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OK, since we seem to be on multiple threads about guitar players, computers and various things from the past... here's another one:

How did you get introduced to BIAB?




a guy at work asked me if I had ever heard of it (I hadn't). Next day he brought several 3.5" disks and told me to load it and check it out. he said "you're gonna want to buy this software once you hear it"

He was right. I would bet that in the early days when the software was contained on a few disks or a single CD that a lot of people were introduced to it by receiving a pirated copy, and they liked it so much they bought it. It's a variant of the shareware concept. Regardless of the legality, it is consistent with the principles of human motivation.

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What year/version was it?


I don't remember. But it came with an app called THE JAZZ GUITARIST which was later discontinued for legal reasons (it was populated with jazz standards, the rights to which were not held by PGMusic, which is why I figure the current rule about linking to covers on the forum is an issue)

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What kind of computer did you have at the time?


a stripped-down bargain basement 286

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was it a successful experience right away??


my son and I had been trying to find software that we could use for recording, but everything we found was so complicated we spent all of our time playing with the software and very little time playing with the music. For me, BIAB was the first software that was intuitive enough to sit down, plug up and play along without enduring a loing technical setup first.

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Have you changed your gear to accommodate BIAB in any way?


when I got married I sold all my gear to buy furniture. For years I didn't have anything. I had resigned myself to the idea that music was something I USED to do. BIAB rekindled the spark, and I started buying gear again... but this time mostly gear for recording, not for performing. With the advent of Real Tracks, I bought a mandolin, banjo and dobro so I can add specific melodies that blend in with the acoustic real tracks. And without BIAB I probably would never have bought a hardware synth.


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Has BIAB influenced how/why you play music?


without BIAB I wouldn't be playing music at all. I would just be working 14 hour days and falling into bed exhausted every night. Time constraints like that make it impossible to find other musicians who have the same window of opportunity for music. With BIAB, if there is a 15 minute opportunity, I can use it effectively. Otherwise, that time would get wasted.

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have you used it mostly for practice, performance, recording, instruction, other?


mostly for musical exploration and capturing ideas for later development

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any other observations not listed here?


just thanks to PGMusic for creating a product that has given more musical opportunity to more people

Last edited by Pat Marr; 10/16/10 07:53 AM.
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