Wendy, you may know this already. If so, my apologies. A lot of modern recording is comping: cutting and pasting until you get what you want. That's the way I used RT's on one of my songs.

But sometimes that doesn't work and you need a different tool. For instance, not all Real Drums play pushes.

Right now, I am working on a project with a recording engineer. He is cool with me bringing him tracks I have done at home but he wants the drums separated so he can work on them in the mix. I can't get that with RD's so I use midi and a VST. Then I can separate the parts and he can use them the way he wants.

The point is that these are tools and we try to pick the best one for the task. Good for you for being willing to try. It can be frustrating but it is worth it.

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