Patches & Updates for the Essential Video Guitar Lessons Series for Windows
Please Note: These update patches work only on the Essential Video Guitar Lessons programs for Windows. Make sure to select the correct destination directory when you install the updates. This is most likely the Band-in-a-Box folder, usually C:\bb.
This must-have patch for "Essential Blues Guitar Vol. 1 - 101 Riffs" will update the program to build 74 from any earlier build.
Summary of Changes for May 13 2005 (Build 74)
- The program engine has been updated to build 74.
- Added: When you start the program, it now loads the song and HTML from the most recent session.
- Fixed: Errors in transcriptions have been fixed. Transcriptions also contain more specific articulation markings.
- Added: Bar numbers now display at the top of the screen.
Summary of Changes for February 24 2005 (Build 73)
- The program engine has been updated to build 73.
- Added: Half speed playback now available for all Videos (Windows XP). This feature slows down the video and audio playback to half the original speed without changing the pitch of the audio.
- Fixed: Scroll ahead was not working properly on some songs.
- Fixed: Windows 98/ME - Program sometimes crashed when exiting Help or Song Memo windows, or when printing.
- Improved: Made changes that allow the bitmaps to be a full 1000 pixels wide at 1024x768 or higher.
- Added: Looping controls have been improved, allowing you to easily loop the whole song, a number of bars, a section of the song (for example the Intro or A section), or any region between set loop points.
- Added: A button is now present that enables you to immediately open the Windows volume control.
- Fixed: Bug in which the prior screen would sometimes be mistakenly drawn during the loop screen until the song was stopped and restarted.
- Fixed: GPF when loop screen was pressed during the last page of a song in multi-image videos.
- Fixed: Opening any video from the "Videos" screen was automatically enabling looping.
- Fixed: 'Can't locate file' error when pressing Help button
- Fixed: Miscellaneous typos in song memos
- Fixed: Miscellaneous typos in Help file, main screen, and main toolbar
- Improved: Fly-by help hints updated. For example, hint on notation button will say 'Notation/Video mode' if the current song happens to have a video.
Updated May 13 2005
This must-have patch for "Essential Blues Guitar Vol. 2 - 20 Tunes" will update the program to build 74 from any earlier build.
Summary of Changes for May 13 2005 (Build 74)
- The program engine has been updated to build 74.
- Added: When you start the program, it now loads the song and HTML from the most recent session.
- Added: Full transcriptions are now available for all songs.
- Fixed: Errors in transcriptions have been fixed. Transcriptions also contain more specific articulation markings.
- Added: Bar numbers now display at the top of the screen.
Summary of Changes for February 24 2005 (Build 73)
- The program engine has been updated to build 73.
- Added: Half speed playback now available for all Videos (Windows XP). This feature slows down the video and audio playback to half the original speed without changing the pitch of the audio.
- Fixed: Scroll ahead was not working properly on some songs.
- Fixed: Windows 98/ME - Program sometimes crashed when exiting Help or Song Memo windows, or when printing.
- Improved: Made changes that allow the bitmaps to be a full 1000 pixels wide at 1024x768 or higher.
- Added: Looping controls have been improved, allowing you to easily loop the whole song, a number of bars, a section of the song (for example the Intro or A section), or any region between set loop points.
- Added: A button is now present that enables you to immediately open the Windows volume control.
- Fixed: Bug in which the prior screen would sometimes be mistakenly drawn during the loop screen until the song was stopped and restarted.
- Fixed: GPF when loop screen was pressed during the last page of a song in multi-image videos.
- Fixed: Opening any video from the "Videos" screen was automatically enabling looping.
- Fixed: 'Can't locate file' error when pressing Help button
- Fixed: Miscellaneous typos in song memos
- Fixed: Miscellaneous typos in Help file, main screen, and main toolbar
- Improved: Fly-by help hints updated. For example, hint on notation button will say 'Notation/Video mode' if the current song happens to have a video.
Updated May 13 2005
This must-have patch for "Essential Jazz guitar Vol. 1 - Advanced Comping High Strings" will update the program to build 74 from any earlier build.
Summary of Changes for May 13 2005 (Build 74)
- The program engine has been updated to build 74.
- Added: When you start the program, it now loads the song and HTML from the most recent session.
- Added: Bar numbers now display at the top of the screen.
Summary of Changes for February 24 2005 (Build 73)
- The program engine has been updated to build 73.
- Fixed: Error when exiting program on Windows XP.
- Added: Half speed playback now available for all Videos (Windows XP). This feature slows down the video and audio playback to half the original speed without changing the pitch of the audio.
- Fixed: Scroll ahead was not working properly on some songs.
- Fixed: Windows 98/ME - Program sometimes crashed when exiting Help or Song Memo windows, or when printing.
- Improved: Made changes that allow the bitmaps to be a full 1000 pixels wide at 1024x768 or higher.
- Added: Looping controls have been improved, allowing you to easily loop the whole song, a number of bars, a section of the song (for example the Intro or A section), or any region between set loop points.
- Added: A button is now present that enables you to immediately open the Windows volume control.
- Fixed: Bug in which the prior screen would sometimes be mistakenly drawn during the loop screen until the song was stopped and restarted.
- Fixed: GPF when loop screen was pressed during the last page of a song in multi-image videos.
- Fixed: Opening any video from the "Videos" screen was automatically enabling looping.
- Fixed: 'Can't locate file' error when pressing Help button
- Fixed: Miscellaneous typos in song memos
- Fixed: Miscellaneous typos in Help file, main screen, and main toolbar
- Improved: Fly-by help hints updated. For example, hint on notation button will say 'Notation/Video mode' if the current song happens to have a video.
Updated May 13 2005
This must-have patch for "Essential Jazz guitar Vol. 2 - Advanced Comping Low Strings" will update the program to build 74 from any earlier build.
Summary of Changes for May 17 2005 (Build 74)
- The program engine has been updated to build 74.
- Added: When you start the program, it now loads the song and HTML from the most recent session.
- Added: Bar numbers now display at the top of the screen.
Summary of Changes for February 24 2005 (Build 73)
- The program engine has been updated to build 73.
- Fixed: Error when exiting program on Windows XP.
- Added: Half speed playback now available for all Videos (Windows XP). This feature slows down the video and audio playback to half the original speed without changing the pitch of the audio.
- Fixed: Scroll ahead was not working properly on some songs.
- Fixed: Windows 98/ME - Program sometimes crashed when exiting Help or Song Memo windows, or when printing.
- Improved: Made changes that allow the bitmaps to be a full 1000 pixels wide at 1024x768 or higher.
- Added: Looping controls have been improved, allowing you to easily loop the whole song, a number of bars, a section of the song (for example the Intro or A section), or any region between set loop points.
- Added: A button is now present that enables you to immediately open the Windows volume control.
- Fixed: Bug in which the prior screen would sometimes be mistakenly drawn during the loop screen until the song was stopped and restarted.
- Fixed: GPF when loop screen was pressed during the last page of a song in multi-image videos.
- Fixed: Opening any video from the "Videos" screen was automatically enabling looping.
- Fixed: 'Can't locate file' error when pressing Help button
- Fixed: Miscellaneous typos in song memos
- Fixed: Miscellaneous typos in Help file, main screen, and main toolbar
- Improved: Fly-by help hints updated. For example, hint on notation button will say 'Notation/Video mode' if the current song happens to have a video.
Updated May 17 2005
This must-have patch for "Essential Jazz Guitar Vol. 3 - 20 Tunes" will update the program to build 74 from any earlier build.
Summary of Changes for May 25 2005 (Build 74)
- The program engine has been updated to build 74.
- Added: When you start the program, it now loads the song and HTML from the most recent session.
- Added: Full transcriptions are now available for all songs.
- Fixed: Errors in transcriptions have been fixed. Transcriptions also contain more specific articulation markings.
- Added: Bar numbers now display at the top of the screen.
- Fixed: Typos in status bar and help file.
Summary of Changes for February 24 2005 (Build 73)
- The program engine has been updated to build 73.
- Added: Half speed playback now available for all Videos (Windows XP). This feature slows down the video and audio playback to half the original speed without changing the pitch of the audio.
- Fixed: Scroll ahead was not working properly on some songs.
- Fixed: Windows 98/ME - Program sometimes crashed when exiting Help or Song Memo windows, or when printing.
- Improved: Made changes that allow the bitmaps to be a full 1000 pixels wide at 1024x768 or higher.
- Added: Looping controls have been improved, allowing you to easily loop the whole song, a number of bars, a section of the song (for example the Intro or A section), or any region between set loop points.
- Added: A button is now present that enables you to immediately open the Windows volume control.
- Fixed: Bug in which the prior screen would sometimes be mistakenly drawn during the loop screen until the song was stopped and restarted.
- Fixed: GPF when loop screen was pressed during the last page of a song in multi-image videos.
- Fixed: Opening any video from the "Videos" screen was automatically enabling looping.
- Fixed: 'Can't locate file' error when pressing Help button
- Fixed: Miscellaneous typos in song memos
- Fixed: Miscellaneous typos in Help file, main screen, and main toolbar
- Improved: Fly-by help hints updated. For example, hint on notation button will say 'Notation/Video mode' if the current song happens to have a video.
Updated May 25 2005
This must-have patch for "Essential Rock Guitar Vol. 1 - 101 Riffs" will update the program to build 74 from any earlier build.
Summary of Changes for May 17 2005 (Build 74)
- The program engine has been updated to build 74.
- Added: When you start the program, it now loads the song and HTML from the most recent session.
- Fixed: Errors in transcriptions have been fixed. Transcriptions also contain more specific articulation markings.
- Added: Bar numbers now display at the top of the screen.
Summary of Changes for February 24 2005 (Build 73)
- The program engine has been updated to build 73.
- Added: Half speed playback now available for all Videos (Windows XP). This feature slows down the video and audio playback to half the original speed without changing the pitch of the audio.
- Fixed: Scroll ahead was not working properly on some songs.
- Fixed: Windows 98/ME - Program sometimes crashed when exiting Help or Song Memo windows, or when printing.
- Improved: Made changes that allow the bitmaps to be a full 1000 pixels wide at 1024x768 or higher.
- Added: Looping controls have been improved, allowing you to easily loop the whole song, a number of bars, a section of the song (for example the Intro or A section), or any region between set loop points.
- Added: A button is now present that enables you to immediately open the Windows volume control.
- Fixed: Bug in which the prior screen would sometimes be mistakenly drawn during the loop screen until the song was stopped and restarted.
- Fixed: GPF when loop screen was pressed during the last page of a song in multi-image videos.
- Fixed: Opening any video from the "Videos" screen was automatically enabling looping.
- Fixed: 'Can't locate file' error when pressing Help button
- Fixed: Miscellaneous typos in song memos
- Fixed: Miscellaneous typos in Help file, main screen, and main toolbar
- Improved: Fly-by help hints updated. For example, hint on notation button will say 'Notation/Video mode' if the current song happens to have a video.
Updated May 17 2005
This must-have patch for "Essential Rock Guitar Vol. 2 - 20 Tunes" will update the program to build 74 from any earlier build.
Summary of Changes for May 17 2005 (Build 74)
- The program engine has been updated to build 74.
- Added: When you start the program, it now loads the song and HTML from the most recent session.
- Added: Full transcriptions are now available for all songs.
- Fixed: Errors in transcriptions have been fixed. Transcriptions also contain more specific articulation markings.
- Added: Bar numbers now display at the top of the screen.
Summary of Changes for February 24 2005 (Build 73)
- The program engine has been updated to build 73.
- Added: Half speed playback now available for all Videos (Windows XP). This feature slows down the video and audio playback to half the original speed without changing the pitch of the audio.
- Fixed: Scroll ahead was not working properly on some songs.
- Fixed: Windows 98/ME - Program sometimes crashed when exiting Help or Song Memo windows, or when printing.
- Improved: Made changes that allow the bitmaps to be a full 1000 pixels wide at 1024x768 or higher.
- Added: Looping controls have been improved, allowing you to easily loop the whole song, a number of bars, a section of the song (for example the Intro or A section), or any region between set loop points.
- Added: A button is now present that enables you to immediately open the Windows volume control.
- Fixed: Bug in which the prior screen would sometimes be mistakenly drawn during the loop screen until the song was stopped and restarted.
- Fixed: GPF when loop screen was pressed during the last page of a song in multi-image videos.
- Fixed: Opening any video from the "Videos" screen was automatically enabling looping.
- Fixed: 'Can't locate file' error when pressing Help button
- Fixed: Miscellaneous typos in song memos
- Fixed: Miscellaneous typos in Help file, main screen, and main toolbar
- Improved: Fly-by help hints updated. For example, hint on notation button will say 'Notation/Video mode' if the current song happens to have a video.
Updated May 17 2005
Patches & Updates for the Essential Video Guitar Lessons Series for Macintosh
Please Note: These update patches work only on the Essential Video Guitar Lessons programs for Macintosh that are installed in the Band-in-a-Box version 12 or earlier folder on your hard drive root. If you purchased the Video Guitar Lessons in the last three years and/or are using Band-in-a-Box 2009, these patches are not applicable to you.
This update patch adds full notation and tab for each of the 20 tunes, expanding the amount of notation to over 1 hour of guitar playing. It also updates the video (.MOV) files with an improved search function.
Please note: This is a very large download. If you are not having trouble with the videos and you only wish to have the updated notation, click here to download a much smaller update patch (4.5 MB).
Updated July 11 2005
This update patch expands and improves the notation and tab for each of the 101 riffs.
Updated July 11 2005
This update patch adds full notation and tab for each of the 20 tunes, expanding the amount of notation to over 1 hour of guitar playing. It also updates the video (.MOV) files with an improved search function.
Please note: This is a very large download. If you are not having trouble with the videos and you only wish to have the updated notation, click here to download a much smaller update patch (4.6 MB).
Updated July 11 2005
This update patch expands and improves the notation and tab for each of the 101 riffs.
Updated July 11 2005
This update patch adds full notation and tab for each of the 20 tunes, expanding the amount of notation to over 1 hour of guitar playing. It also updates the video (.MOV) files with an improved search function.
Please note: This is a very large download. If you are not having trouble with the videos and you only wish to have the updated notation, click here to download a much smaller update patch (4.8 MB).
Updated July 11 2005
Software Updates
