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Biab is GM based and while you can use non GM synths by using patch maps or just manually assigning an instrument to each channel it's not worth the effort for most of us so we only look at GM stuff and the choices are very limited.

Guess I'm in the minority, since I find my Kurzweil patchmap useful.** Problem is, even though BB permits its use, they didn't facilitate access to it when they added program change functionality at the bar level (F5). Actually a number of us would appreciate that feature, as evidenced here. I'm anxious to see if this improvement made it to the imminent upgrade.

-Ron

** EDIT - Admittedly, there are higher bank issues, and it's a lot simpler to stick with GM in early stages of working out an arrangement. For me, since the sounds themselves are a factor in style considerations, I sorely miss a more comprehensive and simple access to the higher banks. Same issue in RB, btw.

Last edited by rkl122; 11/22/08 04:16 PM.