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HTL here is your problem man. You are sweetly playing God and asking us to accept it as best intentions. Why not play along and see if you learn something? As an NSAI coordinator I feel Samuel IS doing modern country or his version of it. So it bothers you that HTL might be presenting himself as an expert yet you flash NSAI credentials as if that makes you an expert? Would the real expert please stand up!  Unless you are a famous producer you have no credentials whatsoever to tell a posting artist what modern country is or is not, in categorical Godlike terms. It is not a case of being a troll dude it is a case of being remarkably presumptuous.
Until you post 100 masterpieces and take off your mask, why would any real artist take you seriously?
Why???
I'm interested in hearing what his ideas are because, well, maybe he is a famous producer or at least knows more than me! I don't really care about the whole expert thing that seems to bother you. I just wanna know more about producing modern songs using BIAB and I have to agree there are things posted that are not as modern as the poster would like to think.
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Well said David. I am hoping HTL will take up my Hot 100 Challenge that I posted in the songwriting forum. I will be working up at least a song or two for it by the end of the week. I again say to this idea, well and good. I've not looked at the thread yet but is a useless endeavor if what will determine if an entry has made the grade or not is not clearly defined. Chart worthiness is useless unless an entry makes a chart. I recently posted links to Cindy Lauper's "True Colors" with updated covers that did make the Chart Worthy Grade in four different decades. A song does not have to be new to be modern. It does have to be relevant to what's being listened to by the masses at whatever the present time is popular. Then we have plenty of artists similar to Ed Sheeran and his song "perfect" that is almost too easy to replicate with a Biab track. It's modern and an accurate cover is entirely accessible to the average Biab user. The quality of production or the write to whether any particular song could be included on a modern hit chart is meaningless if it has no possibility of making such a chart. If a power ranger (Real Music Executive ) has a choice of a really good, quality written and performed modern music example from an unknown Biab forum member and the lastest piece of trash stolen by Robin Thicke and Pharrell, he's going to always choose the trash of the famous - a sure hit with the added advantage of media press for the theft controversy over quality unknown. That's called a risk and the power ranger is not in the business of high stakes risk over positive income. The challenge is a great idea as long if it has defined and legitimate parameters to resolve the issue in a way accepted by all.
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Charlie, I wouldn't say that the current forum users can't do it. They just choose not to.
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I again say to this idea, well and good. I've not looked at the thread yet but is a useless endeavor if what will determine if an entry has made the grade or not is not clearly defined. Chart worthiness is useless unless an entry makes a chart.
The challenge is a great idea as long if it has defined and legitimate parameters to resolve the issue in a way accepted by all. I agree that in order for the challenge to be meaningful we need some agreed upon criteria. And I think covers of old songs by modern artists are poor examples unless completely reworked for modernity (whatever that is.) My point is Ed Sheeran covering a classic with a timeless production shouldn't be our standard. Can we pin down what "modern" means?
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wondering why we are having this conversation yet again. It's already been shown that making modern music is possible using BIAB I don't think everyone agrees with that. I know I have yet to hear anything done in BIAB that sounds like modern charting music. Lots of good tunes being produced but they almost always sound like classic this or that. And maybe, just maybe, the part we are missing is the massive amount of expensive studio production that goes into producing charting modern songs? If so, maybe expecting BIAB to be able to create anything other than the bedrock is unreasonable?
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I agree with JohnJohnJohn, but for the record, "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran is an original by Mr. Sheeran and released in Nov 2017 and reached # 3 on Billboard. The covers I mentioned were, in fact, completely reworded to be modern to the music of their decade. However, even though Cheri Cheri Lady is a modern cover, it does not actually vary far from the original especially in regard to the instrumental cover recently done by Lady Yamaha which musically is similar to the recent remake. That is probably closer to what a Biab user would do in their spare bedroom home recording studio on a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 and a $50 condenser mic on a Reaper DAW using Biab generated tracks. I agree with Sammy's last statement that most users choose not to record modern music nor do they choose to record any genre music for commercial release and attempt to complete with vocalists like Adele, Ed Sheeran, Justin Timberlake. We can't compete. Not because of talent, ambition but in most cases, we can't compete with the means first tier artists have access to. I recently read a statement regarding a recording budget on line of > $934,000. That was not a mega star's budget. We can make a true commercial viable track in our bedroom and we can make a commercial viable commercial release in our bedroom on $350 studio but the stars will have to truly align for circumstances to fall in place for that release to become an international best seller. It's true that a home recording studio today has higher specs than the Beatles recorded with, or Elvis recorded on but it's not the equipment that makes a star. It's their talent and more so the talent behind them. The musicians, engineers, producers, talent agents, and the generous backing of a major corporation. The Jason Aldean 'Burn It Down' Tour in 2015 had a budget in excess of $1,000,000 to set up, and produce a concert that Jason and his band sounded like their records as they played 'live'. Check out this YouTube video with Jason's FOH engineer go through the console and effects chains to accomplish this. It starts with a SSL L500 console that online today sells used for $68,000. His effects chains process through more than 200 plug ins. Inside the Music of Jason Aldean Seriously, who here on the forum will put the quality of what they produce in their home studio against a major label studio production using the latest state of the art studio facility filled with engineers and producers with years of experience as well as a major music university degree. A studio where the assistants have a major university degree, employees first rate professional back up singers and studio musicians the level the same or higher than Biab session musicians. I do not think PGMusic expects or desires that Brent Mason provide specialized hot leads and licks the same as he would perform on a new Jason Aldean major single release for the top rated nashville producer. PGMusic wants quality generic audio that they can provide to customers around the world. That's why we cut/paste and include our live playing on our releases. That's a major reason we can't compete with the majors. But, take that same scenario and simply replace live session musicians with BIAB tracks leaving everything else intact, yes, it would be no different than the producer receiving tracks recorded in another studio. There's absolutely no reason Sammy Davis may not one day write a song the right ears here and a major studio takes his Biab generated tracks and freshen them up, add in a major league producer and mixer, pro grade backup vocals all running through a $400,000 Neve console and Biab tracks are on an international hit recording. The only current deterrent I see at the moment is I've not heard of a forum member using 200 + plugins into a $68,000 DAW with a grammy award winning vocalist at the helm.....
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Defining what modern means is difficult as writers and producers are always trying to push the limit to create something new. In the challenge I posted a link to the Billboard Hot 100 chart and mentioned that if you use a specific song as inspiration to mention it for comparison. I guess what may be best is to choose a song on the chart to emulate with your own original song so that people know what you were trying to do and can see how well the execution of that is done using BIAB.
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I agree with JohnJohnJohn, but for the record, "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran is an original by Mr. Sheeran and released in Nov 2017 and reached # 3 on Billboard. The covers I mentioned were, in fact, completely reworded to be modern to the music of their decade. However, even though Cheri Cheri Lady is a modern cover, it does not actually vary far from the original especially in regard to the instrumental cover recently done by Lady Yamaha which musically is similar to the recent remake. That is probably closer to what a Biab user would do in their spare bedroom home recording studio on a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 and a $50 condenser mic on a Reaper DAW using Biab generated tracks. I agree with Sammy's last statement that most users choose not to record modern music nor do they choose to record any genre music for commercial release and attempt to complete with vocalists like Adele, Ed Sheeran, Justin Timberlake. We can't compete. Not because of talent, ambition but in most cases, we can't compete with the means first tier artists have access to. I recently read a statement regarding a recording budget on line of > $934,000. That was not a mega star's budget. We can make a true commercial viable track in our bedroom and we can make a commercial viable commercial release in our bedroom on $350 studio but the stars will have to truly align for circumstances to fall in place for that release to become an international best seller. It's true that a home recording studio today has higher specs than the Beatles recorded with, or Elvis recorded on but it's not the equipment that makes a star. It's their talent and more so the talent behind them. The musicians, engineers, producers, talent agents, and the generous backing of a major corporation. The Jason Aldean 'Burn It Down' Tour in 2015 had a budget in excess of $1,000,000 to set up, and produce a concert that Jason and his band sounded like their records as they played 'live'. Check out this YouTube video with Jason's FOH engineer go through the console and effects chains to accomplish this. It starts with a SSL L500 console that online today sells used for $68,000. His effects chains process through more than 200 plug ins. Inside the Music of Jason Aldean Seriously, who here on the forum will put the quality of what they produce in their home studio against a major label studio production using the latest state of the art studio facility filled with engineers and producers with years of experience as well as a major music university degree. A studio where the assistants have a major university degree, employees first rate professional back up singers and studio musicians the level the same or higher than Biab session musicians. I do not think PGMusic expects or desires that Brent Mason provide specialized hot leads and licks the same as he would perform on a new Jason Aldean major single release for the top rated nashville producer. PGMusic wants quality generic audio that they can provide to customers around the world. That's why we cut/paste and include our live playing on our releases. That's a major reason we can't compete with the majors. But, take that same scenario and simply replace live session musicians with BIAB tracks leaving everything else intact, yes, it would be no different than the producer receiving tracks recorded in another studio. There's absolutely no reason Sammy Davis may not one day write a song the right ears here and a major studio takes his Biab generated tracks and freshen them up, add in a major league producer and mixer, pro grade backup vocals all running through a $400,000 Neve console and Biab tracks are on an international hit recording. The only current deterrent I see at the moment is I've not heard of a forum member using 200 + plugins into a $68,000 DAW with a grammy award winning vocalist at the helm..... This is probably the best overall summary I have read and pretty much nails why, for the most part, our BIAB songs do NOT sound modern and chart-worthy! There is a very good reason labels and artists spend so much on the hits of today and that is to make them sound modern and chart-worthy! I'd love to see more exploration and insights as to how we can move toward modern/chart-worthy tracks and less claims that we are already there (when we clearly are not!) And I definitely think the comments like "Drake's music sucks" and "Anyone could do that in BIAB if they wanted to but we don't want to because that is not 'real' music" are not only wrong-headed but plainly wrong! I look forward to seeing what comes of Sammy's challenge! I wanna learn how to use our tools to make better tracks!
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Charlie, I wouldn't say that the current forum users can't do it. They just choose not to. I would say I'm somewhere in between. I totally think it CAN be done. All I'm saying is I haven't heard it yet...that is my opinion, not a fact. I would like to clarify one thing though. For some reason I get the feeling you keep thinking I am saying it can't be done. That is not my stance AT ALL. Just because I feel it hasn't, doesn't mean I think it can't. Those are two very different positions. I VERY much feel you could do pretty much any style of music with these programs and a little help from others. Last thing...I love your song writing idea. There are a few catches to it; but that's fine. Hopefully someone steps up and either does something of chart caliber or can admit they have a bit more to learn. I think the way you stated it pretty much defines what has to be done. I for one, am not unclear of your meaning. Simple and straight forward. I like it. I'll take conversation about this subject over there.
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Man this thread is all over the place... I went through about the first 40 of the songs in that list. With the exception of "Perfect", they are all BEATS and LOOPS. That is a job for a DAW - and BEATS and LOOPS. Why anyone would think that BIAB should provide THAT is beyond me. It doesn't make sense. It is the wrong tool. And the vocals are almost always HEAVILY processed... which fits with BEATS and LOOPS... but for a song using BIAB tracks...not so much. Maybe John3 can point out what songs from that list he thinks BIAB should be able to produce?
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Man this thread is all over the place... I went through about the first 40 of the songs in that list. With the exception of "Perfect", they are all BEATS and LOOPS. That is a job for a DAW - and BEATS and LOOPS. Why anyone would think that BIAB should provide THAT is beyond me. It doesn't make sense. It is the wrong tool. And the vocals are almost always HEAVILY processed... which fits with BEATS and LOOPS... but for a song using BIAB tracks...not so much. Maybe John3 can point out what songs from that list he thinks BIAB should be able to produce? Don't get me wrong Floyd, I'm not thinking that BIAB can do all of the work for you but you should be able to get part way there and finish it in your DAW. The vocals and FX will probably be the hardest part of getting to that top notch level of production.
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[And I definitely think the comments like "Drake's music sucks" and "Anyone could do that in BIAB if they wanted to but we don't want to because that is not 'real' music" are not only wrong-headed but plainly wrong! I just heard a comment on the radio yesterday concerning Jim Morrison's father telling him he couldn't sing and had no business wasting his time with music. Consider his father almost certainly was comparing him to big band singers like Sinatra or Bing Crosby. Of course Jim Morrison was never that kind of singer. This is all generational. My grandmother hated the 40's big bands, you know the ones that all us jazzers think are the greatest like Count Basie, Glen Miller, etc, etc. She hated that stuff because she was one generation earlier. She was from the Roaring 20's Flapper era. Flapper dancing had nothing to do with big band swing. We all know and love what we grew up listening to in high school and college. That simple. Younger people are already in their same rut. They don't think so yet but they already are. Ten years from now they're still going to be listening to the same classic stuff (classic to them) they were listening to when they were in high school. Of course most of us can't stand Drake. So what? That's why we're not the ones to try to get Biab to sound modern. My question is is PG going to be able to bring those younger people into the fold or is Biab going to gradually die along with all of us? Bob
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My question is is PG going to be able to bring those younger people into the fold or is Biab going to gradually die along with all of us?
Bob I'm afraid FOR you...because I agree with you.
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Since it's been said that this thread is all over the place: And then there are The Brothers Osborne (fj turned us on to them) getting rave reviews from Rolling Stone to NPR and a zillion other sources. And with a recent appearance on Colbert's Late Show it only gets bigger. I have much younger friends who like them as we do. Are they Americana? Are they country? Whatever, they are a guitar centered group (and great guitar at that) who write about "real life" and are, to us, simply infectious. It not what folks are referring to as "modern" but it damn sure ain't stale and it's big and getting bigger and, yeah, a creative BiaB user could put together their instrumental bed rather quickly. I won’t bore you with additional similar artists that are on the horizon but I really do think something is happening...for what it's worth - hahahaha Check them out here and turn it up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV-eTFXazKcI don't see the doomsday scenario. But at 72 I guess I exemplify what some of you are talking about  However I submit the following photo Janice took of me this weekend to illustrate that I can think a bit young and I do hang with quite a few youngsters. Hard to find folks my age doing this...at least around here. Yep, Janice does it also but she's younger.....All meaning I do spend time with younger folks and we do talk music. 
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Since it's been said that this thread is all over the place: And then there are The Brothers Osborne (fj turned us on to them) getting rave reviews from Rolling Stone to NPR and a zillion other sources. And with a recent appearance on Colbert's Late Show it only gets bigger. I have much younger friends who like them as we do. Are they Americana? Are they country? Whatever, they are a guitar centered group (and great guitar at that) who write about "real life" and are, to us, simply infectious. It not what folks are referring to as "modern" but it damn sure ain't stale and it's big and getting bigger and, yeah, a creative BiaB user could put together their instrumental bed rather quickly. I want bore you with additional artists that are on the horizon but I really do think something is happening...for what it's worth - hahahaha Check them out here and turn it up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV-eTFXazKcI don't see the doomsday scenario. But at 72 I guess I exemplify what some of you are talking about However I submit the following photo Janice took of me this weekend to illustrate that I can think a bit young and I do hang with quite a few youngsters. Hard to find folks my age doing this...at least around here. Yep, Janice does it also but she's younger.....All meaning I do spend time with younger folks and we do talk music. I think you're supposed to go around the rocks, Bud.
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Since it's been said that this thread is all over the place: And then there are The Brothers Osborne (fj turned us on to them) getting rave reviews from Rolling Stone to NPR and a zillion other sources. And with a recent appearance on Colbert's Late Show it only gets bigger. I have much younger friends who like them as we do. Are they Americana? Are they country? Whatever, they are a guitar centered group (and great guitar at that) who write about "real life" and are, to us, simply infectious. It not what folks are referring to as "modern" but it damn sure ain't stale and it's big and getting bigger and, yeah, a creative BiaB user could put together their instrumental bed rather quickly. I want bore you with additional artists that are on the horizon but I really do think something is happening...for what it's worth - hahahaha Check them out here and turn it up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV-eTFXazKcI don't see the doomsday scenario. But at 72 I guess I exemplify what some of you are talking about However I submit the following photo Janice took of me this weekend to illustrate that I can think a bit young and I do hang with quite a few youngsters. Hard to find folks my age doing this...at least around here. Yep, Janice does it also but she's younger.....All meaning I do spend time with younger folks and we do talk music. Awesome and Amen! LOVE the picture...just wow! I would say follow his lead, but good luck keeping up!
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I have seen a little of that too. Not a lot but some and it shows young people are not a monolithic group as in all rap, all EDM etc. There are definitely varied tastes out there BUT...the good stuff is still a very small minority but at least there's hope. The good news is the music market is huge and even a small piece of it is still pretty big and it could be enough to keep a small company like PGM going.
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New RealTracks Released with Band-in-a-Box 2025!
We’ve expanded the Band-in-a-Box® RealTracks library with 202 incredible new RealTracks (in sets 449-467) across Jazz, Blues, Funk, World, Pop, Rock, Country, Americana, and Praise & Worship—featuring your most requested styles!
Jazz, Blues & World (Sets 449–455):
These RealTracks includes “Soul Jazz” with Neil Swainson (bass), Mike Clark (drums), Charles Treadway (organ), Miles Black (piano), and Brent Mason (guitar). Enjoy “Requested ’60s” jazz, classic acoustic blues with Colin Linden, and more of our popular 2-handed piano soloing. Plus, a RealTracks first—Tango with bandoneon, recorded in Argentina!
Rock & Pop (Sets 456–461):
This collection includes Disco, slap bass ‘70s/‘80s pop, modern and ‘80s metal with Andy Wood, and a unique “Songwriter Potpourri” featuring Chinese folk instruments, piano, banjo, and more. You’ll also find a muted electric guitar style (a RealTracks first!) and “Producer Layered Guitar” styles for slick "produced" sound.
Country, Americana & Praise (Sets 462–467):
We’ve added new RealTracks across bro country, Americana, praise & worship, vintage country, and songwriter piano. Highlights include Brent Mason (electric guitar), Eddie Bayers (drums), Doug Jernigan (pedal steel), John Jarvis (piano), Glen Duncan (banjo, mandolin & fiddle), Mike Harrison (electric bass) and more—offering everything from modern sounds to heartfelt Americana styles
Check out all the 202 New RealTracks (in sets 456-467)
And, if you are looking for more, the 2025 49-PAK (for $49) includes an additional 20 RealTracks with exciting new sounds and genre-spanning styles. Enjoy RealTracks firsts like Chinese instruments (guzheng & dizi), the bandoneon in an authentic Argentine tango trio, and the classic “tic-tac” baritone guitar for vintage country.
You’ll also get slick ’80s metal guitar from Andy Wood, modern metal with guitarist Nico Santora, bass player Nick Schendzielos, and drummer Aaron Stechauner, more praise & worship, indie-folk, modern/bro country with Brent Mason, and “Songwriter Americana” with Johnny Hiland.
Plus, enjoy user-requested styles like Soul Jazz RealDrums, fast Celtic Strathspey guitar, and Chill Hop piano & drums!
The 2025 49-PAK is loaded with other great new add-ons as well. Learn more about the 2025 49-PAK!
Bonus PAKs for Band-in-a-Box 2025 for Mac!
With your version 2025 for Mac Pro, MegaPAK, UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, Audiophile Edition or PlusPAK purchase, we'll include a Bonus PAK full of great new Add-ons FREE! Or upgrade to the 2025 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 2025 RealCombos Booster PAK:
-For Pro customers, this includes 33 new RealTracks and 65+ new RealStyles.
-For MegaPAK customers, this includes 29 new RealTracks and 45+ new RealStyles.
-For UltraPAK customers, this includes 20 new RealStyles.
- Look Ma! More MIDI 13: Country & Americana
- Instrumental Studies Set 22: 2-Hand Piano Soloing - Rhythm Changes
- MIDI SuperTracks Set 44: Jazz Piano
- Artist Performance Set 17: Songs with Vocals 7
- Playable RealTracks Set 4
- RealDrums Stems Set 7: Jazz with Mike Clark
- SynthMaster Sounds and Styles (with audio demos)
- 128 GM MIDI Patch Audio Demos.
Looking for more great add-ons, then upgrade to the 2025 49-PAK for just $49 and you'll get:
- 20 Bonus Unreleased RealTracks and RealDrums with 20 RealStyles,
- FLAC Files (lossless audio files) for the 20 Bonus Unreleased RealTracks and RealDrums
- Look Ma! More MIDI 14: SynthMaster,
- Instrumental Studies Set 23: More '80s Hard Rock Soloing,
- MIDI SuperTracks Set 45: More SynthMaster
- Artist Performance Set 18: Songs with Vocals 8
- RealDrums Stems Set 8: Pop, Funk & More with Jerry Roe
Learn more about the Bonus PAKs for Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac®!
New! Xtra Styles PAK 20 for Band-in-a-Box 2025 and Higher for Mac!
Xtra Styles PAK 20 for Mac & Windows Band-in-a-Box version 2025 (and higher) is here with 200 brand new RealStyles!
We're excited to bring you our latest and greatest in the all new Xtra Styles PAK 20 for Band-in-a-Box! This fresh installment is packed with 200 all-new styles spanning the rock & pop, jazz, and country genres you've come to expect, as well as the exciting inclusion of electronic styles!
In this PAK you’ll discover: Minimalist Modern Funk, New Wave Synth Pop, Hard Bop Latin Groove, Gospel Country Shuffle, Cinematic Synthwave, '60s Motown, Funky Lo-Fi Bossa, Heavy 1980s Metal, Soft Muted 12-8 Folk, J-Pop Jazz Fusion, and many more!
All the Xtra Styles PAKs 1 - 20 are on special for only $29 each (reg $49), or get all 209 PAKs for $199 (reg $399)! Order now!
Learn more and listen to demos of the Xtra Styles PAK 20.
Video: Xtra Styles PAK 20 Overview & Styles Demos: Watch now!
Note: The Xtra Styles require the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition of Band-in-a-Box®. (Xtra Styles PAK 20 requires the 2025 or higher UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition. They will not work with the Pro or MegaPAK version because they need the RealTracks from the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition.
New! XPro Styles PAK 9 for Band-in-a-Box 2025 and higher for Mac!
We've just released XPro Styles PAK 9 for Mac & Windows Band-in-a-Box version 2025 (and higher) with 100 brand new RealStyles, plus 29 RealTracks/RealDrums!
We've been hard at it to bring you the latest and greatest in this 9th installment of our popular XPro Styles PAK series! Included are 75 styles spanning the rock & pop, jazz, and country genres (25 styles each) that fans have come to expect, as well as 25 styles in this volume's wildcard genre: funk & R&B!
If you're itching to get a sneak peek at what's included in XPro Styles PAK 9, here is a small helping of what you can look forward to: Funky R&B Horns, Upbeat Celtic Rock, Jazz Fusion Salsa, Gentle Indie Folk, Cool '60s Soul, Funky '70s R&B, Smooth Jazz Hip Hop, Acoustic Rockabilly Swing, Funky Reggae Dub, Dreamy Retro Latin Jazz, Retro Soul-Rock Fusion, and much more!
Special Pricing! Until July 31, 2024, all the XPro Styles PAKs 1 - 9 are on sale for only $29 ea (Reg. $49 ea), or get them all in the XPro Styles PAK Bundle for only $149 (reg. $299)! Order now!
Learn more and listen to demos of XPro Styles PAKs.
Video: XPro Styles PAK 9 Overview & Styles Demos: Watch now!
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.
New! Xtra Styles PAK 20 for Band-in-a-Box 2025 and Higher for Windows!
Xtra Styles PAK 20 for Windows & Mac Band-in-a-Box version 2025 (and higher) is here with 200 brand new RealStyles!
We're excited to bring you our latest and greatest in the all new Xtra Styles PAK 20 for Band-in-a-Box! This fresh installment is packed with 200 all-new styles spanning the rock & pop, jazz, and country genres you've come to expect, as well as the exciting inclusion of electronic styles!
In this PAK you’ll discover: Minimalist Modern Funk, New Wave Synth Pop, Hard Bop Latin Groove, Gospel Country Shuffle, Cinematic Synthwave, '60s Motown, Funky Lo-Fi Bossa, Heavy 1980s Metal, Soft Muted 12-8 Folk, J-Pop Jazz Fusion, and many more!
All the Xtra Styles PAKs 1 - 20 are on special for only $29 each (reg $49), or get all 209 PAKs for $199 (reg $399)! Order now!
Learn more and listen to demos of the Xtra Styles PAK 20.
Video: Xtra Styles PAK 20 Overview & Styles Demos: Watch now!
Note: The Xtra Styles require the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition of Band-in-a-Box®. (Xtra Styles PAK 20 requires the 2025 or higher UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition. They will not work with the Pro or MegaPAK version because they need the RealTracks from the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition.
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