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Thinking of buying BIAB on crossgrade #447442 12/27/17 05:38 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 7,913 Colorado Springs, CO, USA R rockstar_not OP Veteran
OP rockstar_not Veteran R Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 7,913 Colorado Springs, CO, USA	What does PG Music consider a cross-grade for BIAB? My Songs, photos, writing,etc. My Sound Cloud

Re: Thinking of buying BIAB on crossgrade rockstar_not #447452 12/27/17 06:01 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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jford Veteran Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 12,584 Pensacola, Florida	I may be wrong, but I believe PGMusic only considers a cross-grade from the Windows version to the Mac version and vice versa. John Laptop-HP Omen I7 Win11Pro 32GB 2x2TB, 1x4TB SSD Desktop-ASUS-I7 Win10Pro 32GB 2x1.5TB, 2x2TB, 1x4TB SATA BB2024/UMC404HD/Casios/Cakewalk/Reaper/Studio One/MixBus/Notion/Finale/Dorico/Noteworthy/NI/Halion/IK http://www.sus4chord.com

Re: Thinking of buying BIAB on crossgrade jford #447527 12/27/17 02:19 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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CoolBreeze Apprentice C Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 117	"Formerly the UltraPlusPAK $469 Upgrade from Version 2017: $149 (reg: $279) Upgrade from Version 2016 or earlier or crossgrade: $169 (reg:$299)" Are you sure, I thought it was from the other editions?

Re: Thinking of buying BIAB on crossgrade rockstar_not #447533 12/27/17 03:44 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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jford Veteran Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 12,584 Pensacola, Florida	I think you may be right, after looking more closely. But call them and find out for sure. John Laptop-HP Omen I7 Win11Pro 32GB 2x2TB, 1x4TB SSD Desktop-ASUS-I7 Win10Pro 32GB 2x1.5TB, 2x2TB, 1x4TB SATA BB2024/UMC404HD/Casios/Cakewalk/Reaper/Studio One/MixBus/Notion/Finale/Dorico/Noteworthy/NI/Halion/IK http://www.sus4chord.com

Re: Thinking of buying BIAB on crossgrade rockstar_not #447538 12/27/17 04:27 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Matt Finley Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 25,954 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY	Crossgrade, as opposed to upgrade, means to me that you are changing from a competitive product. There used to be Jammer long ago, but I’m not aware of any current competing product. BIAB 2024 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 6.5 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6; Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus Studio 192, Presonus Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors

Re: Thinking of buying BIAB on crossgrade rockstar_not #447624 12/28/17 06:22 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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jford Veteran Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 12,584 Pensacola, Florida	I've seen other companies use the term for special pricing when moving from a competitive product, but I've never seen PGMusic use crossgrade in terms of a competitive product. And as best as I can recall, they never provided a cross-grade from Jammer (which I still have and occasionally play with, but it's a dead product now, like Cakewalk). I have seen PGMusic use it in the context of switching from the Mac version to the PC version (and vice versa). And in reading the purchasing options for BIAB 2018, it "seems" to apply to moving from, say, the ProPAK to the UltraPAK. Again, PGMusic would need to answer this definitively. John Laptop-HP Omen I7 Win11Pro 32GB 2x2TB, 1x4TB SSD Desktop-ASUS-I7 Win10Pro 32GB 2x1.5TB, 2x2TB, 1x4TB SATA BB2024/UMC404HD/Casios/Cakewalk/Reaper/Studio One/MixBus/Notion/Finale/Dorico/Noteworthy/NI/Halion/IK http://www.sus4chord.com

Re: Thinking of buying BIAB on crossgrade jford #447635 12/28/17 07:09 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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doctormidi Apprentice Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 154 Torino, ITALY	Jford, I just asked to Ember of PgMusic what package do I have to buy to update my formerly known "PRO PACK" 2017 to the more complete now called "ULTRA PAK" 2018 (formerly known as the ULTRAPLUS PAK), thinking that I should do the "crossgrade" and buy the $$ 169 ULTRA PAK to "upgrade from 2016 or earlier or CROSSGRADE". Ember just tol me that "Actually, the right upgrade would be the UltraPAK at 149$USD for Windows". Suffice I t to say, this saved me almost $$ 20.00! And more important: this tell us that for PGMusic passing to PRO 2017 to ULTRA 2018 isn't even seen as a crossgrade but as a mere update. All the best Antonio I muri sono creature... scontrose

Re: Thinking of buying BIAB on crossgrade rockstar_not #447636 12/28/17 07:10 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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jford Veteran Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 12,584 Pensacola, Florida	Sounds like good news. Have fun with 2018. John Laptop-HP Omen I7 Win11Pro 32GB 2x2TB, 1x4TB SSD Desktop-ASUS-I7 Win10Pro 32GB 2x1.5TB, 2x2TB, 1x4TB SATA BB2024/UMC404HD/Casios/Cakewalk/Reaper/Studio One/MixBus/Notion/Finale/Dorico/Noteworthy/NI/Halion/IK http://www.sus4chord.com

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