Hi, everyone,

I have BIAB 2012; I use it with a new Dell laptop to play primarily bass, piano, drums, and organ or strings on praise & worship songs at my church. I play all the guitar parts myself. Been using BIAB every week this way for almost 5 years and love it. Started using RealDrums soon after they first became available but only started trying to use RealTracks within the last month; my new Dell finally made it possible - my old laptop just didn't have the memory/processing power to handle them.

I run the BIAB output from the headphone jack on the Dell into a current model Peavey mixer and then into a Bose Personal Amplification System. I've always been very satisfied with the sound quality of this combination, but I am wrestling with something now and would like your input, please.

Is it just me or is the sound of the Acoustic Rhythm Piano RealTracks not sound quite as good as the midi piano using the Roland software synth? When I listen to my BIAB songs using only my little laptop speakers, it seems to sound okay, but on my Peavey/Bose rig, it doesn't sound as natural to me as the midi sound. Just to clarify, I like the piano parts that are recorded on the RealTracks (the notes and chords and patterns that are being played) - it's the actual sound or tone quality or realism, however you want to say it. To my seasoned ear, it sounds like an electric piano that is trying to sound like an acoustic piano and only doing a so-so job of it. The EQ is set pretty flat on the mixer and everything else sounds great.

I appreciate your feedback and suggestions,
Jim

Jim
Psalm 33:3 Sing unto him a new song; play skillfully with a loud noise.

BIAB 2018 build 519; Dell Inspiron N4110, Windows 10 64 bit, Intel Core i3-2350m running at 2.29 GHz, Memory: 6 GB DDR3, SDRAM 1MHz