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So, if I import the BIAB arrangement midi file into RB, does it stay a midi file, or does RB automatically turn it into realtracks audio? (Or if you import the sgu or mgu can you chose an option as to whether or not you want it converted to realtracks?).....

PS ... I'm still disappointed that they didn't include the partial regeneration feature in BIAB!



You are still not quite getting what Real Tracks are, it can be confusing to a noob. Since you're familiar with Cubase, you know what an audio track is, right? That's what a RT is, an audio track just like any other.
Nothing automatically turns a midi or any other type of track into a Real Track. You have to decide you want to use a RT instead of midi, set up the track for that, pick the actual RT you want to use and then generate it. It does not somehow happen automatically.
A RT is a regular audio track, that's it. The cool thing about these two programs is that audio file will get chopped up in order to follow the chord changes you set up in the chord grid. Biab and RB use the same chord grid. No other program anywhere can do that. Looping programs like Acid Pro can change tempo's or pitch shift but that's nothing like what Biab or RB does with a RT or RD audio file.
Your last point about being disappointed about the partial regeneration is one of the reasons RB was created in the first place, it addresses that point. Biab can't do everything but maybe they'll add that in a future version.
Something else to know about is you don't even have to create your song first in Biab then open it in RB, RB will generate it from scratch just like Biab will using the first 8 tracks. If you don't need that, you can click a box that turns those tracks into regular DAW tracks. That's what we all mean about RB being flexible. It will do what you want.
There are a few things Biab does that RB can't but only a few. A big one is midi soloists. That's different from RT soloists. RB does RT soloists but you need Biab to generate a midi solo using one of the hundreds of midi soloist templates available. There's a few other things but I don't want to recreate the help file here.

Get familiar with RB, you won't be disappointed I promise you. It uses all your synths, all your DXi/VST effects and the RT/RD's and all the Biab functions plus live recording of your vocals or instruments. That's a pretty hot setup for creating a song.

Bob

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