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Band-in-a-Box 2012.5 for Windows® is here with great new features, 101 new RealTracks and over 40 MIDI SuperTracks! The home page has an overview www.pgmusic.comThere are special prices on PlusPak upgrades, but only until Aug. 31, 2011! Ordering information and order here ... http://www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.packages.htmLearn more about the new features here... http://www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.htmDescription of the new features here... http://www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.new.htmAudio Demos of the MIDI SuperTracks here...http://www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.htm http://www.pgmusic.com/addons.supertracks.phpAudio and Video Demos of the new 101 RealTracks here Jazz: http://www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.realtracks.htm#1 Pop; http://www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.realtracks.htm#3 Country: http://www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.realtracks.htm#2 Band-in-a-Box 2012.5 New Features Band-in-a-Box 2012.5 for Windows® is here with great new features and more! We've been busy and have added some great new features to Band-in-a-Box 2012.5 for Windows. Compared to version 2012 (released December 2012), there are 101 more amazing RealTracks for Jazz, Rock-Pop & Country and 15 new features for version 2012.5. We've added 176 additional Simple Variations RealTracks, new RealCharts for existing bass RealTracks, and many more including MIDI SuperTracks. MIDI SuperTracks are a great sounding option for those who would like to use MIDI in their arrangement. Instead of MIDI styles based on C7 chord patterns that get repeated over every chord, the MIDI SuperTracks are based on actual playing by studio musicians. When you play the SuperTracks using your MIDI synth, or favorite VST plug-ins you get an incredibly realistic sound using MIDI. We include 3 new MIDI SuperTracks sets (Pop, Country and Jazz) with piano, organ, and bass – 46 MIDI SuperTracks in all. Wow! Over 970 RealTracks in the UltraPlusPAK or EverythingPAK! Over 1,000 hours of studio musicians' recordings! We've added a huge number of new RealTracks (101), with great new Jazz, Pop, and Country Styles with Band-in-a-Box 2012.5. These include: Jazz RealTracks (31): Cuban RealTracks made with Rebeca Mauleón including full instrumentation for Son Montuno and Bolero (piano, percussion, baby bass, tres guitar, and guitar), Jazz Funk "Movin" styles, Mike LeDonne Jazz Waltz Organ, and Dixieland medium tempo rhythm section. Rock-Pop RealTracks (36): Modern Dance Pop, John Jarvis Piano styles, and more Texas Blues and Rock 'n' Roll with Brent Mason and Sol Philcox. Country RealTracks (34): John Jarvis Country, Praise and Worship Modern Groove, Country Boogie, Western Swing Soloists, and Killer Soloists. And if you're upgrading from 2011.5, you'll also get the 101 RealTracks in Sets 137-154 that were included in version 2012. These include: Jazz RealTracks: Dixieland full band with tuba, banjo and soloists, Jazz Funk (Jeff Lorber, Alex Al), Fusion Guitar soloing (Carlos Arellano), Bossa Organ and Piano (MikeLeDonne), Solo Guitar Accompaniment (Oliver Gannon). Country RealTracks: Pedal Steel Soloing (CMA winner Paul Franklin), 6 new guitar soloing and accompaniment RealTracks recorded by Nashville guitar legend Brent Mason, Praise And Worship "Promise" band, Drivin' 8ths full band, Bluegrass Waltz Pop/Rock RealTracks: Texas Blues soloing and rhythm with guitar masters Sol Philcox and Brent Mason, Rock Piano (CMA winner John Jarvis), Soul (full band), Pop 16ths medium (full band), Pop Ballad 16ths (full band). If you already have Band-in-a-Box 2012 and just need Band-in-a-Box 2012.5, new RealTracks Sets 155-169 and the MIDI SuperTracks, then check out the 2012.5 Upgrade options If upgrading from Band-in-a-Box 2012 to the 2012.5 PlusPAK disc version - $99 If upgrading from the Band-in-a-Box 2012 UltraPlusPAK to the 2012.5 PlusPAK hard drive version - $149 If upgrading from the Band-in-a-Box 2012 EverythingPAK to the 2012.5 PlusPAK hard drive version - $149 Special pricing is only until August 31... ============================================================================ Information about the previously released version 2012.0 of Band-in-a-Box is here ... Info about BB 2012 for Windows is here http://www.pgmusic.com/forums/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=340623&an=0&page=0#Post340623Amplitube Demos are here http://www.pgmusic.com/forums/showflat.p...0&fpart=allList of new **MIDI features** for Band-in-a-Box 2012 for Windows http://www.pgmusic.com/forums/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=340615&an=0&page=0#Post340615List of 50 New Features with Band-in-a-Box 2012 http://www.pgmusic.com/forums/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=340618&an=0&page=0#Post340618 Pitch Invasion for iPhone/iPad.... Free! (for a short time) http://www.pgmusic.com/forums/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=361041&an=0&page=0#Post361041=====================================
Have Fun!
Peter Gannon
PG Music Inc.
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Very impressive, I dusted off the ketron and the new midi tracks are cool.. Being able to edit them is great.
I'd love to see a way to take OPs note for note and have real tracks based on his playing. I am sure he would have loved that.
John Conley
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Great news Peter!!!
Thanks for listening to us!!!
Notes
Bob "Notes" Norton  Norton Music
https://www.nortonmusic.com
100% MIDI Super-Styles recorded by live, pro, studio musicians for a live groove
& Fake Disks for MIDI and/or RealTracks
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Still no rewire  thats not listening!!!
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Congratulations, Peter & staff!
it was worth waiting a few days longer for the new 2012.5 version - the new RTs and the new MIDI Super Track feature are fantastic!!!
I especially appreciate these MIDI Super Tracks; they are much more versatile than the RTs, and they load instantaniously. I experimented a bit and found out that it works fine to even substitute for example the SynthPad patch with a violin ensemble patch. It sounds great. (Where the SynthPad doesn't fit well; although in itself the new SynthPad sound is great!)
To sum it up: the MIDI Super Tracks give so much life again to the good old MIDI, that there is the same quality in sound to the RTs now. (I'm using the Native Instruments Kontakt 5 synth.)
And one advantage of the MIDI Super Tracks: they don't consume so much of hard disc space!
So - for future versions of biab - I hope to see more of these great Super Tracks!
I thought: What in the world could you come up with in the new version? Biab is such an excellent and complex program already. But again you found a new and(!) important feature - fantastic!
Thanks for your good work!!!
Ulrich
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Thanks for another great mid-term update. I love the new and thorough support of Xdim and Xdim7 and cudos to your idea with these Midi SuperTracks - much livelier than the earlier midi styles.
Martin
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After getting more into it I still can say: the new RTs and the new MIDI Super Tracks are really great!
But:
It should be 101 new RTs. In the Style Picker window under "New Real Tracks[All]" only 85 are listed.
"RT162 [Dixieland-Med Rythm] even lists none ([])
Where are the missing 16 new RTs?
Also, under "New Super Tracks" only 42 styles are listed.
Where are the missing 4 styles. (It should be 46 Super Tracks at all).
And again:
Under "RealTracks Sets 137-154 [All]" only 86 styles are listed.
It should be 101 styles, too. Where are the others. Is it only a problem with the Style Picker - or are they really missing?
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Uuups,
I'm sorry - there was a mistake I made. Of course RTs are RTs and styles are styles. I mixed this up when listening to the new RTs by listening to the style demos of the new RT sets.
All of the RTs seem to be in place, also the number of MIDI Super Tracks.
The only problem seems to be that there is no demo song for the set 162 RT Dixieland-Med Rythm.
Thanks again for that great program!
Ulrich
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Hi Guys
Great features in BIAB 2012.5
Wonder if they will bring out Super Midi Tracks for guitar as well?
Cheers
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Hi,
I think I originally bought the EverythingPak on DVD years ago and have downloaded updates since then - is it just the $99 download I need to be up to date with 2012.5? Or is it $149 now?
Thanks
M
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As I understand it, either will get you up to date. What you are paying for with the $149 price is to have everything shipped to you on an external USB hard drive. The difference in price is a good deal for what you get, and you always have your own backup.
BIAB 2026 Win Audiophile. Software: Fender Studio One 8, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Fender Quantom HD8 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.
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OK thanks Matt. 2012.5 PlusPAK it is then.
Hopefully some the existing stuff has been fixed to make the results smoother rather than just more and more gigas of RTs :-)
M
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There have always been fixes in every version, plus occasional free updates.
BIAB 2026 Win Audiophile. Software: Fender Studio One 8, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Fender Quantom HD8 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.
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Odd - maybe I am going senile .... I can't find the option to upgrade from 2012 UltraPlusPak to the 2012.5 version, not what the cost is.
Can anyone help this fool here? LOL
Thanks and cheers,
Mike
Cheers, Mike My Music * Asus ROG Strix G15CF 32 GB DDR4 4TB HDD + 1 TB SSD NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB Win 11 AKAI EIE PRO Sound Interface. BIAB/RB 2024 UltraPak Build - Latest
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Hi Mike,
You want the 2012.5 PlusPak for $129. This has all the addons you need for the UltraPlusPak (the new Realtracks and Midi SuperTracks).
Why not give PG Music a ring (or use Live Help) to confirm?
Regards,
Noel
MY SONGS...Audiophile BIAB 2026
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Yes, that's it, Noel. Thank you so much. Must have been looking in the wrong place. So, when I get home from work, I'll place the order  Cheers, Mike
Cheers, Mike My Music * Asus ROG Strix G15CF 32 GB DDR4 4TB HDD + 1 TB SSD NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB Win 11 AKAI EIE PRO Sound Interface. BIAB/RB 2024 UltraPak Build - Latest
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Special thanks to Will and Meagan for their support! Appreciate all of you!!!
Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Cheers,
Mike
Cheers, Mike My Music * Asus ROG Strix G15CF 32 GB DDR4 4TB HDD + 1 TB SSD NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB Win 11 AKAI EIE PRO Sound Interface. BIAB/RB 2024 UltraPak Build - Latest
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XPro & Xtra Styles PAK Sets On Sale Now - Until May 15, 2026!
All of our XPro Styles PAKs and Xtra Styles PAKs are on sale until May 15th, 2026!
It's the perfect time to expand your Band-in-a-Box® style library with XPro and Xtra Styles PAKs. These additional styles for Band-in-a-Box® offer a wide range of genres designed to fit seamlessly into your projects. Each style is professionally arranged and mixed, helping enhance your songs while saving you time.
What are XPro Styles and Xtra Styles PAKs?
XPro Styles PAKs are styles that work with any version (Pro, MegaPAK, UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition) of Band-in-a-Box® 2025 (or higher). XPro Styles PAKS 1-10 includes 1,000 styles!
Xtra Styles PAKs are styles that work with the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition of Band-in-a-Box® 2025 (or higher). Xtra Styles PAKs 1-21 includes 3,700 styles (and 35 MIDI styles)!
The XPro & Xtra Styles PAKs are not included in any Band-in-a-Box® package.
The XPro Styles PAKs 1-10 are available for only $29 ea (reg. $49 ea), or get them all in the XPro Styles PAK Bundle for only $149 (reg. $299)! Listen to demos and order now! For Mac or for Windows.
The Xtra Styles PAKs 1-21 are available for only $29 ea (reg. $49 ea), or get them all in the Xtra Styles PAK Bundle for only $199 (reg. $349)! Listen to demos and order now! For Mac or for Windows.
Note: XPro Styles PAKs require Band-in-a-Box® 2025 or higher and are compatible with ANY package, including the Pro, MegaPAK, UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, and Audiophile Edition.
The Xtra Styles require the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition of Band-in-a-Box®. (Xtra Styles PAK 19 requires the 2025 or higher UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition. They will not work with the Pro or MegaPAK version as they require the RealTracks included in the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition.
Supercharge your Band-in-a-Box today with XPro Styles PAKs and Xtra Styles PAK Sets!
Band-in-a-Box 2026 for Mac Videos
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.
Check out this forum post for "One Stop Shopping" of our Band-in-a-Box® 2026 Mac Videos!
Band-in-a-Box 2026 for Mac is Here!
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!
Special Offers
Upgrade to Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Mac and save up to 50% on most upgrade packages during our special offer—available until May 15, 2026. Visit our Band-in-a-Box® packages page to explore all available upgrade options.
2026 Free Bonus PAK & 49-PAK Add-ons
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.
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Wishing you an egg-cellent weekend!
— Team PG
Update to Build 10 of RealBand® 2026 for Windows®!
If you're already using RealBand 2026 for Windows, download build 10 to get all the latest additions and enhancements.
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.
Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Windows® users: Build 1237 is now available!
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