I played with this for a couple of hours last night and here are some of my first thoughts and how they compare to yours.

Originally Posted By: Dzjang
Seems promising

But... (haven’t spent enough time to be totally sure of anything, nevertheless)

[*]The harmony parts (guitar, piano, keys) don’t know the right voicings for the interesting chords (susb9 for instance, but also lydian...)
[*]There seem to be some chords missing, like the beautiful Cmaj7#5


I did not notice this but again I was only using this for a couple of hours

Originally Posted By: Dzjang

[*]Most yamaha styles are no less cheesy than the old biab ones and biab has some nice ones, too
[*]No score or sheet yet.
[*]No xml or mgu import yet
[*]Holds, pushes... don’t seem to apply to the drums


Yes a couple were cheesy but most of what I tried were very useable. They are not as good as EZKeys' MIDI styles but in some cases better than or equal to BiaB MIDI styles. YMMV

You don't need a score or notation sheet as you can save the song as a mid file and load it into a notation program like the free Musecore.

You are right about the lacking file structures.
I didn't mess with holds or pushes.



Originally Posted By: Dzjang
On the other hand, there seems to be some promise here
[*]Odd meters!
[*]Simple GUI
[*]Song structure is simple and allows a lot of options
[*]Great, easy soundfont (not High Quality, but decent and GM compatible)

Looks promising, sure does.


I will add that adding chords at 16th notes and the fact that you can have more then 4 notes per chord are added pluses.

The bottom line for me is that if you are working mostly in MIDI this is something to look at and to keep an eye on. IMHO if this keeps on improving this software will be a big threat to the MIDI side of BiaB.


I get most of my exercise these days from shaking my head in disbelief.


64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware