Hi Eddie.

I came from an arranger keyboard / Cakewalk DAW mode , to BIAB .
It took a while to get used to this way of working, things like choruses etc and inputting the chords first. The notation entry threw me for a while but I love it now.
Normally I will start in BIAB and providing I don’t want more tracks for midi that may be all I need.
However being used to unlimited tracks I find my self porting to RB quite often.
Another reason is I like to be able to play the selected track voice thru from my controller keyboard just by selecting the track, so if I am editing trumpet track I hear trumpet.
I still use Cakewalk (now free from bandlab ) for some additional task and tweaks
Like running cal files to thin controllers, or maybe add a 3rd or 5th to a single note.
Also some nice FX like the reel to reel tape recorder emulation to take some of the digital feel out and return to that warmer analogue sound at times in the final mix.
Also some useful compressors and limiters for over lively tracks.

So a bit of a SwisKnife approach for me with each part contributing to the whole.

Mike

BIAB2021 UltraPlus,AsusN55S1Tbssd, W10/64,Akai EIEpro
Yamaha CVP405,SquireStrat, CoolsoftVMidSynth
Novatation Impulse61 Ctr kbd, Cwalk blab Kontakt

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