.
    Used it many times w G/B 2. But running into a few difficulties w G/B '09 (or, 5), whatever.
    Thanks.

    What's the difficulties? Creating a midi file in BiaB and dropping it into GB should work fine!

  • Band in a box settings!

    I think I figured out how to route biab through Logic. Set the output of BIAB to biab virtual output. Then in Logic, in the environment, route the physical input of BIAB VO to a channel splitter. Each channel then can be routed to an audio object with the appropriate voice (as specified in BIAB). If you don't do it this way all the midi is routed to one audio instrument and the effect is all of the biab output being played by one instrument. One can then demix this channel and but this is more cumbersome.
    The other option is to export the midi from BIAB but I find this more difficult if I am doing real-time playing.
    Hope this helps.
    macbook   Mac OS X (10.4.1)  

    With trial and error, I think I've answered my own question, but I'll leave it open, in case someone can explain the reasoning behind it. First, I trashed the preferences for Garageband, Firewire Solo, and Audi Midi Setup -- just to start with a clean slate.I set System Preferences/Sound/Input to Firewire Solo, and System Preferences/Sound/Output to Internal Speakers/Built-In Output -- and I made sure both were highlighted. For AMS, I set default input as Firewire Solo, and default output and system output as Built-In Output. And on Garageband's Audi Midi Preferences, I set both to System Setting (where, in hovering the mouse over Input and Output, I saw, respectively, that it had picked up the Firewire Solo as the inout device and the computer's speakers as the output.
    That seems to have done the trick. The only problems I'm having is that Garageband keeps returning me a "feedback detected error," no matter how low the input and output volumes are set. Also, somewhat paradoxically, the volume is relatively low on the output, no matter how I set the Firewire Solo device, the guitar, and the computer's speakers. But it's eminently passable, especially for purposes of practicing.
    I've decided not to bother trying to record directly into Band-in-a-Box. I see it's very easy simply to save any BIAB tune as a MIDI file, and then drop it into Garageband. GB automatically separates it into tracks, and it even gives a better sound quality.
    But if anyone can parse this for me, and let me know if there are better ways of manipulating the sound inputs, I'd be obliged.

  • Band in a box ?

    my question is :
    Can garage band ofer the functionality of a "Band in a Box" ?
    i see it has all the feautures for a band in a box software...
    loops etc but can it be done with garage band ?
    a piano track - looped and a viollin or a an other instrument.. and to change the cord global ?
    is by any chance there is a way to do this please write the ways
    by the way im new with Imac and garageband and i like it but looks i can not get the so ngs done the easy way .. soo i'm still looking for that way
    all help is much apreciated

    Let me add that I didn't want to split hairs, it's just that "General Midi" is a technical term, it means (among other things) that you have a set of 128 instruments that are specified in a standard. That's the reason why you can click on a midi file in your web browser or open it with QT Player, and it will sound approximately like the creator wanted it to sound - the drum track won't play on a piano etc.
    On the Mac, Quicktime provides this set of instruments. It's not very great sounds, but it's okay, and it could have been easily integrated into GB, I have no idea why they didn't. If you have SoundFontSynth, which allows you to use banks of soundfonts, you can select the Quicktime GM instruments for your GB tracks.
    More information on GM:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_MIDI

  • How can I change a .band file created in GarageBand to an .mp3 file?

    How can I change a .band file created in GarageBand to an .mp3 file?

    Dorsey Hudson wrote:
    My GarageBand didn't work exactly as you suggested.
    my apologies, i dropped the word "then."
    for future readers:
    "use the Share menu, then tick the Compress checkBox..."

  • I am trying to import standard midi file that I created in Band in a Box into Logic Pro 9.  I can not get all the track to play with internal instrument sounds... only the piano track.  how can I get the others to play... drums, bass etc????   Help

    I am trying to import standard midi file that I created in Band in a Box into Logic Pro 9.  I can not get all the track to play with internal instrument sounds... only the piano track.  how can I get the others to play... drums, bass etc????   Help

    Don't drag the midi into an open Logic project. The tracks won't set up correctly.
    'Open' the midi file with Logic as if it were a Logic project. Then all the tracks will be set up so you can start editing them and applying better saved sounds and instruments, but you'll be at a starting place where you can hear what's going on.

  • Exporting Band In A Box Midi drums to Logic

    I am trying to export Band In A Box midi to Logic Pro. I did the export, then imported the midi into Logic and I could define reasonable instruments, except for the drums, which were totally garbled and the midi note assignments simply didn't match anyting expected. But, the exported midi file plays fine in the Quicktime player, so I decided to try the Quicktime Instruments profile. This seems to work, but it's VERY quirky, with instruments seeming to change inexplicably. For example, the acoustic bass turns into a piano. It just seems buggy. I've had the piano inexplicably change to a synth too. There doesn't seem to be a way to reset it to the piano instrument when this happens.
    But, the better way may be to figure out how to map the drum sounds correctly into a regular Logic drum kit synth.
    Anybody have any ideas how to solve this?
    Thanks.

    make sure the midi track you are going to import to has the 'no transpose' switched checked. Otherwise, Logic will sometimes try to transpose according to the chords in a song...
    I'm not clear why this still happens sometimes. But turning the no transpose switch on should work. Make sure your using a GM drum instrument. All the ones that come in EXP are GM.

  • Can I use Logic ESX 24 sounds for Band In A Box?

    Hi,
    This is probably a Band In A Box question - however - it does have to deal with Logic. Perhaps someone can show me where to look online - or just answer the question:
    Do you know if there is a way to use Logic ESX 24 sounds in place of the dinky sounds that come with Band In A Box?
    Thanks!

    hear is another thought. could you use the staff in GB to position the chords as you want them? you would not have to play them. you can move the on the staff so that they play the note you wanted.
    i don't know. i was just trying to give you some suggestions. biab seems really cool, and if it does what you need then that is awesome, but i don't think you will get exs24 instruments into it. you might be able to, but for the time it will take you you probably could just play the chords.
    will logic's score not let you enter in the desired chords? i do not use logic's score, but it seems like you could just create an arrangement by dragging notes/chords to the desired position without playing a note.

  • I overhauled Band-in-a-Box and Home Concert Extreme

    I have posted a major overhaul of Band in a Box
    http://web.me.com/newdotmacuser/CurtisRushBell/SoftwareInnovations/Entries/2000/8/20Band-in-a-Box.html
    and
    Home Concert Extreme
    http://web.me.com/newdotmacuser/CurtisRushBell/SoftwareInnovations/Entries/2010/7/12_7_Home_ConcertExtreme.html
    These innovations have DRASTICALLY improved both softwares immensely.
    Now if I could only get the Gods to look down beneath their feet...

    Let me add that I didn't want to split hairs, it's just that "General Midi" is a technical term, it means (among other things) that you have a set of 128 instruments that are specified in a standard. That's the reason why you can click on a midi file in your web browser or open it with QT Player, and it will sound approximately like the creator wanted it to sound - the drum track won't play on a piano etc.
    On the Mac, Quicktime provides this set of instruments. It's not very great sounds, but it's okay, and it could have been easily integrated into GB, I have no idea why they didn't. If you have SoundFontSynth, which allows you to use banks of soundfonts, you can select the Quicktime GM instruments for your GB tracks.
    More information on GM:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_MIDI

  • Can I use Logic sounds in Band In A Box?

    Just bought Band In A Box. The sounds are - so-so.
    Is there an easy way to use Logic sounds with it?
    I called PG Music - they don't know Logic well... so I'm posting here.
    Thanks!

    I Don't this this is possible..
    How about going the other way around? I have both Logic and BITB, and exported MIDI from BITB and brought that into Logic, then tweaked from there to get good sounding instruments.
    You could create a Logic song with your favorite instruments all set up, then import the Midi.. Should only take a few minutes to get a new arrangment up and running once it was done initially.

  • Equivalent to Band in a Box?

    I'm looking for something to play backup tracks, so that I can solo over them, or practice melodies with backup. I've used Band in a Box in Windows before -- and that would be perfect. But, it is VERY pricy, and, I was hoping that Garage band would do something similar.
    Does anyone know if it is possible to input a set of chord progressions, style of music, etc, and have garage band play backup for me?
    Let Me know!

    If you look at http://www.pgmusic.com/ubbthreads/postlist.php?Cat=0&Board=UBB1&lang=english , they are looking for Biand in a box for OSX beta testers. So I guess it will be avaialable in a near future.

  • Opening a .band file in new garageband

    Hello!
    I wonder if anyone could help me.  I have a new MacBook Pro.  I used to have a PowerBook G4 (2005) and have garageband projects I was working on when my computer suddenly wouldn't start anymore.  I have all the .band files but they won't open with Garageband on my new mac.  (The dialogue box says it can't be opened as it might not be in the right format.)  I haven't used garageband on the mac before and indeed the icons for the example files look different to the icons for my old files.
    Please help!  If there's any way to open the file or get the music from within or even is it possible to download an old version of garageband?  The music projects I have are recordings of children with disabilities I've promised to put on CD for them so I would really like to get to them if at all possible!
    Thanks for your time!

    Usually the GarageBand Project files are upward compatible but not the other way around. Opening your .band files on a newer computer (=newer GarageBand version ?) shouldn't be the problem.
    In case something went wrong and your files are corrupted, you still can try to open them in the Finder. Any audio recordings are stored inside the .band file which is actually a special folder (called Package File).
    Ctrl+click on the .band file to get the Shortcut Menu. It should have the command "Show Package Content". Select this and the .band file opens its content. You should see a Media folder that contains all the recordings and loops from that Project.
    Hope that helpsEdgar Rothermich
    http://DingDingMusic.com/Manuals/ 
    'I may receive some form of compensation, financial or otherwise, from my recommendation or link.'

  • Loading a .band file back into Garageband (iPad 2)

    Hi all. I am a newbie. Forgive me if this question is ridiculous, and forgive me if it's been asked 1000 times. Basically, I'm trying to collaborate with some old school buddies through Garageband. I only have it on Ipad 2, they have it on their macs. I do not have a mac (terrible, I know). We're all working from a Dropbox account. I put a file of a guitar track into said Dropbox. They've already done work on the file and dropped it back into the box. Now, I'm able to get the new .band folder back into itunes through my pac, via ifunbox. However, when I pull up Garageband on the Ipad 2 and click the + sign and select itunes, it doesn't show up. If I select a song I have on my Garageband, I can see the folder through Apple Loops, but it isn't accessible. I can just see the title, and it's in grey, not in bold black. So, is it not possible to get this back onto the iPad 2 by pc through iTunes? Will it ever be? Better yet, if I had a mac, would this be doable? I realize this is worded terribly, but any help would be appreciated.

    Hi,
    I've just tested this workaround again. It should work like this:
    Export
    Create a song in GarageBand on an iOS device.
    From the My Songs screen tap Edit, select the song to export, tap the sharing icon, Share Song Via iTunes as GarageBand format.
    Connect the device to iTunes, go to the Apps tab, File Sharing area, highlight the song folder and click Save As..., then chose a folder to save it in.
    This folder can then be shared for others to work on.
    Import
    Connect device to iFunBox.
    Drag project folder into <Device>\App File Sharing\GarageBand.
    On the device go to the GarageBand > My Songs view, tap the + icon, then Copy From iTunes. The imported project should be there.
    If GarageBand for iOS doesn't see or want to import the edited project then my guess is that something about the external editing process has flagged it as being incompatible. There are workarounds for converting GarageBand for OSX files into an iOS compatible form, but not having a Mac I haven't tested any of them.
    tt2

  • Logic sounds into Band In a Box

    Anyhow - I'd love to know how to get Logic sounds to work withing BIAB.
    Found this thread on the internet:
    http://wordpress.37hz.net/?p=347
    Does this thread sound right? I downloaded the guy's Logic file - can't get it to work. I don't understand the Environment well enough.

    Misterioso:
    All you need to do is follow the instructions on the 37Hz blog post through Step 4. For each track you set up, make sure you set the MIDI channel (in the Track Parameter box in the Inspector) to match the corresponding channel in the BIAB MIDI setup.
    Then forget about all that Environment stuff.
    Follow Fred B's suggestion to enable Multiplayer Recording in Logic: Switch on the File > Project Settings > Recording > “Auto demix by channel if multitrack recording” option.
    Then click the "R" button on each Logic track so that it glows red.
    If it all goes correctly, you should be able to play a BIAB song and hear the instruments you selected in Logic.
    Only problem I had was that this pushed the CPU pretty hard -- evidently a common issue when you use software instruments in Live Mode. I was getting dropouts and clicks. I solved this by switching from EXS instruments on each track to corresponding GarageBand instruments, which use less CPU power. Still sounds a lot better than the QuickTime instruments you are normally stuck with in BIAB.
    Easier than it sounds. Give it a try. Good luck.
    gb

  • Rock Band 3 keyboard and GarageBand not working - help!

    i'm having trouble using my Rock Band 3 keyboard as a MIDI input device to my Mac Pro (Lion) running GarageBand.
    i'm using a generic midi-USB converter cable
    i connected the keyboard & computer, plugging the midi IN plug of the cable into the midi OUT socket of the keyboard.
    RESULT:
    RB3 keyboard: all 4 red lights on the keyboard flashes
    Midi-USB converter cable: red power LED = on, amber "IN" LED flashes about 3x per second
    GB: program does 'detect Midi device'
    BUT, pressing keys on keyboard has no effect, and there is no indicator on bottom blue display panel of GB when i press a key.
    PS: if i REVERSE the connection, just in case teh cable was wired wrong (plug midi OUT cable into midi OUT socket), it still doesn't work, but 2 differences:
    RB3 keyboard: a single red led comes on (opposed to all 4 red lights on the keyboard flashing)
    Midi-USB converter cable: red power LED = on, IN and OUT LEDs stays off
    help!
    thanks!

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