PG Music Home Forums PG Music Wishlists Band-in-a-Box Wishlist Can this happen

Index

Print Thread

Go To

Can this happen #381771 12/11/16 11:45 AM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Aug 2016 Posts: 223 South Australia W wish OP Apprentice
OP wish Apprentice W Joined: Aug 2016 Posts: 223 South Australia	Its interesting reading forum posts especially as a newbie, lots of info. One thread recently was about song formatting and how some use the "linear" system to type in the chords and others more familiar use codas etc. As a beginner I am using the linear way and of course have a page full of chords which gets smaller each time you add a verse or chorus. At this point Part markers are confusing me on how they react but working with it.....however I just thought it be would be great if you were able to highlight in different colours (as in a spreadsheet) the verse and the chorus and the bridge then a lead break in different colours so you could identify where you are in your work. It would be easy to find the verses to tidy up and make changes rather than getting frustrated with a page full of chords that look all the same. Just a thought. BIAB 2022 UltraPAK Xtra packs 1,2,3,4,5,6,13 2019 and 2018 49pak Asus Zen Book UX533F 1TB ssd Windows10 pro, 16g i7 64bit Allen and Heath Z10fx mixer Alesis V25 controller

Re: Can this happen wish #381800 12/11/16 02:09 PM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 7,954 P Pipeline Veteran
Pipeline Veteran P Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 7,954	Do you mean like this: Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in) BB_Color_Sections.jpg (637.95 KB, 338 downloads) EZD2_Song_Part.jpg (499.66 KB, 327 downloads)

Re: Can this happen wish #381810 12/11/16 03:05 PM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Aug 2016 Posts: 223 South Australia W wish OP Apprentice
OP wish Apprentice W Joined: Aug 2016 Posts: 223 South Australia	Perfect.............would you like to share how you did that?? Ez Drummer?? Not a cheap program. Guessing you have integrated the two?? BIAB 2022 UltraPAK Xtra packs 1,2,3,4,5,6,13 2019 and 2018 49pak Asus Zen Book UX533F 1TB ssd Windows10 pro, 16g i7 64bit Allen and Heath Z10fx mixer Alesis V25 controller

Re: Can this happen wish #381818 12/11/16 03:23 PM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10,331 Middlesex, NC Guitarhacker Veteran
Guitarhacker Veteran Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10,331 Middlesex, NC	Yeah... and can you select any color you want? Red verse Blue chorus Green bridge Yellow solo can that be done? if so, how? You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.com Add nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both. The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.

Re: Can this happen wish #381824 12/11/16 04:20 PM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 7,954 P Pipeline Veteran
Pipeline Veteran P Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 7,954	They could do it any number of ways, highlight the section then choose a color or Bar-based Section Color picker, set the color at that bar then go to the bar where the section changes and set a new color ??? Full screen Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in) BB_Section_Colors.jpg (627.62 KB, 200 downloads)

Re: Can this happen wish #381825 12/11/16 04:32 PM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,033 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY Matt Finley Veteran
Matt Finley Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,033 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY	Originally Posted By: wish I just thought it be would be great if you were able to highlight in different colours (as in a spreadsheet) the verse and the chorus and the bridge then a lead break in different colours so you could identify where you are in your work. It would be easy to find the verses to tidy up and make changes rather than getting frustrated with a page full of chords that look all the same. +1 BIAB 2025 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 7 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus 192 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.

Re: Can this happen wish #381877 12/12/16 03:47 AM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10,331 Middlesex, NC Guitarhacker Veteran
Guitarhacker Veteran Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10,331 Middlesex, NC	I will have to try this.... later today.... it's a rainy day so...... You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.com Add nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both. The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.

Re: Can this happen wish #381980 12/12/16 10:54 AM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 12,232 Wauconda DrDan Veteran
DrDan Veteran Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 12,232 Wauconda	Not sure there is anything to try, this is just as wish... , isn't it? BIAB – 2025, Reaper (current), i7-12700F Processor, 32GB DDR4-3200MHz RAM, 1TB WD Black NVMe SSD, 2TB WDC Blue SSD, 1TB WD Blue, 2 TB SK NVMe, 6 TB External, Motu Audio Express 6x6

Re: Can this happen Guitarhacker #381982 12/12/16 11:07 AM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 7,954 P Pipeline Veteran
Pipeline Veteran P Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 7,954	Yeah sorry, just a pic of how it could be. But yes, to be able to have your custom preset colors defined Red verse Blue chorus Green bridge Yellow solo

Re: Can this happen wish #381988 12/12/16 11:36 AM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,033 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY Matt Finley Veteran
Matt Finley Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,033 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY	That was funny. A casual reader might spend time trying to find the command! It does not exist yet. As has been said, this is a very creative idea, and it's from one of our more recent contributors. +1 BIAB 2025 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 7 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus 192 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.

Re: Can this happen Matt Finley #381996 12/12/16 11:48 AM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 23,214 Hamlin NY MarioD Veteran
MarioD Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 23,214 Hamlin NY	Another +1 Whenever I get something stuck in the back of my throat, I dislodge it by drinking a beer. It's called the Heineken Maneuver. 64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware

Re: Can this happen wish #381997 12/12/16 11:50 AM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 20,313 Melbourne, Australia AudioTrack Veteran
AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 20,313 Melbourne, Australia	Lending my support +1 BIAB & RB2025 Win.(Audiophile), Sonar Platinum, Cakewalk by Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M Monitors, Pioneer Active Monitors, AKG K271 Studio H'phones

Re: Can this happen wish #395221 02/09/17 04:11 PM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 483 San Jose,CA J jazzsax Journeyman
jazzsax Journeyman J Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 483 San Jose,CA	+1 it would be a nice addition.

Re: Can this happen wish #395297 02/10/17 05:07 AM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 715 Waterloo Ontario Canada T Tony Wright Journeyman
Tony Wright Journeyman T Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 715 Waterloo Ontario Canada	+1 This would be so much better than those tiny little red lines that indicate when e.g. a solo has been un-muted. Currently you have to click on F5 and look at a large drop down to see what the red line means. Tony

Re: Can this happen wish #395725 02/12/17 06:24 AM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,786 Iceland Icelander Veteran
Icelander Veteran Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,786 Iceland	+1 Just because you can, doesn't mean you should! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BBox 2022 Audiophile, Mac Pro Intel, OSX 10.6.8, 800x600 (TV VGA)

Re: Can this happen Icelander #395742 02/12/17 07:15 AM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 1,323 France John-Luke Expert
John-Luke Expert Joined: May 2003 Posts: 1,323 France	+1 Reach for excellence

Re: Can this happen wish #395761 02/12/17 08:47 AM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 3,790 J JohnJohnJohn Veteran
JohnJohnJohn Veteran J Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 3,790	+1 Such a simple thing to change in the program and would be supremely helpful to users!!!

Re: Can this happen wish #406328 04/09/17 07:30 AM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 442 Maine Guitartist Journeyman
Guitartist Journeyman Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 442 Maine	+1 UltraPAK 2021, 27" late 2012 iMac, 16 GB RAM, OSX 10.15.7 Logic Pro X 10.6.3

Re: Can this happen Guitartist #406334 04/09/17 08:02 AM Band-in-a-Box Wishlist
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 10,814 Winston Salem, NC USA Jim Fogle Veteran
Jim Fogle Veteran Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 10,814 Winston Salem, NC USA	+1 Colorful idea. While not the same, I combined the predefined colors for the section A & B part markers with the bar based section letter option and was able to create the mock song below in less than a minute. While I just used A & B part markers I easily could have extended the idea to incorporate more colors by using additional part marker pairs (C & D, E & F, and so on all the way to Y & Z). Also, if I didn't want to incorporate additional styles then when creating the additional part markers select the same style over and over. Leave the chords blank and save the part marker, bar section letters as a blank chords song for use as a template. Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in) Bar Based Section Letters.jpg (119.23 KB, 50 downloads) Jim Fogle - 2025 BiaB (Build 1128) RB (Build 5) - Ultra+ PAK DAWs: Cakewalk Sonar - 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

Go To

Moderated by Andrew - PG Music, Catherine, PeterGannon, pgmoderation

Link Copied to Clipboard

ChatPG

Ask sales and support questions about Band-in-a-Box using natural language.

ChatPG's knowledge base includes the full Band-in-a-Box User Manual and sales information from the website.

PG Music News

July 01, 2025

Video: Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac®: VST3 Plugin Support

Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac® now includes support for VST3 plugins, alongside VST and AU. Use them with MIDI or audio tracks for even more creative possibilities in your music production.

Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Macs®: VST3 Plugin Support

Video: Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac®: Using VST3 Plugins

Join the conversation on our forum.

June 30, 2025

Band-in-a-Box 2025 for Mac Videos

With the release of Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac, we’re rolling out a collection of brand-new videos on our YouTube channel. We’ll also keep this forum post updated so you can easily find all the latest videos in one convenient spot.

From overviews of new features and walkthroughs of the 202 new RealTracks, to highlights of XPro Styles PAK 8, Xtra Styles PAKs 18, the 2025 49-PAK, and in-depth tutorials — you’ll find everything you need to explore what’s new in Band-in-a-Box® 2025.

Reference this forum post for One-Stop Shopping of our Band-in-a-Box® 2025 Mac Videos — we’ll be adding more videos as they’re released!

June 28, 2025

Band-in-a-Box 2025 for Mac is Here!

Band-in-a-Box^® 2025 for Mac is here, packed with major new features and an incredible collection of available new content! This includes 202 RealTracks (in Sets 449-467), plus 20 bonus Unreleased RealTracks in the 2025 49-PAK. There are new RealStyles, MIDI SuperTracks, Instrumental Studies, “Songs with Vocals” Artist Performance Sets, Playable RealTracks Set 4, two new sets of “RealDrums Stems,” XPro Styles PAK 8, Xtra Styles PAK 19, and more!

Special Offers
Upgrade to Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac with savings of up to 50% on most upgrade packages during our special—available until July 31, 2025! Visit our Band-in-a-Box^® packages page for all the purchase options available.

2025 Free Bonus PAK & 49-PAK Add-ons
We've packed our Free Bonus PAK & 49-PAK with some incredible Add-ons! The Free Bonus PAK is automatically included with most Band-in-a-Box^® for Mac 2025 packages, but for even more Add-ons (including 20 Unreleased RealTracks!) upgrade to the 2025 49-PAK for only $49. You can see the full lists of items in each package, and listen to demos here.

If you have any questions, feel free to connect with us directly—we’re here to help!

May 21, 2025

Band-in-a-Box 2025 Italian Version is Here!

Cari amici
È stata aggerate la versione in Italiano del programma più amato dagli appassionati di musica, il nostro Band-in-a-Box.
Questo è il link alla nuova versione 2025.

Di seguito i link per scaricare il pacchetti di lingua italiana aggiornati per Band-in-a-Box e RealBand, anche per chi avesse già comprato la nuova versione in inglese.

Band-in-a-Box 2025 - Italiano
RealBand 2025 - Italiano

April 15, 2025

Band-in-a-Box 2025 French Version is Here!

Bonjour à tous,

Band-in-a-Box^® 2025 pour Windows est disponible en Français.
Le téléchargement se fait à partir du site PG Music

Pour ceux qui auraient déjà acheté la version 2025 de Band-in-a-Box (et qui donc ont une version anglaise), il est possible de "franciser" cette version avec les patchs suivants:

BIAB 2025 - francisation
RealBand 2025 - francisation

Voilà, enjoy!

April 14, 2025

Band-in-a-Box 2025 German Version is Here!

Band-in-a-Box 2025 für Windows Deutsch ist verfügbar!

Die deutsche Version Band-in-a-Box^® 2025 für Windows ist ab sofort verfügbar!

Alle die bereits die englische Version von Band-in-a-Box und RealBand 2024 installiert haben, finden hier die Installationsdateien für das Sprachenupdate:

https://nn.pgmusic.com/pgfiles/languagesupport/deutsch2025.exe
https://nn.pgmusic.com/pgfiles/languagesupport/deutsch2025RB.exe

March 19, 2025

Update Your Band-in-a-Box® 2025 to Build 1128 for Windows Today!

Already using Band-in-a-Box 2025 for Windows®? Download Build 1128 now from our Support Page to enjoy the latest enhancements and improvements from our team.

Stay up to date—get the latest update now!

More News