BIAB or BIAB MegaPak?

Marco Schouten · Post by **Marco Schouten** » 27 Apr 2007 7:14 am

If I would only buy BIAB, would I be missing essential features that are in BIAB MegaPak?
Or does the basic version have everything I would need for making a simple track?

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 27 Apr 2007 7:48 am

The basic BIAB, actually the Standard version is the software you need along with a variety of styles , maybe 50 or more that can get you making song tracks in minutes. It also comes with a Roland Sound canvas which you can use instead of your PC sound card "SOUNDS"..

The Megapak I believe includes ALL the styles that BIAB offers, many of which you will probably never use, unless you are doing new age, hip hop, rap, world, etc....

I recently added another styles pak to the STOCK version for $29.

Also the styes are very easy to edit should you have th desire to fool around and make some changes.

The Basic PAK will get you going. I bought mine ( version 2006) off of EBAY for $49 about a year ago.

Papa Joe Pollick · Post by **Papa Joe Pollick** » 27 Apr 2007 8:37 am

I recently upgraded from BIAB 2006 to 2007 basic but found I realy needed the mega pac..Mega pac will give you all 3 Real Drums styles while basic has only style 1.
Buy the mega pac, it's worth the money.
You're are gonna love Real Drums. PJ

Jim Eaton · Post by **Jim Eaton** » 27 Apr 2007 9:30 am

Mega-Pak!!! It's a no brainer - IMHO!
JE:-)>

Andy Sandoval · Post by **Andy Sandoval** » 27 Apr 2007 1:39 pm

Are the real drum sounds available to all the styles included or limited to just certain styles?

Marco Schouten · Post by **Marco Schouten** » 27 Apr 2007 2:51 pm

Thanks for reactions.
I downloaded the demo and will play with it and see if it helps to make up my mind.

Papa Joe Pollick · Post by **Papa Joe Pollick** » 27 Apr 2007 7:08 pm

Andy,The Real Drums styles are added styles.They can be used in place of the reg. midi styles.You have 5 options for replacing midi with RD.
1 replace if "partial" match to midi
2""""""""""" fair """"""""""""
3 good
4

very good
5

perfect
But I can promise you that you're gonna find a RD style that will sound better than midi on almost anything that you're doing.
If you buy the RD, be sure to get all 3 sets.Sets 2 & 3 have some good styles.
Good luck.. PJ

Darvin Willhoite · Post by **Darvin Willhoite** » 28 Apr 2007 7:18 am

I would get the whole she-bang. It doesn't cost that much more, and its better to have a style etc. and not need it, than to need it and not have it.

The real drums feature doesn't do much for me and they take a monsterous amount of memory. I use Forte DXI software synth and I can tell very little difference in the drum sounds in Forte and the real drum sounds.

This is a great program, I don't know how I ever practiced without it.

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 28 Apr 2007 7:39 am

from the PG Music website

BIAB 2007 standard $99...

2007 Mega Pak $269...

EBAY

2007 $70 to $85 new sealed...

Mega Pak $199...new sealed