Hello,
I First bought BiaB on floppy disks (v. 7,I guess). Back then, I was told by the dealer that it was designed by Canadian jazz musicians for jazz cats.
Now, it seems to me that BiaB became everything for everybody. Honestly, I only use 15% of its resources (forget Celtic, hiphop, kletzmer, metal, etc.). Bottom line : when I bought Extra Pak#7,I'm only interested in 4-5 styles max.
Please don't become a musical swiss knife!

Oh, goodness, I think you're a few decades too late. It is possible to buy just the RealTracks and styles in a single genre, but if you want a few genres, it's probably more cost-effective to get them all.

I'll also mention that some of PG Music's XtraPak styles can contain surprises. They will sometimes have a track from a genre I would not have thought to consider, but combined with others, it works.

Matt, you use the soft as you prefer. In my experience as a jazz/latin musician, I'm the first to acknowledge that BiaB simply revolutionized music learning. But while observing its evolution, I can't help to note that hip-hop, rap, karaoke, kletzmer, worshipping, etc. aren't really my priorities. Why should I pay for that?
At first, the styles floppy disks shared indeed the same orientation.

Understood.

I’m a jazz/Latin musician, too.

I agree with Matt.

The genres that I like are country, easy-listening, latin and jazz. That said, I've had some terrific surprises by not limiting myself to those genres. In a co-write that I'm presently involved with, I have pop bass, jazz piano and Celtic guitar.

That said, I definitely hear what you are saying. As Matt mentions, it is possible to get genre-specific deals and I know that some of the forum members purchase those. These might be a good option to think about in the future.

Regards,
Noel

You're perfectly right. Problem is that the very price structure of the various RTs releases makes it clear that it's far more cost-effective globally tao buy the whole packaged styles whatever the genres.Result: you end up with zillions of styles, substyles and "fusion" styles you rarely use, if ever...
I personally use brazilian drums loops in order to extend the choice of samba grooves (i.e. Marcha rancho, baião) instead of realdrums that go "one size fits all".