An update is available for Band-in-a-Box® Version 2016

Download the Band-in-a-Box 2016 Build 430 update (Beta)

This is considered a beta patch because it is new.

Summary of changes for Build 430 (Jan 4, 2016):

  • Fixed: Edit | Lyrics | "Erase Bar-Based Lyrics" did not redraw chordsheet (ie. lyrics would not disappear until clicking somewhere in the chordsheet).
  • Fixed: Bar Settings changes indicator (red underline) was hard to see, especially if part marker color was red.
  • Fixed: Bar Settings changes indicator would not always appear/disappear after making changes in the Bar Settings dialog.
  • Fixed: Chordsheet was not responding to special [#] key on UK keyboards.
  • Fixed: Editing Bar Lyrics layer or Section Text layer would not increase text box size if adding more than the current lines of text showing.
  • Fixed: Bar Lyrics and Section Text layers would never display an ampersand character.
  • Fixed: Track radio controls would not move when window was resized, and some of them would get hidden behind the mixer.
  • Fixed: Funk70sPop RealDrums typo in RD Picker
  • Fixed: A couple of PG styles showing up as User styles.
  • Fixed: Choosing custom fonts for either 'Chords (main)' or 'Chords (additional)' ignored choice of style (Bold, Italic, Underline, Strikeout);
  • Fixed:'Chord font size %' added to Display Options.
  • Fixed: Editing Bar Lyrics layer or Section Text layer was not undoable.
  • Fixed: Track radio control positions where not updated when opening the program.
  • Fixed: Green underlines for indicating RealCharts (under track radio controls) were not always in the correct positions.
  • Fixed: Bar Settings changes indicator uses a unique color now (defaults to red). This color can be set in Display Options by selecting 'Bar Settings indicator' in the color picker.
  • Fixed: Options | Preferences | SPACEBAR key setting was not working (ie. "Enters no chord (deletes current chord)" would be ignored).
  • Fixed: Options | Preferences | Enter Key Advances Highlight Bar setting was ignored (ie. it was ALWAYS on).
  • Fixed: When recording from a specific bar, MIDI would not get recorded unless recording audio as well.
  • Fixed: In the floating Notation window, sometimes the Bar Lyrics layer would not show if the row was empty, making it impossible to start editing that row.
  • Fixed: Editing Bar Lyrics or Section Text in the floating Notation window would not update the chordsheet.
  • Fixed: Melody | Edit Melody Track | Quantize, Time Adjust | Eliminate Note Overlap - Preserve Double Stops... would use the wrong range unless processing entire song.
  • Fixed: Melody | Edit Melody Track | Quantize, Time Adjust | Eliminate Note Overlap - Remove Double Stops... would use the wrong range unless processing entire song.
  • Fixed: When choosing range for various MIDI editing features, nothing would happen after clicking [OK] (as if [Cancel] was clicked instead). These were the features effected by this bug:
    Melody | Edit Melody Track | Remove Harmony (or guitar solo) from Melody Track...
    Soloist | Edit Soloist Track | Remove Harmony (or guitar solo) from Soloist Track...
    Window | Lyrics | Vocal Wizard... | [Set Range...]
    File | Save Special... | Save Song As MIDI File... | [Set Range...]
    Melody | Edit Melody Track | Quantize, Time Adjust | Eliminate Note Overlap - Preserve Double Stops...
    Melody | Edit Melody Track | Quantize, Time Adjust | Eliminate Note Overlap - Remove Double Stops...
    Melody | Edit Melody Track | Rechannel to Specific Guitar Fret Position over Range...
    Soloist | Edit Soloist Track | Rechannel to Specific Guitar Fret Position over Range...
    Melody | Edit Melody Track | Transpose | Transpose Melody only...
    Soloist | Edit Soloist Track | Transpose | Transpose Melody Part
  • Fixed: When "Auto-adjust rows" was enabled in Display Options, the rows would not auto-adjust when opening a new song, creating a new song, or changing the length of the song.
  • Fixed: The "Auto-adjust rows" would not consider the number of columns (assumed 4).
  • Fixed: Chordsheet scrolling would not work with some mice and track pads.


Summary of changes for Build 429 (Dec 18, 2015):

  • Fixed: "Convert line-based lyrics to bar-based lyrics" setting in the Overrides dialog would not get reset when clicking on the [Defaults] button.
  • Fixed: Overrides dialog did not have proper hints for new bar-based lyrics items.
  • Fixed: Clicking [Convert now...] for converting line-based lyrics to bar-based lyrics would not automatically turn on the Bar Lyrics layer.
  • Fixed: Bar Lyrics layer and Section Text layer would only allow a maximum of 127 characters be typed in (rather than 255).
  • Fixed: When loading an acid loop that is tagged as "one-shot", then "Stretch Tempo" should not be checked in the loops dialog.
  • Fixed: 'Panic!' and 'Panic should also Reset DXi synth' items were missing from the Play menu.
  • Fixed: Leadsheet did not show bar-based lyrics.
  • Fixed: Some cases of editing the song (eg. entering chords) would not show the file as being edited in the title bar (“*”), and you would not be prompted to save your song when exiting or opening another song.
  • Fixed: Symbols on the right of the chord cell would force chord font to be small on beats 3 or 4.
  • Fixed: The chord cells would always be evenly divided (widths), but they should always meet in the center of the box (eg. when there is a repeat symbol on the right, only beats 3 & 4 should be squished).
  • Fixed: After editing a song, when asked if you want to save your song, the Save As dialog would always appear even if you had picked a file name for your song previously.
  • Fixed: Sometimes the new Style Picker would show additional scrollbars.
  • Fixed: The bar & beat numbers in the title bar would be incorrect.
  • Fixed: Opening a new song did not move cursor to bar 1.
  • Fixed: The description of Bar Settings changes in the title bar would sometimes not show the right bar number (eg. in songs with time signature changes).
  • Fixed: The current cell/bar on the chordsheet was not in sync with the notation and leadsheet windows.
  • Fixed: Display Options dialog would not appear, and freeze Band-in-a-Box until ESC key pressed. This would only happen with low resolution monitors.
  • Fixed: Possible application crash when opening the Display Options.
  • Fixed: Some machines (likely with their operating system set to something less than 32bit color) will crash on bootup.
  • Fixed: MIDI Chord Detection was not working.
  • Fixed: Audio could only be imported once per program session.
  • Fixed: MIDI would not get recorded unless recording audio as well.
  • Fixed: Edit | Lyrics | "Line based Lyrics" sub-menu removed.
  • Fixed: Edit | Lyrics | "Erase Bar-Based Lyrics" item replaces "Erase all Lyrics...".
  • Fixed: After entering a chord into the chordsheet, it would not appear in the leadsheet.
  • Fixed: Sometimes the Style Picker would take a long time to open.
  • Fixed: Style Picker now has a new filter for showing or not showing styles that are use missing RealTracks or RealDrums (Other | Show Styles with RealTracks/RealDrums that are Found/Not Found [RT n/a]...).
  • Updated: PDF manuals and Tips updated.
  • Fixed: Sinsy vocal synth - lyrics weren't written correctly.
  • Improved: Sinsy vocal synth - notes are made legato, which limits choppy generation.
  • Fixed: Loops Dialog resizable (BB and RealBand) and remembers positions between sessions. Height and Widhts of Loops list increases.
  • Fixed: RealTracks Picker Song and Style Demo buttons weren't finding the recent Song and Style demos (from RealTracks sets 228-253).
  • Fixed: Sibelius 8.01 XML files could not be loaded.
  • Fixed: Moving the guitar after visiting options dialog could result in narrowing of the fretboard width, within the guitar window.
  • Fixed: Capo setting didn't get properly updated visually unless visiting the Guitar Options dialog.
  • Fixed: "Pause Till MIDI received" doesn't interfere with stylepicker.
  • Fixed: StylePicker Options dialog default button only resets options for that dialog.
  • Fixed: Time sig menu (4/4), reduced text.
  • Added: MIDI Patch filter added to 'Other' Menu of stylepicker.
  • Fixed: F5 dialog and other dialogs updated to use the new StylePicker.
  • Fixed: F5 dialog was not loading style in correct bar sometimes.
  • Fixed: ASIO fix for Tascam 16x08 recording/VU Meters or other Int24 LSB format audio.
  • Improved: Download Manager - UI changes to make settings are more intuitive, and 'Total' bandwidth indicator added.
  • Improved: Download Manager - Automatically installs files only after all downloads complete, and gives message suggesting to close BB. This is intended to avoid conflicts and reduce the chance of failed installs.
  • Fixed: Download Manager - Prevent cases where files are erroneously re-downloaded.
  • Fixed: Download Manager - Individual download button functionality improved. Allows user to re-download a file if they choose to.
  • Fixed: Some gibberish characters in the StylePicker.


Summary of changes for Build 427 (Dec 3, 2015):

  • Added: New Feature: Stereo UserTracks supported.
  • Fixed: Adding/removing/changing part markers would un-highlight the highlighted region of the chordsheet.
  • Fixed: Edit | Cut for just one cell would not copy the data of that cell (to clipboard) for pasting later.
  • Fixed: Using [Chord Display] | Choose Colors for chord and notation Display... while in the notation window would not fully update the chordsheet once leaving the notation window.
  • Added: The Download Manager can be run from Help | Utilities | Run Download/Install Manager now...
  • Fixed: Section Letters on the chordsheet do not fit within part markers for shorter part markers.
  • Fixed: Sometimes repeat symbols (DC al Coda, 'tag', etc.) would overlap the chords on the chordsheet.
  • Fixed: Repeats and chorus end symbols did not show the # of times to repeat (eg. '3X :|')
  • Fixed: Capo setting didn't get properly updated visually unless visiting the Guitar Options dialog.
  • Fixed: Moving the guitar after visiting options dialog could result in narrowing of the fretboard width, within the guitar window.


Summary of changes for Build 426 (Dec 2, 2015):

  • Fixed: For localized versions, the program would crash while opening.
  • Fixed: Edit | Cut would not clear the selected region (ie. select NO bars).
  • Fixed: Help | Program Manuals (PDF) not linking to the 2016 manuals.
  • Updated: PDF upgrade manual.

Andrew
PG Music Inc.