I am amazed and so grateful for all the input and suggestions. Thank you all so much.

It dawned on me today that I might be rushing the saving process. In my previous life, I got into the habit of saving after almost every change and then expecting to save that change in less than 100ms. Not logical, but I think that might be the problem. I am not giving the computer enough time to complete this complex process. All I have to do, I think, is to give it a full four or five seconds of time to git r done.

When I save, 99% of the time I save the patches. When I save I make sure the box asking for automatic multiple version changes is unchecked. I let Real Tracks make the normally live variations without a style change. Once have what I want, I save the tracks frozen.

I think about the cloud storage, but I had three fairly large hard drives hooked up to last year's desk top when it died during a storm. I just don't want to carry any part of that to a gig. Automatic saves to those things works so far.

I think the reason I use BiaB for gigs is that is what I sorta grew up with. I have been a studio owner/guitar player for decades and I just almost always recorded and edited something midi in every session. About three years ago, I sold off almost all my midi hardware rack (I kept my Alesis drummer, Alesis Nanobass module, and my Roland midi bass pedals. Just in case.) and moved into new midi software, Cakewalk X3 and BiaB. I have seen my friends use cassettes, CDs, DVDs, mini disks, computer hard drives, and USBs. I have my computer set lists, but combined with a tip, I might take a request. I find it easy enough to jump in and out of my set lists with BiaB and a laptop. I could be wrong of course, but this seem about the best way for me to do that. What I really love is Jukebox. Load in a Set Folder and I am off to the races. If a friend drops by to sit in, I can turn off the bass or keyboards, and let them play. Almost all drummers HATE midi sequencing , so I won't even go there. I try to use good samples, not sound card sounds, so it sounds like a real band to my ears. So, long story short, I have used midi for almost 30 years. I am used to it.

Just to let everyone know, I am not a brick wall. You can teach this old dog new tricks. I am always looking for the ultimate live rig and I am willing to listen to anything anyone has to say about playing as a single that sounds like a band.

Thanks again everyone.
Peace,
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