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#31

Repertoire Help / Re: ChordPro Import Questions

Last post by arlo - June 29, 2026, 10:21:20 AM

The batch import worked (mostly) but all the section labels are missing from the {start_of_verse}/{end_of_verse} and {start_of_chorus}/{start_of_chorus}.

To use ChordPro environment directives, you can go to Repertoire > Text Styles and add a text style for Verse, Chorus, Bridge and Comment and set the corresponding ChordPro Style for each. Then import your ChordPro files. If you already imported the files, you can delete the newly created songs using the date filter and the batch delete function on the Repertoire > Songs page of the website, then import them again.

Transposing from a sharps key to a flats key (ie from E to F) produces some wrong chords.

BandHelper adds sharps when transposing up and flats when transposing down. So to transpose from E to F and get flats, you can transpose up an extra half step to F#, then back down to F.

#32

Repertoire Help / Extract Chords from ChordPro

Last post by thekenner - June 29, 2026, 09:17:15 AM

Is it possible to populate the Chords section from the chords in a ChordPro song? Just take everything in square brackets [] and add them to the Chords section? That would be really helpful.

#33

Repertoire Help / ChordPro Import Questions

Last post by thekenner - June 29, 2026, 09:13:55 AM

I'm new to BandHelper and have over 500 songs in Chordpro format that I'll be importing.  The batch import worked (mostly) but all the section labels are missing from the {start_of_verse}/{end_of_verse} and {start_of_chorus}/{start_of_chorus}.  I understand that I can add them all back in manually with #  Heading, but for 500 songs that's a bit arduous.  Am I missing something?

The transpose is also doing some odd things. Transposing from a sharps key to a flats key (ie from E to F) produces some wrong chords.  Instead of Bb I get A#. I tried setting the personal transpose setting to flats, but nothing changed.  What am I missing?

#34

Repertoire Help / Re: Orphaned Songs

Last post by arlo - June 28, 2026, 09:37:37 AM

Songs that are not in any projects will appear with a gray background on the Repertoire > Songs page of the website in every project.

#35

Repertoire Help / Orphaned Songs

Last post by Papa John - June 28, 2026, 05:11:39 AM

How can I find songs that are not associated with any projects?

#36

MIDI Help / Re: Assigning the MIDI Preset ...

Last post by arlo - June 22, 2026, 09:51:56 PM

I don't think you should have separate MIDI presets for the two Loopy setups. With either of the solutions I suggested, you can put the MIDI messages for both setups into the same preset.

#37

MIDI Help / Re: Assigning the MIDI Preset ...

Last post by cba - June 22, 2026, 01:49:31 PM

Hi again, 

I've had a look at it all again and it does work as I hoped.  However, the multiple midi button is more messy than I need and it would be great to be able to put a couple of midi buttons on the screen with each one assigned to a different midi preset. 

#38

MIDI Help / Re: Assigning the MIDI Preset ...

Last post by cba - June 20, 2026, 10:07:07 AM

Thanks - I've just been experimenting around and I do need to rethink it.  I'll have a look at getting Loopy Pro to listen to different channels depending.  I'm not sure it's the best way but will have a look.  Thanks

#39

MIDI Help / Re: Assigning the MIDI Preset ...

Last post by arlo - June 20, 2026, 08:30:34 AM

Can you set Loopy to only listen on channel 1 or 2, then change that setting depending on what keyboard you're using?

Alternatively, you can deactivate one or the other MIDI device in BandHelper depending on the keyboard.

Either way, you would combine the MIDI messages into one preset so you don't have to choose between two presets for each song.

#40

MIDI Help / Re: Assigning the MIDI Preset ...

Last post by cba - June 20, 2026, 07:21:22 AM

Yes - I've got it to set to receive both channels.  I can trigger them fine using the multiple MIDI button but it's just that I only need the two options and it would look much neater in the document window (not to mention easier to press with my clumsy fingers!)

thanks