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Look at what we found... Band-in-a-Box Pro Version 1.0! #TBT #436322 11/02/17 10:49 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,312 Victoria, BC Callie - PG Music OP PG Music Staff
OP Callie - PG Music PG Music Staff Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,312 Victoria, BC	PG Music was founded way back in 1988 - so it's no huge surprise that we still have this 3.5" floppy disk for Band-in-a-Box 1.0 for Windows! Callie Marketing Representative PG Music Inc.

Re: Look at what we found... Band-in-a-Box Pro Version 1.0! #TBT Callie - PG Music #436324 11/02/17 11:13 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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jford Veteran Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 12,672 Pensacola, Florida	Very cool! So that would have been for Windows 2.0 or 2.1, as Windows 3 wasn't released until 1990. That was the first version of Windows I worked with. I was working at the US Federal Aviation Administration at the time and implementing a new desktop environment for about 500 users there that was based on Windows 2. I was so happy when we went to Windows 3 and ultimately Windows for Workgroups 3.11. Networking in Windows 2 was a real PITA. I also got to implement Microsoft Word for Windows 1.0. We've really come a long way since then. John Laptop-HP Omen I7 Win11Pro 32GB 2x2TB, 1x4TB SSD Desktop-ASUS-I7 Win10Pro 32GB 2x1.5TB, 2x2TB, 1x4TB SATA BB2025/UMC404HD/Casios/Cakewalk/Reaper/Studio One/MixBus/Notion/Finale/Dorico/Noteworthy/NI/Halion/IK http://www.sus4chord.com

Re: Look at what we found... Band-in-a-Box Pro Version 1.0! #TBT Callie - PG Music #436333 11/02/17 11:56 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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raymb1 Veteran Joined: May 2005 Posts: 2,607 Sterling, Va	I wish I had kept my discs. I started with BIAB in 1995. I remember having a rough time back then with my Sony laptop. I was brand new to computers at that time. Asus Q500A i7 Win 10 64 bit 8GB ram 750 HD 15.5" touch screen, BIAB 2017, Casio PX 5s, Xw P1, Center Point Stereo SS V3 and EWI 4000s.

Re: Look at what we found... Band-in-a-Box Pro Version 1.0! #TBT Callie - PG Music #436356 11/02/17 02:50 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,334 North Carolina	But I found this 5 and a quarter inch from 1987. I think we need to talk guys. Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in) Dudes in a Box.jpg (49.67 KB, 210 downloads) David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: Look at what we found... Band-in-a-Box Pro Version 1.0! #TBT Callie - PG Music #436365 11/02/17 04:21 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Pipeline Veteran P Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 7,954	Get a usb floppy disk drive and DOSBox then try it out.

Re: Look at what we found... Band-in-a-Box Pro Version 1.0! #TBT Callie - PG Music #436399 11/03/17 02:42 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Notes Norton Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 6,374 Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S.A.	I remember the floppies, DOS versions, the first Windows version, Atari versions and Motorola CPU Mac versions. I wish I still had the disks, for nostalgic reasons. Notes Bob "Notes" Norton Norton Music https://www.nortonmusic.com 100% MIDI Super-Styles recorded by live, pro, studio musicians for a live groove & Fake Disks for MIDI and/or RealTracks

Re: Look at what we found... Band-in-a-Box Pro Version 1.0! #TBT Callie - PG Music #436446 11/03/17 10:50 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Island Soul Expert I Joined: May 2015 Posts: 884 St. Petersburg , FL	I want to hear what BIAB 1.0 sounds like and compare to today's. Computer: Macbook Pro, 16 inch 2021 DAWs: Pro Tools, Logic, and Maschine plays drums, percussion, bass, steel pan, keyboard, music producer/engineer

Re: Look at what we found... Band-in-a-Box Pro Version 1.0! #TBT Island Soul #436448 11/03/17 11:05 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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: Islansoul I want to hear what BIAB 1.0 sounds like and compare to today's. No you don't. There is really no comparison. I started using BIAB just a few years later and it's only MIDI, with the chintzy MIDI sounds of its day. Quite awful by today's standards. 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: Look at what we found... Band-in-a-Box Pro Version 1.0! #TBT jford #436466 11/03/17 12:58 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 20,313 Melbourne, Australia	I go back to 1992. Wish I still had the Atari, I would be tempted to fire it up. But I do remember the sounds and quality. It's come a long, long way. Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in) Original35disks034.jpg (164.31 KB, 131 downloads) 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: Look at what we found... Band-in-a-Box Pro Version 1.0! #TBT Matt Finley #436476 11/03/17 01:44 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Larry Kehl Veteran Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,494 New Mexico	concur (unless one likes gritting one's teeth) Larry

Re: Look at what we found... Band-in-a-Box Pro Version 1.0! #TBT Matt Finley #436485 11/03/17 02:33 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Icelander Veteran Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,786 Iceland	Originally Posted By: Matt Finley Originally Posted By: Islansoul I want to hear what BIAB 1.0 sounds like and compare to today's. No you don't. ROFL!! But actually, you can get an idea of what the typical 90's BBox sounded like, from an earlier 'News' post - check this out: http://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=433186 Just because you can, doesn't mean you should! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BBox 2022 Audiophile, Mac Pro Intel, OSX 10.6.8, 800x600 (TV VGA)

Re: Look at what we found... Band-in-a-Box Pro Version 1.0! #TBT Callie - PG Music #436514 11/04/17 02:15 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Notes Norton Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 6,374 Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S.A.	Play the "built in" styles without an ending and that's pretty much what it sounded like. And BiaB has no sound at all, it depends on the synth module, synth, or software synth you are using. BiaB tells the synth what to play. Back in the early 1990s, sound modules weren't as sophisticated as they are now, digital advances make them sound much better now. But some of the sounds back then were decent, and in it's day it was the most advanced thing going. Fortunately PG Music did not rest on it's laurels and have continued to innovate and improve on the original design. Insights and incites by Notes Bob "Notes" Norton Norton Music https://www.nortonmusic.com 100% MIDI Super-Styles recorded by live, pro, studio musicians for a live groove & Fake Disks for MIDI and/or RealTracks

Re: Look at what we found... Band-in-a-Box Pro Version 1.0! #TBT Icelander #436543 11/04/17 06:15 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,334 North Carolina David Snyder Veteran
David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,334 North Carolina	OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!! This is the funniest thing I have ever seen!! I am laughing so hard I can't breathe!! "Yeah, sales people are beautiful that way...anyway, Peter is making a fortune doing house calls but he plays in a band on weekends and he married my sister......and he made this thing called Band in a Box." ROFLMAO!! http://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=433186 David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: Look at what we found... Band-in-a-Box Pro Version 1.0! #TBT Callie - PG Music #436548 11/04/17 06:55 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Icelander Veteran Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,786 Iceland	Don't tell me it's after midnight at your end now too, eh? Just because you can, doesn't mean you should! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BBox 2022 Audiophile, Mac Pro Intel, OSX 10.6.8, 800x600 (TV VGA)

Re: Look at what we found... Band-in-a-Box Pro Version 1.0! #TBT Icelander #436566 11/04/17 08:42 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,334 North Carolina David Snyder Veteran
David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,334 North Carolina	Dude, I am totally showing this to all of my friends. This is better than anything I have seen on Saturday Night Live. When he got to the part about complex numbers and "my tie really isn't a pair of suspenders" I almost choked, I was laughing so hard. David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: Look at what we found... Band-in-a-Box Pro Version 1.0! #TBT Callie - PG Music #436568 11/04/17 08:51 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Icelander Veteran Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,786 Iceland	Told ya it was f...... hilarious! Last edited by Icelander; 11/04/17 02:16 PM. Reason: Correcting mistakes Just because you can, doesn't mean you should! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BBox 2022 Audiophile, Mac Pro Intel, OSX 10.6.8, 800x600 (TV VGA)

Re: Look at what we found... Band-in-a-Box Pro Version 1.0! #TBT Callie - PG Music #436588 11/04/17 11:41 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,334 North Carolina David Snyder Veteran
David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,334 North Carolina	My other sister Kathy? He has two sisters named Kathy? Like my other brother Darrell??? Huh??? David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: Look at what we found... Band-in-a-Box Pro Version 1.0! #TBT Callie - PG Music #436606 11/04/17 02:18 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Icelander Veteran Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,786 Iceland	It's just beyond bloody brilliant, innit, like a gift that just keeps on giving Just because you can, doesn't mean you should! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BBox 2022 Audiophile, Mac Pro Intel, OSX 10.6.8, 800x600 (TV VGA)

Re: Look at what we found... Band-in-a-Box Pro Version 1.0! #TBT Callie - PG Music #436628 11/04/17 04:40 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Jim Fogle Veteran Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 10,814 Winston Salem, NC USA	I vote that this post, or at least the video, gets pinned forever more. 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

Re: Look at what we found... Band-in-a-Box Pro Version 1.0! #TBT David Snyder #436841 11/06/17 12:20 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 7,969 Edmonton, Ab, Canada Scott C Veteran
Scott C Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 7,969 Edmonton, Ab, Canada	Originally Posted By: David Snyder But I found this 5 and a quarter inch from 1987. I think we need to talk guys. Been a long time since I saw a 5 1/4 inch disk. In the very early 80's there were two micro operating systems that were vying for the market. They were cpm86 and dos. cpm86 was a much better operating system faster than dos using the Motorola chip that I am pretty sure apple picked up on. Scott Collingwood https://soundcloud.com/scottt709 https://soundcloud.com/spiritlevel-ca https://www.youtube.com/@SpiritLevel-ge3hm/

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