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Hi all
This performance track thing still has me scratching my head.
I can make my midi melody track into a performance track no prob.
Next I can move it to the audio track as audio. No prob
Now here is the rub .
I can now delete the data on the melody track, and therefore record more midi.
Trouble is if I go to put this on the audio track as a performance track, it erases what I just put there above.
If my soloist track is full also that leaves me no where to go,
I thought I remember reading some where you could do this multiple times al la sound on sound perhaps I am dreaming.
I cant see an option to move it to an unused style track.
Or is there a way to move the first audio track that I generated from the first melody track to a spare style track if I have one. Thus freeing up the audio track, for the second converted performance track.
It seems to label performance tracks as Artist I guess that’s right?
Thanks
Mike
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Hi Mike, If you just want to move MIDI data off of the Melody or Soloist track so you can record more MIDI, you can simply use Edit - Copy Special - Copy/Move Tracks, to move it to any track that's not being used, as MIDI. No need to make a Performance Track. If you have audio that you need to move off the audio track so you can record more audio, you can use Audio - Move Audio to Performance Track to move your recorded audio to any blank track. The only time I can think of that I'd move something to the audio track is if Bass, Piano, Drums, Guitar, Strings, Melody, and Soloist are all occupied (but the Audio track is empty), and I need to free one of those tracks up so I can record MIDI to it, or generate an additional RealTrack. That's when I'd make one of those tracks a Performance Track and move it to Audio. If every single track is occupied and I still need to record more MIDI or audio, or add another RealTrack, I'd open the song in RealBand and finish it there.  Hope this helps! Kent PG Music
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Hi Kent
Thanks so much I had forgotten the obvious way of moving my midi melody off with copy and paste.
Trust me to find a complicated way of working no wonder I was having problems .
Now I fully understand the point of performance and audio tracks thanks so much for your prompt help.
Best regards
Mike
BIAB2021 UltraPlus,AsusN55S1Tbssd, W10/64,Akai EIEpro Yamaha CVP405,SquireStrat, CoolsoftVMidSynth Novatation Impulse61 Ctr kbd, Cwalk blab Kontakt http://mikesmusic.byethost16.com/
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Glad I could help!
Cheers
Kent
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Mike, you can also treat BIAB mixer the same as if it were an analog multitrack 8 track recorder. All of the old school multitrack mixing techniques work wonderfully with BIAB.
It is easy to get 16 or more tracks by using the above methods Kent pointed out. If you are willing to commit to submixes of the bounce from the mixer tracks to the audio track you can free 7 tracks for additional recording with one bounce. At that point you are already at 13 tracks. Unlike the old analog days, there is no loss in quality because all of the bouncing occurs digitally and because the audio can be selected to be stereo or mono, you can preserve panning.
Once you've converted a bounce to the audio channel, that audio is frozen so you are also free to change the chord chart, style and feel of your project without affecting the audio which will not regenerate.
This creates many unique options for your project. For instance, you can create a bass part, drums and then make the piano, guitar, strings, melody and soloist track all the same instrument and using mute, unmute and panning between these 5 tracks to create a single performance and then export it as a stereo audio file. The result is the same as cutting and pasting in RealBand or any DAW to make a composite performance from multiple takes.
You can expand on this idea by taking advantage of the ability of BIAB tracks to have up to 10 instruments per track. So rather than create a unique performance of a single instrument, use two or more and place them in different order between each track and this will allow you to pan any single instrument the same as automating panning in a DAW. You can also have multiple instruments alternate solos or fills this way.
Because BIAB reads ahead to generate your chord chart, it does an excellent job of anticipating the changing of instruments and cross fading the instruments as well as tighten up the endings just prior to the transition.
With preplanning your arrangement, you can use BIAB to create really complex performances without ever having to move your project to a DAW.
I've done a lot of analog recording with limited multitracks and find doing this way to be a lot of fun and also effective on some recordings.
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