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I have 2012 version of BB. Just the bare basics which came with it. Except for a Forte soft synth downloaded from PG music. Been thinking of getting a sound module like the ketron sd 2 or the roland sound canvass. People say they greatly enhance the sound of midi music. Would getting some real tracks be as good? Which would be better? One or the other or both? The only real tracks I would need would be a cello, viola, grand piano & maybe an alto sax. Can real tracks be purchased separately or do you need to buy a whole package of stuff not wanted?
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That;'s great you want to upgrade the sound. Just be careful not to confuse audio with MIDI. The RealTracks are audio and are available in groups, by style, as well as a full package. They will not play your MIDI melody or soloist tracks, however; you would still hear that via Coyote Forte. If you want to upgrade the sound of the MIDI, you not only have choices of a hardware synth like the two you mentioned, but also software synths ranging from free to as much as you want to pay. What is most important to you?


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In addition to the good information above, the RealTracks are probably likely to give you a more realistic result than MIDI will overall (and please, I'm not starting a MIDI vs RealTracks war - I use both)


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Russ,

What do you require of BIAB? If you can give us a bit of an outline as to how you use it, it will help with making suggestions.

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Personally, I use both Real Tracks and MIDI. If I was forced to give up one or the other, I'd give up the Real Tracks and keep the MIDI.

But my needs may not be the same as yours.

BTW, the Ketron SD2 is an excellent sound module especially for a General MIDI sound set. It has the best sounding GM set of all the dozen sound modules I have and better than the soft synths I've heard that have a GM bank.

Now why would I keep MIDI? MIDI is thousands of times more editable than audio (Real Tracks included). And 'editability' equals creativity and flexibility.

And don't believe the BS about RTs sounding better than MIDI - virtually every recording produced in Nashville, LA, NOLA and elsewhere, every song you hear on the radio that has been made in the last 30 years has had MIDI embedded in it's DNA. There are bad sounding MIDI synths and there are good ones. Don't confuse the bad ones with the good.

There are things I do every day with MIDI that are impossible to do with audio.

If you have a similar sounding recording studio, the same mics, the same console, the same instruments, the same amps, and the same talent you can do a few, but not all of the things listed below:
  • Insert song specific licks. Many popular recordings have little melody, simple chords but depend on song specific licks (motifs or figures). Without them you don't have the song. You can insert them in MIDI without changing the instrument sound
  • Same for rhythmic kicks (breaks, shots) that occur in specific songs
  • Some songs require more or less snare drum, more cowbell, less cymbal or whatever. Easy to do in MIDI
  • You may want to change drum instruments, for example a ride to the ride bell or cowbell on a Latin/Rock song. Easy in MIDI, impossible in audio
  • How about changing instruments? In a particular song, that piano part might sound better as a Rhodes, Clav, or Bright piano - a few clicks away in MIDI
  • My Edirol SD-90 synth has many different clean guitar sounds. I can change a guitar to a Tele (front or rear pickup), Strat, LP, 335, funk, or something else.
  • Expressive devices like crescendo, diminuendo, accelerando, ritardando, and fermata without annoying audio artifacts are a snap with MIDI
  • Don't want that roll when changing from an A to a B substyl? Copy and paste a non roll measure - no problem
  • Want the A in one BiaB style and the B in another but the instruments don't match? F5 and change the instruments of the second style to match the first
  • and these are only a few

Now don't get me wrong, I like the Real Tracks and think there is genius and/or magic in them. When they are right, they are right, but when they are only partially right, I can't make them right - not even with Melodyne.

There are advantages to both RTs and MIDI, and I like having both tools in my audio tool box, but if I had to live with only one, it would definitely be MIDI.

But like I said, your needs may be different from mine so I can't make a recommendation, only tell you what is important to me.

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I have 2012 version of BB. Just the bare basics which came with it. Except for a Forte soft synth downloaded from PG music. Been thinking of getting a sound module like the ketron sd 2 or the roland sound canvass. People say they greatly enhance the sound of midi music. Would getting some real tracks be as good? Which would be better? One or the other or both? The only real tracks I would need would be a cello, viola, grand piano & maybe an alto sax. Can real tracks be purchased separately or do you need to buy a whole package of stuff not wanted?
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Ahhhh and so beings the search for the best sound.

I prefer to use a combination of real tracks and midi as well as live playing.

But to answer your questions...........

You can in fact buy the individual real track packs. Browse this page: http://www.pgmusic.com/realtracks.all.php?os=win

find the ones you like and get them. They will save you a bunch of time when you do not need a specific melody played.

If you want a cello part to play a specific melody, you will either need to hire a cello player and record them or use a decent synth with a reasonably realistic patch or better yet, a sampled cello. The better samples will cost you more than a patch player, but, the difference in quality is apparent from the beginning.

For about the price of the sound module, you could alternatively pick up a copy of Kontakt. It is one of the better synths on the market and comes in on the low end of the ones the professionals use for film and TV scoring among other things. It uses samples and comes with an entire orchestral compliment of samples and there are tons of 3rd party sample libraries made for it that are available at decent prices. It leaves TTS and most all the other "included in the package" synths in the dust when it comes to versatility and quality.

Using Kontakt and one of it's cello or piano samples, you can easily get the right sound to the melody you want played in the song.... use real tracks for the background parts and it will amaze you at how real it sounds.

Check it out. >>>> http://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/samplers/kontakt-5/

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Although I do use RTs on occasion I mostly use MIDI for the same reasons as Notes. As Notes indicated there is a lot you can do with MIDI, however it does have a learning curve. Fortunately almost all of what you learn can be applied to any MIDI sound source, that is one set of instructions for many different hard or soft synths. Plus this is not a steep learning curve.

My experience says that you can get excellent results with either of the sound modules you mentioned for the cellos, violas, and grand piano. Straight out of BiaB they may sound dull but with a little MIDI manipulation they can sound as good as RTs IMHO plus you can make them play what you want when you want with the sound you want very easily.

I would either use RTs for the Alto sax or a much more expensive MIDI sound source. Saxes are impossible to realistically emulate with inexpensive sound sources. I had to buy Samplemodeling's saxes and a wind controller to get realistic sounding saxes. A good keyboard MIDI controller with an expression pedal would get the same results except that I do not play the keys very well.

A MIDI rule of thumb is the more money you spend on a sound source the more realistic your sounds will be. This includes both hard and soft synths. Having said that your two choices are a perfect way to get into MIDI.

I agree with the other posters that it is not an either or choice when it comes to MIDI and RTs. Use the best tool that fits the job.

{edit} I see that Herb was writing at the same time! Kontakt is my go to MIDI sound source. If you can buy that do it. You will be much happier in the long run.

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Hi russ66,

In 2012 every Band-in-a-Box (Biab) package included some midi styles, the Coyote WT soft synth and at least one RealBand combo. So you have everything to need to discover using all the different types of accessories available to Band-in-a-Box at that time. As others have indicated it boils down to do you prefer using midi or audio.

I strongly suggest that, at the very least, you update the Band-in-a-Box program to the current edition (2016 for Windows or 2015 for Mac). Then you can take advantage of new audio sources such as loops and UserTracks.

Both Usertracks and loops are audio so you will find there is a great amount of audio available for use without additional investment.


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Russ, a few questions and a comment for you:

1. How well do you understand midi?

2. What's your budget?

3. How much do you know about controllers?

The thing is Notes is a pro at this. He's an excellent player and plays reeds, guitar and keys. Maybe more, not sure. He has controllers and knows how to use them.

I kinda think that's not you Russ because if it were you wouldn't be asking your question.

High level midi work is not for older nooby's. It's for young cats who learned it when they had the time which is the reason for the RT's. RT's get you close and sound great without tons of midi frustration. But if you want note for note perfection then midi is the only way other than hiring players.

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Yes, MIDI like any instrumet takes a learning curve. But you don't have to be young to learn it. I started in my 40s.

Learning MIDI was much, much easier than learning guitar. And listening to your creations as you learn is fun.

Since you posed the question as an either/or situation, the choice has to be MIDI or else you are stuck with whatever someone else played. You may as well listen to the radio or spotify.

MIDI lets you unleash your creativity and make YOUR music instead of someone else's music.

Of course, it's best to have both and use either RTs, MIDI or both. You can't have too many tools in your musical tool box.

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Hey, thanks to all of you for the replies. Here's my situation. Yes, I'm still a newbie even tho I've had BB for 3 years now. I'm 71 yrs. old. when I started with this I barely knew the diff. between a track & a channel. I don't understand a lot about midi. Midi, Schmidi! I have however learned how to put in songs readily with some basic edits & tweeks to enhance it. I don't play keyboard & don't understand controllers. I bought BB as an accompaniment tool (for which it is hyped). I've always played acoustic guitar & sang & was intrigued when I heard others using digital music for backing tacks. I have about 90 songs in BB now and use it for singing & playing guitar live @ small venue settings. Mostly care facilities & the like. I have a Bose L1 compact & have recently bought a Bose T1 tone match & really like sound it gives me for my voice & guitar. I am now thinking to enhance the sound of the backing tracks. The songs I sing are ballads, the sweet oldies songs & classics (stuff older people would like) some gospel & some Celtic. Maybe some soft rock. I only use a couple of styles. Smooth & easy going but not jazz. The instruments I choose are grand piano, fretless electric bass. standard drum kit, (witch is RT) a cello or viola for strings, piano or electric jazz guitar for melody although not in a jazz style. Been thinking about putting in some loops in some songs with a sax for the solo but don't like the sound of the midi sax in BB. This is what got me thinking about getting a sound module for better sounding instruments. I do no recording, except my voice on the audio track to add a little background harmony to my live singing voice on some songs. I'm a simple guy with a simple need here. Just would like a little better sounding instruments. That little Ketron sounds interesting. This has been lengthy, but I hope it gives a clear picture of who I am, what I do & what I need. What say you guys?
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Been thinking about putting in some loops in some songs with a sax for the solo but don't like the sound of the midi sax in BB. This is what got me thinking about getting a sound module for better sounding instruments. ....... What say you guys?
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Just use Real Tracks. Simple.

Sax real tracks in this tune: http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=8255563

And this one: http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=8085316

And this one: http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=8235970

they work superbly


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After describing your situation and experiences, I agree with Herb's comment above. Unless you require specific riffs and special music phrases, Realtracks will give you great sounds, fantastic realism with minimum effort.
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Hey, thanks to all of you for the replies. Here's my situation. Yes, I'm still a newbie even tho I've had BB for 3 years now. I'm 71 yrs. old. when I started with this I barely knew the diff. between a track & a channel. I don't understand a lot about midi. Midi, Schmidi! I have however learned how to put in songs readily with some basic edits & tweeks to enhance it. I don't play keyboard & don't understand controllers. I bought BB as an accompaniment tool (for which it is hyped). I've always played acoustic guitar & sang & was intrigued when I heard others using digital music for backing tacks. I have about 90 songs in BB now and use it for singing & playing guitar live @ small venue settings. Mostly care facilities & the like. I have a Bose L1 compact & have recently bought a Bose T1 tone match & really like sound it gives me for my voice & guitar. I am now thinking to enhance the sound of the backing tracks. The songs I sing are ballads, the sweet oldies songs & classics (stuff older people would like) some gospel & some Celtic. Maybe some soft rock. I only use a couple of styles. Smooth & easy going but not jazz. The instruments I choose are grand piano, fretless electric bass. standard drum kit, (witch is RT) a cello or viola for strings, piano or electric jazz guitar for melody although not in a jazz style. Been thinking about putting in some loops in some songs with a sax for the solo but don't like the sound of the midi sax in BB. This is what got me thinking about getting a sound module for better sounding instruments. I do no recording, except my voice on the audio track to add a little background harmony to my live singing voice on some songs. I'm a simple guy with a simple need here. Just would like a little better sounding instruments. That little Ketron sounds interesting. This has been lengthy, but I hope it gives a clear picture of who I am, what I do & what I need. What say you guys?
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From reading your post, my impression of who you are, what you do & what you need tells me to recommend an external sound module. They are the least hassle, are not obsoleted by computer operating system changes and upgrades. Stay configured once they are configured. Are straightforward to learn and solid as a rock.

Once you get comfortable with using midi, you will enjoy it and will recognize the increase in quality of your backing tracks. Since you use BIAB for backing tracks, that means you do covers. Covers many times have specific riffs, instruments, solos, etc that cannot easily be obtained with RealTracks. They are extremely easy with midi.

Don't underbuy because at this point in time you do not understand. Once you begin working with midi, the understanding comes rather quickly.

Once you begin to understand midi, you will also understand that your sound module or soft synth if you decide to go that way was an investment in your music.
Therefore, you should approach your purchase as an investment. The better quality, higher featured modules hold their value very well.

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Thanks to you all, I think I'll get a couple sets of RT for now. @ $29 per set ain't bad. I need to ask more questions of you guys from time to time, even if they are stupid questions I might be embarrassed to ask. In the few years I've had BB I have learned a lot from where I've started & BB has made me a better musician & reader of music.
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Thanks to you all, I think I'll get a couple sets of RT for now. @ $29 per set ain't bad. I need to ask more questions of you guys from time to time, even if they are stupid questions I might be embarrassed to ask. In the few years I've had BB I have learned a lot from where I've started & BB has made me a better musician & reader of music.
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The only stupid question is the one that is not asked!

No one here has ever made fun of a question. I should know as I have asked a lot of them!


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You say you have BIAB 2012 and also are headed toward 1 - 2 $29 sets of Real Tracks.
Jim Fogle said,"I strongly suggest that, at the very least, you update the Band-in-a-Box program to the current edition (2016 for Windows or 2015 for Mac). Then you can take advantage of new audio sources such as loops and UserTracks."
This is a great suggestion because 2016 will get you a tone more real tracks with the upgrade. That's what I did. It's likely that the cost of the upgrade could be less that if you were to purchase the same "included" sets individually. You'd have to research that a little.
I'm also exploring the Kontact route since there are many 3rd party free samples that can be loaded into it.


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Russ, I'm just a kid compared to you. I was born in 1945...

This is the key question. Do you really need those song specific hooks that you hear on records? If yes, you really want those then you have to learn midi. If it's no, you can live without them then the Real Tracks are awesome, no muss, no fuss.

Here's something else. If you like song specific backing tracks you can buy a hundred or so of them from several professional studio websites for about the same price as the Biab Ultra Pak. Just sayin. You can also go on Youtube and search for the name of a song and the words "backing tracks". You will be amazed at what you can find and you can download them for free.

But to all of us here, this isn't just that it's also a very interesting hobby, it's fun to roll your own.

Let us know what you think of this and I'll have some more comments for you.

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Love the "Roll your own" analogy !!


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