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One thing I noticed is the audio plugins affect any RealTracks in the song, I haven't checked if there is a way to keep the audio track plugins separate, but will. Is there?

I like the idea of using VST's because the advantage of the non destructive nature of them, being that today's VST may not sound as good as tomorrows, all we have to do at that point is change the VST on pre-recorded audio data and get all the benefits of newer technology.






Yes, you right, audio plugins affect audio track, RealTracks and Real Drums the same.

Mac, great tips on guitar recording! thanks. As recording guitarist I know about that, but you did put all very clear and understandable. It could be cool some day we could share about that even more.
The idea of to use plugins for guitar, voice or instruments is interesting. I am member of the beta testing and demo/presets developer team of TH1 from Overloud , an impressive amp/efx/ emulator standalone and plugin. I use different DAW for testing and developing presets. Band in a Box despite can´t be considered at extent a full DAW, it bring to me the possibility of interact in a very musical context with the making of presets for TH1, for example, I can record a guitar part in BiaB audio track playing over a choice style and song, after I playback song with guitar part and start to modify plugin parameters in TH1 and save the preset, after that I can turn over another style and instrumentation in BiaB with the same guitar part for make variations of TH1 preset or even make new ones. Sure is you will get more control VST assignment with PTW, Cubase, Nuendo,Sonar or anything you preffer, but with BiaB and Real Band you will count with chords displaying in front of your eyes, very interactive and musical, maybe is a personal approach but I defend it because it work for me as musician. The only drawback is audio dirx plugin in BiaB affecting RD and RT. I realized that one day I recorded my dry and pure guitar signal in audio track in order to post-process it with a guitar amp VST plugin, when play I noted a strange and very distorted rhythmical sound, it was the Real Drums being processed by the Vst Amp. Recently I did mention it in the BiaB wish list: a routing feature for audio plugins with separate audio input/output, it could be something like a send/receive efx available for RT, RD and audio track. I will try in Real Band that is supossed to manage audio better in the control side.

I record a video here running TH1 guitar amp/efx suite emulator as VST audio plugin into Band in a Box 2009.5
Of course it is totally possible to use others or your favorite amp simulator plugin.

Carlos


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