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I think another reason you see people using a DAW other than RB with BB is the work flow they have gotten used to doing. Most of the people here are old school BB users. RB is really new compared to the roots that BB has. Most people "had" to use a different DAW in the past.

Of course, many prefer to keep using another DAW. Different strokes for different folks. My needs are modest, but I am accustomed to using Cubase. Now that I have RB I am moving in that direction. But for someone who does heavy duty work, day in and day out, RB might be lacking, or the investment in time at this point is something they are not ready to do. If RB is lacking, I don't know, I am not a power user in any way. So I have not run into any limitation.

For a new user, I would suggest sticking with RB as your DAW to work with BB, or completely without BB. If for some reason RB runs out of legs for you, at that point you are probably an advanced user and learning something else would probably be a snap, if you have the time.



I'm just an amateur user, but I agree with all of what Donnie said. I have to limit myself to the number of different softwares I use or I never learn any of them very well. Currently, in addition to BIAB, I use RealBand, WavePad, and MP3 Gain. I have some other DAW type pgms that came with some hardware components that I've bought, but I haven't even installed any of them. I think that if you are experienced in "sound" or are a "natural", you may have no problems in learning a multitude of different programs. With the help of some nice folks on these forums, I have been able to learn enough to get some songs done for playing in public. My sincerest thanks to them!! Now it's up to me to continue to learn and keep up to date. FWIW

Stan

Cornet Curmudgeon