Yeah, I'm hoping that Garritan still holds their yearly $100 sale. It's around New Year's, if I recall correctly. Instant Orchestra would be a nice addition.

I don't use JABB as much as I thought I might. If I were more into MIDI programming, I'd probably be all over it. But "as is", the brass require a lot of work. It's a bit disappointing that the guitars and banjo aren't sampled on the lower end. The Jazz Piano isn't quite what I'd hoped it to be.

On the other hand, I really love GPO. There are some really lovely sounds in there. I was just running through the two libraries this afternoon with my older daughter, and I've now got a resolution to see if I can find more uses for the bassoon. With some work, you can get some really nice sounds from the solo strings. My main disappointment is the solo viola - there's only one, and it's too quiet for my liking.

I'm also a big fan of Reaper. I generate my tracks in BiaB, and then export them to Reaper for slicing and dicing.

But really, it's all about using the tools that best fit your workflow. There are a lot of compelling reasons to use RealBand.

-- David Cuny
My virtual singer development blog

Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?