The problem is not Band-In-A-Box, but the MIDI sound synth on your computer. I suspect you are using the built-in Microsoft Wavetable MIDI synth. That's where the cheezy sounds are coming from. BIAB (assuming you are not using RealDrums/RealTracks at this point) generates commands telling the MIDI synth what to play, but has no sounds of its own.

I would try installing the Forte DXi synth that [I believe] came with your BIAB package. It comes with a 30-day free trial, after which you much purchase a license code to continue using it. There is also the VSC-DXi which ships with BIAB, but don't install this if you are running Windows VIsta or Windows 7.

There are also hardware synths, such as the Ketron SD-2 (many of us on the forum have that unit), that sound much better, but they cost much more.

But even with the better synths, it's not going to be the same as live players. It can get close, but not quite. That doesn't mean it's bad, and most people often can't tell the difference. Mixing live instruments (such as your guitar) with the MIDI instruments goes a long way to creating a realistic performance.


I'm sure others will chime in with their favorite synths. I definitely would only use the one that comes with Windows as a last resort.

Of course, with RealTracks and RealDrums, you get a much more realistic sound, because they are truly phrases of live instruments.


Last edited by jford; 01/29/10 01:15 PM.
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