You don't need theory at all, not for writing or for playing, but it's like having a detailed map out in the jungle, it can help.

If somebody thinks of a song as just a few chords and a melody, like a woodie guthrie song or some country songs, biab could sound like a masterpiece to them.

If you think of a song as having composed intros, specific musical parts for each instrument, "I want the sax to play this, or I want the bass to play this, or this hook is great for guitar", there is no way to do it in BIAB other than playing it yourself, but that dfeats the purpose of owning something to play something for you.

I think it's good for some instruments that you may not know what you want, and the arrangement it puts out seems acceptable.

Alot of pros and cons

Last edited by Bugsey; 06/27/13 02:49 PM.