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I have been using Band in the Box for quite some time now. I am considering switching to Real Band, but I am trying to get my head around how reral band might improve my work, on a conceptual level.

It comes down to this: If I have already created a song using Band in the Box, can I import that song intop Real Band, and automatically have the midi sounds substituted with real sounds? Ort, would I have to create a song from scratch using Real Band?

Thanks for your help

Cal



I know that others will fill in with much greater detail, but I wanted to give you a quick answer.

First, don't think of it as "switching" to RealBand; you will always find reasons to use both. (And if you get the ULTRAPak, you get the most current version of both programs together.) Note that if you have Real Tracks, you can use them in BIAB, too. You can still create a new piece in BIAB and port it over to RB for embellishment.

Basically you open a BIAB file in RB. (There was a bug in which Real Tracks didn't port from BIAB to RB but I think that has been fixed.) Or you can port a MIDI file type (.MGU, .SGU, etc.) from BIAB and assign Real Tracks in RB; see Help for specifics. You can also create songs within RB just as you would in BIAB, but they are static, meaning they don't shuffle variations the way BIAB does. This is the fundamental difference between BIAB and any sequencer. What having RB (or any sequencer) does for you is give you additonal tracks; in RB's case, up to 48.

I hope this answers your basic question. Actually doing it is going to blow your mind as the potential of using the two programs together dawns on you.

R.

"My primary musical instrument is the personal computer."