Originally Posted By: Beachboy
Hi Bob,
I'm not saying Realband is not a usable DAW but whether you think it's a fully functioning/featured DAW depends on what you consider a fully functioning DAW might include these days.

In my opinion (which of course, is all it is) a fully functioning DAW might include:

Transient and Tempo Detection
Comping Lanes
VCA Faders
Channel Strips
Track Versions
Track Pre-sets
Track Visibility Controls
Track Grouping & Linking
Note Expression, Expression Maps, VST Dynamics
Inbuilt Instruments, Effects, Editor
The ability to load several very large sample libraries.

I'm not saying that you can't produce good music in Realband, just that a DAW with more functions/features gives you other, maybe better options, and may result in even better sounding music.

For example I like using comping lanes, I like sidechaining, I like grouping my channels as I mix, I like loading numerous VST instruments containing very large sample bases (without the program "choking" and forcing Ctrl, Alt, Delete) I like using A/B comparisons etc....

I'm guessing that if you asked some studio engineers if Realband, compared to their DAW of choice (Pro Tools, Cubase Pro, Studio One etc.), was a fully functioning DAW by the standards of today their answer would probably be no.

All DAWs have their strengths and weaknesses, including Realband, but I maintain that I don't think Realband is a fully featured DAW by today’s standards.


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