I guess a fair amount has happened since I posted this yesterday. shocked

I'm so thankful for the help that was given. I was in a situation where I had about 2 hours worth of work to do, that I already didn't want to be doing this weekend.

We are "getting away from it all" and as a result I only have a 3g connection for any kind of internet. I swear at times I only had 1/2 "g" wink I could sporadically look things up, but really couldn't d/l much.

Well, RB stopped working Friday night. I spent 2 1/2 hours trying to get it to work. I woke up Saturday and spent another 3 hours trying to get it to work. At this point, my 2 hour project was at just over 5 hours AND I wasn't any further forward! I still had the 2 hours of work to do. Again, this was on a weekend with family. It wasn't going well.

Trying to get threads to load was interesting enough, let alone downloads of patch updates.

BIAB was working fine. It was simply RB that wasn't. So...I could generate real tracks, but I couldn't do custom midi editing AND mix audio tracks with it in an efficient manner. Actually at this point, any manner. That is what I was using RB for...a DAW.

I had posted in the RB forum about trying to fix it. I couldn't get it fixed and decided I need something to replace RB until I could get home and spend the time to really trouble shoot it. I had already spent too much time on that. So I came to this section to look for a RB replacement short term. I understand now that I should have just asked for DAW recommendations. I was using RB as a DAW this weekend and mistakenly asked for a replacement for what I was using...RealBand. That's 100% on me. I can TOTALLY see where people would hesitate to recommend a different program, because other programs don't generate real tracks. I get it. smile

I am really thankful to those who recommend various DAW options to my poorly worded question. I have options that I will be checking out even thought I won't "need" them. I really haven't looked in a while and like options. So again, a BIG "thank you" for the suggestions! smile

My solution idea was I would go into town, find a WiFi hotspot and d/l one of the recommendations, and use it to get the job done. I can't even tell you how thankful I am to Noel for NOT giving up on what I had. My thought was, "well, I couldn't d/l the patch, but since I'm going to town anyway...why not give it a try?" Boom! It worked! YES!!! I can tell you I would have not remembered to try that had he not brought it up in this thread! Some may argue he took the thread in a different direction. I say, THANK GOD HE DID!

I hope some of you can relate to having to trouble shoot technical problems while you have less than ideal circumstances...poor internet connection, reading suggestions on your phone, family and "in-laws" wondering why you're on the computer all the time, kids running around, AND...not making progress.

With all the crap hitting the fan, you all were so damn helpful, taking time from YOUR weekend. THANK YOU! smile



Originally Posted By: VideoTrack
HearToLearn,

You didn't do yourself any favors.

You specifically asked "I Hate To Ask This But I Need A Real Band Replacement"

There is no RealBand replacement, but that's not what you really wanted at all.

Why didn't you ask "Please help me get RealBand working"?

Boy, we're sure lucky to have Noel here, and also RHarv (who had already helped you in the RealBand forum on your same problem).


Because I'm human, not perfect and made a mistake. I hope that covers it.

Actually, after I thought about it, you did take the time to respond, I should do the same. In case my answer seems like a "cop out."

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You didn't do yourself any favors.


I worded my request poorly, no doubt about that. As far as doing myself a favor...I'm SO glad I asked what I asked. It got me up and running again.

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You specifically asked "I Hate To Ask This But I Need A Real Band Replacement"

There is no RealBand replacement, but that's not what you really wanted at all.


I was using RealBand as a DAW; not to generate tracks. I was doing rough mixes and writing of audio and midi. So because I was using Realband, and it wasn't working, I was looking for something to replace Realband.

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Why didn't you ask "Please help me get RealBand working"?
I pretty much did in the Realband section. You obviously know that because you make reference to it here. I didn't double post if that's what you are insinuating. One thread was trouble shooting. The other was about looking for an alternate DAW. Noel was kind enough to not give up on my other problem in this thread. I'm thankful for that.

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Boy, we're sure lucky to have Noel here, and also RHarv (who had already helped you in the RealBand forum on your same problem).


I so agree I am lucky...and very appreciative for their help. This, however, was a different problem than that one. I will be downloading and trying some different DAW's to see if there are better options for what I was working on this weekend. I would have been nice to have a "plan B" in place, rather than have happen what did. For generating tracks, I can us RealBand OR BIAB. When it came to my DAW going down, I didn't have a backup. Lesson learned.

Again, I completely understand where I could have worded things differently and MUCH better. However, this was meant to be a separate topic and I'm glad I asked it for many reasons.

May I ask what the intent of your post was?


Last edited by HearToLearn; 01/21/18 03:44 AM.
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