Charlie.

other users mentioned rb before i.

surely you agree that both rb and bb need some rationilasition..to save confusion.
imho your a bb guru but i would suggest some or even many users are going to find certain things in bb very complex that you take for granted.
and the same applies to rb.

back on topic therefore heres a what if. re importing a midi file..lol.
lets consider a situation where a user is importing a midi file with the following attributes eg a scatting free form jazz song with the following attributes...

..varying tempos.
..varying key changes
..varying time sigs.

and lets say in the scat it doesnt follow strict 4 or 3 in a bar beats.
surely in this case one needs to use both bb and rb ?
yes i would agree lots of things can be done in bb...but with respect there are things in rb like midi features and track visuals and lots of other features...some even unique etc
that are usefull. for example ive imported the midi file into rb and then i decide i dont like the midi piano tween bars 44 and 47...
but i do like bars 30 to 35...its very easy to quickly change things.
dont get me wrong re bb...it has lots of p!usses but so does rb.
and sometimes...imho...one might be forced to use the strengths of each app to realise what one wants to do.

let me point out that the op yes said he wants to import a midi file..but we dont know what he wants to do with it in detail.
maybe bb wont address some of those needs alone.
what if he wants to visually see each tracks beat divisions in relation to moving chunks of midi around easily ??
what if he needs a fast way to move chunks of a track around ?? or use odd time sigs ??
there a lots more what ifs that rb might be able to do more easily.

heres what i suggested to pg ages ago which might simplify things for new and even many existing users that might not have your deep bb knowledge...and the following applies to both bb and rb...so people can easily move between each.

..have a time sig track where users can change such....includeing odd ones.
..ditto tempos...a tempo track.
..ditto a chord track.
..ditto a markers track and maybe a lyrics track etc etc.

in concept a central view for working in by a user.
this would mean updateing of the new bb tracks view and of course the same for rb...and of course all settings would be transferable tween each.

its easy for any new user to grasp what im saying.
simply view in detail the bb manual...vids...and faqs...
and do the same for rb...and one will see the feature differences of each. for example the diffs tween bb and rb track views ...as well as the fact one app alone might not be able to do all one needs...thus the user needs to use both bb and rb together. all im suggesting is its not bb versus rb but useing both together to get a job done often.
which is why ive used for years the combo of bb/rb/reaps version 2 to do too many songs to list...and the next is KEY...
useing and playing to the strength of each app.

honestly im not trying to be an A and i respect tons your bb knowledge. im just saying there are limits to what bb can do.
for example it drives me nuts when im working in bb that i cant see visually a tracks view like the rb one which makes moving around chunks of track easily. a feature the op might need.

honestly im not trying to veer off topic...im just aware there might be lurkers reading these posts haveing difficulty doing something in bb that rb can do.
honestly its NOT bb versus rb...its useing the strengths of each.

i wish you only the very best and happiness.

om

Last edited by justanoldmuso; 03/27/25 02:44 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.)