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Interested in seeing the just-released Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows program in action? Take a look at the New Features Video: youtu.be/ZCRt2hQ137MThis video is an in-depth look at all the new features, as well as the 201 NEW RealTracks! We also explain the new features for Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows here: www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.new.htm
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Callie,
Can you give me some direction to any new styles or realtrack combos if any in 2016.
Thanks,
Danny C.
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Danny, There are some really awesome new RealTracks included with the new release, which list here: http://www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.realtracks.htm (I'm a huge fan of Set 250: Rockabilly Swing) These all come in the PlusPAK, UltraPlusPAK, EverythingPAK, and Audiophile Edition purchases. There are also 89 Bonus RealStyles that work with your existing Loops and RealTracks! More information for these is at the bottom of this page: http://www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.bonuspaks_2016.htm Thanks, Callie (If I've misunderstood your request - please let me know!)
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Hi everyone, Here is an index to the in-depth new features video. The index is split up into "Features" and "Musical Content", so you can use the one that's applicable to what you're looking for: Index:Features:00:54 - How does Band-in-a-Box work?01:28 - See the chord where you are typing it!03:10 - Chord chart redesigned (explained in more depth later)03:49 - Redesigned Stylepicker (explained in more depth later)04:05 - Download Manager11:07 - Avoid transposition in RealTracks11:23 - Ignore Slash Root, except Bass Track13:37 - Stylepicker redesigned:13:56 - Stylepicker: Intelligent style suggestion from familiar song title15:46 - Stylepicker: Quick filter17:50 - Stylepicker: Text filter19:05 - Stylepicker: font size customizable19:15 - Stylepicker: Sortable and sizable columns21:39 - Stylepicker: Additional options22:03 - Chord Chart redesigned:23:35 - Chord Chart: additional chord display layer24:15 - Chord Chart: section text and bar settings layer25:00 - Chord Chart: editable lyric layer30:30 - Chord Chart New Options:30:42 - Chord Chart: customizable columns30:55 - Chord Chart: layer size customizable31:12 - Chord Chart: bar lines, with options31:25 - Chord Chart: bar numbers customizable31:41 - Chord Chart: superscript chords with options32:02 - Chord Chart: customizable colors32:33 - Chord Chart: customize distance between rows/columns32:50 - Chord Chart: save/load scheme, defaults33:12 - Music XML import/export:33:19 - Music XML: Band-in-a-Box AND RealBand34:06 - Music XML: Export notes and chords from Finale34:40 - Music XML: Import Finale XML into Band-in-a-Box35:21 - Music XML: Import Finale XML into RealBand35:40 - Music XML: Export XML FROM Band-in-a-Box36:20 - Music XML: Import BB XML in Finale NotePad36:37 - Music XML: Import BB XML in Finale36:49 - Music XML: Import BB XML in Sibelius37:00 - Music XML: Import BB XML in Guitar Pro37:15 - RealBand 2016 features37:45 - RealBand 2016, record click track38:36 - RealBand 2016, record click track: simple record of bars, add RealTracks43:49 - RealBand 2016, record click track: recording of bars and beats47:05 - RealBand 2016, record click track: manually entering bars51:15 - RealBand 2016, record click track: aligning MIDIMusical content:00:00 - _CROONR1.STY - Crooner Big Band Horns RealTracks02:24 - _JAZROK2.STY - Jon Herington JazzRock Soloists04:38 - _CTRYPS1.STY - Modern Country-Pop Pedal Steel05:07 - _ATMSPH3.STY - "Chillout" Pop with "Atmosphere" Pedal Steel05:45 - _BENT110.STY - Classic "Bent-Note" Country Piano06:21 - _SPOPS16.STY - Zane Carney Pop Electric Guitar07:14 - _SPTRIO1.STY - Zane Carney 12:8 Pop07:35 - _BCJOS85.STY - Joe Robinson "Boom Chick" Acoustic Guitar07:57 - _GRVFOLK.STY - Old Time Folk Crossover09:11 - _HANGTEN.STY - Surf-Rock Styles09:20 - _OLDWLD1.STY - "Oberkrainer" Music from the Alps, Polka10:00 - _OLDWLD4.STY - "Oberkrainer" Waltz10:21 - _FUNKS16.STY - Funk, Swing 16ths10:56 - _PUNKRK1.STY - Punk Rock!13:01 - _ELECPOP.STY - Electronic Melodic Pop14:30 - Stylepicker samples14:33 - Stylepicker sample: _BZSLWLZ - Bouzouki Slow Waltz16:20 - Stylepicker sample: _SLCTRWZ - Slow Country Waltz with Banjo16:30 - Stylepicker sample: _PFPBTSW - Slow Pop Waltz Fingerpicking16:39 - Stylepicker sample: _WALZDUO - Waltz Fingerpicking Duo17:30 - Stylepicker sample: _TRADCRL - Traditional Celtic Reel17:38 - Stylepicker sample: _HBEV110 - Celtic Reel with Held Bass17:45 - Stylepicker sample: _OLDWLD1 - "Oberkrainer" Polka with Horns18:00 - Stylepicker sample: _PUNKRK1 - Punk Rock18:08 - Stylepicker sample: _PUNKRK2 - Punk with Guitar Soloist18:27 - Stylepicker sample: _WSBAND1 - Western Swing Band18:36 - Stylepicker sample: _BM_CTRY - Fast Country with Fiddle Solo18:42 - Stylepicker sample: _GYPSWFS - Gypsy Jazz Waltz with Fiddle Solo18:54 - Stylepicker sample: _CT128BR - Country 12/8 with Brent Mason Solo19:01 - Stylepicker sample: _PFP8TMW - Medium Pop Waltz Fingerpicking19:31 - Stylepicker sample: _TRAINBR - Country Train-Beat with Brent Solo19:37 - Stylepicker sample: _BRSOLCT - Even Country with Brent Solo19:47 - Stylepicker sample: _BTGBOOG - Baritone Guitar Boogie19:54 - Stylepicker sample: _BTGSHUF - Baritone Guitar Blues Shuffle20:09 - Stylepicker sample: _SURFTOM - Classic Surf with Tom Drums20:17 - Stylepicker sample: _BARGPFX - Baritone Guitar Pop with FX21:18 - Stylepicker sample: _BTGBOOG - Baritone Guitar Boogie21:39 - Stylepicker sample: _BARSPGW - Spaghetti Western with Baritone22:03 - _FASTCAT.STY - Fast Jazz with Danny Gottlieb RealDrums29:35 - _WALZDUO.STY - Joe Robinson Fingerpicking Waltz30:30 - _MANHATN.STY - "Manhattan" Jazz Swing with 2-Part Horn Section33:12 - _BARGPOP - Energetic Pop with Baritone Guitar35:40 - New Orleans Boogie Brent Mason Artist Performance37:15 - Train Beat Brent Mason Artist Performance
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PG Music Inc.
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thanks for the click track demo! That will be very useful to me! And I've reached an age where I learn better by watching than by reading about it. ;-)
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thanks for the click track demo! That will be very useful to me! And I've reached an age where I learn better by watching than by reading about it. ;-) No problem Pat! I'm totally going to use that feature too! Tobin
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There are some really awesome new RealTracks included with the new release .... (I'm a huge fan of Set 250: Rockabilly Swing)[/i] agreed .. - F
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Hi everyone, Here is an index to the in-depth new features video. The index is split up into "Features" and "Musical Content", so you can use the one that's applicable to what you're looking for: Index:Features:00:54 - How does Band-in-a-Box work?01:28 - See the chord where you are typing it!03:10 - Chord chart redesigned (explained in more depth later)03:49 - Redesigned Stylepicker (explained in more depth later)04:05 - Download Manager11:07 - Avoid transposition in RealTracks11:23 - Ignore Slash Root, except Bass Track13:37 - Stylepicker redesigned:13:56 - Stylepicker: Intelligent style suggestion from familiar song title15:46 - Stylepicker: Quick filter17:50 - Stylepicker: Text filter19:05 - Stylepicker: font size customizable19:15 - Stylepicker: Sortable and sizable columns21:39 - Stylepicker: Additional options22:03 - Chord Chart redesigned:23:35 - Chord Chart: additional chord display layer24:15 - Chord Chart: section text and bar settings layer25:00 - Chord Chart: editable lyric layer30:30 - Chord Chart New Options:30:42 - Chord Chart: customizable columns30:55 - Chord Chart: layer size customizable31:12 - Chord Chart: bar lines, with options31:25 - Chord Chart: bar numbers customizable31:41 - Chord Chart: superscript chords with options32:02 - Chord Chart: customizable colors32:33 - Chord Chart: customize distance between rows/columns32:50 - Chord Chart: save/load scheme, defaults33:12 - Music XML import/export:33:19 - Music XML: Band-in-a-Box AND RealBand34:06 - Music XML: Export notes and chords from Finale34:40 - Music XML: Import Finale XML into Band-in-a-Box35:21 - Music XML: Import Finale XML into RealBand35:40 - Music XML: Export XML FROM Band-in-a-Box36:20 - Music XML: Import BB XML in Finale NotePad36:37 - Music XML: Import BB XML in Finale36:49 - Music XML: Import BB XML in Sibelius37:00 - Music XML: Import BB XML in Guitar Pro37:15 - RealBand 2016 features37:45 - RealBand 2016, record click track38:36 - RealBand 2016, record click track: simple record of bars, add RealTracks43:49 - RealBand 2016, record click track: recording of bars and beats47:05 - RealBand 2016, record click track: manually entering bars51:15 - RealBand 2016, record click track: aligning MIDIMusical content:00:00 - _CROONR1.STY - Crooner Big Band Horns RealTracks02:24 - _JAZROK2.STY - Jon Herington JazzRock Soloists04:38 - _CTRYPS1.STY - Modern Country-Pop Pedal Steel05:07 - _ATMSPH3.STY - "Chillout" Pop with "Atmosphere" Pedal Steel05:45 - _BENT110.STY - Classic "Bent-Note" Country Piano06:21 - _SPOPS16.STY - Zane Carney Pop Electric Guitar07:14 - _SPTRIO1.STY - Zane Carney 12:8 Pop07:35 - _BCJOS85.STY - Joe Robinson "Boom Chick" Acoustic Guitar07:57 - _GRVFOLK.STY - Old Time Folk Crossover09:11 - _HANGTEN.STY - Surf-Rock Styles09:20 - _OLDWLD1.STY - "Oberkrainer" Music from the Alps, Polka10:00 - _OLDWLD4.STY - "Oberkrainer" Waltz10:21 - _FUNKS16.STY - Funk, Swing 16ths10:56 - _PUNKRK1.STY - Punk Rock!13:01 - _ELECPOP.STY - Electronic Melodic Pop14:30 - Stylepicker samples14:33 - Stylepicker sample: _BZSLWLZ - Bouzouki Slow Waltz16:20 - Stylepicker sample: _SLCTRWZ - Slow Country Waltz with Banjo16:30 - Stylepicker sample: _PFPBTSW - Slow Pop Waltz Fingerpicking16:39 - Stylepicker sample: _WALZDUO - Waltz Fingerpicking Duo17:30 - Stylepicker sample: _TRADCRL - Traditional Celtic Reel17:38 - Stylepicker sample: _HBEV110 - Celtic Reel with Held Bass17:45 - Stylepicker sample: _OLDWLD1 - "Oberkrainer" Polka with Horns18:00 - Stylepicker sample: _PUNKRK1 - Punk Rock18:08 - Stylepicker sample: _PUNKRK2 - Punk with Guitar Soloist18:27 - Stylepicker sample: _WSBAND1 - Western Swing Band18:36 - Stylepicker sample: _BM_CTRY - Fast Country with Fiddle Solo18:42 - Stylepicker sample: _GYPSWFS - Gypsy Jazz Waltz with Fiddle Solo18:54 - Stylepicker sample: _CT128BR - Country 12/8 with Brent Mason Solo19:01 - Stylepicker sample: _PFP8TMW - Medium Pop Waltz Fingerpicking19:31 - Stylepicker sample: _TRAINBR - Country Train-Beat with Brent Solo19:37 - Stylepicker sample: _BRSOLCT - Even Country with Brent Solo19:47 - Stylepicker sample: _BTGBOOG - Baritone Guitar Boogie19:54 - Stylepicker sample: _BTGSHUF - Baritone Guitar Blues Shuffle20:09 - Stylepicker sample: _SURFTOM - Classic Surf with Tom Drums20:17 - Stylepicker sample: _BARGPFX - Baritone Guitar Pop with FX21:18 - Stylepicker sample: _BTGBOOG - Baritone Guitar Boogie21:39 - Stylepicker sample: _BARSPGW - Spaghetti Western with Baritone22:03 - _FASTCAT.STY - Fast Jazz with Danny Gottlieb RealDrums29:35 - _WALZDUO.STY - Joe Robinson Fingerpicking Waltz30:30 - _MANHATN.STY - "Manhattan" Jazz Swing with 2-Part Horn Section33:12 - _BARGPOP - Energetic Pop with Baritone Guitar35:40 - New Orleans Boogie Brent Mason Artist Performance37:15 - Train Beat Brent Mason Artist Performance Thanks Tobin This was very useful to dial in on specific new features to then further test.
Studio One (latest version), Win 11 23H2 , i9 -10940X 3.3 GHz, 32GB Mem, a 4K 40" monitor, PreSonus Studio Live III Console as interface/controller. secondarily test on Reaper, Cakewalk, and S1 on Surface Pro 3 Win 10 (latest versions).
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Better late than never. Thanks Tobin, VERY much appreciated.
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Win 10, 64 bit, love my Lenovo T420, BIAB 2019 (613), RB 2019 (2)
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PowerTracks Pro 2026 for Windows is Here!
PowerTracks 2026 is here—bringing powerful new enhancements designed to make your production workflow faster, smoother, and more intuitive than ever.
The enhanced Mixer now shows Track Type and Instrument icons for instant track recognition, while a new grid option simplifies editing views. Non-floating windows adopt a modern title bar style, replacing the legacy blue bar.
The Master Volume is now applied at the end of the audio chain for consistent levels and full-signal master effects.
Tablature now includes a “Save bends when saving XML” option for improved compatibility with PG Music tools. Plus, you can instantly match all track heights with a simple Ctrl-release after resizing, and Add2 chords from MGU/SGU files are now fully supported... and more!
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We've added many major new features and new content in a redesigned Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Windows®!
Version 2026 introduces a modernized GUI redesign across the program, with updated toolbars, refreshed windows, smoother workflows, and a new Dark Mode option. There’s also a new side toolbar for quicker access to commonly used windows, and the new Multi-View feature lets you arrange multiple windows as layered panels without overlap, making it easier to customize your workspace.
Another exciting new addition is the new AI-Notes feature, which can transcribe polyphonic audio into MIDI. You can view the results in notation or play them back as MIDI, and choose whether to process an entire track or focus on specific parts like drums, bass, guitars/piano, or vocals. There's over 100 new features in Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Windows®.
There's an amazing collection of new content too, including 202 RealTracks, new RealStyles, MIDI SuperTracks, Instrumental Studies, “Songs with Vocals” Artist Performance Sets, Playable RealTracks Set 5, two RealDrums Stems sets, XPro Styles PAK 10, Xtra Styles PAK 21, and much more!
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We've packed Band-in-a-Box® 2026 with major new features, enhancements, and an incredible lineup of new content! The program now sports a sleek, modern GUI redesign across the entire interface, including updated toolbars, refreshed windows, smoother workflows, a new dark mode option, and more. The brand-new side toolbar provides quicker access to key windows, while the new Multi-View feature lets you arrange multiple windows as layered panels without overlap, creating a flexible, clutter-free workspace. We have an amazing new “AI-Notes” feature. This transcribes polyphonic audio into MIDI so you can view it in notation or play it back as MIDI. You can process an entire track (all pitched instruments and drums) or focus on individual parts like drums, bass, guitars/piano, or vocals. There's an amazing collection of new content too, including 202 RealTracks, new RealStyles, MIDI SuperTracks, Instrumental Studies, “Songs with Vocals” Artist Performance Sets, Playable RealTracks Set 5, two RealDrums Stems sets, XPro Styles PAK 10, Xtra Styles PAK 21, and much more!
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Band-in-a-Box 2026 Video: The Newly Designed Piano Roll Window
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You can see all the 2026 videos on our forum!
Band-in-a-Box 2026 Video: AI Stems & Notes - split polyphonic audio into instruments and transcribe
This video demonstrates how to use the new AI-Notes feature together with the AI-Stems splitter, allowing you to select an audio file and have it separated into individual stems while transcribing each one to its own MIDI track. AI-Notes converts polyphonic audio—either full mixes or individual instruments—into MIDI that you can view in notation or play back instantly.
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