Originally Posted By: Bob Calver
as usual, Charlie is the BIAB wizard but as usual I'm going to tell you to use RealBand.

open RB. open the wav file and it will load on track 1. select track 2, right click to change to audio mono (vocals from a single mic are mono) and you are ready to go.

click on the fx button when you've recorded your track and yo can add fx like reverb easily and simply. open the mixer and you can set the volume of instrumental and vocal easily and simply.

by all means get to know BIAB but RB is so much simpler and more transparent. and you still get all the RealTracks and styles from BIAB to add extra tracks.

I wonder how many beginners never open RB and find how much easier it is to things that in BIAB needs complicated processes



<< as usual, Charlie is the BIAB wizard but as usual I'm going to tell you to use RealBand. >>

As usual??? OK. The posters post indicates the audio is already imported and loaded onto the Audio Channel in BIAB and the question is how to move forward to add vocals to that imported WAV instrumental.

Isn't it the best "usual" response to directly answer the actual question? Wouldn't you suggest a beginner's first posted question answered by a wizard should be taken and is likely spot on? wink

My post addressed the poster's exact query without making any assumptions to their knowledge base of BIAB/RB products or versions. No assumptions to if it's a PC or Mac/ what audio interface, mic or other extraneous information necessary to record. My post provides the simple process to move the audio to another track so additional audio can be recorded.

Complicated is assuming the poster uses Windows version of BIAB and even has RealBand. RealBand can not be considered an answer unless the OP has that specific software. My post starts with "Regardless of the version your BIAB happens to be or OS...".

I wonder how many experts never open BIAB and find how much faster and easier having access to ALL of BIAB's features it is to things when editing in BIAB than it is in RealBand and every other complicated DAW software?

<< ...how much easier it is to things that in BIAB needs complicated processes >>

I'm not sure why you challenge a better answer than what you gave but I'll bite today..... Please explain what you find so complicated about moving an audio track to another channel in BIAB and what is different and complicated about recording audio in BIAB?

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