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Hi WAS: Some clarification of terms is necesary here. (We will leave Real Tracks out of the discussion for the moment)

>>>>... another MIDI Patch, but what I would like is to make the sound I'm getting not be General MIDI...>>>

General MIDI is not any particular sound. It is a set of agreements that most synth makers are party to. For instance, the agreement says that instrument #1 will always be a grand piano, #5 will always be a "Rhodes" sound, #27 will always be a jazz guitar, and soon. It is the list you see when you click on the menu under the word "Combo," and that is all it is. Each synth will have its own grand piano, rhodes piano, jazz guitar and so on. Each synth will sound different even though it uses the GM standard.


>>>...I am bringing in a simple treble and bass clef MIDI file that should sound like a piano....>>>>

BiaB has no sounds of its own. It can only send instructions to a synthesizer, The synthesizer is the sound source. Somewhere in your computer is a software synthesizer. You may not be aware of it. If you hear anything at all, is is because BiaB is sending instructions to this synth.

Go to OPT>PREFERENCES>MIDI and you will see inforation on which synths are hooked up to you conputer.

If you want better sounds, get a better soft synth. I recommend Coyote. It sounds good and you can buy it from PG Music for $40, then call tech support for help getting it set up. There are lots of other sound sources you could try, but this is the one I would recommend for someone new.

<>>>...it would be nicer if instead I could get it to sound like the sounds you normally get out of BB..>>>>

Not sure what you mean by "get out of BB." Please explain.



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