BIAB is basically an auto accompaniment software. Its forte is the ability to try different styles with a chord pattern to quickly come up with something that sounds good enough to jam along with. The songs it generates mimic an actual band in the sense that the songs regenerate every time you play, and like real musicians, it plays the song a bit differently each time. So each performance is fresh and dynamic.

So, if you want to jam along with a program (or even play live) BIAB is a good product.

However it lacks certain features that are generally considered "must-have" for home recording and bringing a rough song to a state of polish suitable for a CD. That's where Real Band comes in. Starting with the output of a BIAB song, Realband gives you a lot more control to add additional tracks, edit them, rearrange which instruments play or stop playing, fading volumes in and out, adding effects, mixing, mastering etc

So people who mostly play along with the program tend to use BIAB. Those who make recordings for distribution usually start with BIAB then move the project to RB to refine it.


And you're right... both products are amazing. Anybody who loves music can get lost in this software. The people at PGMusic have given the world a real gift, IMHO.

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