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Rather than 1 post for the whole week as things currently seem to be, to revitalize PG we need that 2024 Biab Live Arranger and the whole new 2024 BBPlugin/PluginStandalone as new products and a draw card for a whole new audience. There was talk about big plans for RealBand but they would have to be very BIG indeed to sort it out, just let's hope for quantum leaps, that PG takes things above and beyond their old thinking and following behind.

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Reatrack parece interessante e faz excelente integração com o Reaper. Entretanto poderia crescer muito se tivesse um arquivo instalador que facilitasse o setup do programa.

ReaTrak_ver.47.ReaperConfigZip é uma versão antiga, completamente desatualizada.

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Originally Posted by PrMarioAlegria
Reatrack parece interessante e faz excelente integração com o Reaper. Entretanto poderia crescer muito se tivesse um arquivo instalador que facilitasse o setup do programa.

ReaTrak_ver.47.ReaperConfigZip é uma versão antiga, completamente desatualizada.
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Reatrack looks interesting and integrates excellently with Reaper. However, it could grow a lot if it had an installer file that would make the program setup easier.

ReaTrak_ver.47.ReaperConfigZip is an old version, completely outdated.


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Sorry, late to this - not trying to be obtuse, but the point of this is?

Don't get me wrong, it looks REALLY interesting and I want to try and find out more, but I am not grasping the significance of it all.

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Please Santa Gannon, let's hope we see these new products in a few weeks time !

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I'm a big fan of keyboard arrangers but the one difference is they are restricted to the main style you select and then 2 to 4 variations by hitting a button while you're playing. But it is a lot of fun if you have something like the Korg PA4X like I do. The sound quality and styles are really good. You pick a style and then play a chord in your left hand. The arranger keeps playing that chord until you change it. I get that.

Now, what is the main purpose of Biab, what is one of the biggest selling points? It gives you a different version of the arrangement every time you hit play! And how does it do that? It does it by creating the arrangement first after you hit play. You don't hear the arrangement until it's finished generating it. That makes a real time arranger function basically impossible because an arranger is following what you play with no preplanned arrangement. Where would Biab get the 8 bar bridge with a variation change for example if you haven't loaded it in yet?

Say you're using Real Tracks which most of us use. The RT's can be one bar, or several bars. You want to trigger a 4 bar RT while playing live but the next chord is a 2 bar turnaround? How could Biab know you're going to do that and instantly give you a 2 bar RT instead of the 4 bar one you're current using with that first chord? Impossible unless you set it up first which takes the live playing part off the table.

What you're asking goes against everything PG Music stands for because for 30 years Biab has been the only music production software that doesn't give you prerecorded backing tracks. Biab gives you a realistic band to play along with that has little differences in each verse or chorus but you don't lead it, you play along with it after the song has been created. Most of us do not want to hear the exact same licks and phrasing over and over and over.

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"What you're asking goes against everything PG Music stands for"

Bob, with all respects, I believe you didn't grasp the idea offered. When you load a style to modern arranggers, it loads both MIDI and Audio data. You simply trigger sections that are audio loops to output, while MIDI counterpart is numerically sends data to sound engine
Physical arrangers are software based things in a physical "body" with tactile keys and buttons.
Have you tried things like Kontakt Session Guitar series? A similar idea to Real Tracks. Can be easily triggered / transposed with your weighted keys controller and variations assigned to your favorite buttons smile It doesn't know what you will hit next, but has algorythm in place for smooth / natural transitions.

"what is the main purpose of Biab, what is one of the biggest selling points? It gives you a different version of the arrangement every time you hit play!"

Well, yes and no.. when you assembling/composing. But that should not be viewed as a limiting or negative factor if one day it would adopt live arranger functions. Contrary, variation would allow for more creative uses. Like with all things in life (including styles) some are great and some are so so. Likely, some will not sound good in "arranger" mode, and would have to be adjusted.

"Impossible unless you set it up first which takes the live playing part off the table"
Sure. Do you use styles straight out of your arranger, or you modify them somewhat"?
Future Xtraexrta 500 arranger compatible styles pack, taylored for live playing comes to mind.

Bottom line, it's likely not a very easy task, but not impossible. If sucessful, BIAB could become a pioneer in the game as it has the needed content and knows a thing or two about smooth transitions. Surely this will bring completely different crowd of live players to PGmusic world. Not everyone has $5k to spend on modern physical arranger.

P.S. Peter Gannon confirmed quite a few things in the wishlist that are comming to 2024, but I don't believe live arranger function was among them, however, if I remember correctly, it was mentioned that direct read from disk was on the table. If it will come to 2024 and works well, that would be the key element for future live arranger if I understand concept well myself smile

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What you're asking goes against everything PG Music stands for because for 30 years Biab has been the only music production software that doesn't give you prerecorded backing tracks.

I think that's not quite correct. RealTracks are definitely prerecorded backing tracks.

Separately, based on a played chord, MIDI output patterns can be generated in milliseconds, perhaps nanoseconds.

Given the right processing power, I believe that Arranger based performances are achievable.


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I agree with jazzmammal, it's a crazy idea just like RealDrum Stems ! Nah, Stems and Live Arranger is crazy man talk, let's stick with that Midi Ma !
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This sounds great but consider this, file size, file size and file size. How many tracks are we talking here? 6? 8? 10? That means you're tripling or what octupling the file size? And, remember putting a mic on each drum for more control is fine but it's still not separate discrete drum parts, there will be tons of bleed through from the other drums. "Some" control does not mean perfect, clean control over each part of the kit.

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Originally Posted by J. Larry
And Yamaha is set to introduce it's latest workstation/arranger next week, November 15. The teasers are already posted.

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Bob (you are also Bob, right?) has a point on generative variation. No need to poke at him, just explain. Arrangers are more predictable, and they should be. You don't want "suprises" when you play live. Meaning, if one day arranger option will be a reality, styles to fit arranger would have to be edited by PG or user to sound predictable every time. To solve that, hypothetical arranger PG style could look something like a large project with tracks "frozen" so it doesn't randomize content on trigger (chord change/section).
And to replace (generative variation) of specific part, a user would have to use Partial Regeneration function to make certain instruments to play differently on specific chord(s) and that is a very manual task, considering that initial results are a randomized set. Arranger styles would have to be curated by PGmusic (picking out/generating best per chord sections), as most people interested in arranger would expect more or less flawless expierence "out of the box". So in my view that is the biggest devil in the details.

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I have no problem with adding a live arranger function to BIAB. I think the question is more about what would be the priority for doing that. It certainly has been requested enough. But what would you rather PG Music works on?


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Biab will have way more variations than a midi style with limited repetitive patterns, it would have more than the current arrangers that now use real audio instruments and drums.
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I have no problem with adding a live arranger function to BIAB. I think the question is more about what would be the priority for doing that. It certainly has been requested enough. But what would you rather PG Music works on?
"what would you rather PG Music works on?" fixing Mac all the time when it breaks because of apple changing things.
LOL I was talking to a software developer that has a Win version only that is used with Crossover or WineSkin on Mac, and I said you are lucky as you would need to be reprogramming a native Mac app every time apple changes things on a weekly basis ! he said: "At last someone who totally understands why the only Macs we are interested in come with fries and a coke ;-)"
If PG don't make it I can make it and sell it (I'm sure it would be very popular and not cost 5K) but then PG is not getting the sales, am I here to do that or am I here to make Biab and PG better, what have I done for all these years ?
So don't procrastinate too long as other companies read posts and ideas. When I posted some time back I said don't snooze as you will see a live arranger keyboard with realtracks out soon, and sure enough that is exactly what happened while I deleted my last account and left the forum.

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"But what would you rather PG Music works on?"

Step approach. From my memory Peter G. mentioned that direct read from disk is being looked at for 2024. From what I understand, that supposedly will allow for near instant playback. If that comes to fruition and it works well, that would be a first major step toward live arranger functions.
Even if it will not be as fast as needed for arranger (direct disk read), it will still be an amazing addition, as it will reduce generation times significantly, so all users will benefit.

To give an example. It takes me an average of 6-7 hours to sketch out bones for song in BIAB (finding proper track, song parts, chords, automation, MIDI, partial regeneration etc.) With instant/near instant generation, it will reduce this process to 3-4 hours.

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<< Future Xtraexrta 500 arranger compatible styles pack, taylored for live playing comes to mind. >>

This is a great idea and something I think PG Music and users can produce today without any modification or upgrade to the program and will instantly adopt to many existing live arranger functions.

I don't want to interfere with the purpose and course of this discussion. I posted a new forum discussion based on comments, suggestions and ideas you guys have presented in this forum.

I've known for quite some time that Yamaha arranger workstation keyboards have the functions, styles and algorithms to use BIAB midi and RealTrack and BIAB Performance files in a live performance without any issues. There's a lot of knowledge and suggestions you fellows can add to that discussion.


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Matt,
"But what would you rather PG Music works on?"

Step approach. From my memory Peter G. mentioned that direct read from disk is being looked at for 2024. From what I understand, that supposedly will allow for near instant playback. If that comes to fruition and it works well, that would be a first major step toward live arranger functions.
Even if it will not be as fast as needed for arranger (direct disk read), it will still be an amazing addition, as it will reduce generation times significantly, so all users will benefit.

To give an example. It takes me an average of 6-7 hours to sketch out bones for song in BIAB (finding proper track, song parts, chords, automation, MIDI, partial regeneration etc.) With instant/near instant generation, it will reduce this process to 3-4 hours.
Completely agree. This will be a great improvement whether or not a real-time arranger function (that would need this) is pursued.


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Here's a simple video example, these are the actual wma sections that Biab plays after it has decompressed them into RAM.
Reaper is playing all the wma sections of all different files direct from disk (RealTracks and Drum folders on Biab USB 3.0 drive), markers have been added to every beat so transitions will occur on the next beat rather than next measure, so as I input a chord it will go to that chord on the next beat seamlessly:
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I think I'll just get one off these (in AU$ maybe same in CA$) AudioTrack might as well get one also, what do you reckon a bargain ?
This was long after I showed RealTracks working as a Live Arranger to PG and said to get it out before you see a keyboard with RealTracks (KETRON EVENT - The REAL arranger keyboard!).
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Well, for sure, after watching the demo it would be hard to say it's not incredibly impressive.

I believe that BiaB could do this too. Maybe one day?


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