Originally Posted By: sixchannel
Hi All
please dont shoot the messenger!!
On another music forum I was using a full RT backing track with one of my tunes and it was "suggested" that these are not HUMAN people playing REAL guitars, pianos, accordions etc etc but very very good midi. None of it is ACTUAL, its ALL midi, whether its called a Real Track or not.
Before I send the boys round to his house (lol!) can I have an official explanation of why he might think this so - if its not true.
cheers
ian


This is why I agree with the advice of several wise forum members here who have said it is best just to avoid the conversation. As soon as you start trying to explain how this works you will either 1) lose them in the details or 2) get into an argument about whether it is real or not!

As to the validity of their point...I would have to admit there is some! smile I always wonder whether the output RealTracks, in the new key I selected, at a different tempo than how it was recorded, maybe starts to become closer to computer-generated and further from "real"! Chord voicings is another one I wonder about after I have transposed my tune. And then there is that occasional awkward transition from one bar to the next that a live player would likely not do. (And yes, I do know I can edit these things and regenerate, etc.)

So, yeah, I'd say an ace musician could probably tell the difference between custom session work and RealTracks. But, as a practical matter, I really don't care! And back to my original point...I'll just choose not to have the conversation!