I just downloaded my copy of BiaB 2010.5 and am a bit overwhelmed by options (and the manual). I'm assuming there is a simple answer to my problems, so want to see if anyone on the forum can give me some pointers.

I am trying to get a MIDI file (simple 32 bar AABA song) to play bass and drums accompaniment through the MIDI ports to my Roland piano (RD700GX) through an M-audio Uno USB-MIDI converter. When I do this, one or the other bass, or the drums gets routed as MIDI and plays through the Roland, and the other part gets converted to audio and routed through the computer's Win 7 synthesizer. I turned off Realtracks, and this sometimes seems to (for certain styles) route the MIDI instructions to the Roland, and other times, the drums get sent to the computer.

Additionally, turning off Realtracks reassigns the Midi Patch map for the drums (turns them into pianos, guitars, etc.) I looked through this forum, and found that there was an RD700 patch kit ,PAT file for the RD700, but the manual isn't clear on what you do with these (there seem to be a lot in the BB directory, but this one doesn't show up)

Overall, I'm confused as to what is happening (since using BiaB to drive a MIDI device with GM patches, it seems, should be some sort of default). The BiaB is a bit ambiguous on the assignment of channels and patches ... there seems to be no way to force a particular combination.

I'm sure since I'm new to this, there must be a simple answer. Again, it seems to me that using BiaB to drive a MIDI device with GM patches should be some sort of default, and it should be possible to force this default.

I'd greatly appreciate any help I could get on this problem

Thanks

Chris Westland