If it was dead easy, it would't be worth doing.

Take your time. MIDI is complicated, but not all that complicated, you just have something new to investigate, study and learn. The web is full of good info, websearch up some basic MIDI tutorials, terminologies and the like. Study the manuals that come with your MIDI hardware and software, if you come across a term you don't know or understand, don't just gloss over it, use websearch to see if you can find out what exactly is meant.

BIAB takes time and there is a learning curve to it also. Same goes with Reaper or any other multitracking software.

For now, I recommend you use the VSC DXi that comes bundled with BIAB while inside BIAB. There are a lot more patches available than just the GM bank. Upper Banks are available as well as GS or GM2 also, selectable in the VSC DXi Control Panel. The BIAB FAQ and Help files can show you how to find and install the proper Patchmap for the VSC DXi so that you can select instrument patches by group from the upper banks. For example, see all the available Electric Piano patches in one group and audition them as the song plays back.

Plenty of very good production numbers have been done using "just" the VSC DXi from start to finish.


--Mac

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