<< Here comes the problem: BiaB will splice the original recording into pieces, and then randomly glue the pieces together, to make a track. >>
This is incorrect, as is your demonstration how BIAB internally maps a RealTrack. Secondly, PG Music stated years ago in response to issues posted in the Forum, the algorithm 'reads ahead' and selects forthcoming audio based on many factors such as endings, intros, instrument changes, key changes, tempo changes, fade in's, fade out's, crossfades, style changes and more. The algorithm does not randomly select and glue pieces. More likely, the user is failing to access and utilize many of the advanced features, tools, and processes used to properly prompt the algorithm to provide the best and desired results. Most of these are unique to the Flagship BIAB program.
Your simple demonstration shows recordings of single bar lengths. This is not the case and as a demonstration, it's misleading. Regardless if the audio is chords, chord progressions, riffs or soloist - Recordings phrases of varying lengths are carefully designed by PG Music to be played in their proprietary algorithm in BIAB flagship program. The BIAB algorithm is far more advanced, complex with more functions than what's featured in the lite versions offered in RealBand or the Plug-ins.
You are correct that the demo is playing a single solo performance. It's not an Artist Performance File but rather a phrase that the BIAB has directed to be played over an SGU Chord Sheet as at least two selections - not single bar recordings. The demo plays about 1:13 minutes and like you say, is taken from the RT1167 folder of recordings. I agree with you that Brent Mason is likely playing to a Chord template prepared by PG Music for that particular solo. However, it's only a portion of the eg4800 RealTrack that plays for more than five minutes. That's why it isn't an Artist Performance File.
Demos are not advertised or marketed as Artist Performance Files which are separately marketed to be performance files. With this solo being extracted from a RT Folder and used in an SGU file the same as all other RealTracks are used, the solo is correctly marketed as can be seen where they are described in demo videos as entering chords, picking a style and hitting play. In this case, the algorithm was directed to select this specific range of audio recording from the RT1167 Folder in its full length 1:13 minutes.
Another point of interest is that despite your impression this was a single performance, there was splicing and gluing happening, it is not by definition, a performance track straight out of the box. It is a phrase from a RealTrack folder. Notice in the Screenshot I attached, the end of the demo solo is located several minutes of recording down the audio file.
None of the six demo songs and SGU files of RT1167 replicate this exact phrasing of the instrument demo which is further evidence this isn't an Artist Performance File. It is important to note in order to correctly understand the PG Music RealTrack demos indicate that what the listener is hearing was generated by inputting chords, tempo key, style and sometimes advance tools, or processes to prompt the algorithm to create more complex arrangements or solos. It's clear the performances in all demos are specially programmed and not Artist Performance Files.
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