Originally Posted By: jazzmammal
RB is buggy, it crashes, I can't get my work done, blah, blah.

Here's a small list of issues people report: . . .

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Here's the bottom line: Digital audio is very tricky, you need a fairly powerful computer, you need to be that nerd in your family who helps everybody else out with their Windows problems not the guy who's constantly asking for help. You need to understand all this stuff I just mentioned, be methodical, don't get upset, work through things as they crop up and read forums like this one.

RB as a music software program is pretty good, not perfect by a long shot but pretty good. My number 8 could be the cause of some reporting weird bugs. It's true RB doesn't like to be worked too hard continually for hours. Save and reopen every hour or two and everything's fine. I figured this out myself because I understand Windows 101: Weird crap happens close and reboot. Most of the time you only need to close the program not your system.

All anybody has to do is go and read other forums dealing with Sonar, Reaper, Cubase, Pro Tools, Studio One and you'll see posts complaining about the exact same kind of stuff you'll see here. It's about people simply not digging deeply enough, not knowing enough, not paying attention to the details. In other words good ole User Error. I know this intimately because it's happened to me many times. Lots of DUH! moments.

Bob


Thanks, Bob, for your balanced perspective on RB. It makes a lot of sense and is consistent with the experience I've had using numerous other software programs over the last 30+ years. Considering my intended usage of RB and the likelihood that I won't become a "power user" of RB in the near future, I doubt that I'll encounter any of the issues you mentioned in your list. And even if I do, I'll simply "cross that bridge when I get there."

If RB does indeed meet my needs by resolving the "255 bar limit" that exists in BiaB (and I have no reason to doubt that it won't based on all the comments above), I would still like to see this limitation removed in BiaB someday, and I'm sure many other BiaB users would, too. Ultimately, however, PG Music must decide whether it's in their best interest to tackle this issue---with or without my suggestion that a fund be set up for BiaB users to financially assist with the costs involved in such an endeavor. So far, PG Music has not taken that step despite the large number of BiaB users who have asked them to. But who knows, perhaps the day will come when they will take that step. Regardless, I'm just thankful that I learned the things I've learned about RB from this discussion as a result of posting my suggestion, and I want to express my thanks and appreciation to everyone who has participated in it.

Tom Levan (pronounced La-VAN)
BiaB 2024 Win UltraPAK Build 1109, Xtra Style PAKs 1-11, RB 2024, Windows 10 Pro 64-bit, Intel Q9650 3 GHz, 16 GB RAM, 500 GB SSD & 2 TB HDD, Tracktion 6 & 7 (freebies), Cakewalk, Audacity, MuseScore 2.1 & 3.4, Synthesizer V