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<< I guess it depends on the definition of "backing tracks". By strict definition that's what I am looking for. But I don't want boring, uninteresting backing tracks. I want something that, along with myself makes more a complete musical experience. >>
If that's the case, BIAB is All you need. BIAB will give you as many: . Instruments as you will ever want to use in a song. . As many tracks as you will ever want to use in a song. . Automatically provide smooth transitions between instruments changing out with each other. . Automatically create professional grade cross-fades. . Automatically give professional grade intro's and ending's. . With 'Song Medley', allow you to quickly and easily create medleys from BIAB song projects. . Use 'Conductor' to do longer improvised sections. Something more interesting than the straightahead jazz you've done in the past. . Use 'soundtrack' to have any BIAB song play to an exact length. . Use 'Jukebox' to create BIAB song playlists. . BIAB can record Audio. . BIAB can record MIDI. . BIAB can edit Audio. . BIAB can edit Midi. . BIAB can notate Audio and Midi. . BIAB can show tabs. . BIAB can play loops and samples. . BIAB can loop sections of songs. . BIAB can modify Styles and use Part Markers to interchange regular styles or Multi Styles at any bar of a song. . BIAB can layer instruments for thickening, panning, doubling, harmonies and to play in sequence or simultaneously. . BIAB has a harmonizer feature. . BIAB can isolate and import the medley track from a MIDI file. . BIAB can create and read Karaoke files. . BIAB in newer versions can create Multi Riffs of a section or a whole track. . BIAB can detect, identify and import chords from a MIDI file. . BIAB can detect, identify and import chords from an Audio file. . BIAB can time stretch and pitch correct audio. . BIAB has good plug-ins. . BIAB works with XML and ABC notation. . BIAB has a feature to accept user made RealTracks. Homemade audio that works like BIAB RealTracks. . BIAB has a feature to accept user made Performance Tracks. Custom Tracks for a specific song project. . BIAB has custom melodist and soloist audio and midi creation tools. . BIAB has a built-in email feature allowing collaboration between users sharing SGU files, RealTracks, Styles and more.
I think that's a pretty good list of tasks BIAB does before one ever has to think of moving a project to a DAW. The list gets even longer when it's considered BIAB functions as a multi track recorder and using multi track techniques and procedures expands BIAB capabilities enormously.
Users can construct very complex and dense arrangements that replicate what a DAW will produce and have an indistinguishable end product between the two. Just saying, BIAB can provide you as complete a musical experience that you can imagine.
Last edited by Charlie Fogle; 12/23/20 03:08 AM.
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