Jazzmammal,
I think your point is spot on.
MIDI is a significant investment both in time and $$$.
Orders of magnitude more than using Real Tracks and Styles

Personally, my forays in midi through the years have left me with little more than outdated hardware and software.
In other words junk. Wastes of time and $$$.
I've never gotten real great results.
Not good enough to capture in the studio or perform out live.

I am technically proficient ,I wrote software for 20+ years.

I'm still on the fence about it now looking at steel/pedal steel guitar midi libraries.
Honestly the $1k investment in $$$ doesn't bother me as much as the time factor.
I know what a pedal steel should (and should not) sound like.
I could spend days getting a bend or a glide to work properly in midi.

That scares me.


Real Tracks represent a MAJOR upgrade to BIAB.
They have significantly advanced my ability to play out.

Lets hope pgmusic continues to enhance this great feature.
It affords guitar players like me to focus on playing the guitar not messing with non-guitar stuff.

biab2023(Mac)
Logic Pro X