Originally Posted By: Jim Fogle


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Question 3: Would a 16 or 32 step drum sequencer built-in to BiaB and be compatible with the existing styles make sense?
I think a 16 or 32 beat drum sequencer would be a great addition to Band-in-a-Box. The drum sequencer could use the program's midi synth selections since they have drum kits. What would REALLY be nice would be if the drum sequencer output could be sent to the Stylemaker. I hope you will make the wishlist request so I can support it.

Thanks Jim (and Rusty), I think I'm slowly but incompletely understanding this. I guess what I'm still baffled by is that IMHO, BiaB meets all of my major instrument classes hands down. Piano, organ, flute, guitar, bass, strings and more. If I need these instruments, they're meeting my needs. But there are certain drum patterns I (and presumably others) simply can't find in BiaB despite the fact that it reports 459 of them!

So is 2 things happening here?
1. The algorithm used to count matches is very, let's say liberal?
2. Based on the sheer number of possible drum patterns it would take terrabytes and decades to capture them all in RealDrum format?

And regarding the 16 or 32 step sequencer, of course the idea is for the sequencer output be sent directly to the Stylemaker. The whole point is to have seamless connectivity between the drum pattern and everything else in BiaB.

I don't want to beat a dead horse here, I'm just trying to understand if it's worth pursuing this wish or just accept this limitation and buy EZDrummer or similar program and hope it will live nicely with BiaB. I'm assuming here that EZDrummer could be used to create a good representation of the "50 Ways" drum pattern and other patterns not in BiaB.

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