I also see both sides of the dilemma. As is usually the case, there is no one correct answer -- no one right way to do it.

I'm not doing a jazz gig, and so the arrangements of my tunes are the same every time. A little like playing in a band that reads charts or a pop star doing a concert. The vocals and the instrumental parts my partner and I play on top of the backing tracks can vary from song to song (and do in most songs).

I use neither BiaB nor RealBand to play my tracks, even though I often use BiaB to help me generate my tracks. I export the final edition of each song from BiaB, import it into a Sequencer (I use MTPro instead of Real Band), and then take the very good output of BiaB and turn it into a much better track by adding/subtracting/rearranging and doing other edit jobs.

I have been criticized for posting the entire process on the forum by testy members who have already read it, so I created a web page explaining how I make my backing tracks and how I use them on stage http://www.nortonmusic.com/backing_tracks.html

Take what you like and leave the rest.

Bob

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