I think BIAB has created a lot of valuable REALTRACK, but it has not been really used well. There are hundreds of GB of RT content on the hard drive, but it cannot be quickly found and flexibly used. This is a sad story.
I agree with you 100%! Many forum members have requested better search tools.
One request I made some time ago (that was pretty much ignored) was for PGM to curate the vast collection of RealStyles into sets that play nicely together in a song to give it some dynamics without sounding like a completely different song just started! The A and B sections is a nice option but often it changes very little. And, before someone jumps in and starts promoting multistyles, there are far too few of these to properly resolve this issue.
1) RealTrack = recorded bits of a specific instrument
2) RealStyle = professionally curated collection of RealTracks that sound good together
3) RealSong = professionally curated collection of RealStyles that sound good together and provide dynamics/variety
#1 and #2 exist and are fantastic! How about adding #3 as well? It helps BIAB users AND provides something else for PGM to sell!
I have to add that, while I really truly appreciate when expert users offer work-arounds, these are often complex or require installing additional programs so they often do not provide resolution to the reported issue for regular users.
I disagree with babymusic's sad story that RealTrack content cannot be quickly found. Everyone may know this, but it's not been mentioned. If you know it, fine. But if you haven't tried it, you may find it to be useful. I use it and it's easy to organize RealTracks into manageable searches.
To summarize. RealTracks are grouped into sets. There are currently 467 sets. The sets are organized into specific genre and styles. Searching by these sets, search results produce instruments and styles that work together nicely. I've posted screenshots of search results for a 'Country Ballad" with 'Solo' instrument.
All 467 RT sets can be found in a list in the What add-ons do I have Window. All 467 RT Sets are listed, described and can be auditioned solo'd or in a band (Style) from the top of every forum page by clicking on Band-in-a-Box Windows icon and the RealTracks icon to open the RealTracks Set page.
On the RealTracks Sets Page, each RT set has a video link to a short demo of the RealTracks playing with a Style that is named and described . Each instrument is also identified.
In the MultiPicker with RealTracks selected, Click on the # button and select RealTracks Sets in this Range. For the 'Country Ballad' set, enter 2 for that set.
MultiPicker results display six RT's used in that set. 3 acoustic guitars, electric guitar, Pedal Steel, and bass.
Searching for a country solo, RealTrack set 350 is a RealTrack set dedicated to Country Ballad solos in with two RealTracks recorded at different tempos.
There are five other blocks of sets in the What add-ons do I have Window that can be used to launch searches broken into manageable groups.
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