Hi all,

I agree that BIAB is great for some things. But when I try to get my students to check it out, to actually use it, most of them laugh. They don't take it seriously, because it still looks like it was written in 1995, and I just bought 2015 (Im not very impressed actually, thinking about returning it, some of the RTs are OK, many of them are lame, and the whole "Loops" concept is not at all important for me)

Here is what BIAB needs in my humble opinion, keep in mind I've been using it as a teaching and gigging tool since the Atari days!

1. Complete rewrite of the Program in 64 bit, and GUI. Please take a look at Digital Performer, or Logic.
2. The midi section is SO outdated, I STILL can't use a decent midi sound set to record midi with in BIAB, We should be able to use Kontakt without issues, including ASIO issues that I STILL have.
3. Notation>Its nice to see the notes, but the notation is still clunky and inaccurate. Why can't we have real Notation features, like Finale or Sibelius? Why is it so hard to edit notes? Why can't we save different sets of Notation (ex>Bass clef only, Treble only, etc) and save it for EACH song so that it works with the Jukebox, you dont need to go into the Leadsheet view and waste time.
4. Intros and Endings? I think you all know this is a huge weakness of BIAB, its time to address this. I don't want 2 bars of Bass hanging over, etc.
5. Its time to start putting packages together that address the tastes of each buyer. Why pay big $$ for RTs/RDs that you never will use, and take up HD space? Have 1 Package for Jazz Users, another for Country, another for Pop, etc. It brings the cost down, and makes it possible to pay for what you would use on the gig. How many of you are going to use "Loops"? Why should I pay for that? If I wanted Abelton Live, I'd get it.
6. RTs>Is it just me, or do most RTs and Soloists sound like they took a Qualude? There just isn't any "Life" in them! As a Trumpet player, the Horn RTs are a BIG let down. The problem is that the way RTs are recorded is very restrictive, there needs to be a better process in terms of the rules used.

OK, I have my Helmet and Flack Jacket ready, fire away....hahaha
Really, I do like the program and I use it a lot everyday, I just think it could be SO much better......
Edward