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It seems to me the time is here to combine BIAB and Real Band as one program. I use them both extensively and it would make life easier to using them both at the same time instead of starting a song in BIAB and then closing the program and importing it into Real Band.
Since the two programs come bundeled together it would make life much better to have them as one instead of two different but similar programs.posted this in BIAB wishlist
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I never tried to, but it seems like you could launch them both. However, computer basic basics apply, and you can't do anything with a file that is "open", and that would be the snag. Like you can't rename an MP3 while it is being played in media player because it is "open". When the file is in BIAB it is open. You need to close it so the program sets the end of file marker before you can open it again.
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I think the idea is intriguing, but there are some snags to that. BiaB is designed to be an arranger of sorts that generates fast on the fly so the song starts before all tracks are generated. RB is a DAW that does not regen at each start. Very different in concept.
Plus there are tone os folks that use one or the other, and would not want them to morph into something very different from what they use. For this reason i can imagine PG changing them that much, as this might frustate a large portion of the user base.
More likely is that continued evolution of RB to get even better.
HP Win 11 12 gig ram, Mac mini Sonoma with 16 gig of ram, BiaB/RB 2026, Reaper 7, Harrison Mixbus 11 , Presonus Audiobox USB96
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Combining the two programs has been proposed often, but the structure of each program is different and so are the purposes and usages. Personally, I would prefer the programs to remain separate as I use BIAB to develop ideas which are then progressed in RealBand. In fact the time spent on the two programs is divided 20%/80%.
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I agree with LynB.
I use both but there are times when I want just one or the other.
If they were combined, I can`t imagine the number of icons on the toolbar! <grin>
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I agree with Lyn...plus, my laptop sometimes chokes when I try to render RB tracks to a stereo wav...I can only imagine how sluggish it would be with the extra overhead. I also spend about 20% in BIAB, 80% in RB.
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People tend to forget that Rb is a blended program it is PT and BiaB so what they are asking is already done. It need continued development slow sready, and targeted. The program is a good one I know in my case i just need to dig in deeper.
HP Win 11 12 gig ram, Mac mini Sonoma with 16 gig of ram, BiaB/RB 2026, Reaper 7, Harrison Mixbus 11 , Presonus Audiobox USB96
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