ZZ one thing i can fully agree with is that it would be nice if BiaB allowed the user to use more than one VSTi. That would help those who want to use specific ones rather than GM. As far as merging it with Powertracks or RB I can't agree, and if you read on i will respectfully explain why.

One other thing is that you are comparing Cubase in some ways to BiaB, they are apples and oranges. Cubase is a recording studio/audio midi sequencer just like RealBand, Powertracks, Cubase, Sonar, Protracks, or Logic. None of these do any of the arrangement accompaniment stuff BiaB does, except RB. They are fundamentally different. If Cubase tried to impliment even a few of the features of BiaB it would become a very different program and most likely become very problimatic for years to come. Everyone of these programs with the exception of BiAB are simply recording studios with some nifty synth, sampler, and mixing features. BiaB is none of the above, it is a auto accompaniment program with a very limited recording feature added for the arranger to add a simple audio track or something to the file. It builds a custom arangement from a style with midi and audio realtracks. None of the above do any of that at all, once agian with the exception of RB.

Why use RB? Well because everything you are asking for is right there! A VSTi rack, A mixer, Effects slots! Everything. You have a solid recording studio software as the base of the program literally taken from Powertracks, then you have the basic features of BiaB added. You can arrangethe song from scratch using the auto features, plus record up to 48 tracks of midi and/or audio. If you arrange a song in BiaB you can literally open it in RB. You can add multiple VSTis and play any one you want. RB is young, and the addition of the Biab features was most likey a challenge. It will mature as it goes, and more fun features will be added, and it will be better, and more powerful. I have spend 35 years working in construction, i have a full arsinal of tools. I use the proper one to do the job each time. I never drill with a saw, or cut with a drill. I have never seen a multitool that i thought would be all that useful to build a house. I shudder at the thought of PG trying to full marry BiaB to RB. I do hope that BiaB is upgraded to add one or two more synths at a time, and i hope RB continues to grow and mature. But very carefully and never at the cost of stability.

I say all this with full respect for your opinion, and hope you don't take any offense. Good dialog is important, so keep talking about your thoughts and ideas, and we will see what great things develop over the years. Your fellow audionut, Rob.

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