You have chosen a good place to start with BIAB and RT. Bear in mind that these products are unique. Most recordings are not done in these programs they are done in dedicated sequencers - Pro Tools , Cubase etc. However, you will get more satisfying and quicker results in BIAB and RT. Its a LOT easier. RT is a basic sequencer with special sympathy's for BIAB which is the worlds best accompaniment software.

I would say as first base, there are three things to learn

1] How to record Audio (fairly straightforward - mike positions, levels)

2] Understand MIDI and VSTS (virtual Instruments) (See WIKI)

3] Understand sampling/samplers and loops

You can get lots of freebies - thousands of applications - effects, instruments (VSTS) sequencers, even whole orchestras. A good source is KVR.

The main thing is to not get overwhelmed, don't digress too much from making music

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