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"There is no market drive by pgmusic to try and get a younger user group."

I respectfully disagree with that one.
Many youngun's can benefit greatly from RB and even BiaB.



Hi Bob. I fully agree with your statement. However, getting them to actually use it is the trick. I'm sure many younger generational people actually mess with it. Younger people really prefer to have bands because of the closeness of their souls, doing what they love together.

I suspect there are many closet midi youngsters out there. They like to sit at their computers and see what they can create with this software.

As for me? I got my first BB and PT in 1996. I think it was BB v4 and PT 3.5(came with both a DOS and win version). I didn't know anything about midi. I'd heard it used, mainly, as a buzzword. In other words, I didn't have a clue. Everything I know about midi I learned on this forum. I still don't know all that much about it either. But what I do know I can create some killer songs with it.

In using midi I use synths, such as, Forte and VSCi. I have a great sax synth and a pretty good guitar synth. I also have a really good Les Paul soundfont that I use with SFX. I have a host of DX and VST plugins for different FX.

When Real Instruments came into being I think Peter and crew had a good far sight into the music future with its software. I think this is their answer to using looping instruments, which is pretty good when you consider the possibilities you can come up with. Only time will tell.

I'm hoping that, in the future, programs like the Forte will have real sounding instruments. Specially the guitars and drums. Lots of other too. Hopefully the VSC will be improved to sound like real instruments instead of midi instruments.

When I create a song, chances are, the instruments I use will be some RI's and some midi. I always use midi drums running the DR005 drum synth. They sound real and I can control what they do. With Real Drums I have no control. What I hear is what I get. Of course, I use my own guitars and bass in many of the songs.

Here's my stats:
Name:Russ Stanton
Age: 66 (until May 30)
Instruments: Guitar and Bass (Very little keyboards) and my vocal chords
I've played since I was 17
Genre is older rock 'n roll, country, soul and blues and I like ethnic music as well.

Hope that helps with the demographics.

Russ
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