Neil1000,

Thank you for taking time to share your viewpoint with us. I'm sure you are taking the action that you believe is best for you.

You did not mention what version of Band-in-a-Box you presently use. That information would help other forum members highlight features that have been upgraded or added since you purchased Band-in-a-Box that are indispensable in their daily use of Band-in-a-Box.

You also did not mention how you use your current version of Band-in-a-Box. The program has become as feature laden as a swiss knife. You're missing out on a lot.

Many forum users have a DAW in their musical toolbox because Band-in-a-Box is not a DAW and does not pretend to be a DAW. Band-in-a-Box is a music accompaniment program. It is very strong in providing practice, accompaniment and song building tools. Just as I would not expect the drawing tools in Microsoft Office to be as strong as CorelDraw we do not expect Band-in-a-Box to have the same tools as ProTools.

I would enjoy learning more about "expressive communication". What is that?

Jim Fogle - 2025 BiaB (Build 1128) RB (Build 5) - Ultra+ PAK
DAWs: Cakewalk by BandLab (CbB) - Standalone: Zoom MRS-8
Laptop: i3 Win 10, 8GB ram 500GB HDD
Desktop: i7 Win 11, 12GB ram 256GB SSD, 4 TB HDD
Music at: https://fogle622.wix.com/fogle622-audio-home