Last year, I made a New Years resolution to try and record at least 1 song per week. I'd recently purchased my first MacBook Pro, Logic Pro, and Final Cut Pro. My plan was to get my original music recorded. And I've been able to do that. I do a fair amount of live dates... but so do my band mates. It's nearly impossible to find a good time to get everyone together. I was really frustrated.
I first used Band in a Box in the early 2000's. I heard a recording of someone using BIAB 2024 and was knocked out with how good the real tracks sounded. So... I bought a copy. And I recorded one of my original songs and posted it in the User Showcase. You guys were so encouraging with your comments. But I soon discovered that I wouldn't be able to get all the original music recorded on a "record 1 song per week" schedule I'd put on myself. So I started using Band in a Box to do covers of jazz standards and public domain songs.
I've since done more than 70 (close to 80 now) recordings utilizing BIAB 25 Ultra Pak (I upgraded... can't wait to see what will be in BIAB 26 for Mac). I also made videos to accompany the recordings.
I'm a big fan of BIAB. It delivers some fantastic backing tracks. Many of the musicians who recorded the real tracks are jazz legends. When I have a written part that I want played, for example a bass line, I can generate a midi file in Finale, export it, put it into Logic and assign a sound. I then use a BIAB generated rhythm section to fill out the other parts of the band. The results have been amazing.
I have a YouTube channel that has the entire collection of my New Years 2025 resolution.
"Have You Met Miss Jones" was one of my first attempts at recording a jazz standard with BIAB. It turned out great (though I did experiment with a 2 mic setup... not entirely happy with the outcome. But I learned a lot from it. Now I just used the Sennheiser 441 (much better results for the room I record in).
Memo: All Jazz 'Poll Winners' and all RealTracks playing fast jazz swing with Kenny Barron on piano, Ron Carter on acoustic bass and Lewis Nash on Drums. -Examples: Star Eyes, Autumn Leaves., Genre "Intensity" Score=30/100 _JAZFSKB.STY. Fast Jazz Swing Poll Winners All RealTracks. Trio. Tempo=190 (175-215) Instruments: Ac.Bass, Ac.Piano, Drums RD: JazzSwingLewis^04-a:Brushes Swirl, Busy Snare , b:Ride and Hihat :Lewis Nash RT752: Bass, Acoustic, Jazz BeBop Sw 190 , Neil Swainson RT2315: Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm JazzFastKenny Sw 190 , Kenny Barron
Jazz relative beginner, starting at a much older age than was helpful. AVL:MXE Linux; Windows 11 BIAB2026 Audiophile, a bunch of other software. Kawai MP6, Ui24R, Focusrite Saffire Pro40 and Scarletts .
Gordon Scott- Thanks. The Sennheiser MK 4 (condenser) mic just didn't match very well with the Sennheiser 441. Picked up way too much of the ambient room reverb on the saxophone. The 441 just works so much better with my saxophones. I use the MK 4 for flute now (works pretty well).
I liked the BIAB back track. Can't go wrong with Kenny Baron on keys.
BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.
With the release of Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Mac, we’re rolling out a collection of brand-new videos on our YouTube channel. We’ll keep this forum post updated so you can easily find all the latest videos in one convenient spot.
Whether you're exploring new features, checking out the latest RealTracks or Style PAKs, this is your go-to guide for Band-in-a-Box® 2026.
Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Mac is here and it is packed with major new features! There’s a new modern look, a GUI redesign to all areas of the program including toolbars, windows, workflow and more. There’s a Multi-view layout for organizing multiple windows. A standout addition is the powerful AI-Notes feature, which uses AI neural-net technology to transcribe polyphonic audio into MIDI—entire mixes or individual instruments—making it easy to study, view, and play parts from any song. And that’s just the beginning—there are over 100 new features in this exciting release.
Along with version 2026, we've released an incredible lineup of new content! There's 202 new RealTracks, brand-new RealStyles, MIDI SuperTracks, Instrumental Studies, “Songs with Vocals” Artist Performance Sets, Playable RealTracks Set 5, two new RealDrums Stems sets, XPro Styles PAK 10, Xtra Styles PAK 21, and much more!
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Our Free Bonus PAK and 49-PAK are loaded with amazing add-ons! The Free Bonus PAK is included with most Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Mac packages, but you can unlock even more—including 20 unreleased RealTracks—by upgrading to the 2026 49-PAK for just $49.
Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac® users: Build 904 now available!
If you're already using Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac®, make sure to grab the latest update! Build 904 is now available for download and includes the newest additions and enhancements from our team.
PowerTracks 2026 is here—bringing powerful new enhancements designed to make your production workflow faster, smoother, and more intuitive than ever.
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Tablature now includes a “Save bends when saving XML” option for improved compatibility with PG Music tools. Plus, you can instantly match all track heights with a simple Ctrl-release after resizing, and Add2 chords from MGU/SGU files are now fully supported... and more!
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