Hi Paul,

What you explain is normal behaviour for BIAB/RB. Every time Gen/Play is pressed, the tracks are regenerated using the chosen instruments. Each regeneration will have a different variation. This is in keeping with the philosophy that underpins the program. This philosophy is that if a group of musicians play live, each performance will be different even though the same instruments and same chord charts are used.

A couple of versions ago, "Freeze" (as noted by you) was introduced. When you have a track you like and you don't want it to change, simply Freeze it. Then, next time you regenerate, the frozen track will not change; the other tracks will. Freeze is an all or nothing process. It's not possible to freeze part of a track and regenerate another part. To do that, It's necessary to use Realband.

In my situation, all my songs are going to end up in my DAW for mixing so what I do when I come across a particular phrase of notes that I like is to save the track to WAV and make a note of which bars were the ones I want to keep. Then, when I move into my DAW, I simply grab the relevant phrases from the tracks I've saved and create a master track for each instrument.

I also find Realband very very useful for helping me obtain a track that 'works' for me because I can parts of a track when needed. All I need to do is to highlight the area I want to regenerate, select the instrument and then regenerate. It's as simple as that.

From what you write, it sounds like you'd benefit from getting to know Realband.

My usual work flow is:

(a) Create the song in BIAB and save any tracks that have interesting generations that arise along the way.

(b) Open the MGU/SGU file in Realband; tryout different Realtracks; partially regenerate sections of tracks if a particular section doesn't grab me; partially regenerate any parts of a tracks if I decide to change the chord progression.

(c) Transfer all my tracks to Reaper for mixing.

I hope I've understood your problem correctly.

Regards,
Noel

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