User Guide

Chapter 7: RealTracks and RealDrums
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Chapter 7: RealTracks and RealDrums
RealTracks
What are RealTracks?
RealTracks create Band-in-a-Box tracks with live audio recordings of top studio musicians and recording artists.
These tracks take the place of the MIDI track for that instrument, but can still be controlled just like the MIDI
instrument (volume changes, muting, etc.). Best of all, they follow the chord progression that you have entered, so
that you hear an authentic audio accompaniment to your song.
RealTracks are not “samples,” but are full recordings, lasting from 1 to 8 bars at a time, playing along in perfect
sync with the other Band-in-a-Box tracks. There are many Band-in-a-Box styles that use RealTracks, and they can
be built into any style to replace the Bass, Guitar, Piano, or Strings part. They can also be generated to the Soloist
(or Melody) track using the Soloist feature and saved with the song.
Band-in-a-Box Pro includes a selection of RealTracks combos for Pop, Jazz, and Country.
More RealTracks
There are hundreds of RealTracks available, either as separate add-ons, or bundled into the various Band-in-a-Box
PAKs for better value. To see which RealTracks you have, visit the (main menu) Opt. | What add-ons do I have?
dialog. This will list the RealTracks sets that you have. This feature is also available from the Help menu.
When a song is loaded, played or saved, a yellow hint message will appear if any RealTracks are missing, listing the
files that are missing.
RealTracks Settings
Ctrl+click on the RealTracks toolbar button to go directly to the RealTracks Settings dialog , or
Shift+click to open the RealTracks Picker. A single click on the toolbar button opens a menu with
selections for the RealTracks Picker Dialog,
the RealTracks Preferences (RealTracks
Settings dialog), and a manual command to
Select better RealTracks for this tempo for
the Bass, Piano, Guitar, and Strings parts if
there are any available.
The RealTracks Settings dialog can also be accessed by selecting the [RealTracks]
button from the Preferences window.