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What I want to do and what I *can* do may be two different things, but then again someone here may have a workable solution.
I'm in a band and not everyone can always show up for practice 100% of the time. I'd like to be able to use BIAB to "fill in" for the absent player(s) when needed. Usually that's no problem unless they have a solo or specific notes to play. In that case, I can record their bit and spooge it into the Audio track section and mute it if they show up later.
But what if more than one person fails to show up and I have more than one audio track I need to 'play along' with? I see that I can only use one added audio track in BIAB (I have just upgraded to 2019 Audiophile) - I haven't tried it but I considered even adding BIAB as a VST inside of itself but I didn't know if after doing so, the earth's poles would shift which would, of course, be the cause of something like a nuclear winter earthwide.
So to simplify my question: Is there a means to play more than one audio track in BIAB?
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Sounds to me like you need to do all real tracks in BiaB and export them to a DAW.
You can have as many tracks as you need, and simply mute the ones you don't need.
Also, you can add any other audio you need.
Boyd
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Thanks Boyd for the suggestion, however that's not exactly what I was asking for. If it were just a matter of real tracks in BIAB I'd be home free. What I need is to be able to add more than one pre-recorded audio track (these would be for solos or other special instrumentation not available in BIAB - or if it is, it's not suitable) that would not be realtracks or generated music... it would be specific notes, which I know I could do in MIDI but I just don't have the time to transcribe them, nor would they sound the same.
I do use RealDrums and RealTracks for most alternatives to a live player - however sometimes it just doesn't provide what's needed. In those cases I may need more than one pre-recorded track.
I saw elsewhere on the forum an older post about using a VST to load additional audio tracks. That seems clumsy to me but might work if I could find the VST mentioned in the post.
Any other ideas?
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What you want to do is very easy in a DAW and since you have RB you should do it there. Place each prerecorded instrument on a separate track. That is one track for the bass, one for a guitar, etc. Then either mute the ones that you don't need or solo the one you do need.
I hope this helps you.
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Jeff, I'll get back to you after I check it out, but you may be able to do exactly what you want by using the BiaB VST as a plug-in in your DAW.
The BiaB VST would do its thing and you could add as many audio or midi tracks as you need.
Boyd
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Boyd why use the BiaB VSTi when just using the DAW is faster and better? What he wants is to use prerecorded tracks of his band's individual parts and not RTs so why not just drop them into the DAW?
I'm not trying to be a smart guy (PS version) just trying to clarify my position. That is unless I didn't interpret the initial post correctly. Or maybe you have a technique that I haven't have not learned but will when I order 2019.
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Boyd why use the BiaB VSTi when just using the DAW is faster and better? What he wants is to use prerecorded tracks of his band's individual parts and not RTs so why not just drop them into the DAW? See O.P.'s respose to my response above. O.P. apparently does want to use RTs & RDs. Also see the video link below. I tried it out and so far it seems to work really well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=30&v=CVShb4lZr4w
Boyd
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Thanks Boyd, I think this is the solution!
Jeff
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