User Guide

Chapter 15: Reference
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whereas BG057.wma would not be one.
We call them RealTracks “+/- files.” They are not included with Band-in-a-Box 2011 because they are not needed and they
take up extra space.
Q. I bought Band-in-a-Box for the first time with version 2011. Do I need to do anything?
No, there are no +/- files included with Band-in-a-Box 2011, so there is nothing to do
Q. I have upgraded to Band-in-a-Box 2011, and have existing RealTracks folders with +/- files. Do I need to do
anything?
You don't need to do anything.
But if you want to save a lot of hard drive space, and you have a newer/faster machine (Vista or W7), you can go to the
RealTracks Settings (Preferences) and click on [Erase Un-needed +/- files] (see details in #2 below). If you have an
older/slower machine, you may want to select the “Use +/- RealTracks for generation (enable on slow machines)” checkbox
(see details in #1below).
Customers with existing RealTracks collections (2010 or earlier) don’t need to do anything, as their existing RealTracks will
work.
In summary:
1. If using an older/slower machine (XP):
- In the RealTracks Settings dialog (Preferences), select the “Use +/- RealTracks for generation (enable on slow machines)”
checkbox.
- Don't press the [Erase Un-needed +/- files] button.
2. If using a newer machine (Vista/W7)
- In the RealTracks Settings dialog (Preferences), leave “Use +/- RealTracks for generation (enable on slow machines)”
unchecked. The program won't use them.
- Use the program for a few days, playing all kinds of songs, including ones with
lots of RealTracks, and in different keys (e.g. Gb). If you look at the CPU usage
of bbw.exe during playback, you can see how hard your machine is working. If it
is less than 60% CPU use, things are fine.
If you have no playback issues (stuttering, or instruments dropping out during playback), then indeed you do have a “fast
machine,” and can safely press the [Erase Un-needed +/- files] button.
The [Verify] function checks your installation to find if RealTracks are properly installed, or any files are missing.
1. It checks the Bt0 status of the RealTracks st2, compared to the Bt0 found in the RealTracks folder.
2. It issues error messages if a st2 is found, but not the RealTracks folder.
3. Issues a message if xt2 not found (for a chording RealTracks).
[Defaults] sets RealTracks Settings back to default settings.
Press [OK] to make your selection and exit the RealTracks Settings dialog.
Tranzport
TranzPort is a wireless hardware device that provides remote control for Band-in-a-Box. The
TranzPort unit is sold separately.
First, make sure that the TranzPort is installed and working. This can be determined by running Band-in-a-Box, and
looking at the list of MIDI Drivers (Opt. | MIDI/Audio driver setup). If “TranzPort” appears on the list of MIDI-IN
and MIDI-OUT drivers, then the TranzPort is installed correctly.
Enable TranzPort support for Band-in-a-Box in the Tranzport Settings dialog.