A RealTracks update is available for Band-in-a-Box 2017

Download the RealTracks update (980 MB)

This is a cumulative patch that includes updates for RealTracks released with Band-in-a-Box 2017, and updates/additions to the Shots and Holds library.

If you only want the newest updates since the last patch issued Feb 23 2017, you can download this smaller patch (80 MB).

A number of wave files are updated, so people with the "Audiophile" hard drive version can instead download the audiophile patches as needed: Feb 23 cumulative update (1800 MB) | March 22 new updates (500 MB).

Summary of changes (March 22, 2017):

  • Fixed - Many electric guitar styles, when using the DI versions, would have very loud shots and holds. These are now balanced.
  • Fixed / Improved / Added - Entire Library of regular and Direct Input Shots and Holds has been re-tested, and there have been many fixes. This includes adding new Shots and Holds for instruments that previously didn't have them, reassigning instruments to more appropriate Shots and Holds, improving volume levels and offsets, and fixing some issues with incorrect chords.
  • Fixed - Notation for all songs from 'Artist Performance Set 3 - Celtic Fiddle Tunes' is much more accurate.
  • Fixed - Some Waltz style RealDrums were not playing correctly. The kick drum should always play before the snare.
  • Fixed - Endings for Piano, Acoustic, HeldChords 060
  • Fixed - Minor seventh chords on Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopBalladClean Ev 085
  • Fixed - _SONGBRD style mistakenly had an extra acoustic guitar on the soloist track.
  • Fixed - Misc typos in the RealTracks Picker.


Summary of changes (Feb 23, 2017):

  • Improved: Riff selection for RealTrack Guitar, Electric, Soloist TrainBeatBrent12-key Ev16 090.
  • Fixed: RealTracks audition solo demo for RT#2682.
  • Added or Fixed: Shots and Holds for many RealTracks including the following RealTracks:
    2573: Horn Section, Rhythm MelodicOldWorldWaltz2Part Ev 180
    2722: Bass, Electric, PeruFestejo68 Sw 120
    2725: Bass, Electric, PeruValsCriollo Ev 140
    2765: Bass, Electric, PuertoRicoAguinaldo Ev16 120
    2768: Bass, Electric, AndesHuaynoA-B Ev16 085
    2769: Bass, Electric, AndesHuaynoTriad Ev16 085
    2702: Bass, Synth, CloudRapSub Ev16 075
    2770: Bass, Electric, AndesHuaynoOffbeat Ev16 085
    2773: Harp, Rhythm Celtic16ths Ev16 075
    2774: Harp, Rhythm CelticWaltzSlow Ev 085
    2775: Harp, Rhythm CelticWaltz Ev 110
    2776: Harp, Rhythm CelticJig Sw 110
    2820: Harp, Rhythm ClassicalSlow8ths Ev 085
    2823: Guitarron, MariachiWaltz Ev 150
    2824: Pedal Steel, Soloist CountryEddy12-key Ev 085
  • Fixed: Typo in bio's of artists Jim McGillveray and Juan Jimenez.
  • Fixed: Notation was missing for one of the tracks in Artist Performance set 2 (GypsyJazzLatin Ev165)


Summary of changes (Jan 20, 2017):

  • Added: Solo and band audition demos for all MIDI SuperTracks.
  • Added: All missing 'RealDrums Demos Audio' files for RealDrums.
  • Improved: Patch assignments for MIDI SuperTracks Styles.
  • Fixed: Audition demos for some piano and organ RealTracks were not playing properly.
  • Added: Additional missing Shots and Holds files 324 and 340-350.
  • Improved: Decibal offsets fine-tuned for most of the new (2017) RealStyles, and RealDrums.
  • Fixed: Problem with TambourineCelticEv16.
  • Fixed: Third variation for TambourineShuffle[single]^ and PercValsCriollo^ not working correctly.
  • Fixed: RealTrack Bass, Acoustic, RockabillySlapBoomChicka Ev16 100 was playing endings as regular chords.
  • Fixed: Banjo, Bluegrass Doc Ev 100 (Rhythm) and Banjo, Bluegrass Doc Ev 100 (Soloist) both had issues with endings and the simple variation.
  • Fixed: Wrong audio demo was playing for Horn Section, Background CroonerBossa10-Part Ev 110.
  • Fixed: _C34PNRT.STY was playing in 4/4 time instead of the intended.


Summary of changes (Dec 13, 2016):

  • Fixed: Some incorrect set numbers listed in RealDrums and RealTracks Picker.
  • Fixed: Some incorrectly named RealTracks Demos folders.
  • Added: Missing Shots and Holds files.
  • Fixed: Many of the song demos from the sets of 202 New RealTracks (also _CASUALE from the "Rediscovered" bonus), have been updated to add missing memos and to fix some problems with chord progressions.
  • Fixed: Many style demos have been improved with memos to describe the style and song.
  • Fixed: Several songs demos are fixed to remove unneeded frozen tracks.
  • Fixed: _BYNIGHT, _GOGETER, _SONGBRD and _THOUGHT song-generation issues.

Andrew
PG Music Inc.