Originally Posted by rayc
I use RealDrums all the time & what I can't do in BIAB I can do by cutting & pasting in Reaper...no problems and no hold up.
There's a trick to copy/paste RealDrums within the BIAB program. Saves a bit of time from having to import/export simple cut/copy/paste between the DAW and BIAB

The background:
RealDrums aren't RealTracks in BIAB. So, in the Audio Edit Window when you attempt to copy or cut a region, a pop-up message tells you there's no RealTrack to edit and asks if you want to select one. Most folks select no and move on to an alternative copy/cut/paste method.

The trick is to tell BIAB there is a RealTrack on the Drums track. So, select Yes next time, and from the selection pop-up window, select any RealTrack, Then you can copy or cut the highlight region and paste it elsewhere. Once the paste is complete, Right click on the Drums track, from the menu, select Track Actions\Revert track to Style instrument and this will restore the original RealDrums to the track.

What happens: BIAB sees the Drums Track as a RealTrack which it treats as audio and allows the Audio Edit Window to perform the task.

The caveat is it's EASY to inadvertently screw up and either convert the Drums to audio or worse, generate the temporary RealTrack and replace your existing drums.

Also, I only cut or copy on the Drums Track. I paste to a separate track because BIAB now recognizes the highlighted region as audio, not RealDrums or RealTracks. Use separate tracks and you shouldn't have any issue.

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