SBmix.
you said cant do dance music ?
i disagree. heres why ...
i have documented on ruled paper every single instrument sound in my ultrapak 2020.
each instrument or patch has id plus my comments.
i did this when i first got the ultrapak.
because in any original song it helps me to decide which instruments to use in any songs genre.
thus i suggest you do the same. cos then youll see there are lots of sounds/nuggets that could be used in the dance music genre.

a page per instrument...lets say synth...
then 2 vertical columns synth id and comments whether you like the sound or not.
if you take the time to do this and are rigorous about it you will see there are lots of sounds available for electronic music.

then do this for a dance music trak.
1. open up realband. you have 48 traks.
2. insert a clik drum beat on a trak for tightness.
(see rb menu)...
3. layout chord structure in rb useing dance oriented styles/synth settings ....and start laying down traks in rb. genned from the chord structure.
(right clik over rb trak for options menu}
4. haveing got basic guide bed traks down in rb...
useing synth sounds...
and after cutting/pasteing/copying bits of traks around
for various fx triks.
5. go to your pages i mentioned earlier where you documented which RT sounds you like/patches and test which ones you like best in the song.
6. at this point you might to also use external samples
from a library of sample discs you have or like me create your own samples. just import into a rb trak.

realband has an advantage over any daw...the auto accompaniement feature and trak generation.
i would urge you to explore all its features.
imho you could create any song in any genre from a simple dance music tune to a complex production.
if you did what i did and bought a couple of computer music mag issues you would have access to a slew of added modern sounds and samples and synths and instruments
you could use in realband.

yes i have my own wishes for biab/rb 2022 and critiques sbmix, but i have to be FAIR to pg when i say tween biab and realband, and added free/low pay sample libs any song in any genre can be created.

let me finally end with this comment...and i think its an important point...lets say for 2022 pg brings 100 new contempoary styles to the table. great...i'll take them...BUT i will still go through all the other styles
if i'm doing a contemporary style song, because ive found
from my experience useing pg products over many years, i might miss some 'golden sound pictures/nuggets' otherwise.

best/every happiness
om





Last edited by justanoldmuso; 10/03/21 04:31 AM.
my songs....mixed for good earbuds...(fyi..my vocs on all songs..)
https://soundcloud.com/alfsongs
(90 songs created useing bb/rb)
(lots of tips of mine in pg tips forum.)