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I went with the 30 day for the megaultrapak or whatever it is called. I'm using it now and it is darn confusing. I see that I'll need to learn more and figure out how to also make changes I want in certain parts of the song, e.g. where I want a different fill than was provided. I guess the utility of BIAB is that you can just pop in chords and style and generate all those tracks that sound good ASAP. I don't know of any other software that does this well. Hence, this is a useful tool.



hink,

It is not clear to me that you understand completely what these programs do or how they do them. (That's okay--neither do we!) Thus you may achieve unexpected results. That can be both a good thing and a bad thing. I suggest one of two approaches:

1. Make a decision to learn a particular function or perform a particular task. Make like a pit bull and don't stop until you achieve your goal. Go on to the next thing.

Or:

2. You WILL get unexpected results. You WILL make "mistakes." You WILL realize new possibilities. Make like a being in the crystal river in "Illusions" and abandon yourself to the process. Let go and follow where you are led. This will take a while. BIAB is a unique and wonderful toy, and very deep. RB is more straightforward, but you need to have an understanding of BIAB to fully appreciate its possibilities.

There are advantages to each approach, or a combination of the two. You need to understand the basics--chord entry, key selection, the difference between Styles and Real Tracks, and, in your case, how to do MIDI editing.

But above all, NEVER GIVE UP. This is an incredible community of musos and geeks who are knowledgeable, as a whole, about the gamut of music, computers, and software. We are here to help you. Be patient with the product, with yourself, and with us. One way or another you'll get where you want to be--or somewhere you never imagined possible.

Richard

Last edited by Ryszard; 09/22/11 07:50 AM.
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