Many thanks to Matt,Mario,Percy and Bob,

This is just the sort of information I am after and I appreciate you taking the time to type this all up esp,if like me, you need a spell checker!!.

I started out with PTracks as a friend had it and it was cheap. I have since come to the realisation that what I really need is BinB which I will get very soon. Have been doing some online research and it seems to be one of the better programmes -it certainly has the best Forum and support by far which I feel is the decider for me.

However all the hours spend on PT will not be wasted as RB looks very similar. I can see that Midi may one day be superseded by Real Tracks although it is a really powerful tool which you can do some neat things with.

There's no subsitute for a real instrument. I just wish I had gotten onto something a bit easier to play than Trumpet but it's too late in life to swap now and besides I can't sing worth a damn anyway!

I live way out in the sticks, fellow band members are thin on the ground so am looking forward to some backing tracks to play along with to help advance my skills.

Cheers
Laurie