I've also generated a real drum track on its own to fit something else I was working on, and that's very easy (all you need input is the structure and style without caring what the chords are). I've sometimes generated several versions of say, a lead track, then flipped back and forth between those version to get the best result, and sometimes swapped out the drum track for a better one. As has been said, editing the results to sound like a proper performance might then take some effort, but that can be a whole lot easier than working from scratch, especially if you have no players, instruments or skill.
Who'd turn down Brent Mason if he wanted to play a bit of guitar for you? He's in there (amongst many other good players) for a few styles of real tracks! Just like BIAB, all you need to do is type in the chords into RB, pick a style, and click 'generate'. The big advantage is that RB can use audio phrases of real instruments that were played by really good musicians. I don't use RB much now either, but I have done in the past and have a few tracks signed to a library that were generated partly or wholly by it.
#Band in a box real drums software
Many of us like software such as EZdrummer that generates complete parts using real drum sounds, and many of us like using loops (as phrases) in our compositions. PG Music must have recognised this several years ago when they started to offer Real Band (or RB) as a separate similar program along with BIAB, and it is far more sonically impressive.
That's mainly because everything is midi driven and the end result sounds like the jazzy demo tracks on inexpensive home keyboards. I think the old Band-in-a-box (or BIAB) that we've all seen at some point in the past is technically impressive but not very interesting as a serious music generator. Just my own views though, and others may see it differently. I have a few thoughts to throw in on this Dan, mainly about Real Band. I currently have two songs that were forwarded to a HBO listing that required a Big Band approach. I was able to use RealBand effectively enough to get the song signed to an exclusive Music Library. I had never been able to record a demo that remotely sounded like the song that played in my mind. Last year, I had a song forwarded that I had written in the early 80's with Sinatra in mind. That's where the editing as an arranger comes into play. There is a significant difference in "the dog chases the car" and "the car chases the dog". Then there are other times that they don't. Most of the times the phrases make sense. However they are playing short phrases which the algorithms select to create phrases. The musicians that play on RealTracks are world class. The challenge in using RealBand is in editing like an arranger. Other times, it is not achievable on my own i.e. Some times, it makes more sense to not use PG Music's RealTracks and record it all myself. That being said, it really depends on what you are genres you are recording. It's also about workflow and what you find most practical.Īs a long time PG Music user (25+ years), I find it to be a amazing product. If you do that, then I suppose it's about how economical and how well you like the sampled instruments and phrases versus using sample packs. However, you could also edit in your daw after recording the audio. You almost need to write the melody to the arrangement and pre-recorded phrases, whereas using audio samples you can edit the phrases and pitch and time stretch, etc. If you want to write a melody and harmonize it. It would be cool if it had the ability to use 3rd party samples, but I don't think it does. For example, they could have one long wav file of an instrument with all the phrases, and program the location, beginning and end of each phrase and use pitch shifters and audio stretchers, just like you would use with audio samples in a daw.
Or the live instruments they have is not unlike audio samples. Program you're own midi phrases also or edit or use the existing ones, then it's up to your sampled instrument.
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