Hi Earl and all,
I agree. I've always loved MIDI because of all the control and editing I could do with it. I find realtracks never seem to fit into what I'm doing. They sound great but I can't do anything with them. Also Realband is still a mystery to me. I've used BIAB since the first version on an Atari ST and now use BIAB and PowerTracks.
I'm just getting used to recording digitally. I recorded for decades, all analog.

Real Tracks remind me of when synths changed. I got into midi early on and bought one of the first Yamaha DX-7s. I loved that I could program all these new sounds. It was so much more rewarding programming new sounds that made every piece I did new. Then all the keyboards turned into like sample players.

Each one, who had the best piano and bass and horns. Don't get me wrong, General MIDI was a great thing. It solved so many problems. I had 2 Roland SC-55s and was thrilled, but I always kept a couple of Yamaha Synth modules for all the organ sounds I programmed and so many other sounds. Alas, I lost all my equipment in a flood 3 years ago.

I try, but I still can't seem to fit any of the realtracks into what I do.

I suppose one day I'll open Realband and it will just hit me. Oh, that's why this is so good. So far I still don't get it. I know it's popular. I get nervous when I read posts saying why use PowerTracks when you can do it all in Realband. I still seem to be clueless with Realband. I do everything in Powertracks.

Wayne,sorry for the long post

p.s. pg-music-----Don't stop making PowerTracks, Please.

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