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The Build 366 update patch is available for Band-in-a-Box 2013:
http://www.pgmusic.com/support_windowsupdates.htm#366

This patch will update Band-in-a-Box 2013 to Build 366 from a previous 2013 build. The update must be installed into your existing Band-in-a-Box 2013 folder.

Summary of Changes for Build 366 (Jan 09, 2013)

Added: Visual Transpose "Non-Concert" button enhanced.

• 1. Visual Transpose button now has settings for Guitar Capo. For example, if you set Guitar Capo to +2, then if you enter a D chord, it will play as an E chord, but display as a D chord. (same with entering notes on notation)
  
• 2. Visual Transpose button now has settings for Tuning Guitar down by # of semitones. For example, if you set to tune guitar down by 1 semitone, a song entered in E will display in E, but play in Eb.
  
• 3. Visual Transpose button now has settings for visual transposing by any amount.
  

Improved: Now no drum cymbal crash will happen on bar 1 for RealDrums (and the first bar of the first chorus), if you set Prefs-Arrange-First Bar of Chorus Gets a Drum Cymbal Crash to FALSE.

Improved: '\' character removed from the display of RealTracks names in various dialogs.

Improved: Genre classification when choosing best RealTracks.

Improved: Band button instrument list better, and now says (solo) for soloists.

Improved: Strings externalized for Non-English versions. Variation names show up in filter for non-English RT searches.

Fixed: Some songs with time signature changes were not syncing (typically when using Bluegrass styles).

Fixed: Improvements in some RealTracks Bluegrass bass parts.

Fixed: If a style had no RealDrums, and also no MIDI patterns in any instrument, you couldn't add a RealDrums, or fills would be in the wrong place.

Fixed: Hotkeys for Rests, Shots and Holds

Fixed: Some chords like C7...4 or C9…4 were not entering the holds for 4 bars as requested.

Fixed: Move Audio to Performance Track (he audio track always gets copied to the Melody track regardless of the track of choice).

Fixed: RealTracks chosen in the RealTracks picker weren't getting added to Favorite RealTracks sometimes.

Fixed: Reset Mix command (From the Combo radio button) wasn't visually updating the mixer.

Improved: Bootup messages about RealDrums RealTracks not found now won't show if you have these items disabled in Prefs (ie Prefs-RealTracks- RealTracks enabled=false)

Fixed: Choose from Best RealTracks dialog. The [Default] button only enables ‘Include variations’ but does not affect checkboxes of 'types' of RealTracks.

Improved: Woodshed Tempo button in Practice Window

Added: New Tips of the day, for BB 2013

Improved: In Song Form dialog, now issues an Auto warning yellow message if song forms are all consecutive (i.e. the user might be mis-entering the data as bar number to end, instead of number of bars.

Updated: 2013 PDF User's Guide.

Updated: Better memos (in the RealTracks Picker) for the RealTracks released in Dec. 2012.

Fixed: BluesFunky16ths^ RealDrums had mismatch between substyle names and drum groove names.

Fixed: All available styles have been checked to confirm they have the correct resolution (even or swing) in the notation window.

Improved: Some RealTracks demos in Sets 170-176 are improved.


Summary of Changes for Build 365b (Dec 13, 2012)

Updated: Improved and accurate notation for all three Artist Performance sets.

Added: Full Band-in-a-Box 2013 User's Guide PDF.

Added: There are 34 additional RealTracks that have been given new simple variations. These are updated if you already have those RealTracks installed.

Fixed: There were many RealTracks with simple variations that weren't showing as having simple variations in the RealTracks Picker, and these may not have always been using simple riffs. The total number of RealTracks with simple variations is now over 400.

Fixed: EuroDance and BluesRock128 RealDrums styles info is updated in the RealDrums Picker.

Updated: StylePicker list is improved, and the new SuperStyles and RealStyles appear in more categories.

Added: Shots and holds have been added for the R&B Horns (RealTracks Set 176). There are now shots and holds databases up to #260.

Updated: Shots and holds work much better with the new RealTracks (in sets 170-187).

Added: We've added new simple basses: Bass, Acoustic, Jazz Half,Half; Bass, Acoustic, Jazz Half,Quarter; Bass, Acoustic, Jazz Quarter,Quarter; in three tempos each, - 110, 140, and 190. There are new RealStyles that use these.

Improved: The existing "simple" and "very simple" Jazz basses are also updated.

Improved: The BAND button is revised, and some new styles are added to it.

Added: Style demos for more of the new RealStyles.

Improved: Volume levels for the new RealTracks and SuperTracks have been fine-tuned.

Fixed: Any issues with MIDI SuperTracks styles and demos have been fixed where necessary, and most MIDI SuperTracks demos have been fine-tuned.

Updated: Other miscellaneous tweaks to RealTracks, SuperTracks, and Hi-Q files.


Summary of Changes for Build 365 (Dec 7, 2012)

Added: Campfire RealStyle demos. (Can be loaded in via the "Country [campfire]" category in the StylePicker, or from the Campfire subfolder in the \bb\RealTracks - Demos folder).

Added: A jazz swing RealTracks (#2125) has been added that plays the simplest bass lines for jazz swing, with root and 5th in the 'a' section.

Fixed: _TBLZRAS.STY was pointing to incorrect Drums folder.

Summary of Changes for Build 364 (Dec 5, 2012)

Improved: Better use of pedals in Piano MST

Improved: MIDI SuperTracks dialog now has option to show/hide MIDI SuperTracks that are N/A (not available)

Improved: StylePicker updates for most recent STY files.

Updated: RealTracks 180-187 databases, styles, and demos updated to latest versions as of Dec 5 2013.

Updated: MIDI SuperTracks databases, styles, and demos updated to latest versions as of Dec 5 2013.

Fixed: Possible missing Hi-Q instrument messages

Summary of changes (Dec 4 2012)

Fixed: Thru/Audio synth patch was not loading sometimes.

Fixed: Mixer was sometimes continuing to show old synth name.

Fixed: Styles and Realtracks names with '&' character were displaying with an underline character instead of the '&'.

Added: More style definitions.

Added: Many new and improved Artist Performances (\bb\Artist Performance Sets). Note: Set 2 is ony included in the 16PAK upgrade).

Added: More StylePicker information for new styles (e.g. style memos).

Fixed: RealTracks 180-187 databases, styles, and demos updated to latest versions as of Dec 4 2013.

Fixed: MIDI SuperTracks databases, styles, and demos updated to latest versions as of Dec 4 2013.

Fixed: Spurious entries in the RealTracks Picker window removed.

Updated: Improved temp swapping information for new RealTracks.

Fixed: Missing MIDI SuperTracks messages.

Fixed: Possible missing Hi-Q instrument messages.

Wow, this is a serious amount of work in this update. Thank you, PG Music.

Downloadin now!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Thanks to all the PG Folks for taking care of us
so well.

Awesome support in addressing a LOT of issues! Thanks so much for all your hard work!

Cheers,
Mike

alright! Christmas in January! Thanks!

I see the Capo stuff is is, that was really unexpected but REALLY worthwhile, this is maybe a minor but a game changer in my opinion

Hi:

I've applied both Build 366 BETA Update (50 MB)and the much larger (280 MB) full update patch but am unable to find the 2013 PDF User's Guide promised in the summary of changes.

The PDF User's Guide continues to be the 2012.5 that is a little over 14 MB with a file date of 08/15/2012.

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Hi,

Quote:

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I've applied both Build 366 BETA Update (50 MB)and the much larger (280 MB) full update patch but am
unable to find the 2013 PDF User's Guide promised in the summary of changes.

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The manual is installed into the bb folder ("Band-in-a-Box 2013 Manual.pdf"). An easy way to open the manual is by going to the Help menu (in Band-in-a-Box) | 'Display Program Manual'. Maybe you were looking in the PDF Manuals folder on a PG hard drive. If you want, you can copy the newer manual into that folder.

Thank you Andrew. You were right, I was looking in the PDF Manuals folder. Switched to the X/BB folder on the usb hard drive and there it was!

My about band in a box shows build 365. Do I need the 280 meg download or can I just install the 366 build?

If you are referring to the Program Updates located on the Support pages of this website, all you need do is find the latest Update issued for your particular version of BB and download and install it. All previous updates will be included in the latest.

It is only an update to correct certain reported problems, it is not an upGRADE to another version of BB.


--Mac

I normally just download the latest build but build 366 has this wording:

This patch will update Band-in-a-Box 2013 to Build 366 from any previous 2013 build. If you haven't previously downloaded the build 365 patch, you may wish to download download this much larger (280 MB) full update patch (includes all updates since 2013 was released). The update must be installed into your existing Band-in-a-Box 2013 folder.

How can a 50 meg patch include everything that a 280 meg patch would include?

If your About BiaB shows build 365 installed, why would you want to redo it?
Download 366 and install.



You appear to be at 365, so 366 update should be sufficient.

Thanks, rharv!

I think I see now. The 366 build must not be cumulative and "requires" 365 as a prereq.

I am surprised that there have been no updates since January, and no 2013.5

What's going on? Is PG Music still functioning?