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I'm thinking of moving to the Mac version of BIAB when I upgrade my computer A 27" IMac looks better to me than a new Windows machine upgrade.
I did not upgrade to BIAB 2018 because I am fed up with a 32 bit product. I started a 64 bit wishlist request in 2012. I thought I could switch to the MAC version of 2017 and my huge Realtrack and Realdrums database could be copied over from wav to aiff. Wrong - I have to buy them all again according to PG. There is no installer to choose a Win or Mac installation.
If I buy from Native Instruments, Steinberg, Ableton, Spectrasonics or lots of other companies in this music field I buy a product and an able to install 32 bit or 64 bit or Windows or Mac. And sound libraries are automatically converted to wav or aiff.
I could put a Win partition on the Mac but for only one product?
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Biab/RB latest build, Win 11 Pro, Ryzen 5 5600 G, 512 Gig SSD, 16 Gigs Ram, Steinberg UR22 MkII, Roland Sonic Cell, Kurzweil PC3, Hammond SK1, Korg PA3XPro, Garritan JABB, Hypercanvas, Sampletank 3, more.
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Just do a crossgrade to get the Mac app only then use your RealTrack and RealDrums wav files with it, no need to convert to aiff.
To play the style, realtrack and realdrum wma demo files you just set the Mac's default media player to one that is compatible with wma files like MPlayerX or VLC or batch convert the wma to m4a.
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Just do a crossgrade to get the Mac app only then use your RealTrack and RealDrums wav files with it, no need to convert to aiff.
Pipeline: I have both the Win Audiophile and Mac Non-Audiophile versions of BIAB. Are you saying I can use the Win Audiophile wav files with the Mac BIAB, such that buying the Audiophile version of Mac BIAB would be pointless if I already have the Win Audiophile?
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Yes pointless buying what you already have.
You only need the Mac app only if you have the Win Audiophile.
You can also convert the wma to wav or m4a if you only have the Win wma version.
Last edited by Pipeline; 03/10/18 06:26 AM.
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You can plug the Win Audiophile drive into Mac: http://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=426743#Post426743Make sure you use VLC or Media PlayerX as the default player on Mac to play the RealTrack/Drums and styles demos that are in wma format or convert them to m4a with http://www.nch.com.au/switch/index.html X:\bb\RealTracks\Data *X:\bb\MIDI SuperTracks - Demos *X:\bb\RealTracks - Demos (if you are running the main app from the OS drive then convert that folder in /Applications/Band-in-a-Box/RealTracks - Demos). *2018 has these folders in the X:\bb\Demos This way the Audiophile drive will work on both Win or Mac. Mac will need NTFS write enabled to write to the drive, you only need this to create usertracks or loops as it needs to create the .bt1 beat files.
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I worry Bob that you fail to understand my point. It is quite clear.
But historically you have struggled with my posts during the last 8+ years.
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Pipeline thank you.
Support was clear I have to start again
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