Thanks, Charlie. The procedure helps.
As far as using the Performance as a powerful tool, I don't think I could ever get to the point of doing that. I read what you guys write and I watch videos. I still feel lost half the time.
Again, thanks. This forum is a great thing.
2b
2b, you've already done the hard part, you've successfully created a Performance Track and placed it in a mix. Performance tracks are the magic sauce.
If you're interested in trying out the power of a Performance Track, here is a simple step by step exercise you can do in just a few minutes.
Open a new BIAB project
Open Stylepicker
Audition some styles until you find one you like
Load that Style's Demo song Chord Chart
Generate and Render the Demo song to your Desktop or somewhere you can find the song
Import the rendered file into the Demo Song Mixer Audio Track
Sync the Audio Track with the Mixer tracks so the song plays correctly.
(open the Audio Editor and align the beginning of the Audio Track with Bar One/Beat One if necessary. Do this by placing the cursor at the very beginning of the audio on the Audio track. Rt Click and select mark this point as bar one. play to determine the audio file is synced. Stop and Rt Click and select Permanently apply Bar One offset and you're done. )
Select Audio from the tool bar at the top of the screen
Select move audio to Performance Track
Select a Track to place the Performance Track. In this example, select Drums since you will not be generating any more drum parts.
At this point, you have bounced a mix of the complete Demo Song to a Performance Track.
Now, audition and place new instruments on all the 6 remaining Tracks other than the Performance Track and I suggest using instruments that were not included in the original style. For instance Piano, organ, fiddle, banjo,mandolin, alto sax, trombone - Practically any instrument that is not playing on the Performance Track.
BONUS: On one track, select a bar somewhere after bar 5, hit F5, in the Bar Settings Window, near the top, Select the Realtrack Button and follow the prompts to select another instrument to replace the current instrument with another selection. OK to close each window pop up until all windows are closed.
Generate and Render this new mix.
You have created a mix that includes the original Style Demo Song that's mixed with the 6 Mixer Tracks plus added an additional instrument. If you chose a Style with 5 instruments and you've added 6 new instruments plus replaced one instrument with another on the same track, that's adding 7 instruments to the mix.
You've created a song with 12 instruments on 12 tracks in less than 8-10 minutes.
From this point, you're only limited by your imagination.
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