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We have been busy, and are happy to announce the following : 1. Band-in-a-Box 2009.5 for Windows 2. RealBand 2009.5 for Windows 3. Band-in-a-Box 2009.5 for Mac 4. 101 new RealTracks available for Windows and Mac You can buy the 101 new RealTracks (over 30GB of material, on DVD or hard disk) all for $99. Or you can get them divided into 3 genres (Rock, Jazz or Country), each for $59. 1. Band-in-a-Box 2009.5 for Windows We have added over 20 new features. They are listed here, http://www.pgmusic.com/support_windowsupdates.htm#2842. RealBand 2009.5 for Windows We have added over 20 new features. They are listed here, http://www.pgmusic.com/support_windows_realband.htm#2009_43. Band-in-a-Box 2009.5 for Mac We have added over 20 new features. They are listed here, http://www.pgmusic.com/support_macintoshupdates.htm#2009_64. 101 new RealTracks available for Windows and Mac There are 101 new RealTracks, in sets 40 to 66. They are grouped in 3 genres. That's about 60% more RealTracks than were previously avaiable, bringing the total # of RealTracks available to 271 (not including variations). Rock, ------- Sets 40 to 49, ------- Rock 2 RealPak $59 --- (39 new RealTracks, and new RealDrums) Jazz, -------Sets 50 to 59, ------- Jazz 2 RealPak $59 --- (29 new RealTracks, and new RealDrums) Country -------Sets 60 to 66, ------- Country 2 RealPak $59 --- (33 new RealTracks, and new RealDrums) In addition, there are lots of new RealDrums sets, that are added to each of the Rock/Jazz/Country sets above. About 30% more RealDrums than were released previously They all include Band-in-a-Box 2009.5 (upgrade from 2009). We've made video demos of all of the new RealTracks sets. Click on the small #s at the right hand side of the page. For example, click on 52 to see the demo of RealTracks Set 52: Fast Samba You can see them here, and also order from this page (Windows and Mac) http://www.pgmusic.com/winmacpluspak.htm
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Peter Gannon
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BIAB – 2025, Reaper (current), i7-12700F Processor, 32GB DDR4-3200MHz RAM, Motu Audio Express 6x6 - My SoundCloud (Tip: No need to create a SC account to hear music - just hit ESC ).
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Will all the new stuff fit on the 80GB USB HD?
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>>> Will all the new stuff fit on the 80GB USB HD?
Yes. With about 4 GB to spare. If you go that route, you would install the DVD's to the USB Hard drive.
The other option is to (instead of spending $99 on DVDs), spend $149 and get the upgrade from Ultra (HD or DVD version) to UltraPlus HD(160GB) . That includes everything pre-installed (so you don't need to copy from your old HD to the new one). You keep your old HD, which offsets the extra $50 ($149 instead of $99).
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Will all the new stuff fit on the 80GB USB HD?
FWIW my current bb folder, Properties, tells me I have about 65g in there. Give or take, there may be some rogue wma, mp3 or wav files in there also, from beta testing and the like.
So IMO they will fit, but just barely because I like to leave freespace of about 20% or so on any drive, for reasons that should be obvious, fragmenting, overhead, etc.
This is NOT the Audiophile addition with the WAV files, though. Although I did convert several RealTracks to wav just to test things during beta tests. So my report is likely a wee bit on the high side, which in this case should be viewed as a good thing, "worst case scenario" and all that.
Properties reported 65gb, with a rather cryptic, "69,xxx,xxxbytes" being reported on the same line.
These USB drives are getting larger and more economical every day, I might just pick up a larger one and dedicate it to BIAB now, something with a fullsized 7200rpm disk with at least 8mb buffer in it, I'll bet RealTracks load a bit faster then, especially if I do it with FireWire as vs USB2...
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Yes, the 4 GB to spare is referring to the factory shipped disk, so if files have been saved to it, those would get subtracted. It should all fit on the typical disk though, and if it didn't there are various options available. (moving Drums folder to C:\ drive etc., deleting a few realtracks etc.).
1. If it was me ordering, upgrading an existing BB Ultra 2009 (or Everything) hard drive I would consider that $149 drive (160GB), since you'll then end up with a plug n play solution, an extra hard drive, and 84GB free on the 160GB drive (for the extra $50 you pay over the $99 DVD edition of the Summer PAK).
2. BTW, we have the same solution for the audiophile upgrade (upgrading a previous audiophile version to current audiophile) - $199 for the works installed on a 1 TB drive (though the 1 TB drive needs an AC plugin)
I should point out that these 2 options above are not listed on the online ordering page yet. That should happen today, and you would need to phone us if you'd like to place that order sooner, or modify an existing order (888-PG-MUSIC)
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Peter Gannon
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2. BTW, we have the same solution for the audiophile upgrade (upgrading a previous audiophile version to current audiophile) - $199 for the works installed on a 1 TB drive (though the 1 TB drive needs an AC plugin)
I should point out that these 2 options above are not listed on the online ordering page yet. That should happen today, and you would need to phone us if you'd like to place that order sooner, or modify an existing order (888-PG-MUSIC)
I guess that plug n play is the way I should go because it is so much easier. But what is that AC plugin exactly? Will I need a transformer or plug converter, or something?
I suppose the other thing that interests me is, what will happen in December? Another drive for 2010 audiophile?
Grah Jive Talk
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Hi Graham,
>>> Will I need a transformer or plug converter, or something?
The tech specs of the adaptor input are : 100-240V ~ 50/60Hz 0.6A
No transformer would be required for any country. You would need a plug converter, since the power supply can accept 110-220V, so would work in Australia. Those types of adapters are available in most electronic stores for $10-20. The adapter as shipped is for North America plugs, so adapters like this would be needed for non NorthAmerica.
(note that this discussion only applies to the Audiophile version, which is a 1TB drive. The "regular" hard drive is a portable USB drive, which doesn't need a plug, as it is USB powered.
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Peter Gannon
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2 bugs with this version:
1) if I right click on a bar and select Bar Settings, then Cancel out, my previous song changes/additions vanish. Fortunately I found that doing it again restores them. Scary though!
2) In the Chord Builder, previewing chords produces the same tone no matter what chord or augmentation I select.
My system:
homebuilt dual Opteron on Asus motherboard, 4 g ram
Audiotrak Prodigy 7.1 HiFi sound card
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Hello Texrat, I couldn't duplicate those. If possible, please send a step-by-step example and/or sample song file to support@pgmusic.com, and we can look into it further. Perhaps it is something specific about the file you're working with.
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Yes, I could not duplicate this behavior either.
BIAB 2025 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 7 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus 192 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.
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Hi everyone.
This is my first time posting, but I have been reading some of the posts and have been learning from them. Anyway, I am trying to decide which to purchase: BIAB or PTPA.
I am in a quartet and I want to be able to sing a melody line thru a mic into the program and have the program add 3-part harmony to it. Being able to tweak the harmony parts manually and to print out the parts would be a plus. Can anyone offer a suggestion on which I should buy?
Thanks in advance for your help,
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Welcome to the forum, Stockerup
If that is ALL you want to be able to do, then the latest version of PTPA will more than suffice to suit your needs
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Mac 2025 Special Upgrade Offers Extended Until August 15th!
It's not too late to upgrade to Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac® and save! We've extended our special until August 15, 2025!
We've added many major new features to Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac®, including advanced AI tools like the amazing BB Stem Splitter and AI Lyrics Generator, as well as VST3 plugin support, and Equalize Temp. Plus, there’s a new one-stop MIDI Patches Picker with over 1,100 MIDI patches to choose from, all neatly categorized by GM numbers. The MultiPicker Library is enhanced with tabs for the SongPicker, MIDI Patch Picker, Chord Builder, AI Lyrics Generator, and Song Titles Browser, and the tabs are organized into logical groups. The Audiophile Edition is enhanced with FLAC files , which are 60% smaller than AIFF files while maintaining identical audio quality, and now ships on a fast 1TB SSD, and much more!
Check out all the new features in Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac® here:
Purchase your Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac during our special to save up to 50% off your upgrade purchase and receive a FREE BONUS PAK of amazing new Add-ons. These include the 2025 RealCombos Booster PAK, Look Ma! More MIDI 13: Country & Americana, Instrumental Studies Set 22: 2-Hand Piano Soloing - Rhythm Changes, MIDI SuperTracks Set 44: Jazz Piano, Artist Performance Set 17: Songs with Vocals 7, Playable RealTracks Set 4, RealDrums Stems Set 7: Jazz with Mike Clark, and more!
Upgrade to the 2025 49-PAK for just $49 and add 20 Bonus Unreleased RealTracks and 20 RealStyles, FLAC Files for the 20 Bonus Unreleased RealTracks, Look Ma! More MIDI 14: SynthMaster, MIDI SuperTracks Set 45: More SynthMaster, Artist Performance Set 18: Songs with Vocals 8, and RealDrums Stems Set 8: Pop, Funk & More with Jerry Roe.
Learn more about the Bonus PAKs!
New RealTracks Released with Band-in-a-Box 2025!
We’ve expanded the Band-in-a-Box® RealTracks library with 202 incredible new RealTracks (in sets 449-467) across Jazz, Blues, Funk, World, Pop, Rock, Country, Americana, and Praise & Worship—featuring your most requested styles!
Jazz, Blues & World (Sets 449–455):
These RealTracks includes “Soul Jazz” with Neil Swainson (bass), Mike Clark (drums), Charles Treadway (organ), Miles Black (piano), and Brent Mason (guitar). Enjoy “Requested ’60s” jazz, classic acoustic blues with Colin Linden, and more of our popular 2-handed piano soloing. Plus, a RealTracks first—Tango with bandoneon, recorded in Argentina!
Rock & Pop (Sets 456–461):
This collection includes Disco, slap bass ‘70s/‘80s pop, modern and ‘80s metal with Andy Wood, and a unique “Songwriter Potpourri” featuring Chinese folk instruments, piano, banjo, and more. You’ll also find a muted electric guitar style (a RealTracks first!) and “Producer Layered Guitar” styles for slick "produced" sound.
Country, Americana & Praise (Sets 462–467):
We’ve added new RealTracks across bro country, Americana, praise & worship, vintage country, and songwriter piano. Highlights include Brent Mason (electric guitar), Eddie Bayers (drums), Doug Jernigan (pedal steel), John Jarvis (piano), Glen Duncan (banjo, mandolin & fiddle), Mike Harrison (electric bass) and more—offering everything from modern sounds to heartfelt Americana styles
Check out all the 202 New RealTracks (in sets 456-467)
And, if you are looking for more, the 2025 49-PAK (for $49) includes an additional 20 RealTracks with exciting new sounds and genre-spanning styles. Enjoy RealTracks firsts like Chinese instruments (guzheng & dizi), the bandoneon in an authentic Argentine tango trio, and the classic “tic-tac” baritone guitar for vintage country.
You’ll also get slick ’80s metal guitar from Andy Wood, modern metal with guitarist Nico Santora, bass player Nick Schendzielos, and drummer Aaron Stechauner, more praise & worship, indie-folk, modern/bro country with Brent Mason, and “Songwriter Americana” with Johnny Hiland.
Plus, enjoy user-requested styles like Soul Jazz RealDrums, fast Celtic Strathspey guitar, and Chill Hop piano & drums!
The 2025 49-PAK is loaded with other great new add-ons as well. Learn more about the 2025 49-PAK!
Bonus PAKs for Band-in-a-Box 2025 for Mac!
With your version 2025 for Mac Pro, MegaPAK, UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, Audiophile Edition or PlusPAK purchase, we'll include a Bonus PAK full of great new Add-ons FREE! Or upgrade to the 2025 49-PAK for only $49 to receive even more NEW Add-ons including 20 additional RealTracks!
These PAKs are loaded with additional add-ons to supercharge your Band-in-a-Box®!
This Free Bonus PAK includes:
- The 2025 RealCombos Booster PAK:
-For Pro customers, this includes 33 new RealTracks and 65+ new RealStyles.
-For MegaPAK customers, this includes 29 new RealTracks and 45+ new RealStyles.
-For UltraPAK customers, this includes 20 new RealStyles.
- Look Ma! More MIDI 13: Country & Americana
- Instrumental Studies Set 22: 2-Hand Piano Soloing - Rhythm Changes
- MIDI SuperTracks Set 44: Jazz Piano
- Artist Performance Set 17: Songs with Vocals 7
- Playable RealTracks Set 4
- RealDrums Stems Set 7: Jazz with Mike Clark
- SynthMaster Sounds and Styles (with audio demos)
- 128 GM MIDI Patch Audio Demos.
Looking for more great add-ons, then upgrade to the 2025 49-PAK for just $49 and you'll get:
- 20 Bonus Unreleased RealTracks and RealDrums with 20 RealStyles,
- FLAC Files (lossless audio files) for the 20 Bonus Unreleased RealTracks and RealDrums
- Look Ma! More MIDI 14: SynthMaster,
- Instrumental Studies Set 23: More '80s Hard Rock Soloing,
- MIDI SuperTracks Set 45: More SynthMaster
- Artist Performance Set 18: Songs with Vocals 8
- RealDrums Stems Set 8: Pop, Funk & More with Jerry Roe
Learn more about the Bonus PAKs for Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac®!
New! Xtra Styles PAK 20 for Band-in-a-Box 2025 and Higher for Mac!
Xtra Styles PAK 20 for Mac & Windows Band-in-a-Box version 2025 (and higher) is here with 200 brand new RealStyles!
We're excited to bring you our latest and greatest in the all new Xtra Styles PAK 20 for Band-in-a-Box! This fresh installment is packed with 200 all-new styles spanning the rock & pop, jazz, and country genres you've come to expect, as well as the exciting inclusion of electronic styles!
In this PAK you’ll discover: Minimalist Modern Funk, New Wave Synth Pop, Hard Bop Latin Groove, Gospel Country Shuffle, Cinematic Synthwave, '60s Motown, Funky Lo-Fi Bossa, Heavy 1980s Metal, Soft Muted 12-8 Folk, J-Pop Jazz Fusion, and many more!
All the Xtra Styles PAKs 1 - 20 are on special for only $29 each (reg $49), or get all 209 PAKs for $199 (reg $399)! Order now!
Learn more and listen to demos of the Xtra Styles PAK 20.
Video: Xtra Styles PAK 20 Overview & Styles Demos: Watch now!
Note: The Xtra Styles require the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition of Band-in-a-Box®. (Xtra Styles PAK 20 requires the 2025 or higher UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition. They will not work with the Pro or MegaPAK version because they need the RealTracks from the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition.
New! XPro Styles PAK 9 for Band-in-a-Box 2025 and higher for Mac!
We've just released XPro Styles PAK 9 for Mac & Windows Band-in-a-Box version 2025 (and higher) with 100 brand new RealStyles, plus 29 RealTracks/RealDrums!
We've been hard at it to bring you the latest and greatest in this 9th installment of our popular XPro Styles PAK series! Included are 75 styles spanning the rock & pop, jazz, and country genres (25 styles each) that fans have come to expect, as well as 25 styles in this volume's wildcard genre: funk & R&B!
If you're itching to get a sneak peek at what's included in XPro Styles PAK 9, here is a small helping of what you can look forward to: Funky R&B Horns, Upbeat Celtic Rock, Jazz Fusion Salsa, Gentle Indie Folk, Cool '60s Soul, Funky '70s R&B, Smooth Jazz Hip Hop, Acoustic Rockabilly Swing, Funky Reggae Dub, Dreamy Retro Latin Jazz, Retro Soul-Rock Fusion, and much more!
Special Pricing! Until July 31, 2024, all the XPro Styles PAKs 1 - 9 are on sale for only $29 ea (Reg. $49 ea), or get them all in the XPro Styles PAK Bundle for only $149 (reg. $299)! Order now!
Learn more and listen to demos of XPro Styles PAKs.
Video: XPro Styles PAK 9 Overview & Styles Demos: Watch now!
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.
New! Xtra Styles PAK 20 for Band-in-a-Box 2025 and Higher for Windows!
Xtra Styles PAK 20 for Windows & Mac Band-in-a-Box version 2025 (and higher) is here with 200 brand new RealStyles!
We're excited to bring you our latest and greatest in the all new Xtra Styles PAK 20 for Band-in-a-Box! This fresh installment is packed with 200 all-new styles spanning the rock & pop, jazz, and country genres you've come to expect, as well as the exciting inclusion of electronic styles!
In this PAK you’ll discover: Minimalist Modern Funk, New Wave Synth Pop, Hard Bop Latin Groove, Gospel Country Shuffle, Cinematic Synthwave, '60s Motown, Funky Lo-Fi Bossa, Heavy 1980s Metal, Soft Muted 12-8 Folk, J-Pop Jazz Fusion, and many more!
All the Xtra Styles PAKs 1 - 20 are on special for only $29 each (reg $49), or get all 209 PAKs for $199 (reg $399)! Order now!
Learn more and listen to demos of the Xtra Styles PAK 20.
Video: Xtra Styles PAK 20 Overview & Styles Demos: Watch now!
Note: The Xtra Styles require the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition of Band-in-a-Box®. (Xtra Styles PAK 20 requires the 2025 or higher UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition. They will not work with the Pro or MegaPAK version because they need the RealTracks from the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition.
New! XPro Styles PAK 9 for Band-in-a-Box 2025 and higher for Windows!
We've just released XPro Styles PAK 9 for Windows & Mac Band-in-a-Box version 2025 (and higher) with 100 brand new RealStyles, plus 29 RealTracks/RealDrums!
We've been hard at it to bring you the latest and greatest in this 9th installment of our popular XPro Styles PAK series! Included are 75 styles spanning the rock & pop, jazz, and country genres (25 styles each) that fans have come to expect, as well as 25 styles in this volume's wildcard genre: funk & R&B!
If you're itching to get a sneak peek at what's included in XPro Styles PAK 9, here is a small helping of what you can look forward to: Funky R&B Horns, Upbeat Celtic Rock, Jazz Fusion Salsa, Gentle Indie Folk, Cool '60s Soul, Funky '70s R&B, Smooth Jazz Hip Hop, Acoustic Rockabilly Swing, Funky Reggae Dub, Dreamy Retro Latin Jazz, Retro Soul-Rock Fusion, and much more!
Special Pricing! Until July 31, 2024, all the XPro Styles PAKs 1 - 9 are on sale for only $29 ea (Reg. $49 ea), or get them all in the XPro Styles PAK Bundle for only $149 (reg. $299)! Order now!
Learn more and listen to demos of XPro Styles PAKs.
Video: XPro Styles PAK 9 Overview & Styles Demos: Watch now!
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.
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