[ddots-l] Sonar and band in a box

Hi
I have two queries with a couple of sub questions.
I recently bought both Sonar 7 Producer and also Band IN A Box Ultra.  I know 
quite a bit about audio recording, but as regards midi I'm lost.
In Band in a Box and I suspect with Sonar the setup says to use general midi 
and if gm2 is available then go for this. My computer has an internal Sound Max 
audio card, but I also use an Alesis Multimix as an output. (Non midi I think). 
1. I would like to bring into sSonar arrangements made by Band in the Box 
preserving the styles, especially those new real samples ones, not the midi. 
How do I do this especially if a BB project has real styles and midi ones 
combined?
2. I'm not able to access GM2 instruments even although the setting is ticked. 
Does this mean I don't have them?
3. I'm not too impressed with the midi sounds in GM1 especially for strings, 
brass and human voices. I've tried them in BB (band in a box) and I assume 
they're the same in Sonar. What can I do to get more realistic sounds - if this 
means a new soundcard or playing them through a midi keyboard, has anyone any 
suggestions?
4.  For Band in a Box users I like the general use of styles, but they are 
limited to 5 or 6 channels - from drums through piano guitar, audio track 
harmony etc. Once I have a style with instruments I like but then wish to add 
more (like synthetic human voicese.g. the oos and ahs, how do I do this. Do I 
have to import into Sonar and then add these or can it be done in Band In A box?
Regards.
Gordon McFarlane

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