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Dr. Gannon,
Another milestone in a great company. The joy, time and
acceptable results have allowed me to work way beyond my
playing abilities.
Am still downloading with HD on it way, but grateful
for all of the work that you, your staff and the rest of
the employees have done on this new music system.
Thank you and your staff again!
Frank J Blecha
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... and an equally heartfelt Thank You to all be Beta Testers. We'll never know how much time and effort they put in on our behalf, and oft times I'm sure, sacrificing time with their families.
THANKS FOLKS!
LLOYD S
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Hello
I am very exiting to ear the new BIAB 2014 and I am ready to order it but I just want to say something about the way PG Music is charging Customer for the new release.
I have the BIAB 2013 Everything and I was ready to upgrade to BIAB 2014 Everything it looks like I have 2 options
1 - BIAB 2014 Everything pre installed on a USB2 HD (159$)
2 - BIAB 2014 Everything Direct download (159 $)
I found strange to have these 2 version at the same price as they don't really cost the same for PG Music (no USB HD provided, time taken to install (duplicate) the content on the HD so why the Downlowding version is not cheaper thant the HD one ?
I also want to make the potential customer (specially thoses ordering from Europe) that it is not really the same amount if you order BIAB 2014 pre installed on a USB 2 Drive
a - They have to pay for the UPS shipment
b - They will be Tax changed at delivery in some country which could increase the price significantly (around 60 euros 80 USB in total.
I think it would be fair to have this information clearly indicated when ordering to avoid surprises and frustrations.
Thanks a lot
Best regards
Fred
Dedicated DAW - i9 9880H - 32Go Ram - BIAB 2023 UltraPak
Mac Mini M2 Pro 32 Go RAM & Mac Mini M2 Pro - Cubase Pro 12 - Dorico 5 - Camelot Pro 2 - RME Fireface UFX - NuRAD (Berglund Instruments)
@+ SaxFred
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Saxfred: I am under the (unconfirmed) impression that the 2014 PlusPAK download for $99 is the way to go for most users that have the 2013 UltraPlusPak or the 2013 EverythingPak. I guess you would need to know if there is anything "extra" in the 2014 EverythingPak that is not in the 2013 version.
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Peter
Salivating at the prospect of this making it over to Mac in the near future!
Paul
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Saxfred: I am under the (unconfirmed) impression that the 2014 PlusPAK download for $99 is the way to go for most users that have the 2013 UltraPlusPak or the 2013 EverythingPak. I guess you would need to know if there is anything "extra" in the 2014 EverythingPak that is not in the 2013 version. I had this very same question and spoke with PG support before I upgraded. They told me all I needed was the $99 upgrade. Below is our conversation, Kallum: Welcome to PG Music's Live Help. How may we assist you today?
John: Hi! I currently own Band in a Box 2013 UltraPlusPAK. I want to upgrade to 2014. Should I purchase the 2014 PlusPAK for $99 or the Upgrade from 2013 for $139? I am not clear on what the difference is in these two packages.
Kallum: The PlusPAK contains the new RealTracks, RealDrums, MIDI SuperTracks and the 2014 updates to the program. The $139 upgrade refers to the UltraPlusPAK. If you already have an UltraPlusPAK or higher, the only difference will be the PlusPAK comes as DVDs or a download, whereas the UltraPlusPAK comes on a hard drive or as a download.
John: so, just to be sure I understand...if I buy the 2014 PlusPAK for $99 or the Upgrade from 2013 for $139 once I finish the upgrade I will have the same identical version and RealTracks and everything else?
Kallum: That's correct.
John: I am curious...why would anyone who already has 2013 UltraPlusPak buy the $139 upgrade? is it sinmply to get everything on a single drive?
Kallum: That pricing is for people who don't already have an UltraPlusPAK.
John: Oh, OK! Thanks very much for your help!
Kallum: You're very welcome, have a great day.
Last edited by JohnJohnJohn; 12/02/13 09:49 AM.
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Thanks for that confirmation, John -- quite helpful!
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When I talked to the sales staff the other day if you buy the everything pack, you can download immediately but they also send you the USB drive. A convienent backup. That's why they are the same price....
Biab 2019 ultra pack
Dell laptop I7 running windows 2010
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Thanks Kevin and John... like Fred, I also have the 2013 EverythingPAK. So it's good to know we'll still have 'everything' by upgrading to the $99 2014 PlusPAK!
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Something don't sound right here? Always seemed there was a valid reason I had to pay the extra in the past to maintain my everything pak. However, now that the licensing limits the abilty to move a HD from machine to machine, perhaps this is the way to go.
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Jazzmandan, I don't think we know that, do we? The activation will factor in if you install to multiple machines, but what if you just travel with the supplied hard drive from machine to machine? There's another recent thread on this, too, called Three Times.
BIAB 2026 Win Audiophile. Software: Fender Studio One 8, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Fender Quantom HD8 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.
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Yes, I am watching all the treads on this topic. I think the answer is beginning to come into focus - something like this: only 3 machines, but you can remove and restore. And there is a 30 grace period for activation on any one machine. So it does sound like it may be pretty flexible. Just something new to deal with. Does look like you need internet to do the switching. Otherwise, No problem here.
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I think you are correct, Dan. I'm sure the full details will emerge shortly. The great news is, if you need to do something that hasn't been anticipated, just give PG Music Support a call and they should be able to figure out a solution.
BIAB 2026 Win Audiophile. Software: Fender Studio One 8, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Fender Quantom HD8 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.
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The 2014 BIAB features overview video stutters throughout.
At least it does on my system.
The strange thing is that ALL of the other features overview videos for previous BIAB versions etc. work beautifully without stuttering.
TIA
BIABguy
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There is a possibility that the file is fragmented.
Fragmentation after install of a lot of large files, such as when installing a proggie like band in a box, can happen.
Of course, if you are speaking of the online webstreaming video, that would not be the case. Could be congested servers at the release, try agaio later, try a reboot of the puter and try again also.
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Of course, if you are speaking of the online webstreaming video, that would not be the case. Could be congested servers at the release, try agaio later, try a reboot of the puter and try again also.
--Mac
Yes I'm talking about the online video. Let's try an experiment. Can you play it without stuttering?
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The 2014 video is a HD video, and previous ones weren't. So this one likely requires more bandwidth. On my tests, it plays fine, including on PC's and iphones. The one on the main page is flash (if you have it), or mp4 (if you don't have flash, such as using an iphone). The video is also linked from this page... http://www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.demos.htmOn that page, there is an option to download the mp4, where you could then play it stutter-free. http://demos.pgmusic.com/video/bbw/BB2014_NewFeaturesRT.mp4Note that this download is 90MB for a 12 minute video, which means that the bandwidth is about 130KB/second. So a slowish broadband connection might stutter on that.
Last edited by PeterGannon; 12/02/13 10:48 PM.
Have Fun!
Peter Gannon
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Yes I'm talking about the online video.
Let's try an experiment.
Can you play it without stuttering?
Yes, it played just fine here, the other day, I watched it within minutes of its appearance. This kind of issue can be different for everybody, though, since it is an HD High Definition resolution video, each ISP situation can be a lot different from user to user. PGMusic should consider publishing another of the same done in lower resolution for folks to be able to make a choice. 360p --Mac
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BTW, the solution for playing the video at lower bitrates, is to play the youtube version.... Band-in-a-Box 2014 for Windows new features https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4Y6vfjDIn8Note that, as with other youtube videos, you can select a resolution, from 240p (loRes) to 720p (High Def)
Have Fun!
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