Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread
Print Thread
Go To
Page 1 of 2 1 2
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 1,143
Expert
OP Offline
Expert
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 1,143
Ok, I have been using BB for just some few years, and I love it.. But lately I am more in to Karaoke production then ever before and I have som gigantic projects coming in..

I know most of u guys are using BB for backing track, witch should be basically the same... BUT, probably with out the LYRIC part..

A while ago I invested in SmartScore song edition, to make midi files or XML files from PDF scores.. This works badly with BB for 2 specific reasons;

1. SmartScore Song Edition can read both chords AND lyrics correctly from a good quality PDF score.. BUT BB overlook Chords in Midifiles, so correct chords in the Midifiles exported from SSSE does not matters.

2. Alternative 2 is XML files. BUT, XML files reads ONLY one channel, so hell of a job to splitt it to several channels..
This makes me almost regret I bought SmartScores at all...

So, I am looking for a DAW that would be perfect for what I want to produce.. NO NO NO, NOT RB please...I have tried it enough, I feel. And same frustration EVERY TIME...

I while ago I started trying Reaper. So far so good. But the limitation here is the lyric AND the chords, as far as I understand.. OR, Am i wrong here? Have not tried it that much yet...;)

I also purchased Reason a while ago, but because of the HUGE download, I have not get it downloaded yet, so I have no idea if that would serve me better?...;)

Any suggestions ?


Forever Grateful, BUT, sometimes pissed of. wink
Trygve "Leo" Larsen
BiaB 2020, Windows 8.1, Intel Core i5 CPU, 270GHz, 32 Gb RAM
My OLD tracks on Soundcloud; https://soundcloud.com/trygve-larsen My NEW is unpublished
The Universe = Uni-verse ie one song.
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Dec 2016
Posts: 1,173
Expert
Offline
Expert
Joined: Dec 2016
Posts: 1,173
Leo, I’m not sure if it is a DAW you need. You might need something that actually creates (generates) karaoke. One of the old guys in our village has something that plays karaoke and allows him to make some edits but I’m not sure how far that goes. However, Cakewalk by BandLab is free and in that you can edit both video (a bit) and audio as I understand it. I know you can import a video track.

I had a chap come and see me this week he wanted to edit some karaoke files he had. In one case he needed to change pitch and rebuild the file. I simply had him use RiffStation to extract the audio from the file and change pitch then use MovieMaker to put it all back together. He had another needed slicing up to remove bits. This is hard without the right tools but I used the AVS4You video editor took a few minutes but was ok for what he wanted.

I had another chap came to me with the video of a song but wanted words on the screen. Once again I used the AVS4You Video Editor. Getting the timing right was the trick.

I’ve used the same with family movies and music. I went to the Netherlands to see where I was born. Had a BBQ with a bunch of cousins some of whom play music so a movie of folk and edited the music to make it more presentable. Extracted the music using AVS4You. Cleaned it up in Sonar and put it back.

As I’ve said before horses for courses.

Have fun
Tony

Last edited by Teunis; 02/15/19 09:12 PM.

HP i7-4770 16GB 1TB SSD, Win 10 Home,
Focusrite 2i2 3rd Gen, Launchkey 61, Maton CW80, Telecaster, Ovation Elite TX, Yamaha Pacifica 612
BB 2022(912) RB 2022(2), CakeWalk, Reaper 6, Audacity, Melodyne 5 Editor, Izotope Music Production Suite 4.1
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 8,508
R
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
R
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 8,508
Personally I would try Realband I have used it to that end with pretty good results.


HP Win 11 12 gig ram, Mac mini Sonoma with 16 gig of ram, BiaB 2025, Realband, Reaper 7, Harrison Mixbus 9 32c , Melodyne 5 editor, Presonus Audiobox 1818VSL, Presonus control app.
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 8,688
C
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
C
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 8,688
No DAW is necessary. I've used Windows Movie Maker in the past. There are many tutorials on YouTube similar to == This ==


BIAB 2025:RB 2025, Latest builds: Dell Optiplex 7040 Desktop; Windows-10-64 bit, Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz CPU and 16 GB Ram Memory.
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 7,954
P
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
P
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 7,954
Quote:
But lately I am more in to Karaoke production then ever before and I have som gigantic projects coming in..

So do you want to output to Video Karaoke ?

Quote:
I while ago I started trying Reaper. So far so good. But the limitation here is the lyric AND the chords, as far as I understand.. OR, Am i wrong here? Have not tried it that much yet...;)


You can get the lyrics and chords in Reaper but not something you can render to video.

You should be able to Render to Video in Karafun.

Can you screen capture the big lyrics window in BB with Active Presenter (free) https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=524412#Post524412






Last edited by Pipeline; 02/16/19 08:38 PM.
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 1,143
Expert
OP Offline
Expert
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 1,143
Originally Posted By: Pipeline

So do you want to output to Video Karaoke ?

Yes, and I use already Karafun for that, thank's to all the great help from you...;)


Originally Posted By: Pipeline

You can get the lyrics and chords in Reaper but not something you can render to video.
Yeah, I'm working on that right now...;) But that works also pretty well in BB. Could it be possible to replace the color in the BB Big lyric window, with an Image? If those color background there is just an image in a folder somewhere, it could be possible to change it?

Originally Posted By: Pipeline

Can you screen capture the big lyrics window in BB with Active Presenter (free)
Yes, after reading that post the other day, I did download it, and so far so good for capturing my screen...

I also found a work around for my other problems mention in my post.. I convert the PDF sheets to BOTH XML and Midi.. Then I take in the XML files first, so that I have the chords right.. THEN I import the channels I need from the midifile.. (Mainly the melody track) So no need to try to separate the melody track out from the XML imported tracks....Learned that one from Noel...;) There IS a menu in importing XML to select only ONE channel, BUT, after selecting only the ONE I want, a message coming up, saying; "The "Load all tracks to Melody" setting is enabled. All tracks (including unselected ones) will be loaded to the Melody track" So WHERE do I disable THAT ??? How do I import ONLY ONE track to BB from a XML file ??? THAT would help me a lot to know...;)


Forever Grateful, BUT, sometimes pissed of. wink
Trygve "Leo" Larsen
BiaB 2020, Windows 8.1, Intel Core i5 CPU, 270GHz, 32 Gb RAM
My OLD tracks on Soundcloud; https://soundcloud.com/trygve-larsen My NEW is unpublished
The Universe = Uni-verse ie one song.
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 7,954
P
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
P
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 7,954
If it's importing all tracks to the melody you can just show the channels separately and delete the midi on that channel by selecting all notes and delete.
EDIT: I just tried it on your xml, uncheck Import All To Melody then select each channel and delete the notes, melody was on ch9 on that xml.

You can chroma key the background color out of the big lyric window, I think Reaper has a chroma key, once you key out the background you put an image or video in the track below and it will show thru leaving the chords and lyrics that are another color.
EDIT: there's also an option to have chords in the lyrics.

Last edited by Pipeline; 02/17/19 03:44 PM.
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 7,954
P
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
P
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 7,954
This is a still but you can use video:

Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in)
BB-Karaoke.gif (402.22 KB, 135 downloads)
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 1,143
Expert
OP Offline
Expert
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 1,143
Originally Posted By: Pipeline
If it's importing all tracks to the melody you can just show the channels separately and delete the midi on that channel by selecting all notes and delete.
EDIT: I just tried it on your xml, uncheck Import All To Melody then select each channel and delete the notes, melody was on ch9 on that xml.
Oh, thank's a lot again Pipeline.. This I was not aware of.. Totally overlooked that option.. BUT, when that is said, there is something there that DOES NOT work the way it is supposed to? The right-click menu, comes up whit an option to select the different tracks, and chose between ALL BB tracks.. I tried that, and could not make that work.. It imported just a few bars of the songs then.. Tried it on 3 different XML imports... SO, PG MUSIC; Is that suppose to be working for the import of of XML tracks??? If yes, HOW? If NOT, why is it there as an option?????

Originally Posted By: Pipeline
You can chroma key the background color out of the big lyric window, I think Reaper has a chroma key, once you key out the background you put an image or video in the track below and it will show thru leaving the chords and lyrics that are another color.
EDIT: there's also an option to have chords in the lyrics.
Thank's for the suggestion Pipeline.. But I think to run the lyric in Karafun, with just green background, for chroma keys, gives a lot of more option to how the lyrics behave...;) Except, the including of chords.. BUT it can be done, by manually insert the chords in brackets as part of the notebased lyric.. More work, but looks better...;) I just wish PG Music, would be willing to develop the BIG lyric windows with more options, like image or video-background, centering of the lyrics, insert of Guitar/piano/Leadsheet windows, available video performance, as background, ect, for us that produce songs with lyrics.. That would LIFT UP BB to a new level, and making BB as a perfect tool for "learn to play videos", for instance...;)


Forever Grateful, BUT, sometimes pissed of. wink
Trygve "Leo" Larsen
BiaB 2020, Windows 8.1, Intel Core i5 CPU, 270GHz, 32 Gb RAM
My OLD tracks on Soundcloud; https://soundcloud.com/trygve-larsen My NEW is unpublished
The Universe = Uni-verse ie one song.
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 7,954
P
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
P
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 7,954
Quote:
The right-click menu, comes up with an option to select the different tracks, and chose between ALL BB tracks..


Not sure where you mean, piano roll ?, can you give me a step by step. I'm just using Tyven-tyven-skal-du-hete-Enak.xml

You can save the chord sheet to video but only with bar based lyrics, you could chroma key the notation video, not sure if you can change the lyrics and chord color so you would chroma key the black out and you would have a bouncing red notation dot above the lyrics. Not sure if there's a setting to scroll up ?

I will go and give it some thought and get back to you with any ideas.

Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 7,954
P
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
P
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 7,954
You can chroma key the chord sheet,
in the Render dialog set it to scroll ahead
now when you put the the rendered chord sheet video in Reaper or another free video editor app you can crop it so it only shows the first 2 rows of bars,
in Karafun set the lyric position down a bit to allow for the 2 rows of BB chords.
You can actually have another video Track in KaraFun layered behind the lyrics so you could use the cropped down to 2 rows chord sheet video and set it up the top or down the bottom of KaraFun's lyrics.
So you will have the chord sheet highlight timing and the lyrics highlight timing.

Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 1,143
Expert
OP Offline
Expert
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 1,143
Originally Posted By: Pipeline
Not sure where you mean, piano roll ?, can you give me a step by step. I'm just using Tyven-tyven-skal-du-hete-Enak.xml
Ok, I open a XML file.. It has 5 tracks, all marked with blue by default, and says; Destination track 5, Melody.. I unchecked the "Load all tracks to melody.. Then I go to track 2, rightclick on it and select destination track Soloist, then follow by selecting Bass, drums and Guitar for the rest.. The result is a 2 bar song.. U can try it whit a score that has more then 2 tracks from here;
https://musescore.com/sheetmusic

Originally Posted By: Pipeline

You can save the chord sheet to video but only with bar based lyrics, you could chroma key the notation video, not sure if you can change the lyrics and chord color so you would chroma key the black out and you would have a bouncing red notation dot above the lyrics. Not sure if there's a setting to scroll up ?
Me neither...;)

Originally Posted By: Pipeline
I will go and give it some thought and get back to you with any ideas.
Thank's a lot Pipeline, for always be so helpful..


Forever Grateful, BUT, sometimes pissed of. wink
Trygve "Leo" Larsen
BiaB 2020, Windows 8.1, Intel Core i5 CPU, 270GHz, 32 Gb RAM
My OLD tracks on Soundcloud; https://soundcloud.com/trygve-larsen My NEW is unpublished
The Universe = Uni-verse ie one song.
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 7,954
P
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
P
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 7,954
Ok I was using the xml you uploaded it was only showing 1 track.
So I saved a BB midi style to xml and opened it unchecking all to melody
and set each to it's own track, it ONLY imported one track with partial midi so I will post that in the bug forum.

Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in)
Karaoke-xml.png (26.65 KB, 100 downloads)
BB-musicxml-import.png (72.65 KB, 100 downloads)
BB-musicxml-import-separate-tracks.png (92.14 KB, 99 downloads)
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 7,954
P
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
P
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 7,954
This is the other way:


Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 1,143
Expert
OP Offline
Expert
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 1,143
Originally Posted By: Pipeline
This is the other way:

Wow ! ! ! That is just soooo much better and neat.. You DID it ! For the millionths of time; PG Music; See and take hold of this guy, and make us all happy ! ! ! ! This is what makes me love this forum and the responds we get here.. But, sorry to say; I can't , for the best in me, say the same about PG Music as such.. I mean, here I am, posting a PROBLEM, a BUG? And who is here to look into it??? Not PG Music, but other enthusiastic USERS ! ! !! That don't have a dime in benefit from it.. Doing it just out of a GENUIN INTEREST in the software it self ! and THAT is what makes me come back here.. OK, SOMETIMES you surprising me by showing up.. But is that sufficient? I mean, how many of the staff members are actually USING BB ??? And IF, are you never running in to problems that we, the other users are running into???? Ok, I think I have to stop now, before I am "Boiling over"...;) Thank's a lot AGAIN Pipeline, for making my day...;)


Forever Grateful, BUT, sometimes pissed of. wink
Trygve "Leo" Larsen
BiaB 2020, Windows 8.1, Intel Core i5 CPU, 270GHz, 32 Gb RAM
My OLD tracks on Soundcloud; https://soundcloud.com/trygve-larsen My NEW is unpublished
The Universe = Uni-verse ie one song.
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 1,143
Expert
OP Offline
Expert
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 1,143
But, HOW did u do this in BB?? Because in Karafun, this is what we can do easily all the time....


Forever Grateful, BUT, sometimes pissed of. wink
Trygve "Leo" Larsen
BiaB 2020, Windows 8.1, Intel Core i5 CPU, 270GHz, 32 Gb RAM
My OLD tracks on Soundcloud; https://soundcloud.com/trygve-larsen My NEW is unpublished
The Universe = Uni-verse ie one song.
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 7,954
P
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
P
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 7,954
Originally Posted By: Trygve Larsen
But, HOW did u do this in BB?? Because in Karafun, this is what we can do easily all the time....


Originally Posted By: Pipeline
You can chroma key the chord sheet,
in the Render dialog set it to scroll ahead
now when you put the the rendered chord sheet video in Reaper or another free video editor app you can crop it so it only shows the first 2 rows of bars,
in Karafun set the lyric position down a bit to allow for the 2 rows of BB chords.
You can actually have another video Track in KaraFun layered behind the lyrics so you could use the cropped down to 2 rows chord sheet video and set it up the top or down the bottom of KaraFun's lyrics.
So you will have the chord sheet highlight timing and the lyrics highlight timing.


If you think you could use something like that I will work out the easiest way to do it, I think Reaper also has a crop video tool http://reaperblog.net/2016/01/video-processor-presets/
It's basically just the video render from KaraFun then the BB chord sheet video cropped to the top 2 bars and overlayed on the KaraFun video, in the BB Video Render dialog set it to scroll ahead that way the current bar is always at the top.

Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 1,143
Expert
OP Offline
Expert
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 1,143
Originally Posted By: Pipeline
If you think you could use something like that I will work out the easiest way to do it, I think Reaper also has a crop video tool http://reaperblog.net/2016/01/video-processor-presets/
It's basically just the video render from KaraFun then the BB chord sheet video cropped to the top 2 bars and overlayed on the KaraFun video, in the BB Video Render dialog set it to scroll ahead that way the current bar is always at the top.
Yes, I could use something like that.. I have Movavi video-editor, so I don't have to learn another one to crop and to chromakey..

What I need to make work for my upcoming project, is to have BOTH a piano window, a lead-sheet AND a guitar window up same time.. to video-capture that... I can do that in BB. BUT, the problem in BB is that the Piano and Guitar window is playing the same track.. I can't make the Piano Window play/display the melody track, SAME TIME as the Guitar window display the HELD guitar chords for instance.. SO I try to find a workaround for that.. The project involving a new kind of karaoke for elementary schoolkids, that COMBINE, learning a song, when, same time, also see, and possible learn, how the song are played in piano and guitar, and what notes and chords are played on the respective instruments.. This has, as far as I know, NOT been done before in the musical/song education of kids...

SO, if you know of some VST that I can plug to any track, then I could possible use that as a workaround..

The lyric window is useless, because of the problem mention earlier in another post, that takes in the lyric, bet each word, tripled or quadrupeds... But, Karafun does a good job, so I am satisfied with what I can do there..


Forever Grateful, BUT, sometimes pissed of. wink
Trygve "Leo" Larsen
BiaB 2020, Windows 8.1, Intel Core i5 CPU, 270GHz, 32 Gb RAM
My OLD tracks on Soundcloud; https://soundcloud.com/trygve-larsen My NEW is unpublished
The Universe = Uni-verse ie one song.
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 7,954
P
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
P
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 7,954
You can use a piz midikeyboard.dll
https://code.google.com/archive/p/pizmidi/downloads
get the latest pizjuce 64 and/or 32
load MiniHost into the piano track and load midikeyboard.dll into that and load a virtual instrument also that you send the midi out to.
The green is midi in/out and yellow audio in/out.
Drag a connection between them, right click to remove, drag up/down for level.
https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=394808#Post394808

Just set the midi channel to the same as the piano.

I will look at https://www.movavi.com/videoeditor/

Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in)
BB_Piano-Guitar-Lead.gif (315.71 KB, 67 downloads)
VSTi-Force-Midi-Ch.png (122.57 KB, 68 downloads)
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 7,954
P
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
P
Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 7,954
That all seems to work ok in movavi.
Render the Karafun.wmv and BB chord sheet.avi at the same aspect and size.
Crop the chord sheet to show only the top 2 bars then double click the track and position it at the top or bottom.
It's good it has chromakey if you want to key any colors out.

Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in)
movavi-video-editor.png (497.79 KB, 64 downloads)
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Go To
Page 1 of 2 1 2

Link Copied to Clipboard
ChatPG

Ask sales and support questions about Band-in-a-Box using natural language.

ChatPG's knowledge base includes the full Band-in-a-Box User Manual and sales information from the website.

PG Music News
XPro and Xtra Styles PAKs Special Extended Until August 31st!

XPro & Xtra Styles PAKs Special Extended Until August 31st!

The XPro Styles PAKs and Xtra Styles PAKs special offers are now available until August 31st at 11:59pm PDT!

Ready to take your Band-in-a-Box® 2025 experience to the next level? Now’s the perfect time! Expand your style library with XPro and Xtra Styles PAKs—packed with a wide variety of genres to inspire your next musical creation.

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 1-9 includes 900 styles!

Xtra Styles PAKs are styles that work with the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition of Band-in-a-Box® 2025 (or higher). With over 3,500 styles (and 35 MIDI styles) included in Xtra Styles PAKs 1-20, the possibilities are endless!

Get the XPro Styles PAKs 1 - 9 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 Windows or for Mac.

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.

Get Xtra Styles PAKs 1 - 20 are on special for only $29 each (reg $49), or get all 19 PAKs for $199 (reg $399)! Listen to demos and order now! For Windows or for Mac.

Note: 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 because they need the RealTracks from the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition.

Don’t miss this chance to supercharge your Band-in-a-Box setup—at a great price!

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.

Forum Statistics
Forums58
Topics84,532
Posts780,576
Members39,682
Most Online25,754
Jan 24th, 2025
Newest Members
mdbaharzaman, smeet, Bob Mesquita, rchovin, Troxy
39,682 Registered Users
Top Posters(30 Days)
MarioD 143
WaoBand 107
DC Ron 90
rsdean 88
Today's Birthdays
allreeds, Bill Carson
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5