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Hello,
I First bought BiaB on floppy disks (v. 7,I guess). Back then, I was told by the dealer that it was designed by Canadian jazz musicians for jazz cats.
Now, it seems to me that BiaB became everything for everybody. Honestly, I only use 15% of its resources (forget Celtic, hiphop, kletzmer, metal, etc.). Bottom line : when I bought Extra Pak#7,I'm only interested in 4-5 styles max.
Please don't become a musical swiss knife!
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Oh, goodness, I think you're a few decades too late. It is possible to buy just the RealTracks and styles in a single genre, but if you want a few genres, it's probably more cost-effective to get them all.
I'll also mention that some of PG Music's XtraPak styles can contain surprises. They will sometimes have a track from a genre I would not have thought to consider, but combined with others, it works.
BIAB 2025 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 7 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus 192 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.
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Matt, you use the soft as you prefer. In my experience as a jazz/latin musician, I'm the first to acknowledge that BiaB simply revolutionized music learning. But while observing its evolution, I can't help to note that hip-hop, rap, karaoke, kletzmer, worshipping, etc. aren't really my priorities. Why should I pay for that?
At first, the styles floppy disks shared indeed the same orientation.
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Understood.
I’m a jazz/Latin musician, too.
BIAB 2025 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 7 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus 192 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.
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I agree with Matt.
The genres that I like are country, easy-listening, latin and jazz. That said, I've had some terrific surprises by not limiting myself to those genres. In a co-write that I'm presently involved with, I have pop bass, jazz piano and Celtic guitar.
That said, I definitely hear what you are saying. As Matt mentions, it is possible to get genre-specific deals and I know that some of the forum members purchase those. These might be a good option to think about in the future.
Regards,
Noel
MY SONGS...Audiophile BIAB 2024
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You're perfectly right. Problem is that the very price structure of the various RTs releases makes it clear that it's far more cost-effective globally tao buy the whole packaged styles whatever the genres.Result: you end up with zillions of styles, substyles and "fusion" styles you rarely use, if ever...
I personally use brazilian drums loops in order to extend the choice of samba grooves (i.e. Marcha rancho, baião) instead of realdrums that go "one size fits all".
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