I have been using BB for a few years. In the start just for practice playing guitar but now I am using it for live gigs for our band when our drummer is not available.
I was using the BB app but recently moved to the Web based system on my Windows 11 PC. I export standard songs then import them back with a specific song name so I can tweak the song to our needs.
I have a song I have been using for some time but it wasn’t part of a play list, so I included into my standard set list. Synced the SIM but found the intro section was not correct. Just a single hit then silence before the main part started.
Tried playing the same song directly rather than through the set list. Same thing. Song played fine on the PC. Deleted the data on the SIM and exported again. Same issue.
Deleted the intro, exported the Rock 1 intro ready to import. Site became unresponsive. Restarted the site and tried to import the section but it was an empty file. Tried exporting again. Lock up again. Gave up with the site and reverted to the app. Deleted the SIM, opened the project and exported. Worked fine but song introduction still not working.
Completely deleted the song and recreated it using Rock 1 as the basis. All good. Synced SIM. Song introduction still not correct. Played again and suddenly it is fine. Tried another song. Intro not right. Played again and all good. Happening with most songs but not all.
Seems like once it has played once you can keep repeating it ok, but move to another song and Russian roulette.
Seems to be a few flakey things happening and I can’t afford to be spending all this time on a peddle when I should be rehearsing for a gig. Help!
The first one is what I believe to be the original. It was working fine until I added it to a set list, but timelines are always difficult to determine when looking back for fault finding. The (2) version is the new one I created. Happy hunting. P.S. I used to be a control systems engineer designing and implementing control systems for power stations, so I have a good understanding of how tricky tracking a bug can be.
Thanks for uploading the song files. I think that your Intro MIDI file got corrupted somehow. How could I tell? Using the BBMO, I tried to export the Intro MIDI file (although my browser exported the file, it then froze—had to quit and re-launch it); I then tried to open the exported MIDI Intro file in my DAW however, it would not open—two indicators that the Intro MIDI file was damaged.
Here’s what I did to get you back in the ballpark with the Intro:
I searched my midi_sources folder for the Rock- fill 32 full kit 16ths.mid file and replaced the corrupt Intro MIDI file.
The Intro played fine on my pedal.
Caveat: you may have to edit the Intro if you had previously changed it.
I’ve zipped the Rock- fill 32 full kit 16ths.mid file along with both adjusted versions you sent.
If you have not downloaded the MIDI Loop Library, now’s a good time to do so; you can find it here: midi_sources folder
