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Band in a Box 2021 - How I use "UTILITY TRACKS" in BIAB 2021. This tutorial describes how I use the UTILITY TRACK function in BIAB 2021 demonstrating my exact technique using real screens and a real song that I developed. For tutorial purposes and not to have the tutorial too long I only demonstrate using Real Tracks and not MIDI and I do not do Wave editing within the audio wizard. Also even though you can record vocals on utility tracks I do not use that function because I choose to sing directly into my DAW. Hopefully through this video you will gain a practical understanding of how to use the utility tracks and have an additional tool you can use in your musical compositions. If you like my tutorials and techniques please subscribe to my channel. I have other "How To" videos which my help you. BIAB is a very powerful product but it has a lot of nuances and I understand that navigating can be challenging at times. Also no single tutorial can cover everything. I hope you enjoy this video and you can hear the full song "NOT ENOUGH" on my You Tube channel or on Soundcloud.
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@tommccarthy1443 2 года назад

Awesome tutorial.

@davehardin4056 2 года назад

Thank - Very useful information presented very well!

@mariojosepr 2 года назад

Excellent demonstration!

@brucekalter4206 2 года назад

This was really helpful, Henry. It was driving me nuts because I couldn't figure out how to add a track to only PART of my song. And what you said is: render it across the whole song & then cut it once I have it in the other mixing software. Cool! Thanks, Henry!!!

@jackiedixon5076 Год назад

I am a long time Band in a Box user. Each new yearly update has a few challenges. The way I learn any daw. I just start trying to use it. I just have to try moving or making something. I have to keep referencing back to the tutorials, often. Like a mouse in a box with walls and a one door. I hit several walls until I find the door. When I I hit a wall, I learn something. I suggest to your viewers. Don't be afraid to make mistakes. You ain't gonna hurt anything. Start over and work it out. Eventually the mouse finds the door. Not calling you mice.. euphemism.

@jackiedixon5076 Год назад

@ms.jujubeatzproduction Год назад

Another great and helpful tutorial, Henry!! Thanks for all of the helpful BIAB tutorials on RU-vid!! 😊

@tonitoze2452 21 день назад

This is great. It really helping me. As I'm really I'm beginner in Band In The Box but want to really know what I'm doing. Like your video so much. Helps me to put my projects together. Thank you for all you do.

@ACelebrationofLIFEMendoza 2 года назад

Bravo Henry God Bless you for all the sharing, awesome!!!

@davidharrington1133 2 года назад

Very nice Henry, I was not aware of the export to separate tracks facility, I had been dragging them out and into Logic

@Dominatoruke 2 года назад

Thanks, Henry. Really appreciate your tutorials.

@epiphonium 2 года назад

Great video. It might take me a few views to get it all but you do a great job of covering everything I need !

@syn707 2 года назад

I’m a longtime user of Mixcraft and very happy with it. But lots of times, I just need to create backing tracks to jam to when I’m busking. I’ve been aware of BIB for a long time. I just tried getting ja lab and wow…what a pain in the rear to setup. Even at ‘Free’ I gave up. BIB obviously has come a long way. Just got it yesterday and already created two simple tunes, but I want to delve deeper. And I found you. You’re a very good speaker and feel I will get lots from your videos.

@henryclarke5407 2 года назад

Well thanks. I'm not sure what your genre of music is but if you spend a bit of time with the product you can do a lot of things with music. I really like the fact that I can quickly change the key on any song I want to try to do. In my view that's one of it's key attributes. Anyway, hope you keep watching. Thanks again.

@syn707 2 года назад

@@henryclarke5407 Genres? I am all over the map. From surf music to jazz and anything in between. My “genre” interest is vast. I just did what your tutorial taught. I exported all instruments as wave files except for the drums. I kept that as a midi file. Once everything is in Mixcraft, I use EZDrummer or SuperiorDrummer for the drums. I can tell it’s possible to go deep in BIB….and I plan to. I’ll be viewing your other tutorials soon! Thanks again!

@davidwatts5019 3 года назад

Henry this is fantastic. Thank you so much for the time and effort you put in to all these videos.

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

Thanks David. I'm glad they are helpful :-)

@Sellarmusic 2 года назад

First time on your channel. I learned a lot. Thank you for a video that actually gives useful information and how to put it to use. Very nice job sir!

@ms.jujubeatzproduction Год назад

Tremendously helpful 😊! Thank you!

@stewartbeckman7909 2 года назад

Wow! Great job Henry. Thank you!

@lodown222 2 года назад

Love it you do good lol will be back

@waynemiller6070 3 года назад

Thanks Henry. Good stuff here.

@rev.yoganandajuste-constan1968 2 года назад

It is always great to follow your tutorials, Mr Clarke. I heartily thank you for your help. I have just purchased the BIAB 2022 (The Upgrade) and your tutorials are very helpful. I keep revisiting them in order to 'master your advices'. Great work! I want to take this opportunity to wish you and your loved ones a blessed and Happy New Year 2022. May our Lord and Saviour keep pouring His multiple blessings upon you and your great work. Kind regards

@BaktaBak3 3 года назад

Love this. You show us step by step and that's so helpful ! Thanks so much ! I subscribed . :-)

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

Thanks a lot. I wanted to do step by step. I know it makes the video longer but I think the benefit is better. Thanks for subscribing !!

@jerryg7491 3 года назад

You are the Band In A Box whisperer- terrific tutorial thank You

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

Well thank you for the kind comment !! :-)

@rolveger 3 года назад

Thank you! Very informative. NOT too long. It makes it all clear.

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

Thanks. It's kind hard to do a step by step and keep it short. Henry

@TerryW-guitar Год назад

You are among the very best at teaching and demonstrating BIAB sir!I thank you for inspiring me to record and compose again.Just an fyi. I am 65 and play guitar and a few other instruments and am a classic rock fan.God bless.

@TerryW-guitar Год назад

I see the message I sent shows my wife Lola. I am Terry, thanks again.

@henryclarke5407 Год назад

My pleasure!

@garymccoy6564 3 года назад

Always good hints from Henry. Keep 'em coming.

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

Thanks Gary, will do!

@bluesyDude 3 года назад

Outstanding information and I truly appreciate you taking the time to share your knowledge and your talent! Keep producing!

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

Thanks for viewing. I will certainly do just that !

@sufisafavi5531 3 года назад

I love what you do Henry!💕🎸🎶

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

Thanks a lot. I'm glad you find it fun !! :-)

@babumusic51 3 года назад

Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and talent, Henry.

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

Thanks for checking out my tutorial. Cheers my friend :-)

@nichjoht 3 года назад

Great Video! Really like how easy and thorough your instructions are presented. :)

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

Thanks. I try to show from the practical perspective how to leverage the software.

@daveowenmusic1749 3 года назад

I sort of stumbled across your BIAB video today and found it extremely useful and helpful. I really didn't know what or how utility tracks were for, but you explained it well and it will be a great benefit to my tunes. Thanks for posting this. By the way, your voice sounds great on your song vocals. I'm going to head over and listen to some of your tracks.

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

Dave, thanks so much for the kind words. I'm glad the video helps. I do have some tracks on Soundcloud but decided that none of my new tracks will be on that platform. They will either be on RU-vid or all the commercial streaming sites. Thanks again for the kind comments. Henry

@stevekobb3850 3 года назад

HENRY! Another great video. Thank you so much.

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

You're welcome my friend. Keep composing :-)

@jeffmulliken5794 3 года назад

Really nice, and informative tutorial. Good informational content, and good music, which demonstrates that you are multi-talented. Thanks for taking the time.

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

Jeff, thanks for viewing !! I'm glad you liked it !!

@Ironbarkbob 3 года назад

Hi Henry. Instead of rushing the last section of the video, a part two may be an ideal. Because of your great teaching ability, I and many others would be happy sit and listen to two part tutorial . Regards to you. Robert Aka Rob4580

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

Robert. Thanks for the feedback. Let me mull it over and see what I can put together. Putting together these tutorials can be a bit draining LOL ... !!

@steveperrett9395 2 года назад

Thanks Henry. This has been the most useful tutorial I've found! Just upgraded to 2022 version and am now gonna go play with it!

@henryclarke5407 2 года назад

Have Fun !!

@iainmcwhirter-morrison7112 3 года назад

I just found your channel yesterday, and you Sir present the coolest and most informative tutorial and original music channel on RU-vid. God bless you and kind regards from someone who has spent a lifetime in music and tech. Iain.

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

Thanks for the kind words. I love it when I hear people say the like what I do ! :-)

@Outbackstudio1 Год назад

Thank you so much! This tutorial is excellent and your concept of arranging is great. This is going to help me so much as I arrange songs.

@henryclarke5407 Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@songwriterdermotmcmahon4522 3 года назад

I really enjoyed your excellent tutorial. I upgraded to Band in a Box 2021 and you've really explained the new Utility tracks so well !

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

Thanks. I hope you can use the information in your upcoming compositions :-)

@russellcausey5143 2 года назад

Holy Crap! I've been kind of doing this the hard way for a couple of years. I would import several styles of the same song into my DAW and delete the tracks I didn't want. This is so much easier. Thank you, thank you, thank you! This will probably double my productivity. I just upgraded to 2022 from 2019. BIAB is an amazing tool.

@henryclarke5407 2 года назад

This tutorial is 2021. 2022 is ever better because the realtracks are clearly listed in the utility track section. Enjoy !!

@leemuller1836 Год назад

Wonderful, Henry! I would NEVER have figured any of this out on my own! Thank you so much!

@henryclarke5407 Год назад

You're welcome.

@fabriai 2 года назад

Your tutorial is very helpful, sir. Thanks a lot!

@henryclarke5407 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@giddaykim 3 года назад

Thanks Henry...What a great informative tutorial....Easy to understand...This has opened up a new dimension of BIAB that I was unaware of...Looking forward to many hours of experimenting with arrangements now...

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

Cool. The utility tracks allow so much more in adding new dimensions to a song. Thanks for watching !! Henry

@brianrichards3128 3 года назад

I do love your work Henry. I've just come out of watching an hour and a half BIAB tutorial on 2021 and my brain hurts. I upgrade every year because it just gets better. So, there are so many new features it just like learning it all over again. Utilities tracks had me confused, you've helped greatly. I imagine it's snowing where you are and you can't go out anyway. Here in OZ : Australia, its 32c or 89.6 F, lets call it an even 90 & I'm about to hit the pool. Keep up the great work, less verb on your vocals, don't want to bury it. great stuff

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

Well it's not snowing here anyway. I'm in Virginia. It is cold but in VA it doesn't last too long. Thanks for watching. As far as verb it's just a simple matter of taste. In the actual song I like the touch of verb I used. :-)

@williamrayer4067 2 года назад

Thank you. This is quite interesting. I was not aware of this capability. I too use Sonar and am excited to try it on my mixes!

@henryclarke5407 2 года назад

It works great and I am a long time avid Sonar user 🙂

@DVTXRETRO Год назад

Nearly every single video that claimed to be for beginners was over my head until I found your videos. You make it where even dummies like me can understand Band in a Box. THANKS A million!

@henryclarke5407 Год назад

Too funny but I get your point. That's why I started making them :-)

@oneendofthailand Год назад

Excellent. Well explained, thanks 👍

@henryclarke5407 Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@fullycatholicradio 3 года назад

Thanks Henry. This was very helpful

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

Thanks. I'm so glad it was helpful !! Henry

@mannytuzman7843 2 года назад

Wow. Thanks so much for having this channel. I was thinking of upgrading to 2022. Your video poped up. Just getting more into BB. Manny

@henryclarke5407 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful !!

@Habanero212 2 года назад

Video is SOOOO not too long. Thank you!

@henryclarke5407 2 года назад

I try to show every key stroke, mouse click and WHY I'm doing it so people understand how the system works. Unfortunately to do that it makes the videos a bit longer but in my opinion more valuable.

@petermcnaught9694 3 года назад

Thanks Henry, just upgraded to 2021 and like yourself I'm no stranger to BAIB, however the improvements in this version are just so many........your insights and straight forward 'how I do it' tutorials are of great help.

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

Thanks Peter for the kind comments. I'm glad they help. HAPPY COMPOSING !!

@bobbyalessi 2 года назад

Great job Henry, I like your music too! Thanks for taking the time to show us how it's done. ~Bobby Alessi

@henryclarke5407 2 года назад

Thanks again!

@PH5954 3 года назад

I have just updated my B.I.A.B to 2021Thank you so much for the great tuition on Utility Tracks , I just had not got a clue about them or how to use them. Pete Reidy >U.K

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

Thanks Pete !! I hope the tutorial gives you some inspiration in using them. Henry

@PH5954 3 года назад

@@henryclarke5407 Great song too

@cainmh 2 года назад

Great video

@rongeschmusic4561 2 года назад

Thanks Henry - Good Job! and Nice Vocal!

@henryclarke5407 2 года назад

Well Thanks You. I hope you find my videos useful :-)

@lyeshamel1403 3 года назад

Merci beaucoup pour cette vidéo très intéressante. Je vous souhaite une bonne continuation. Faite nous profiter d'autres tutoriels concernant BAB 2021.

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

Merci. J’ai d’autres vidéos sur ma chaîne. J’espère que vous les trouverez utiles. :-)

@MeleOKau 3 года назад

Henry, it would be very helpful if you could increase the cursor size on the screen so we can follow which menu options you are selecting. Thank you.

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

I will certainly do that. Thanks for the feedback and thanks for viewing. Henry

@gen-amb 3 года назад

Henry thanks for stepping up to share this info on employing BiaB in your production process. I have a tip for you: in BiaB right-click the “Master” radio button at top L and you’ll find “Set Mix to Flat, Dry and Center” (!) enjoy!

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

Thanks for the comment. I know about the Master radio button. I don't use that because I may want to keep the effects on some of the instruments (especially guitars) so I'd rather just use the manual process. However, if the "global" process works better for you that's great. Thanks again :-)

@gen-amb 3 года назад

@@henryclarke5407 thanks for replying Henry I appreciate your generosity! My consideration here is that I want all the original bit depth from any RealTracks to come into my DAW (if I don’t bring it in via the VST version). If I turn anything down in BiaB itself that might change that bit depth on that track. That’s my thinking anyway. Of course it could all be getting resampled by Élastique so I suppose I’ll have to ask them. Thanks again for your workflow tips really love finding your channel!

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

@@gen-amb I don't think the volume affects the bit depth but what I have found interesting is that as we like to mix in 32 bit when I distribute through (Tunecore) and get placed on iTunes, Amazon, Pandora, and Spotify there is a solid requirement that only 16bit will be accepted by the streaming sites. I think all the streaming sites compress the audio anyway so I think (guessing here) is that they just want a clean mix.

@jmmusic9297 3 года назад

Thumbs up man.

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

Thanks for viewing :-)

@rickwj9851 Год назад

Hi Henry, you are the go to guy for Band In The Box. I really appreciate the work you do. I would have thrown in the towel without your videos. I just bought BB 2022 and it's all new to me being a first time user. I bought it as a birthday present for myself, just turned 71, but I've a musician most of my life. I retired from playing full time in in 2000 and got a real job and now I'm retired from that as well. Like you shirt says, you are never to old. I'm trying to use the Utility tracks. When I right click on the Utility track the only render I see is for video. I know you are using 2021 for this tutorial. Did something change for 2022? Thanks again, I would be lost without you. :)

@henryclarke5407 Год назад

What are you trying to render? If you have realtracks assigned to a utility track you would use the audio export audio window and it's respective settings. You don't render audio tracks directly from the utility track window. Make sense??

@syn707 2 года назад

Another comment, thank you for your suggestion to create a ‘render’ folder. File housekeeping is very important when creating music in any software.👍

@epiphonium 2 года назад

And I am terrible with housekeeping so I need continual reminders.

@syn707 2 года назад

@@epiphonium You are singing to the choir..lol

@chuckczerny8176 3 года назад

WOW! I watched your music video on the completed "Walk On By" song on UTube. Very cool!! Will you be starting tutorials on making music videos someday?

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

Sorry Chuck. Video production is such an arduous task. I do just enough to get by and not get too frustrated :-) There are tons of tutorials out there much better than what I could make.

@StratmasterT 2 года назад

Hi Henry. Please let me say that you have some great and informative videos. Thank you for them. they have been a great help. I was wondering, in BIAB is there a way to hold chords and keep the drums playing? Thank you for your help.

@henryclarke5407 2 года назад

Yes, you can do this through bar setting where you can hold chords and leave the drum settings blank. I's pretty sure I have a video that shows how this is done. I think it's in my 4 things you can do to enhance your production.

@StratmasterT 2 года назад

@@henryclarke5407 thank you. I’ll check it out. I greatly appreciate it. I enjoy your music.

@leorichardson8646 Год назад

Hi Henry, great video. Is there a way to make a style track punch in and out at different positions of a song without rendering and transferring the tracks into a DAW? Many Thanks, Leo

@henryclarke5407 Год назад

Not that I'm aware of. You can use bar settings and create that effect where you can set when the tracks comes in and out. That's not my referred style because I'm never sure exactly how I want the song to go until I start laying down vocals so I find it easier to do this in my DAW.

@kissingfishsongs5991 3 года назад

Great tutorial Henry, so clear and easy to follow. Im using a Mac 2021 version. The eye in your bottom right corner of the mixer isnt there in mine - so I cant use utility tracks. Is there a preference I need to change to get it?

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

I'm really not sure. I'm not a MAC user so I'm not sure what the full capabilities are. I heard from some folks in other forums that the MAC version is not as current as the PC Based version so some capability may not be included yet. However, I did understand that a lot will be added through patches and updates. Sorry I can't help you more with this question.

@kissingfishsongs5991 3 года назад

@@henryclarke5407 Thanks Henry, After further investigation it doesn't appear this function is available on Mac yet.

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

@@kissingfishsongs5991 Sorry that you don't have that function. However, I used to use a lot of tracks before they came up with Utility tracks. If you're interested I show how I do this in my video "How to get a fuller sound"

@samtcgan068 3 года назад

HI hENRY...CAN I ADD ANOTHER DRUM TRACK TO SONG I'VE JUST DONE IN BIAB 2021 USING THE UTILITY TRACK..THANKS A LOT ...GREAT WORK,,,, LOVE YOUR VIDEOS

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

Hi. I know of no way to do this with RealDrums. However, why would you want to use a utility track for this? Just add another drum track to one of the core 6 tracks and create instrumental tracks on the utility tracks. That will work around this issue without any problems.

@MartinWeeksmw 2 года назад

I usually make use of Bar Settings in BIAB and mute out different tracks where I don't want them and bring back where appropriate in the mixing. Then rendering and dragging into my DAW is a snap as all that stuff if already done. Just focus on EQ, Compression, Levels, panning. and then the mastering

@MartinWeeksmw 2 года назад

Really Man, use the bar settings before rendering once in Your DAW it's Ear Candy Time

@henryclarke5407 2 года назад

I disagree. I don't like to lock myself into an arrangement before it's moved into my DAW. If I do it in bar settings I can't change my mind. Also bar setting do not work with utility tracks.

@MartinWeeksmw 2 года назад

Save a copy of the original, as then you will have the song in notation ergo, the actual music as written

@MartinWeeksmw 2 года назад

Save to external & your done

@poltad 3 года назад

Thanks for the videos, super helpful. Is there any way to quickly export individual utility tracks?

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

Tad. Unfortunately I have not found a way to do that. Currently only performance tracks seem to have that option. I'll keep checking. Thanks.

@poltad 3 года назад

@@henryclarke5407 A workaround I found is muting all other tracks and exporting. This limits the rendered export to just the track and the master.

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

@@poltad Very nice !! I hope people read this tactic in the thread. Thanks for the tip. This product does a lot. One just has to take the time and be creative. :-)

@johannamit9821 3 года назад

Great tutorial, thanks a lot, nice song. I have BIAB 2021 but only have vocals up to 3026, 3027 sounds good, do I need to upgrade my RealTracks?

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

You probably do. I would listen to any style pack before I purchased an add on to make sure it has the styles I'm looking for. I've had BIAB a long time so I have tons of styles that have built up over the years.

@johannamit9821 3 года назад

@@henryclarke5407 Good point, I didn't now style packs could be listened to before purchase. I have released my first song on Spotify, iTunes also on Soundcloud.. Backing track created with BIAB. Thanks Henry

@paulbester5594 3 года назад

I love your videos and have learnt a lot from you. I do hope you make many more - Thank you! Do you perhaps know if the functionality of Utility Tracks is version dependent? In other words, in your video at 6:47, you right click on Utility1 and select "Generate" ... "RealTracks". I don't have that selection in my version - only up to Edit MIDI.

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

Hi Paul. Utility Tracks debuted in BIAB 2021. If you don't have 2021 you will not have those options.

@paulbester5594 3 года назад

@@henryclarke5407 thank you for your reply. I do have 2021, but the Pro version. Do you think that is why I am unable to generate Realtracks on the Utility tracks?

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

@@paulbester5594 I think that's the answer. You it looks like you don't get usable RealTracks until you upgrade to Ultrapak. I actually get this question a lot. Check out my video at the 3:00 minute mark. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-G2wFyA9m5cQ.html Sorry Man.

@paulbester5594 3 года назад

@@henryclarke5407 Thanks again for the reply. I managed to resolve this issue (and a host of other issues I had). What I did, was install the update that was released on the 13th of this month. I am now able to generate Realtracks on Utility tracks and all the other small and big problems I had, seems to be resolved. We were under attack in our area over the last week and I must have missed the release of the update. Thanks so much!

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

@@paulbester5594 I'm glad it worked out. Just know that because you only have Pro there will probably come a time when some of the styles or RealTracks you want won't be available. If you're good for now that's great. Keep on playing !! :-)

@peterbransche4674 Год назад

Thanks, Henry - can I please ask, what is the underscore before your chord symbols?

@pattersongay6498 2 года назад

After rendering tracks in BIAB, an additional (large wav) file which comprise wav files of all the other tracks is also rendered. I guess this is for if I choose to convert and export as a mp3 in BIAB. But I can I do same after final mix in DAW. Do I need to keep this large file?

@andreasgrussl Год назад

Great video! Is there a reason you don't use the DAW Plug In for this?

@henryclarke5407 Год назад

I do! At the time I made this the DAW plugin was inconsistent. I have since changed since it's become more stable. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-G9bdBwWNno0.html

@andreasgrussl Год назад

@@henryclarke5407 Thanks for clarifying. I'm just getting started with BIAB. It looks amazing, so I'm in the process of figuring out the best workflow for using it. Your videos have been very helpful so far!

@mschott14 2 года назад

Nice Work, Henry! Thanks for that. Just wondered how you automated(?) the Mute Buttons (turning red/white) on the Mixer window, when bringing in the new instruments at a later time? Neither changes in the bar settings window nor the automation lane seem to influence the mixer buttons/faders, right :-( ?

@henryclarke5407 2 года назад

I don't use ANY bar settings when I'm going to create the song in a DAW. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SnLgxF-LifE.html

@mschott14 2 года назад

@@henryclarke5407 Thank you for your answer, and I agree on having the DAW as the main place for working on the songs. But again I wonder how you managed in the video at about 5:17 to unmute the Bass and Drums Tracks in Biab (at bar 21) simultaniously 🤔❓ Looks like it is automated in some way .....

@henryclarke5407 2 года назад

@@mschott14 I used "Bar Settings" just for demonstration purposes and to pre-arrange the song. However, since Bar Settings do not work on utility tracks if I'm going to use a DAW for the full production of the song I take them OFF prior to exporting. I have a couple of videos that show how I use bar settings in BIAB. One of the more detailed ones is the video "I DON'T WANNA USE A DAW". But again these settings only work on core tracks and not utility tracks. If you still want to automate utility tracks you need to use the "Volume Automation" function. I personally would rather do this in a DAW.

@dadrosales4635 3 года назад

Mr. Clarke, how much extra purchases have you made after buying BIAB? and which package would you recommend? does the answer depend on genre? sorry if you've answered all of these. questions before but i literally found out about BIAB yesterday and came across your site for the first time today...and subbed also.

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

Hi Mr. Rosales. First of all I'm always hesitant in telling people how to spend their money :-) I do find that if you're going to spend the time with BIAB I always recommend Ultra Pak. However that's just a tuff question to answer if I don't know what your goals are. As far as genres go with a little experimentation you can make almost any genre work. Just need to understand what you're tying to accomplish. As far as "extra" purchases I concentrate on vocals so I have a very good DAW (Cakewalk Sonar which is free today under Bandlab) but I also have quite a few plug-ins for mixing (Antares Vocal Pack, iZotope Nectar, CLA vocal processing by Waves, etc...) and a host other plug-ins I accumulated over the years. I also have a Focusrrite USB interface which I find essential for singing or playing anything directly into a computer. The interface is a godsend when it comes to reducing latency and I also have a few pretty good microphones. Hope this helps.

@dadrosales4635 3 года назад

@@henryclarke5407 thanks!! I did further research today and saw some great stuff about the Ultra Pak. Luckily, my music team has been blessed with a small grant to make some musical upgrades. I think the Ultra has lots of the things I need including 163 which is full of traditional Cuban styles. I think BIAB plus Logic Pro will be a fantastic toolset.

@dadrosales4635 3 года назад

@@henryclarke5407 just got the approval and am in the middle of downloading. so excited.

@chuckczerny8176 3 года назад

Mr. Clarke... I just watched your BIAB Utility Tracks video, and while I learned several important aspects of using utility tracks, I got confused when you were showing how you "brought in the guitar solo" at a point in the song, and added the piano track at a certain point in the song. Where I'm confused is, when you generate the utiltity tracks, don't they follow the BIAB chords for the whole song? So when you export them to the DAW and start the track at other than the start of the song, how does it sync up to start at the point in the song other than the beginning?? I probably missed something, but if you could point me to where I can find out how to do what you did would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! I use BIAB 2021 and Bandlab Cakewalk as my DAW.

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

Hi Chuck. If I understand your question correctly yes the utility tracks do generate for the entire song. To get them to sync up in your DAW it's "ESSENTIAL" that you have the "exact" BPMs set in our DAW. So if you created the song at 95 BPMs make sure that you DAW tempo is set to 95 BPMs. If you have a difference in your BPMs they will not sync. I know that in Cakewalk Sonar the standard BPM for a new song is 120. You must change that in order to sync. I actually discussed this in my video "DAW Integration". I didn't think about adding it in this one. I'm really trying to shorten the video yet keep the content. It's quite a challenge. Hope I answered your question. Henry

@chuckczerny8176 3 года назад

@@henryclarke5407 Thank you for the prompt response! So if I understand you correctly, after aligning the tempo in the DAW to be exactly what BIAB used, then the Utility track starts at the beginning of the song but you mute it until you get to the bar you want to include it, say Bar 100 in the DAW. Then you unmute the track and the BIAB Utility track is at the exact same place where it would have been if you played the track from the beginning, but then you "add-in" (un-mute) the piano at Bar 100 on that track into your overall song and it plays exactly where it would have been had you played the track from the beginning. Neat!! Do you use Track Mute to silence the parts you don't want to hear or do you use another technique?? Again thank you for helping me get through the "start-up" curve on using BIAB to it's fullest! WOW! I watched the music video of the "Walk On By" song. Cool video! an nice to hear the completed song from your tutorial. Maybe you'll start some tutorials on making music videos like that!!!

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

@@chuckczerny8176 Basically correct except I don't mute and unmute tracks. When you use a DAW you can edit/cut/and paste wave files and put them where you want. You don't need to use the mute button. If you did that it would make mixing a lot more difficult. Look at this tutorial at around the 9 minute mark. I show how I cut and paste. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yRfjTKiMVYY.html

@tvannaman2000 2 года назад

Can you control (via bar settings) when these utility tracks come in and go out ? I only see where you can control the basic 7 tracks.

@henryclarke5407 2 года назад

No you cannot. Bar settings do not apply to Utility Tracks. This video shows how you would approach this in BIAB 2022 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nTgAbA1kIQ0.html

@deigo99eisa 3 года назад

Arigatougozaimasu

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

Unfortunately I don't know what language this is :-(

@pattersongay6498 2 года назад

Henry, Apparently, Midi file instruments copied to "Utility Tracks" do not show up in Bar Settings, how do you (edit) change different instruments on these tracks? Cheers.

@henryclarke5407 2 года назад

No Utility Tracks show up in Bar Settings. Program doesn't support it. I suggest you add your instruments on UT tracks and export/import into a DAW.

@AdrianGeorges 2 года назад

Is there a way to mute and unmute Utility tracks bar based?

@henryclarke5407 2 года назад

Hi. I have found no way to do that in the bar settings. That is a complaint of mine. However, you can do that through Automation if you want to go that route.

@budman8002 3 года назад

Henry, thank you for your tutorial to help people! I've only had BiaB 2021 for a couple of days, and the learning curve is pretty steep. When I generate and select and generate real tracks for the Utility track, none of the real tracks come up in the filter string. It says I have not used them or saved them. Do you know how I can do that?

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

I'm not sure I understand what you're saying. If you select a realtrack to generate you type the kind of instrument you want to use in the filter string. It should show the types of instruments that fit the style you are using. You can also select instruments that are not necessarily compatible with the style. However at times I use them anyway depending on the sound. One thing is that you must have the utility track sets as part of your BIAB set. I'm not sure what version of BIAB you have but if you just have the basic set you may not have a lot of realtracks or you may have not loaded them into the program where BIAB can search for them. That's the only thing I can guess based on what you wrote.

@budman8002 3 года назад

@@henryclarke5407 Thanks so much for replying, Henry. I just purchased 2021 Ultra-Pak, and can access and add the blank utility tracks to my song. When I select "Generate" and "generate real tracks," the window that pops up does not have any real tracks listed in it, and I can't access any by typing what I want. It says there is nothing in my "library," and I don't see any way to access the real tracks in BiaB from that window.

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

@@budman8002 I'm at a loss as to why the styles do not show up. I would say that there were some issues I had in finding styles when I first upgraded to 2021 but making sure that I added all patches as they were released cleared up a few of the issues. If your program is up to date with the latest patch and you still have the problem I would contact PG Music and submit a ticket for assistance. They also have a tech forum and you may find someone has had the same issue as you and there could be a solution.

@budman8002 3 года назад

@@henryclarke5407 Thanks, Henry. I'll get it figured out; I was hoping it was something simple, like a button I hadn't pushed yet. If I get a "light bulb" answer, I'll come back and post it here so any followers of yours who might have the same issues can see the solution.

@budman8002 3 года назад

Henry, I found the answer, if any of your subscribers have a similar issue. I needed to click on the "Show All" button to display and choose the available real tracks. And I learned that the utility tracks do not show up in the "Bar Settings" function, if any parts of them need to be muted. You have to go to Audio, and the "Edit Audio" to silence any part of the track.

@martinweeks7229 Год назад

Question? Why don't You use "Bar Settings" during Your BIAM Session to set up when and where tracks come in? Before Rendering? For me it's a time saver?

@henryclarke5407 Год назад

It's not a time saver for me. I never know what my final version is going to be like until I get the entire song down and the vocals. If I use bar settings I'm locking myself into a composition. Also I add a lot of other instruments and tons of vocals. Another this is that I do a lot of cutting and pasting different instrument licks into my compositions. Especially solos. Bar settings it much to permanent for me. I'd rather arrange and produce the rest of the song in my DAW.

@pattersongay6498 3 года назад

Are the Organ, Synth Pad and ACC Piano midi or vst instrument files ? When I render and import tracks (include midi) into Cakewalk, only the real tracks play. Midi will only play via my Motif Keyboard or if assigned to a Cakewalk (VST) instrument . Is there any way to assign/play instruments or convert midi tracks directly in BIAB , so all will render as .wav files? Your song vocals sound professional, What are some vocal effects software you use? Thanks for your invaluable lessons. Keep Safe.

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

Lot's of questions here. 1) All instruments in this video are "RealTracks". Not MIDI or VSTs. 2) Of course when you import MIDI tracks into Cakewalk they will not play an instrument until you assign one to the track. MIDI tracks are data and not musical. Thus you will have to assign the MIDI track to some sort of sound module. 3: I have not experimented with this because if I want to use MIDI tracks I will record and assign them directly into Cakewalk. so I don't have the need to do that. 4) For vocals I use most of the standard plug-ins that come with my Sonar Producer version such as reverb, compression, delay, etc.. I also have iZotope Nectar for some of the vocal processing and I use Autotune Live if I want a different effect on my voice. There are probably others I use but it's all dependent on the type of song I'm singing and what I'm after for effects. As far as my songs sounding professional .. hahahahahha .. I would hope that's what they are since they are distributed across all major platforms and generate royalties :-)

@pattersongay6498 3 года назад

@@henryclarke5407 Thanks for your response. Please excuse my curiosity, if utility tracks colors are brown when generated, regular real tracks -green. The Organ, Synth Pad and ACC Piano tracks in the tutorial are a light color ( like midi/instrument, hence, my question). Are these special type of real tracks.? On further review of BIAB tutorial , you can use MIDI SuperTracks, and assign a specific VST/DX instrument to play in BIAB. I assume, they will render with other real tracks as .wav files into Cakewalk. I will try later and see how it works. I just got a trial version of Antares Auto Tune, hope to sound great (vocals) like you soon.....hahahaha, lol. Thanks again.

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

@@pattersongay6498 Patterson. I think you're overthinking the tutorial a bit. Plus it "seems" you still confusing Real Tracks and Utility Tracks. Always remember RealTracks are Instruments. Utility Tracks or basic BIAB Tracks are placeholders (think channels) for instruments to play on. The Utility tracks are yellow/brown but their color doesn't matter. If you follow the video you will see that I used RealTracks for the Organ, SynthPad, and Piano. There's nothing special about them. They are just real tracks. It just so happens that PG Music decided that armed Utility Tracks will carry the color Yellow/Brown. I would assume that a VST enabled MIDI track would render. However, it's not something I've dived very deep into. I personally think the key is that you're dragging WAV files into your Cakewalk and not MIDI files. Unless you want those types of files so you can edit and change the sound. Have fun with the Antares Trial. Hope it helps. Cheers. Henry

@36JohnT 2 года назад

Thanks Henry, but can't you just use the DAW plugin rather than having to render all the tracks to a designated folder?

@henryclarke5407 2 года назад

I found the DAW plugin didn't work as well (or at times could not find) the utility tracks so I stopped using it altogether.

@Frankonius-22 3 месяца назад

Utility tracks do not accept GM2 instrument patches. Can you help?

@henryclarke5407 3 месяца назад

You should be able to. If not I would contact PG Music. there may be something missing in your setup.

@enriqueruiz5037 2 года назад

is it best to use a DAW with BB instead of going with just BB?

@henryclarke5407 2 года назад

Hi. Instead of me typing out a long answer please view this video at around the 9:50 mark where I address this. Thanks, ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-G2wFyA9m5cQ.html

@enriqueruiz5037 2 года назад

@@henryclarke5407 Yes I get it Thanks for the great info Henry , Till nxt.time , Fair Well!

@Endless_Skyway_Adventures Год назад

I am still on an older version, it appears that when you create the utility track, that it captures one performance of that real track and once you do it can’t be regenerated to a different performance. Is that correct? Not a plus or minus, just trying to understand the behavior. Either way this is an important change.

@henryclarke5407 Год назад

If I understand you correctly you can always regenerate a track. The key is that with Utility tracks you have 16 more tracks to play around with. I personally think that utility tracks was the biggest and best change to BIAB in nears. If your version is prior to utility tracks you're losing out on a lot of capability.

@Endless_Skyway_Adventures Год назад

@@henryclarke5407 when you regenerate a utility track for a soloist for example do you get a new performance like the way standard tracks work?

@henryclarke5407 Год назад

@@Endless_Skyway_Adventures You always get a new performance unless you "freeze" the track.

@Endless_Skyway_Adventures Год назад

@@henryclarke5407 nice, that is good news!

@pattersongay6498 3 года назад

What Real Track # is CHILPOP.STY Electronic Chillout Pop? Have BIAB 2021, but cant find. Thanks

@henryclarke5407 3 года назад

Do not confuse Realtracks with Style. A style is they way the music is played. The Realtracks are the instruments to support that style. Styles don't have a number. The style Chilpop is a style that came with BIAB 2015. That's probably why you do not have it. Again I've had BIAB for a long time so I probably have a lot more styles than you do.