Interested in seeing the just-released Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows program in action? Take a look at the New Features Video: youtu.be/ZCRt2hQ137M

This video is an in-depth look at all the new features, as well as the 201 NEW RealTracks!

We also explain the new features for Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows here: www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.new.htm

Callie,

Can you give me some direction to any new styles or realtrack combos if any in 2016.

Thanks,

Danny C.

Danny,

There are some really awesome new RealTracks included with the new release, which list here: http://www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.realtracks.htm
(I'm a huge fan of Set 250: Rockabilly Swing)

These all come in the PlusPAK, UltraPlusPAK, EverythingPAK, and Audiophile Edition purchases.

There are also 89 Bonus RealStyles that work with your existing Loops and RealTracks! More information for these is at the bottom of this page: http://www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.bonuspaks_2016.htm

Thanks,
Callie

(If I've misunderstood your request - please let me know!)

Hi everyone,

Here is an index to the in-depth new features video. The index is split up into "Features" and "Musical Content", so you can use the one that's applicable to what you're looking for:

Index:

Features:

00:54 - How does Band-in-a-Box work?
01:28 - See the chord where you are typing it!
03:10 - Chord chart redesigned (explained in more depth later)
03:49 - Redesigned Stylepicker (explained in more depth later)
04:05 - Download Manager
11:07 - Avoid transposition in RealTracks
11:23 - Ignore Slash Root, except Bass Track
13:37 - Stylepicker redesigned:
13:56 - Stylepicker: Intelligent style suggestion from familiar song title
15:46 - Stylepicker: Quick filter
17:50 - Stylepicker: Text filter
19:05 - Stylepicker: font size customizable
19:15 - Stylepicker: Sortable and sizable columns
21:39 - Stylepicker: Additional options
22:03 - Chord Chart redesigned:
23:35 - Chord Chart: additional chord display layer
24:15 - Chord Chart: section text and bar settings layer
25:00 - Chord Chart: editable lyric layer
30:30 - Chord Chart New Options:
30:42 - Chord Chart: customizable columns
30:55 - Chord Chart: layer size customizable
31:12 - Chord Chart: bar lines, with options
31:25 - Chord Chart: bar numbers customizable
31:41 - Chord Chart: superscript chords with options
32:02 - Chord Chart: customizable colors
32:33 - Chord Chart: customize distance between rows/columns
32:50 - Chord Chart: save/load scheme, defaults
33:12 - Music XML import/export:
33:19 - Music XML: Band-in-a-Box AND RealBand
34:06 - Music XML: Export notes and chords from Finale
34:40 - Music XML: Import Finale XML into Band-in-a-Box
35:21 - Music XML: Import Finale XML into RealBand
35:40 - Music XML: Export XML FROM Band-in-a-Box
36:20 - Music XML: Import BB XML in Finale NotePad
36:37 - Music XML: Import BB XML in Finale
36:49 - Music XML: Import BB XML in Sibelius
37:00 - Music XML: Import BB XML in Guitar Pro
37:15 - RealBand 2016 features
37:45 - RealBand 2016, record click track
38:36 - RealBand 2016, record click track: simple record of bars, add RealTracks
43:49 - RealBand 2016, record click track: recording of bars and beats
47:05 - RealBand 2016, record click track: manually entering bars
51:15 - RealBand 2016, record click track: aligning MIDI

Musical content:

00:00 - _CROONR1.STY - Crooner Big Band Horns RealTracks
02:24 - _JAZROK2.STY - Jon Herington JazzRock Soloists
04:38 - _CTRYPS1.STY - Modern Country-Pop Pedal Steel
05:07 - _ATMSPH3.STY - "Chillout" Pop with "Atmosphere" Pedal Steel
05:45 - _BENT110.STY - Classic "Bent-Note" Country Piano
06:21 - _SPOPS16.STY - Zane Carney Pop Electric Guitar
07:14 - _SPTRIO1.STY - Zane Carney 12:8 Pop
07:35 - _BCJOS85.STY - Joe Robinson "Boom Chick" Acoustic Guitar
07:57 - _GRVFOLK.STY - Old Time Folk Crossover
09:11 - _HANGTEN.STY - Surf-Rock Styles
09:20 - _OLDWLD1.STY - "Oberkrainer" Music from the Alps, Polka
10:00 - _OLDWLD4.STY - "Oberkrainer" Waltz
10:21 - _FUNKS16.STY - Funk, Swing 16ths
10:56 - _PUNKRK1.STY - Punk Rock!
13:01 - _ELECPOP.STY - Electronic Melodic Pop
14:30 - Stylepicker samples
14:33 - Stylepicker sample: _BZSLWLZ - Bouzouki Slow Waltz
16:20 - Stylepicker sample: _SLCTRWZ - Slow Country Waltz with Banjo
16:30 - Stylepicker sample: _PFPBTSW - Slow Pop Waltz Fingerpicking
16:39 - Stylepicker sample: _WALZDUO - Waltz Fingerpicking Duo
17:30 - Stylepicker sample: _TRADCRL - Traditional Celtic Reel
17:38 - Stylepicker sample: _HBEV110 - Celtic Reel with Held Bass
17:45 - Stylepicker sample: _OLDWLD1 - "Oberkrainer" Polka with Horns
18:00 - Stylepicker sample: _PUNKRK1 - Punk Rock
18:08 - Stylepicker sample: _PUNKRK2 - Punk with Guitar Soloist
18:27 - Stylepicker sample: _WSBAND1 - Western Swing Band
18:36 - Stylepicker sample: _BM_CTRY - Fast Country with Fiddle Solo
18:42 - Stylepicker sample: _GYPSWFS - Gypsy Jazz Waltz with Fiddle Solo
18:54 - Stylepicker sample: _CT128BR - Country 12/8 with Brent Mason Solo
19:01 - Stylepicker sample: _PFP8TMW - Medium Pop Waltz Fingerpicking
19:31 - Stylepicker sample: _TRAINBR - Country Train-Beat with Brent Solo
19:37 - Stylepicker sample: _BRSOLCT - Even Country with Brent Solo
19:47 - Stylepicker sample: _BTGBOOG - Baritone Guitar Boogie
19:54 - Stylepicker sample: _BTGSHUF - Baritone Guitar Blues Shuffle
20:09 - Stylepicker sample: _SURFTOM - Classic Surf with Tom Drums
20:17 - Stylepicker sample: _BARGPFX - Baritone Guitar Pop with FX
21:18 - Stylepicker sample: _BTGBOOG - Baritone Guitar Boogie
21:39 - Stylepicker sample: _BARSPGW - Spaghetti Western with Baritone
22:03 - _FASTCAT.STY - Fast Jazz with Danny Gottlieb RealDrums
29:35 - _WALZDUO.STY - Joe Robinson Fingerpicking Waltz
30:30 - _MANHATN.STY - "Manhattan" Jazz Swing with 2-Part Horn Section
33:12 - _BARGPOP - Energetic Pop with Baritone Guitar
35:40 - New Orleans Boogie Brent Mason Artist Performance
37:15 - Train Beat Brent Mason Artist Performance

thanks for the click track demo! That will be very useful to me! And I've reached an age where I learn better by watching than by reading about it. ;-)

No problem Pat! I'm totally going to use that feature too!

Tobin

agreed .. - F

Thanks Tobin
This was very useful to dial in on specific new features to then further test.

Better late than never. Thanks Tobin, VERY much appreciated.

DE