Pat,

Quote:

Let's start with the assumption that the people who frequent this forum comprise a reasonably random sample of PGMusic's customer base.



I too have to wonder about that. It seems to defy logic, and with educational sales and so forth, there should be some very young users of BIAB, although they may not own a copy. I also doubt highly that this would be an accurate sample of any demographics, other than 'who posts to this forum' and 'who is interested enough to respond to this post.'

Quote:

Then, let's see how homogenous the group is in terms of:
name... age... preferred music style...do you use mostly BIAB/RB/PT ?



Gary Curran
52
Jazz, Big Band, Swing, Latin, Classical (depending on my mood), Rock and Roll (late 50's, early 60's), and some 'Classic Rock.'

I use Band In A Box for MIDI generation, Real Tracks Generation, and suggestions. Although I will use RB and PTPA, and am a strong supporter of those two programs, I prefer to use Sonar.

Now, the one thing that you didn't include in this little survey was the experience level, or playing level, and I find that to be a very important item.

So, for those respondents who read this, I'll ask this question as well.

What level is your playing at, and how do you use these products in support of that playing level?

My answer to that question is: I've had about a year of piano lessons, I can not read bass clef, and I classify my playing as 'Poor.' I say that from a purely technical point of view. I use BIAB to do what I can not, because I do not know how. I am unable to accompany a singer, have a very poor understanding of music theory, can not transpose on the fly, and I do not 'hear' music well. By that, I mean I could not tell you the key a song is in, or *why* a chord progression would or would not work. I hear music as a whole, but can not break it down into it's component parts and the reasoning for those parts.

I do know that Band In A Box has many associated sub-programs that could help me with that, but I have not been motivated to use them.

My instruments are this computer, and my Korg PA800 keyboard.

Gary

I'm blessed watching God do what He does best. I've had a few rough years, and I'm still not back to where I want to be, but I'm on the way and things are looking far better now than what they were!