Gavin,

Really interesting comment--I felt the same way when I first started using it . . . like I was cheating. And so, on some of the earlier efforts, I usually tried to add something if just to say, "Yes, I'm playing on that." But pretty quickly it became clear that the BIAB "musicians" just play better than I can. So even when I can't find the exact sound I'm looking for, I can almost always find something that works for me and the song. It can be a time suck . . . but auditioning different styles and RealTracks will get you there eventually, usually. And it's a better compromise than me playing a track and ending up with a lesser production.

I occasionally play a song I've done for a friend, who I play guitar with fairly regularly. He often asks me whether I'm playing on any of it--the answer almost always being "No." On one hand, I get the feeling he thinks it's cheating too (which just added to my feeling early on that I was, in fact, cheating!). On the other hand, he's pretty impressed with the program. And I figure if he has to ask whether I'm playing on it or not, it means he can't tell! smile

Cheers!

Deej