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Im new to using mac and I have biab for mac.....been usin biab for windows for years and Ive got a bunch of midi styles Ive created on the p.c. and also bought from pg music....my question is: are they compatible? Thanks in advance:)


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I don't know for certain, but I would expect that they ARE compatible. I'd just try one, see how it works. BIAB files created in Mac are playable on Windoze and vice versa.

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Yes, the MIDI styles are compatible.

I write all my MIDI styles on a PC and they transfer to Mac without any problems at all.

Be sure to put them in the styles folder re-boot BiaB, open the style picker dialog, and refresh.

If you have any third party styles (like mine) be sure the ????????.ls3 files are in the data folder

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Thanks for letting me know...I still need to find out how to find the styles folder on my mac shocked


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Originally Posted By: jeffgee
Thanks for letting me know...I still need to find out how to find the styles folder on my mac shocked


Open "Finder", select "Applications", then select "Band In A Box". You'll find the styles folder in there.


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Originally Posted By: Notes Norton


Be sure to put them in the styles folder re-boot BiaB, open the style picker dialog, and refresh.




@ Notes Norton


Somewhat hesitate to write this because you have been around as long as I have in using Band in a Box. I've purchased/used a few of your disks.


Just took a look in my Band in a Box's Mac 2016 Styles folder ( 2016 USB hard drive from PG ) and there are no midi files in their Styles folder.

Therefore, somewhat confused by your instructions.


Would you/anyone here please clarify those instructions.

However, it has been hectic here for me trying to keep up with PG's Mac's 2016 updates and special instructions and so i may just need more coffee. Ever grateful to Andrew/PG team for all their efforts.




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You need to drag and drop the styles into the folder yourself.

Take the styles from your old BiaB. They should be in the C:\BB folder, they will start with the # character and have an .sty extension. Copy them to removable media like a flash drive.

Then use the flash drive to drag and drop those styles into the Styles folder on your Mac.

The demo songs also start with the # character, but end in .SGU or .MGU (sometimes the U might be replaced with a number if one of the original styles was used). Drag them into the Song folder.

And never hesitate to ask for help. I want you to be able to enjoy what you purchased.

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