Originally Posted By: superheterodyne
Hi Gary, thanks for the reply.

Question; you suggested recording the audio as a .wav,! Please forgive me if I have misunderstood you,
but I actually want to be able to make up a midi file - of something like a harmonica for instance, then, generate the "true" harmonica sound via a module or software? Record/save it then finally put it all together with the Realband real instruments score I've worked out .sgu - then bump it all down to a single track. I'm at a complete loss in how, or even if! It's possible.

Is it a case of either real tracks or just midi?

Unless of course a realtrack/band composition .sgu can be rendered in it's entirety to a midi file? In which case the problem is solved!

Thanks, Nic


Nic, allow me to jump in here - when you 'bump it down to a single track' it is going to be all audio - which real tracks are audio. It is certainly possible, but you need some way to render the MIDI sound into audio. Multiple ways to accomplish this - I have to believe that PG has a video on it somewhere. You will likely do it in RealBand, not BIAB. There's plenty of reasonably priced VSTi which will render the MIDI to audio. For example the free Kontakt player from Native Instruments and the factory sample set - it's not General Midi, but if your needs for backing tracks are limited to drums, bass, guitars, pianos and organs - this thing will cover your needs. All for free.

I'm thinking this is what Notes Norton does for his gigs, if I recall correctly. Send him a PM to see if he will write out the steps for you with your tools that you have available.

Also, there are soundfont player VSTi software samplers and plenty of decent soundfonts to work with for GM; may not be quite as nice as a Ketron type thing, but still dang good.

Here is SFZ+ Professional at Cakewalk - freebie, but you have to find the soundfonts that you like.
http://www.store.cakewalk.com/b2ceuro/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=35-CWSZ1.40-20E

Here is Cakewalk Dimension LE with Garritan Pocket Orchestra (a cut down version of Garritan which might totally satisfy your needs) for 5 Euro - that's a pretty killer deal right there.

http://www.store.cakewalk.com/b2ceuro/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=10-DMLE1.00-20E

With this took and RealBand/BIAB, you CAN do what you are looking to do, and you're only out 5 euro to give it a whirl. Specific steps best given by others here which have both programs, but I am 99% certain that you can 'render midi soft instruments to audio' with RealBand - which is what you are wanting to do, then bounce the whole thing down to stereo track.

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