To be sure, I'm not certain I even know what a VST is...
Probably the first place to start is to make sure you don't confuse VST with VSTi.
Oversimplifying, a VSTi is a virtual instrument, such as a string or brass library of sounds. It's normally some form of MIDI but there are exceptions. A VST is itself a program but it is written to interface seamlessly with a DAW or other music program, hence the term 'plugin'. VSTs are primarily for adjusting audio, not MIDI.
BIAB 2024 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 6.5 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6; Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus Studio 192, Presonus Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors
- Reaper - Toonetrack: EZDrummer3, EZKeys, EZBass, EZmix. - BIAB - Notation software mainly GuitarPro8 (and MuseScore4) - I hardly don't use any VSTs (if so mainly free ones). I recently bought EZmix which I found quite useful since it lets me get rid of most VSTs. (I have a very simple approach to it). The only other VST I have bought is Valhalla VintageVerb.
I am not a musician only an amateur playing violin and guitar as my own instruments, and some vocals.
VST is Virtual Studio Technology. Thus VSTi is Virtual Studio technology instrument. A VST is more along the lines of compressors, reverbs... signal processing stuff.
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I am using the new 1040XTRAEZ form this year. It has just 2 lines.
1. How much did you make in 2023? 2. Send it to us.
I used a US 20x20 (yeah, I know who needs that many inputs) from Tascam for years. Recently switched to the IK Multimedia AXE I/O which works great for my guitar and any limited vocals I may need. It works seamlessly with Amplitube 5 also from IK, so that is a win-win. Mostly use Cakewalk as I had invested in it plenty back when it was not free. But I also have Cubase 12 Pro and find it useful. I have more guitars than I need (my wife says!), but I play them all and each has its purpose. I have a Komplete Kontrol S61 from Native Instruments along with their Komplete Ultimate Collectors Supercalifragilistic software. And lots of other library stuff that I find uses for. I use BIAB and Real Band all the time for ideas, backing tracks, practice.
I have many of Bob 'Notes' Norton's add on styles and several of the fake disks as well. Saves a lot of time not having to enter the songs I want to practice. His stuff is top notch for anyone that might want or need it. Well worth the money.
My wife asked if I had seen the dog bowl. I told her I didn't even know he could.
I (Bud) played in bluegrass bands from the early 70's to 2003. Janice played in them from 1989 to 2003. We gigged a lot even though we were both doing 40+ hours a week in the mental health field. I can in all honesty say that I had rather sit down with Logic Pro X, BiaB and a host of Waves/Izotope plug-ins for hours than play a festival set in front of thousands much less a three night club gig -- no matter how appreciative the fans. For some reason we never thrived on it and often wanted to be out hiking or riding our bikes instead. However, I find time with BiaB and my DAW to be almost zen like at times. Mesmerizing even. To hear what I can do compared to my recording efforts from the 60's thru the early 2000's never ceases to amaze me. I mean did anybody really enjoy splicing tape?
So at the risk of redundancy, in a room that serves as an office, workout, and recording area a couple of mics, an interface, a Mac, BiaB RTs/RDs/MSTs, Logic Pro X (and its zillion sounds, fx and loops), a large Waves/Izotope suite, and a wonderful bride who is willing to sing about any genre I suggest I can get lost in the production thing. Well at least for the one per month we average. Heck sometimes I even drag the ole 1953 bass fiddle into the picture and contribute something other than the tech stuff. And, every now and then with the appearance of the proverbial blue moon I pretend I know what the hell I'm doing.
LOL...What it looked like before software and before the internet...lol
My bus, my band, Super Blue
I was lucky enough to play a lot with these guys'
Me,Joe, and Grady
Joe Guitar Hughes was inspired by Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown and Johnny "Guitar" Watson – "anyone who had fire in their playing and a good shuffle".[2] His first band was the Dukes of Rhythm in the 1950s, which also included his friend Johnny Copeland.[3] He worked with Little Richard and in Bobby Bland's band in the 1960s.[2]
Grady Gaines (May 14, 1934 – January 29, 2021)[2] was an American electric blues, Texas blues and jazz blues tenor saxophonist, who performed and recorded with Little Richard in the 1950s. He backed other musicians such as Dee Clark, Little Willie John, Sam Cooke, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, and Joe Tex.
This was a New Years gig, Joe and me and a really drunk lady who danced to every song we played that night...lol
Earl Gillum
Gilliam was born in New Waverly, Texas on January 13, 1930 and died aged 81 in Tomball, Texas on October 19, 2011. Gilliam was a longtime fixture in the Texas blues scene, moving to Houston at age 18 and going on to play with Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Albert “Iceman” Collins and Little Joe Washington.
Don't ever get old...lol I can't remember the bass player's name. The drummer was Johnny Preajune.
These were fun times. The only thing transistor was the PA and the keyboard.
Billy
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New location, new environment, new music coming soon
Seize the moo-ment If you feel like you’ve herd all these cow puns before, you probably have deja-moo
For years I have been producing music with hundreds of gigabytes of VSTs, and I was proud of myself.
Until recently, I started to dig a bit deeper on BiaB, and only realized all my efforts, knowledge, and skills in the previous years, were all wasted.
Why? Because of BiaB, I don't need to use VSTs anymore.
BiaB makes 90% of my past workflow instantly useless and irrelevant.
That's why I'm so sad and so excited at the same time. Too much emotion to handle.
Band-in-a-Box is the war to end all wars.
This makes me feel better about not knowing what the heck a VST is (sometimes ignorance is bliss). But for those that find them useful, more power to you.
I'm just glad I'm hitching my wagon to the BiaB tractor.
PG Music . . . Keep up the good work, looking forward to what the future holds for this great tool.
As far as an emotional breakdown, maybe this will help? Breakdown
https://soundcloud.com/user-646279677 BiaB 2024 Windows For me there’s no better place in the band than to have one leg in the harmony world and the other in the percussive. Thank you Paul Tutmarc and Leo Fender.
User Video: Next-Level AI Music Editing with ACE Studio and Band-in-a-Box®
The Bob Doyle Media YouTube channel is known for demonstrating how you can creatively incorporate AI into your projects - from your song projects to avatar building to face swapping, and more!
His latest video, Next-Level AI Music Editing with ACE Studio and Band-in-a-Box, he explains in detail how you can use the Melodist feature in Band-in-a-Box with ACE Studio. Follow along as he goes from "nothing" to "something" with his Band-in-a-Box MIDI Melodist track, using ACE Studio to turn it into a vocal track (or tracks, you'll see) by adding lyrics for those notes that will trigger some amazing AI vocals!
Wir waren fleißig und haben über 50 neue Funktionen und eine erstaunliche Sammlung neuer Inhalte hinzugefügt, darunter 222 RealTracks, neue RealStyles, MIDI SuperTracks, Instrumental Studies, "Songs with Vocals" Artist Performance Sets, abspielbare RealTracks Set 3, abspielbare RealDrums Set 2, zwei neue Sets von "RealDrums Stems", XPro Styles PAK 6, Xtra Styles PAK 17 und mehr!
Add updated printing options, enhanced tracks settings, smoother use of MGU and SGU (BB files) within PowerTracks, and more with the latest PowerTracks Pro Audio 2024 update!
Download and install this to your RealBand 2024 for updated print options, streamlined loading and saving of .SGU & MGU (BB) files, and to add a number of program adjustments that address user-reported bugs and concerns.
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Handy flash drive tip: Always try plugging in a USB device the wrong way first? If your flash drive (or other USB plug) doesn't have a symbol to indicate which way is up, look for the side with a seam on the metal connector (it only has a line across one side) - that's the side that either faces down or to the left, depending on your port placement.
Update your Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows® Today!
Update your Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows for free with build 1111!
With this update, there's more control when saving images from the Print Preview window, we've added defaults to the MultiPicker for sorting and font size, updated printing options, updated RealTracks and other content, and addressed user-reported issues with the StylePicker, MIDI Soloists, key signature changes, and more!
A few excerpts:
"The Tracks view is possibly the single most powerful addition in 2024 and opens up a new way to edit and generate accompaniments. Combined with the new MultiPicker Library Window, it makes BIAB nearly perfect as an 'intelligent' composer/arranger program."
"MIDI SuperTracks partial generation showing six variations – each time the section is generated it can be instantly auditioned, re-generated or backed out to a previous generation – and you can do this with any track type. This is MAJOR! This takes musical experimentation and honing an arrangement to a new level, and faster than ever."
"Band in a Box continues to be an expansive musical tool-set for both novice and experienced musicians to experiment, compose, arrange and mix songs, as well as an extensive educational resource. It is huge, with hundreds of functions, more than any one person is likely to ever use. Yet, so is any DAW that I have used. BIAB can do some things that no DAW does, and this year BIAB has more DAW-like functions than ever."
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