Ron, just noticed your posting count number, I should have said "..Welcome to the forum".

BIAB is the swiss-army-knife of music software programs. Work with it long enough and you will discover all it can do to help you with your "backing track" needs. Here is a suggestion, keep it simple at first - Drums and bass only. Personnally, I would suggest you focus on the real tracks (RT) rather than the midi if realistic backing is your initial goal. Then slip in the piano player as a rhythm accompanyment. I think the RT pianos are super.

Keep in mind that the quality of the melody (since it will likely be midi at firat) is not only dependent on the synth you use (you've found Forte so you got a good start), but just as importantly on the talents of the guy who recorded/wrote/programed the midi lead. Simply put, some midi is good and some is crap.

But down the road, when you want the bass player to start walkin in the bridge and the drummer to switch from sticks to brushes, and the tempo to jump 20% with a doubletime feel, and you want to trade fours with your horn section, you are going to have to move into the realm of "arranging" the tracks, then you will start to really hear how the backing can come to life.

Good luck.

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