Tom

I use a mac also and all of my original backing tracks are created on BB. Your technique with the program will get better with use. Some of my early work, that I thought was great, now sounds cheezy. I hardly ever use the instruments the program selects. That is where your particular style comes in. BB gives you a suggestion but you make it your own. Used *BTNYSOCA on my latest song and actually kept the instruments as selected by the program. Haven't tried RT.

About the endings, you can do a lot of modification to the BB file with GarageBand. GB is also great to add some fullness to the midi sounds. Just drag the BB midi to the GB time line area and you can tweak everything. I had a similar problem with the beginning of songs. Every BB style seemed to start out LOUD, full blast, all instruments punched that first note and that is just not my sound.

Sound Studio is another program that is handy for beginning/end adjustments and overall sound quality but you don't get control of individual instruments or notes like GB.

GB is also essential for getting rid of any stray notes that BB inserts. I used GB to get rid of the annoying BB crash cymbal before figuring out how to shut it off altogether. That thing seemed to have no rhythm or reason and was used way too much for my tastes.

Looking forward to the 2009 BB - got to get it.

Dave
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