Originally Posted By: RobH
Steve I what usually do is fine a solid midi of that song. Then start to replace a couple midi tracks with a RT or two to give a slightly different flavor but still retain the basic groove. This is done best in Realband, but I am sure BiaB can handle it.


This is a good tip for what you're to accomplish. The best way to find the best match RealTrack is to audition Styles in the StyleMaker and select to play the Style over the current Chord Chart - this will be the chords, tempo and key signature of your current loaded song in BIAB. You may have to adjust the tempo as Styles change but that box is adjustable.

You will note that a Style can sound dramatically different playing over the current Chord Chart loaded than it sounds playing the Demo. Since RealStyles sometimes include up to 5 RealTracks, you can quickly audition a lot of RealTracks and hear how the will sound playing your song. You can audition a dozen or more RealTracks doing this in BIAB faster than you can audition a single RealTrack in RealBand. You can still move your song to RealBand but audition in BIAB StylePicker and keep track of the RealTracks you want to use in your project.

The method works the same regardless if your song is midi based or RealTrack Style and is an excellent search method when you've imported a commercial release song to cover with a good midi file. The song will have an authentic rhythm and groove faithful to the original song you're covering and you want to replace some midi tracks with RealTracks.

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