Over a year ago I asked questions of Finale on a private forum. Peter replied with the answers. It seems that BIAB can do all the key things I am looking for. I extracted a few items below but I think they both do these. Yes, I think everyone knows Finale can modify notation faster and better but If I need it better I will Try MuseScore. If wondering about the delay, I was going to sell a guitar to buy Finale (not sold yet which is good for the BIAB people).

When asking about Finale Peter said:
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Finale's quantization settings can compensate for unprecise rhythm playing by adjusting the timing to the nearest integer note value of your specification (e. g. to the nearest 8th note).


For my purposes that would be perfect. If BIAB/RB does this when I record a midi improvised solo against its playback chord tracks that is just great!

When asking about Finale Peter said:
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Finale's hyperscribe can record MIDI playing.
With hyperscribe the pitch (= what MIDI key) is recorded precisely.
Therefore hyperscribe can record chord playing.


Yes I remember this. In Finale they have a form you fill out where you enter the guitar string and it figured out the note from that so I guess this is how it can figure out guitar chord notes and stack them immediately on the staff as you play them. I am curious how BIAB does it since I did see it in the video above(and at the very bottom of this post).
http://www.finalemusic.com/UserManuals/F...nstruments6.htm

When asking about Finale Peter said:
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Finale works with MIDI code.
You can play an audio file while Finale simultaneously plays MIDI code, but Finale can't edit an audio file.


I gather BIAB does both. You can cut/paste etc audio wave data and do the same with Midi.

When asking about Finale Peter said:
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You can edit your Midi input notes and chords with mouse, with computer keyboard, and with MIDI keyboard.



I assume BIAB can do it with a mouse or rerecord a segment of a prior recorded Midi track.

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Notation should be simple as possible (IMO) and the musician should add the nuances.


I agree.

In my case I am not using BIAB to compose. The type of composing I will be doing is improvising solos against Chords of a song (normally an existing song such as SummerTime) then if I like something I improvised against these chords played back in BIAB then I will capture it and use it to assemble a new song. I may use the same or different chords but BIAB will not chose them, I will. On the other hand, if I play a solo against chords of Summertime as played back by BIAB and I do not think there is anything special melodically I will just record over the track next time until I finally like something (no point in looking at the notation if it has nothing special to offer). If I am jamming with others I will drag the notebook computer around with me and always be recording a Midi version of my playing always trying to Mine those special melodies that may crop up spur of the moment. This leads to a very interesting question. Can BIAB record chords coming in from a Microphone on one track and onto another track at the same time record my Midi input. If it can do this that would be just great! I am going to guess that it can not.

So based upon this Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VxCPlfV1lA
I have to assume that BIAB does some sort of quantization if the midi input this guitarist was playing. It was not hard to read. Because the notes are already on the staff, I figure he must have recorded the Midi then came back and played along with it to make the video so you could see him playing at the same time. Either that or he had some way of syncing up a play back of the notes to the original video of his playing.

Last edited by bowlesj; 07/07/12 05:04 PM.