9…how not to create lots of wav files that chew up disc space.

One critique of rb is the number of wav files generated e.g. from real tracks…
and thus use up lots of disc space. to be fair to rb ive used other daws that still use up lots of disc space for a song of course and they DONT have the unique rb (and bb) track generation features.
but there are ways to lessen the creation of oodles of wav files.
Here's some techniques to consider….after creating a new song chord sheet in rb (or bb).
(what i often do.)

..initially when auditioning styles in the stylepicker…and i audition oodles of them so i dont miss a great 'nugget of sound'...in the stylepicker is a feature to log a style as a favorite.
so log the styles as fav's. (note ensure in picker you have double clik style to play using your chord sheet is enabled.)...
also you could note in a text doc rt's and other pg content id's that really 'crank you up' regarding your song….or just save the style as they are so small in a sub folder of your overall win folder and call the sub 'potential song likes'.
..often suddenly…which has occurred often to me not just in rb (and bb) but in life one goes THAT'S THE ONE…(or maybe with some tweaking and substitution of existing tracks or track additions it could be the one.)..it's sorta like how i met my wife. for years i didnt find 'the one'..thought it would never happen/gave up…then bam by happenstance when i least expected it i knew i had met 'the one'...
lol…and I was the one needing 'tweaking'…not her.
soooo…when you get the style that's ' the one' or 'maybe the one'...what i do is mix to stereo…and load into rb..and proceed from there doing vocal tests…as well as using midi track generation…(rb menu GENERATE…). in summary i have just one track that's a wav audio file song guide as it were and this allows me to test out not just my vocals and iron out nuances in eg vocals by singing along with the guide stereo audio wav but also generate midi tracks and then add plugin vsti's eg sfz or SM or other plugins and see what great sounds i can expose that compliment the pg content.
As I said before, midi tracks let me work fast.

…NOTE…you can also drop midi and wav tracks into rb if you wish using the drop station....eg from biab.


hth…more to come.

happiness.

om

Last edited by justanoldmuso; 05/09/24 12:23 PM.
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.)