Several things to note:

If you render 3 guitar tracks in BB you will likely have 3 tracks that are similar but not necessarily exact. Same deal in Real Band.

If you place 3 tracks like that in your DAW and mix them, you will likely encounter a mass of confusion, musically speaking. Kinda like having 3 guitarists on a stage and all of them soloing at the same time on their own different paths. Of course, southern rock was known for that with certain bands. Listen to the last half of Free Bird for a prime example. The ending of Green Grass and High tides is another good example.

If you are using a certain player in real tracks and simply change the style, yes, the guitar will remain the same sound but the playing will change to match the style as much as possible.

For the most part, I write and compose in Band in a Box and then do the rendering of tracks for my DAW exclusively in Real Band. So I can easily keep the same player, render numerous tracks as needed and if I need a different sounding guitar, I can switch to a different player or type of track with the same player (clean, disto, overdriven) as that will change the sound of the guitar considerably.

On my music page, the solo in the song "The Best Christmas" is a composite of 5 guitar tracks all rendered from the same exact real track player and track number. None of the 5 are even close to being the same. Same deal on the piano in that song.... 3 tracks IIRC and I pick and choose the parts.



Often, I will prefer to have a slightly different sounding guitar on the other side of the mix for balance and separation.

I hope this helps you a bit.

Last edited by Guitarhacker; 02/26/14 01:05 PM.
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