Hello ,

I joined this forum today to post my feelings about the direction BIAB has taken with " Real Tracks ", and seeming to have abandoned Midi improvements , no new styles ect .
First I should give some history of myself: I'm a guitarist of 47 years . I started using BIAB with version 6 as it came bundled together with my first sound card along with MidiSoft sequencer . I'm a schooled musician , so I read standard music notation . Working with Midi was and still is the core of how I create music . Working with a music score is paramount to how I develop musical ideas into original compositions . Standard music notation is still the best way to preserve ones music for other musicians through the years . Sorry if I tread on anyone’s feet here , but any serious music student needs to learn to read standard music notation . I have a home recording studio and over the years have built up quite an arsenal of gear . I won't list everything here , but I will note the Midi equipment I use .
My first real synthesizer was a Roland JV-1010 , and I still use it for the Session onboard expansion card . I have a Roland XV-5080 with several expansion cards , and being a guitarist , I have a Roland GR-33 and also have the Terratec Producer Axon AX-100 guitar Midi controller along with 4 guitars equipped with Midi , 2 using the Graphtech Ghost system . Other synths used are the Korg Triton Rack , and a Kurzweil K2000R V.A.S.T. player which are daisy chained to and share a SCSI CD Rom reader and SCSI Hard Disk Drive , which holds a very large library of custom Midi patches . I also have a Yamaha Motif-Rack ES . I use a Starrlabs Ztar midi controller and a Zendrum that I use a Roland TD-6V Drum Module with , I also have an extensive library of BFD2 Midi triggered Drum/Percussion samples . So YES I'M A Midi-Idiot . I can say without a doubt , my Midi tracks sound quality is WAAAAAY better than any real tracks . Not my fault others are using a rinky dinky Sound Blaster or freebie VST synth .
In conclusion I say please don't abandon the future development of new Midi Styles , and improvements such as the ability to view a full music score , yes in standard music notation ... All those in favor please post your feelings here so Peter Gannon will know how we feel .

Ztarman