System Requirements for Band-in-a-Box

Band-in-a-Box for Mac is compatible with the Intel and Apple Silicon (M1) chips and works on 10.11 to Tahoe 26 inclusive.

• macOS 10.11 to Tahoe 26 inclusive.
• Intel or ARM-based Apple Silicon processor with 64-bit support.
• Minimum 2 GB RAM
• Screen Resolution: 1280x800 or higher
• At least 2 GB recommended for the main Band-in-a-Box^® program. More space is required for RealTracks, depending on which package you buy...
  • RealTracks & RealDrums: ~100-400 MB per set
  • Pro RealCombos: ~45 GB
  • MegaPAK RealCombos: ~55 GB
  • Full UltraPAK/UltraPAK+ when installed to internal hard drive: ~205 GB
    (another ~205 GB is required for the installation files when downloading the UltraPAK or UltraPAK+)
  • Hard Drive versions of the UltraPAK or UltraPAK+ do not require any hard disk space when run directly from the external hard drive they are shipped on.
• USB port for the USB Flash Drive version of the Pro or MegaPAK
• USB port for the USB Hard Drive version of the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition
• Band-in-a-Box will not work on a drive formatted with a case sensitive file system. This is not very common. You can check this by selecting the hard drive on your desktop or in Finder, and going to the File menu | Get Info (Command+I is the keyboard shortcut). Apple's Disk Utility gives you the option to format with case sensitivity. What this means is that file.txt, File.txt, and FILE.TXT are all unique filenames. Band-in-a-Box does not support this, and needs to be used on a case insensitive formatted drive.
• Internet connection recommended for program activation and updates.
• **The BB Stem Splitter feature requires macOS Catalina 10.15 or higher.

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