You all make very good points, I guess we all use BiaB in our own unique ways. There is a degree of guilt in my case, and I know I am just putting this trip on myself.

A little history. I am now 66 and began playing bass guitar at 12, moving on to six string a few years later. Then I taught myself to play keyboards. I was in small local bands but hated the supposed practise sessions that seemed to be nothing more than [*****] fests between members.

So I left bands finally and decided to do it myself. Anyone remember the Fostex 4 track cassette recorders? I bought one of those and set about doing it all myself. Drum machines were very basic in those days and I was never happy with the sound of them so I bought a drum kit. Up until that point I recorded pretty much in silence, the drum kit was not popular with the family.

Years later I moved to Atari ST, the model name I forget, that was my first brush with BiaB. Many more years later I used Windows PC’s, then finally found my home on a Mac.

I could record pretty much play every part myself, even learning some basic fiddle/violin and wind instruments, though neither my strong point.

And then life hit me with several blows in a short time. I trapped a nerve in my neck which left me with almost no feeling in my left hand. That I can cope with to a degree. Then I woke one morning deaf in my left ear, went to the doctor, he sent me to hospital where I was told I had meningitis. I was operated on the same day, which was a success but has left me almost completely deaf in the left ear.

So that’s how I ended up on back on BiaB and on this forum. Yes I still have this nagging feeling of guilt that I am not playing every part of the music I write. But the more I use the software the more I find just how much I can change the individual parts nearer to what I have in my head.

Sorry this is a but long winded but perhaps it will explain my initial posting better. Will I continue to use BiaB, to sure I will, it allows me expression in a way words never can.

Edit: As an after thought, how did you all come to use Band in a Box?

Tim

Last edited by TRYUK; 01/30/21 05:34 AM.