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I find that even though I've been involved in music all my life, I've only scratched the surface of what I can learn and explore. If I live to be 140 I'm sure I'll never learn it all. And I guess that's what keeps it interesting.
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That was such a lovely story. It has been really exciting to read over everyone's journey, and seeing where all the similarities are. Elements of your story reminded me of my own. It also makes me super happy that you and your wife are still playing music to this day. Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks for starting this topic. Some wonderful memories.
Thanks for taking the time out of your day to respond, and so thoroughly as well. It sounds like you've had a really exciting musical life story so far. I hope it only continues for you!
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.. anyway, you asked how we all got started; wasn't much of a choice for me.
If given the chance, would you do it all over again? Do you think you would have still gravitated towards music even if your parents pushed for it?
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If given the chance, would you do it all over again? In a word yes I think I'd have been drawn into it anyway. Your original question was about how it happened. That's how it happened for me. Evidence shows music (especially theory/reading) affects mental growth in a positive way, so yeah, I'd do it all over again. If I had the opportunity I'd try to do it all over again but even better.
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Cool thread. I too got started young, about 8 I think with accordian. My mother was a champion swing dancer in the 50's in LA and was even offered a contract at Warner Brothers but declined. Years later I asked why and she said she was pregnant with my sister and that was it. My step father was a big band singer so like most of you music was all over the house.
Everybody loved Lawrence Welk and I really liked Myron Floren so my grandmother started me with lessons. I was in a 36 piece accordian orchestra and we took first place at the Western States Accordian Festival in '57 and '58 playing Toccata and Fugue in Dm and Victory at Sea. I was 12 and 13 then. We had the original orchestra charts and had to transpose in our heads, I was 2nd Trombone, then first. When I started high school accordians were definitely not cool and I stopped playing until I joined the Air Force in '64.
Sitting in the Airmens club in Misawa Japan was a decent upright piano with a bunch of sheet music on it. One was Baby Elephant Walk and I had just seen the movie so I started noodling it off the music and figured it out so I switched to Pink Panther. A guy came up to me and asked if I wanted to play in a GI band on the base. That's where it really started. I picked up what has to be the first version of a Yamaha Electone organ. Now I play all keyboards but the B3 is still my main thing.
I could write a book but to jump forward I got out of the service and joined a Vegas show group in 69 and toured all over North America from Canada to Florida to Hawaii for 5 years and wound up in Richmond Virginia. The group had decided we had enough of the road, the bandleader was from there and we got a house gig at a place called the Black Cat. We did a lot of recording in a local studio.
Pat Benatar became our girl singer, before she made it of course. She was actually our third girl singer and the other two were just as good as she is. We did an album with her and two singles. We tried to be rock stars but it was close but no cigar. That band finally broke up and I moved to Calgary Alberta with my wife who was from there. I was a union booking agent there and was still gigging 6 nights a week for another 10 years. At one point I was in a pretty good country band which was a complete change for me and also a lot of fun. I was playing my B3 with a steel player. Sounded pretty good. Country stompers really like to party and they were good people too.
Another leap forward, I wound up back in LA about 25 years ago and my gigging went to being a weekend warrior. At age 72 I'm still doing it, I did three gigs on Catalina island over this past New Years, and I have a local bar gig booked April 27 and a few more gigs lined up later this year and I know I'll get a few more calls.
Music has been in my life all of my life and I'll never give it up. I'll gig until I can't do it anymore it's that simple.
I've analyzed myself and the results are quite plain. I'm a ham, always have been. When I heard the old joke "When I open the refrigerator door and the light comes on, I'll do 10 minutes in front of a dead chicken" I knew that was me. Deserved or not when people come up to me and say how much they enjoyed my playing, I love it. Give me more, more, MORE!
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My mom used to sing a lot and taught me to sing harmony. She bought a piano and I started piano lessons at 7 yrs of age. Soon I was learning the top 40 radio stuff by ear and singing with the piano. At some point, I joined the school band as a drummer because the sticks and practice pad was only a few bucks and a one time purchase as opposed to buying or renting some other instrument. So I learned drums and percussion and was the only drummer in the school orchestra and the only white boy in the drum section of the HS Marching band. I didn't like the marching band and would miss the games so I was "punished" by being thrown out of the marching band..... gee shucks....!
I was going to a summer camp where the councilors would play acoustic guitars and sing Bob Dylan songs and other folk songs and I determined that the guitar was my real calling. So I asked my mom for a .22 rifle for my 14th birthday. I really wanted a rifle..... but my mom thought the rifle was a bit too dangerous and she told me no rifle. So, I selected the next thing on my wish list.......a guitar. So at 14 I got my first guitar. I'd come home from school and head to the bedroom and put records on and learn the chords and play along by ear. It didn't take long until I got an electric guitar and started a jam band with some friends. Little did my mom know the damage I would wrought with that guitar..... looking back, the rifle would probably have been the safer option.
So, I essentially grew up in a house where there was music all the time. We had records playing more than the TV would be on. I was encouraged to play music. My dad grew up in the depression and told me that if I could play the piano and guitar and sing, I could always use those talents to get a meal. Musta been some hard times in the 30's.
After growing up, I played in a few garage bands..... no gigs, but tons of fun..... then I started playing in better bands where I actually made some money..... tuxedo bands (hated those), country rock bands ( we starved), and a few bands that knew how to connect the dots on the business end. I actually made my living from music with a band for the better part of 3 years. No daytime job..... just work on music, practice with the band, go play gigs. Now that was a fun time. And yeah.... the money was really good as well so what's not to like about that?
After that band, I took a few daytime jobs and got a call to play in a house band. A house band will ruin you. It was easy..... close to home, no set-up tear-down, no late night drive home, and good money. I played there for 2.5 years until I saw the signs the end was near. At that point I started buying studio gear and started working on writing and recording more than I had because the technology was starting to fall into place at affordable prices.
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My mom used to sing a lot and taught me to sing harmony. That really hit a note with me. My mother was a singer in a local Slovenian singing group, and when I was starting music she spent an hour with me almost every day teaching me abut harmony and melody. And I remember to this day that we used to sing "The Blue Skirt Waltz" over and over again. We would go through it a few times and then she would say "Okay. Now you switch to the harmony part." And I would whine and whine abut having to change parts. She sat me done and said "Listen tome. If you really want to be a musician, you HAVE to know how to hear harmony parts and hi them clean the first time. Hear those parts in your head. Above the melody AND below it. It's just something you have to do if you want to play music." Interestingly enough, she also made me learn how to dance to the waltz and the polka. She told me "One of these is in 3 part time and the other is in 4. This will help you with your sense of rhythm." And of course, she was right. My strongest suit in my band years was my rhythm and my accuracy singing harmony. Perfect pitch helped, but the ear training was key. The down side is that to this day I can't hear The Blue Skirt Waltz without tears forming (as they are right now). You just don't know when you are 5 or 6 what life lesson is going to be important. I tried to record it a few years ago and I can't get all the way through it without the memory sticking its head in and causing me to choke up. I should try again. I really wanted a rifle..... but my mom thought the rifle was a bit too dangerous and she told me no rifle. Did you get the official "You'll shoot your eye out" thing like I did? I wish mom were alive so I could tell her 'I have a rifle now, and still have both eyes. They may not work as well as I wish, but I never shot my eye out!" I got an electric guitar and started a jam band with some friends. And soon after, she bought you the rifle because gunfire is quieter than a band practicing? Isn't it great to have supportive parents? I only had one. My father never understood, but I get it. He was raised during the depression, and to him it wasn't work unless there was a time card and a lunch box involved. They were truly yin and yang as far as supporting my craft. I remember the time I finally had enough and told him something close to "Why is it so hard for you to understand that I don't want to be what you are? Arts isn't your thing but remember you guys sent me to music lessons all those years. Now when I am using that training to work in the field you are fighting me on it. What do you think I do every night? I load equipment. I set it up. I play 3 hours of music. Then I load equipment into the truck and then my stuff into my car. My average work day is from about 5pm when I leave my apartment until about 4am when I am finally home and unload everything. I go to sleep about 8 and get up about 3 so I can do it all again. And on what you'd call a day OFF, I get up even earlier to go to rehearsal or to the recording studio. This is a JOB. And I work hard at it." Blank stares. Envious of all of you who had complete support in your formative years.
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My story is going to be completly different from everyone elses. My mom was a vilionist and a my dad play the radio, but his dad was a local radio DJ in a small town in Florida near Orlando. Anyways, I have two other siblings, a brother and a sister. We all were requiered to take piano lesson at the privite school we attended. I started piano at age fives and used the Thompson books. While I was still playing piano, in fourth grade,I had to take band. I had just learned to play recorder the year before, so my mom suggested I play clarinet, but I choose the sax. I hated playing the sax! I had issues trying to blow into the mouthpiece to produce sound and I would chew up every reed I owned. Then in fifth grade, for no reason, I switch to playing snare drum. This lead up to me learing to play drum kit in middle school and high school. I performed with a firend at a talent shown at my high school and I even played one time with the praise team, I went to a catholic hight school. Learning to play drums made me want to go to music school and I ended up going to college to study music production while playing music. It was durring my college years that I discoverd the steel pan and join the ensemble callded the Sunshine Steel Band. Learning to play the steel pan really made me want to continue with my musical career. Som as a musician now, I mainly play steel pan with the band and as a solo artist. I mainly play tenor, but will start playing double second when my new pans arrive.
P.S. My mom does not play the violin anymore eventhough we got her lessons and an electric vilion years ago. My brother played sax in school band, andsister plaied flute. My brother switched to guitar and my sister did muscal thearter......... in highschool.
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If given the chance, would you do it all over again? In a word yes I think I'd have been drawn into it anyway. Your original question was about how it happened. That's how it happened for me. Evidence shows music (especially theory/reading) affects mental growth in a positive way, so yeah, I'd do it all over again. If I had the opportunity I'd try to do it all over again but even better. Interesting! I appreciate you taking the time to respond again and indulge my curiosity. Thanks for sharing!
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Cool thread. I too got started young, about 8 I think with accordian. My mother was a champion swing dancer in the 50's in LA and was even offered a contract at Warner Brothers but declined. Years later I asked why and she said she was pregnant with my sister and that was it. My step father was a big band singer so like most of you music was all over the house.
Everybody loved Lawrence Welk and I really liked Myron Floren so my grandmother started me with lessons. I was in a 36 piece accordian orchestra and we took first place at the Western States Accordian Festival in '57 and '58 playing Toccata and Fugue in Dm and Victory at Sea. I was 12 and 13 then. We had the original orchestra charts and had to transpose in our heads, I was 2nd Trombone, then first. When I started high school accordians were definitely not cool and I stopped playing until I joined the Air Force in '64.
Music has been in my life all of my life and I'll never give it up. I'll gig until I can't do it anymore it's that simple.
I feel like the accordion is such an underrated instrument. I really like the sounds it can produce. Also, thank you for sharing your story -- that's so insanely cool that your mom was offered a contract with Warner Brothers! We actually have a pretty large swing dance community out this way. I've never been, but I'd like to go sometime! The music is so fabulous.
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I didn't like the marching band and would miss the games so I was "punished" by being thrown out of the marching band..... gee shucks....!
I was going to a summer camp where the councilors would play acoustic guitars and sing Bob Dylan songs and other folk songs and I determined that the guitar was my real calling. So I asked my mom for a .22 rifle for my 14th birthday. I really wanted a rifle..... but my mom thought the rifle was a bit too dangerous and she told me no rifle. So, I selected the next thing on my wish list.......a guitar. So at 14 I got my first guitar. Wow, a rifle or a guitar ... crazy! I can't imagine ever asking my parents for a gun. I had a hard enough time with asking for a guitar!  I had to cut so many lawns in order to pay for half of it. That sucks you got kicked out of the marching band, but I suppose if you didn't like it it's not too much of a loss? Hopefully you weren't too disappointed!
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I (Bud) was late to the musician party. However I grew up listening to all night radio and walking around during the day with a little transistor radio -- loved music from my absolute earliest memories. Later I had a band booking business in college and along with a biz partner recorded garage bands on leased studio time. After grad school and early into my long hospital admin career I decided I was gonna learn an instrument. I was surrounded by friends who played bluegrass so I took up guitar and stuck with it until I became reasonably proficient. At that point my friends had formed a band and told me they didn't need another guitar so I was to be the bass player  And for decades I played that upright - the one that now gathers dust in a corner. Janice has been musical all her life. She played clarinet in high school and her 96 year old mother still plays piano. I showed her a few chords on the guitar and along with encouragement from our friend and mentor the great Randy Howard she quickly became a fine rhythm player on guitar and mandolin and began to sing. We had been married for seven years before I even knew she could sing -- not sure she knew either. But Randy was a grammy nominated artist who had recorded with Nashville's best and when he heard her first vocal efforts he knew there was something there. He passed away too soon and we never do anything musical w/o thinking of him. Had he not heard her singing under her breath and encouraged her I wouldn't be typing this! For anybody interested here is a one page summary of him on our website. We do miss him. Randy Bud
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I feel like the accordion is such an underrated instrument. I really like the sounds it can produce.
I agree. It can be quite an expressive instrument in the right hands. I played in a band with a Cordovox player, and since at that time accordion was considered hokey, he split it in half, put it on a stand and it became an organ to the audience (Cordovox accordions could be played electric). Many years later I played an "Italian Fest" in our town, on our breaks a strolling accordion player walked around, and he played so beautifully, so sensitively, and so emotionally it put the accordion up in my mind as one of the most expressive keyboard instruments. But then, every instrument in the right hand sings, doesn't it? Insights and incites by Notes
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I didn't like the marching band and would miss the games so I was "punished" by being thrown out of the marching band..... gee shucks....!
I was going to a summer camp where the councilors would play acoustic guitars and sing Bob Dylan songs and other folk songs and I determined that the guitar was my real calling. So I asked my mom for a .22 rifle for my 14th birthday. I really wanted a rifle..... but my mom thought the rifle was a bit too dangerous and she told me no rifle. So, I selected the next thing on my wish list.......a guitar. So at 14 I got my first guitar. Wow, a rifle or a guitar ... crazy! I can't imagine ever asking my parents for a gun. I had a hard enough time with asking for a guitar! I had to cut so many lawns in order to pay for half of it. That sucks you got kicked out of the marching band, but I suppose if you didn't like it it's not too much of a loss? Hopefully you weren't too disappointed! Nahhhh... getting kicked out of the marching band..... an answered prayer. My mom was mad.... but I just told her I forget there were games that were mandatory.... no big loss. I still played in the band and the orchestra in school..... just not permitted the "privilege" of dressing in gold and black, wearing a goofy hat, and standing on a football field sideline freezing my butt off.... Regarding the rifle.... my mom never did buy one for me... I had to wait until I was 18 and in the USMC stationed in NC where I could walk into a gun store and fill out some paperwork and walk out with a cool new rifle. Nothing like the hoops you have to jump through in gun hating NJ where I was born and raised. I bought a Black Star Nylon 66 with chromed parts and a scope. Still have that same rifle.
You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.comAdd 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.
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I feel like the accordion is such an underrated instrument. I really like the sounds it can produce.
Just not at the nudist place. You'd hear some interesting "sounds" from the accordion player when those bellows closed.... Particularly if is it Vlasta, the Polka Queen! 
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I started playing the trumpet when I was 8 years old. When in middle school I was marching in the high school band. Our band won a number of NY State marching championships.
When I was a sophomore our symphonic band needed French horn players so I changed from trumpet to French horn. A year later I was first chair French horn in the symphonic band and first chair trumpet in the marching band.
When I was 14 I started playing guitar.
After high school I was in a rock and R&B band playing guitar and trumpet but severe asthma forced me to quit both trumpet and gigging. But a couple of years later I got an offer to play in a wedding band because at the time I was one of the few guitarist around here that could improvise, play rock and read music. The places wedding bands play are better than the bar scene so along with my asthma meds all was good. Thus I stayed with the wedding band scene for a long time, fronting my own group for years.
About 15 years ago I got full lung capacity back and a few years later I bought my wind controller. I also started playing bass around the same time and I have been teaching guitar since about 1969 and bass since about 2010.
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Our new jazz, funk & blues RealTracks include a groovin’ collection of RealTracks and RealDrums! These include more requested “soul jazz” RealTracks featuring artists Neil Swainson (bass), Charles Treadway (organ), Brent Mason (guitar), and Wes Little (drums). There are new “smooth jazz” styles (4), which include a RealTracks first: muted trumpet, as well as slick new smooth jazz brushes options for drums. Blues lovers will be thrilled—there are more “classic acoustic blues” styles, including guitar (5), bass (4), and drums (10) with blues master Colin Linden, featuring understated and tasty background acoustic soloing, plus brushes drums and acoustic bass. There are also new electric blues RealTracks, including electric blues with PG favorite Johnny Hiland (3) and soulful electric slide guitar from Colin Linden (4). If you love funk & gospel, there are great new options this year, including gospel organ (3) from Charles Treadway, as well as new funk, tango, and rock ’n’ roll drums (3) and bass (1). And for big, bold arrangements, we have uptempo soul horns (4) featuring a three-part hip horn section with options for a full mix or stems of each individual horn — plus an accompanying rhythm section (4) of drums, bass, guitar, and electric piano!
Rock & Pop (Sets 476–482):
Our new rock & pop RealTracks bring a powerful mix of requested favorites, fresh genres, and modern chart-inspired styles! We have more of our popular “Producer Layered Acoustic Guitars (15)” featuring Band-in-a-Box favorite Brent Mason. We’ve continued our much-requested disco styles (10), and added new Celtic guitar (5) with a more basic, accessible approach than our previous Drop-D or DADGAD offerings. There are also highly requested yacht rock styles (17), inspired by the smooth, polished soft-rock sound of the late ’70s and early ’80s — laid-back grooves, silky electric pianos, warm textures, elegant harmonic movement, and pristine production aesthetics. Fans of heavier styles will love our new glam metal (13), capturing the flashy, high-energy sound of ’80s arena-ready guitar rock. We also have a set of rootsy modern-folk rock (18), with a warm, organic sound combining contemporary folk textures and driving acoustic strumming. And we’ve added lots of new modern pop styles (16) — the kinds of sounds you’re hearing on the radio today, featuring exciting new drums, synths, and cutting-edge RealTracks arrangements.
Country, & Americana (Sets 483–488):
Our new country & Americana RealTracks deliver a rich collection of acoustic, electric, and roots-inspired styles! We have new country pop (9) with legendary guitarist Brent Mason. There is also a potpourri (14) of bouzouki, guitars, banjo, and more, perfect for adding texture and character to contemporary acoustic arrangements. We’ve added funky country guitar (5) with PG favorite Brent Mason, along with classic pedal steel styles (5) featuring steel great Doug Jernigan. There are more country songwriter styles (8) that provide intimate, rootsy foundations for storytelling and modern Americana writing. Finally, we have “background soloing” acoustic guitar (12) with Brent Mason — simpler, but still very tasty acoustic lines designed to sit beautifully behind vocals or act as a subtle standalone solo part.
Check out all the 202 new RealTracks (in sets 468-488)!
And, if you are looking for more, the 2026 49-PAK (for $49) includes an impressive collection of 20 bonus RealTracks, featuring exciting and inspiring additions to add to your RealTracks library. You'll get new country-rhythm guitar styles from PG Music favorites Johnny Hiland and Brent Mason, along with modern-pop grooves that capture today’s radio-ready sound! There are also new indie-folk styles with guitar, bass, 6-string bass used as a high-chording instrument, acoustic guitar, and banjo. Plus, dedicated "cymbal fills" RealDrums provide an added layer that work very well with low-key folky styles with other percussion.
The 2026 49-PAK is loaded with other great new add-ons as well. Learn more about the 2026 49-PAK!
2026 Free Bonus PAK & 49-PAK for Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Mac®!
With your version 2026 for Mac Pro, MegaPAK, UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, Audiophile Edition or PlusPAK purchase, we'll include a Bonus PAK full of great new Add-ons for FREE! Or upgrade to the 2026 49-PAK for only $49 to receive even more NEW Add-ons including 20 additional RealTracks!
These PAKs are loaded with additional add-ons to supercharge your Band-in-a-Box®!
This Free Bonus PAK includes:
- The 2026 RealCombos Booster PAK:
-For Pro customers, this includes 27 new RealTracks and 23 new RealStyles.
-For MegaPAK customers, this includes 25 new RealTracks and 23 new RealStyles.
-For UltraPAK customers, this includes 12 new RealStyles.
- MIDI Styles Set 92: Look Ma! More MIDI 15: Latin Jazz
- MIDI SuperTracks Set 46: Piano & Organ
- Instrumental Studies Set 24: Groovin' Blues Soloing
- Artist Performance Set 19: Songs with Vocals 9
- Playable RealTracks Set 5
- RealDrums Stems Set 9: Cool Brushes
- SynthMaster Sounds Set 1 (with audio demos)
- iOS Android Band-in-a-Box® App
Looking for more great add-ons, then upgrade to the 2026 49-PAK for just $49 and you'll get:
- 20 Bonus Unreleased RealTracks and RealDrums with 20 RealStyle.
- FLAC Files (lossless audio files) for the 20 Bonus Unreleased RealTracks and RealDrums
- MIDI Styles Set 93: Look Ma! More MIDI 16: SynthMaster
- MIDI SuperTracks Set 47: More SynthMaster
- Instrumental Studies 25 - Soul Jazz Guitar Soloing
- Artist Performance Set 20: Songs with Vocals 10
- RealDrums Stems Set 10: Groovin' Sticks
- SynthMaster Sounds & Styles Set 2 (sounds & styles with audio demos)
Learn more about the Bonus PAK and 49-PAK for Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Mac®!
XPro & Xtra Styles PAK Sets On Sale Now - Until May 15, 2026!
All of our XPro Styles PAKs and Xtra Styles PAKs are on sale until May 15th, 2026!
It's the perfect time to expand your Band-in-a-Box® style library with XPro and Xtra Styles PAKs. These additional styles for Band-in-a-Box® offer a wide range of genres designed to fit seamlessly into your projects. Each style is professionally arranged and mixed, helping enhance your songs while saving you time.
What are XPro Styles and Xtra Styles PAKs?
XPro Styles PAKs are styles that work with any version (Pro, MegaPAK, UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition) of Band-in-a-Box® 2025 (or higher). XPro Styles PAKS 1-10 includes 1,000 styles!
Xtra Styles PAKs are styles that work with the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition of Band-in-a-Box® 2025 (or higher). Xtra Styles PAKs 1-21 includes 3,700 styles (and 35 MIDI styles)!
The XPro & Xtra Styles PAKs are not included in any Band-in-a-Box® package.
The XPro Styles PAKs 1-10 are available for only $29 ea (reg. $49 ea), or get them all in the XPro Styles PAK Bundle for only $149 (reg. $299)! Listen to demos and order now! For Mac or for Windows.
The Xtra Styles PAKs 1-21 are available for only $29 ea (reg. $49 ea), or get them all in the Xtra Styles PAK Bundle for only $199 (reg. $349)! Listen to demos and order now! For Mac or for Windows.
Note: XPro Styles PAKs require Band-in-a-Box® 2025 or higher and are compatible with ANY package, including the Pro, MegaPAK, UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, and Audiophile Edition.
The Xtra Styles require the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition of Band-in-a-Box®. (Xtra Styles PAK 19 requires the 2025 or higher UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition. They will not work with the Pro or MegaPAK version as they require the RealTracks included in the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition.
Supercharge your Band-in-a-Box today with XPro Styles PAKs and Xtra Styles PAK Sets!
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