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Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh
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I'd like to try band in a box. I would love to make great-sounding backing tracks for rock, pop, jazz to play along with. I use macs. I don't see myself performing with these, just using them in my private teaching business. I have a studio above me garage , and another mac in the main house. Be great to be able to use 2 computers but I don't think that is allowed. I could carry the hard drive back and forth i guess. So i have 2 questions : one, which version? I don't need state of the art performance sounds and options, just great backing track sounds that are easy to create. And hard drive or download? Thank you very much for any input
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kinswood, Welcome to the forums. Firstly, you will definitely be able to run BIAB on two different computers provided it's only running on a single machine at a time. PG Music allow three computers to be registered with the program. In relation to which version... Most people on these forums recommend going as far as the purse will allow. The program engine, Realtracks, MIDI tracks and Realdrums are the same whichever version you buy. The difference in price is a consequence of 'how many' Realtracks, MIDI tracks, Styles, Realdrums, etc., come with the purchase. The ProPak is the entry level software and comes with the a workable set of instruments across most genres. The UltraPak is the most popular on the forum and has the full complement of currently available instruments, drums, styles, etc. Given the variety of genres you mention, I suspect that the UltraPak would best suit your needs. Also, the latest Mac version of the software is usually released mid-year (somewhere between June and August, it varies) and prices are usually more attractive at this time. Another thing to consider is that PG Music offer a '30-day Money-back Guarantee' so if you purchased (say) the ProPak, try it out, and then want to upgrade to a more comprehensive version within 30 days, this money-back guarantee could be used so that you don't forfeit any funds (you should check this with PG Music sales staff; I'm just a user of the program). Lastly, it's the first purchase that is the most expensive. After that, updating from year to year is economically much friendlier. For example, for the last few years, users have been able to 'top up' the UltraPak for around US$100 per year. Hope this helps, Noel
MY SONGS...Audiophile BIAB 2026
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The Audiophile is the only version that requires you have it shipped the hard drive (it does not require the hard drive after installation, however). All other versions can be downloaded.
You can install the Audiophile version onto your system if you have the drive space—no problem there—but the 44.1k Audiophile RealTracks and Audiophile RealDrums audio files cannot be downloaded. They ship on the hard drive only.
It can be argued that, if you're not going to perform with it, the Audiophile version isn't necessary. I like having the Audiophile RealTracks, even though I don't perform with them.
In my case, I don't use the USB drive after installation. I have everything loaded onto my system drive except for the RealTracks libraries. Those are on a separate SSD (the same one I use for Kontakt, SampleTank etc.). Moving them over and linking back to BAIB wasn't hard to figure out.
The USB drive sits on the same shelf as similar ones from NI (Komplete) and others.
Last edited by Mike Halloran; 04/22/18 04:02 PM.
BIAB 2025 Audiophile Mac
24Core/60CoreGPU M2 MacStudioUltra/8TB/192GB Sequoia, M1 MBAir, 2012 MBP
Digital Performer11, LogicPro, Finale27/Dorico/Encore/SmartScorePro64/Notion6 /Overture5
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