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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.com

There are special prices on PlusPak upgrades, but only until Aug. 31, 2011!
Ordering information and order here ... http://www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.packages.htm

Learn more about the new features here...
http://www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.htm


Description of the new features here...
http://www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.new.htm

Audio Demos of the MIDI SuperTracks here...http://www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.htm
http://www.pgmusic.com/addons.supertracks.php

Audio 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...




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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#Post340623

Amplitube Demos are here
http://www.pgmusic.com/forums/showflat.p...0&fpart=all


List 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#Post340615

List 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
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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.


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Great news Peter!!!

Thanks for listening to us!!!

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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!!!

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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.


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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!

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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?
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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?

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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.


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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 :-)

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There have always been fixes in every version, plus occasional free updates.


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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,

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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?

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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

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Special thanks to Will and Meagan for their support! Appreciate all of you!!!

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

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