How I work- After finishing the chart in biab with a style and rythum section generated, I open the project in RB. I then generate many tracks- to my hearts content really [I use all real tracks]. Whatever could possibly make the cut, I generate a clean performance. RB becomes a multitrack storage bin of generated tracks. Then I drag tracks over to Reaper for all editing and mixing. Most times not all tracks will make it over- just the ones that count. A song has a way of rejecting parts it doesn't need, all on it's own- if you're paying attention. But in doing this, it keeps the Reaper project uncluttered, which saves a ton of track count and even processing power, while the extra tracks remain in RB should I choose to use some after all.

RB is a necessary extension of biab if your projects involve large track counts. But instead of me spending time writing up tons of reasons why a daw like Reaper [or the other big ones] makes editing and mixing easier, just use the crap out of Reaper since you DL'd it. When you go back over to RB, the differences will become clear. Not because you know one better than the other at that point, but because you'll see very clearly where RB falls short in many areas compared. Reverse the equasion, if you will, and you'll see. And after the fact, you can still learn to fully use RB too. It's not nearly the learning curve of Reaper, and you can edit and mix and complete a project using it. But I found it to be pulling teeth- hair even. In it's own way it makes easy tasks harder and more finiky than a typical daw. But for me, all three are absolutely needed and I couldn't work without any one of them- biab, RB, and Reaper. Oh yeah, and real tracks too! God bless 'em!

As always, your mileage may vary.

Dan

My YT Channel- http://www.youtube.com/user/dfizzbom