BB Backing Track procedure - How to create a panic stop

[Phil_Flood]

A user posed the following question to me

@limumeng

Now the problerm - How do I stop the song in the middle ( kill the song due to some situation while performing)
If I want to stop the song in the middle. I can’t.
I tried Double tap - does not work.
Using Single tap - is worse, it starts as a new song ( 2 same songs playing - which is messy
The only way is to wait for it to play till it finshed.

I read the forum - some said, move the song to outro.
But it still did not stop the song.

What is the solution? Thank you Phil

After some experimentation, I have found a solution.

@Phil_Flood

I got it working. First it’s important to see the end of the trigger file:

The green line is my original trigger. It matches the length of the song’s wav that is in the drumkit. The violet two-bar long note is the song end. It can go on any unsupported note, but it must reach the end of the midi file. The makes the midi start correctly, and will allow it to end when a double tap or triple tap is triggered, usually after the song is completed, but also when you need to quit in a panic situation. In my tests, the end produces an immediate fade out that ends the song in a second or two. Having the end note set at several bars past the end of the midi trigger note allows the musician to trigger a BB end song command before the main loop returns to the beginning of the song.

Now for the big change - In the song’s drumkit, the wav file should be set as “non-percussion.” A wav file set as “percussion” continues to play until its end is reached. A wav file set as non-percussion will play to the trigger note’s end or UNTIL IT IS FORCED TO END BY AN EVENT TRIGGERED BY THE PEDAL which then follows the “Cue Fill Period” settings.

Since the cue fill settings will be set as a maximum of “next measure,” the wav file is forced to end when setting limit is reached.

To summarize, place the song’s midi trigger file in the Main Loop, not the intro or outro. Be sure that the trigger file is created to have space after the song’s end, with an additional note added several bars after the main trigger, and placed on an unsupported note. The additional not must reach the end of a bar, or the midi file will not begin on the beginning of a bar. Then, in the midi drumkit, set the song wav file as “non-percussion.” Save the drumset using Drumsets>Save Drumset. The will save the change to the drumset in your BB Workspace. After making those changes, you can then Save your Project using the method that works best for you.

[LakeLife]

I’ve found myself using the foot switch to kill a DOP, OPB, etc., song. Otherwise, I reach down and dial up another song on the main pedal, but I use very, very few DOP, OPB songs in a live group. I use them mainly for practice and jams. Live, many times, it sounds too structured (which it’s supposed to be), but stifles the freedom to add a jam, when it seems appropriate.
Nothing like a live drummer1

[DanielSingularSound]

Hi Phil,

To stop the song in the middle, you can follow these steps:

Go to the Settings - Main Pedal - “Start Beat” and set it to “Release”. This way, when you pause the song with the footswitch, holding down the main pedal will clear/finish the song.

Feel free to reach out if you have any further questions or need assistance.