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BIABman,
If you want to private message me, I'll give you my email address and you can send me the BIAB file. I'll move the track for you and send it back.
To send me a private message, click on 'Noel96' on the left and select 'Send PM'.
I'll do my best to save your remaining hair.
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It's all screwed up. Copying Bass to Melody didn't help. I then Moved Bass to Melody, worked on Melody and played back. Bass re-appeared magically on its own! 
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It sounds like you might have a Realtrack bass with notation attached.
If you email me the file (my email address is a PM reply), I'll better be able to see what to do.
Hang in there, we'll get there eventually.
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Earlier you said you've never used Real Band. My question to you is why?
If there ever was a great example of why you should be using RB this is it. Here's the why:
RB gives you almost all of the Biab functions combined with a DAW. That means once you're happy with the rest of the song, you isolate just the bass track and experiment as much as you want and you're not forced to just use one track for bass. RB has 48 tracks. If your song uses 5 instrument tracks plus the bass you have 43 tracks to experiment with the bass. Try one thing on track 7, you think it's close but no cigar. Move to track 8 and try again, then 9, 10, all the way to track 48 if you wanted. Here's the really big deal. RB DOES NOT automatically regenerate a track much less the whole song unless YOU TELL IT TO. You can cut/paste very easily from several test bass tracks until you've stitched together exactly what you want. Oh, and each track can be generated using a different style or bass patch or Real Track or both or whatever the heck you want.
You could have done this in RB in far less time than it took to keep replying to this thread and you're still not happy.
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I've just sent the file back to you.
Have a look and see if that helps.
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Earlier you said you've never used Real Band. My question to you is why?
If there ever was a great example of why you should be using RB this is it. Here's the why:
RB gives you almost all of the Biab functions combined with a DAW...
You could have done this in RB in far less time than it took to keep replying to this thread and you're still not happy.
Bob Thanks Bob. So you're saying that basically RealBand gives you everything that BIAB has and more? That I should be entering my chords from scratch into RealBand rather than BIAB? Do I even need to install BIAB? Exactly what is the relationship between the two programs? Does one program need the other? I'm sure I didn't bother installing RealBand to save disk space and because I was sure I wouldn't use it.
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Not a happy camper here bob. I reluctantly installed RealBand. Now it seems I will have to cope with two headaches instead of just one. Fired up RealBand. It opens midi settings to start. I don't have Input. It asks to choose Output. I choose standard Windows Wave. I go to open the song I was working on in BIAB, RB complains that it's 48k instead of 41k (or vice versa). It opens it anyway. Then the program freezes! Can't do a bloody thing. Programs crashes when I try to close it. ARghhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!
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"Initializing accompaniments" That's what RB says after I try to load another version of the BIAB song. Then it opens a Note .txt file on screen and the song/program is basically frozen now. The green song Play light is on. But the song doesn't play and nothing can be pressed in the program. Esc key doesn't work. Responds to nothing except the Royal Salute (Ctrl-Alt-Del). I don't think RealBand is going to work out very well for me.
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Realband needs to be run in administrator mode (so does BIAB to get the best from it).
To set this...
1. Right-click on the program shortcut.
2. Select "Properties".
3. Under the "Compatibility" tab, select 'Run as administrator'.
4. OK your way out of the settings and start Realband.
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Biab only works with 44.1 but RealBand being a DAW will work with any setting. With the setting at 44.1, you not have that issue again.
Regardless of any DAW you use, it will have to be set up with certain default on the initial startup. You will have to set up midi input/output even if you don't use midi. You'll have to set the bit rate and similar settings.
Once the program settings are complete, RealBand retains the settings so it only has to be done once.
Once RB is setup, you will find it has many Biab 'wishlist' features. To name a few, it has markers you can place anywhere in your song so you can label the song structure, intro, verse 1, verse 2, pre chorus, chorus, verse 3, chorus, outro or similar, it has 48 tracks rather than 8. You can have access and use of all 16 midi channels, tracks can be grouped and color coded, it allows you to 'see' your song in a timeline, the mixer section and outputs are much more robust than the Biab mixer and it has the editing features of a DAW.
It has useful features that Biab doesn't have at all such as the ability to select and regenerate a section of a track rather than have the whole track regenerate as it does in Biab. A track will only generate or regenerate if you tell it to, unlike Biab does a complete regeneration unless a track is frozen. It has a multiriff feature that will generate 7 different segments of audio/midi of a selection or an entire track. You can choose any number or all of the seven to use in your song. I had a song with a track I generated from 18 different multiriff selections. That is like having a session musician generate 126 punch in's were that to be done in a live session.
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Thanks Charlie. I am sure RB works really nicely for you. I have a feeling that I was not destined to use the program though. I have started to jump through hoops just to open/run the program. I changed it to 'Admin" in the properties as recommended by Noel. The program opens, but I dare not try to play a song I just played in BIAB because it freezes/crashes the program! So I enter a few chords just to see what I can do. Try to select a style, it says 'initializing'. That's it! That's all RB will do before freezing up!!!
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I'm not sure if you want to pursue getting RB working working at this point and that's ok. Just let us know if you do. Otherwise, I'll not try to push you to use it. It's a tool. It has to be set up. It can be quirky. You can certainly use Biab and never use RB and you can use RB and never use Biab. But I get it that Biab/RB is mostly about having fun with music. I will attempt to answer the last questions you posted. Q: So you're saying that basically RealBand gives you everything that BIAB has and more? Biab and RB share a lot of features but each have features separate from the other. They are different types of software programs from each other. RB is specifically a DAW (digital audio workstation) and Biab is an audio accompaniment program. Q: That I should be entering my chords from scratch into RealBand rather than BIAB? You can do that. Most bigin a project in Biab and move the project to RB to refine their project. Biab generates tracks much faster than RB. Biab's Stylepicker works faster to review and select styles than the RB Stylepicker. Q: Do I even need to install BIAB? Not sure as I've never heard of anyone not installing Biab. PGMusic sells a similar DAW software called Power Tracks that RB is based on but Power Tracks does not have the Biab interface features contained in RB. Q: Exactly what is the relationship between the two programs? They are married. They share features, styles, RealTracks and Rb can open Biab saved files. Q: Does one program need the other? Not necessarily. They can work fine independent of each other but are designed to work complementary to each other. Q: what RB says after I try to load another version of the BIAB song. "Initializing accompaniments" Good news. This is normal behavior. That is part of RB syncing its startup procedure. Q: Then it opens a Note .txt file on screen and the song/program is basically frozen now. The note text file is also normal behavior. I'm going to speak just a bit more about the freeze up in a moment. That is obviously not normal behavior, or is it? Q: The green song Play light is on. But the song doesn't play and nothing can be pressed in the program. Good news again. That green triangle is always on. When RB is working properly, the green triangle when clicked, appears like the button is indented. Not a happy camper here bob. I reluctantly installed RealBand. Now it seems I will have to cope with two headaches instead of just one. Fired up RealBand. It opens midi settings to start. I don't have Input. It asks to choose Output. I choose standard Windows Wave. I go to open the song I was working on in BIAB, RB complains that it's 48k instead of 41k (or vice versa). It opens it anyway. Then the program freezes! Can't do a bloody thing. Programs crashes when I try to close it. ARghhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! Let's talk about this post for a moment. A big difference between Biab and RB is how they open. Biab generates a song(RealTracks and Midi) very fast and allows you to press and begin playing the song after just a few seconds because Biab is reading ahead of the playing and generating the remainder of the tracks in the song while you listen. RealBand generates a song differently. RealBand generates all the tracks of the entire song before you can play the song and it takes a minute or so before you can press play and the song plays. IF you hit play before all the tracks have generated, this may stop the generation process and attempt to play the tracks but they have not generated yet so the program freezes as it continues to search and play generated tracks that are not there. There are many things that can cause a newly installed program to freeze up and most times it's something easy to correct by pushing a button or changing a setting but it's not always easy to find. I can't tell from your post if you possibly pressed play before the tracks generated but that would be a very common and easy mistake to make until you are familiar with the program and how it operates. It is only one of many things that could be causing your issue. It looks to me like you have RB really close to being properly setup. If you want to give one more try I recommend we try to simply get RB to open on its own and not worry about importing a Biab file at the moment. That may be your ultimate goal and use for RB but we should concentrate on getting RB open and ready to accept a Biab file. If you're interested, try these steps. It should take less than 2 minutes. If Biab is open, close the program. Open RB and wait for all the messages to complete and it to initialize. You should be seeing the Tracks view At the top of the screen in the VIEWS Menu, click on the CHORDS button You should be seeing the familiar Biab Chord Chart. Enter 8 to 12 chords as you normally do Return to the TRACKS page There may or may not be a STYLE chosen. Once you've used the program it defaults to the last Style used (or that's how mine reacts and I don't recall setting the program up to do that so I think it's the default setting) Regardless, if there is a Style in the Style window you are good to go, if not, choose a Style from the StylePicker. The only other change you need to make is to set the END BAR number to the number of chords you entered on the Chord Chart page. 8 or 12 or whatever your number of bars are. The other defaults should be fine. There is a Large Button 'GENERATE' - Click on that button and select the first entry "Generate all BB Tracks (Entire Song) You will get a spinning cursor and you can monitor the generating tracks by watching the small bar across the very top of your screen. The style I've chosen _FLYAWAY.STY has three RealTracks and one RealDrum Track. I entered 14 bars of chords on the Chord Chart page and my RB program defaults to a Bar Offset of -0- and the 2 bar button is checked so when I change the END BAR to 14, I have a 16 bar chart and my tracks generate from bar 1. So, wait until all 4 tracks have generated and are visible on the TRACKS view - Three green tracks and a Yellow Drum Track. The Drum Track is always the last track to generate and you will see a message pop up saying the RealDrums are generating. Once all 4 tracks have generated, you can press Play and the song should play from start to finish. If it doesn't there is still a button to push or setting to change to complete the RB initial set up. If that's the case, report it back here and we'll walk you through the setup that's specific to your computer and gear. Hope you'll try this but no problem either way. I get it that music should be fun and life is to be lived.
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I would like to thank you for all the RB information. I started with BIAB around 2010. Looked at RB then and said no.
Within the last few months I re-looked at RB and said "oh I can do that" and "I can do this." Guess I just needed to more time.
I am still hunting and pecking what I want to do but it is working for me.
Bought a simple keyboard and when I get the time I want to try it with RB. We shall see.
Thanks again!
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Thanks again for trying to help Charlie. Trying is the operative word.
If you're interested, try these steps. It should take less than 2 minutes.
If Biab is open, close the program.
Open RB and wait for all the messages to complete and it to initialize.
You should be seeing the Tracks view
At the top of the screen in the VIEWS Menu, click on the CHORDS button
You should be seeing the familiar Biab Chord Chart.
Enter 8 to 12 chords as you normally do
Return to the TRACKS page
There may or may not be a STYLE chosen. Once you've used the program it defaults to the last Style used (or that's how mine reacts and I don't recall setting the program up to do that so I think it's the default setting)
Regardless, if there is a Style in the Style window you are good to go, if not, choose a Style from the StylePicker.
The only other change you need to make is to set the END BAR number to the number of chords you entered on the Chord Chart page. 8 or 12 or whatever your number of bars are. The other defaults should be fine.
There is a Large Button 'GENERATE' - Click on that button and select the first entry "Generate all BB Tracks (Entire Song)
You will get a spinning cursor and you can monitor the generating tracks by watching the small bar across the very top of your screen.
It has now been close to 10 minutes and nothing has been generated, no sounds etc. There is no "small bar across the very top". The CPU/RB indicator at top right shows in red that activity is red-lining it at 98%+ all the time! I have been afraid to touch anything on the screen because I know if I try all will be frozen. I will now try... The only key that worked was "Esc". A pop-up said " BBOutput.txt not found OK Small circle goes around on screen... Top says Generating music...please wait... going on another 5 minutes now... If it takes 15 minutes to generate 12 bars, this program is not for me. I somehow managed to Esc out of the freeze. Had control of the program again. Play wasn't working. I tried to Exit and got a message saying "RB is trying to do something important like generate a song etc. If you exit now the program will likely crash." I was stuck in a catch-22 situation. Nothing was working for me. But closing the program would crash it! Arghhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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You're right Biabman, there's definitely something either wrong with the install or setup with your RB. A 12 bar song generation takes less than 45 seconds on my old machine. I'm really sorry you're having such an issue.
I'll leave it up to you if you want to work through getting RB working correctly.
There is a discussion on another thread discussing a batch file that resets RealBand that may address your issue. I think technically, there's not much wrong but I'm sure the time and effort you've expended makes the situation quite a major frustration.
I'll continue to monitor this thread and I'm sure others will to if you decide to press onward, just let us know. We'll work until we get you going.
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Try changing your audio driver to MME and see if that helps. (It's under "Options | Preferences".) Also, the latest update (#5) for Realband is at the link below. It would pay to download and install that, too. Just double-check the paths when it gets to that part of the installation. http://www.pgmusic.com/support.realband.htmRegards, Noel
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Try changing your audio driver to MME and see if that helps. (It's under "Options | Preferences".) Also, the latest update (#5) for Realband is at the link below. It would pay to download and install that, too. Just double-check the paths when it gets to that part of the installation. http://www.pgmusic.com/support.realband.htmRegards, Noel Thanks Noel. My driver was set to MME. I downloaded the latest update #5 and that did the trick! At least I can enter a few chords and play them. I also tried to load my BIAB song and it worked. However it took more than 3 minutes just to generate and render the tracks! I figured I may as well save the file so it wouldn't have to gen/ren it again. When I clicked save, it defaulted to a BIAB file extension! I thought it would be a RB file? ... Maybe I spoke too soon? More than 10 minutes ago, I clicked save the file. Now I want to close the program. It tells me it will crash now if I close because it is doing work on a file! I see the CPU working at around 25% (not 98% like before). But I can't close the program unless I crash it! Something still isn't right.
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I will give up on RB in short order.
I fixed the problem I was having in BIAB thanks to Noel.
I don't see any benefits to using RB now really.
And given all the headaches it is giving me it isn't worth the time. I see a slow, buggy program.
I saved the BIAB file after I opened it in RB, hoping it would open faster the next time.
It did the same thing! It generated and regenerated everything taking more than 3 minutes.
Now here's the kicker!
This last time when I opened the file, it unmuted tracks I had muted, AND re-wrote the key bass track that I had worked on in BIAB.
I had created a melody track with the bass line.
It deleted this melody track!
It put the melody track into the bass track!
And it changed the bass track back to the original
notes that I had changed in BIAB!
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BiaB wouldn't normally replace your own notation in the Melody or Soloist tracks, but it would replace any changes you made to other tracks unless you froze those tracks.
The Mute setting is not saved with individual songs, it is global, however, the volume settings are saved, so you could set the volume to zero and save the song.
Making the Mute setting local and not global has been requested many times.
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BiaB wouldn't normally replace your own notation in the Melody or Soloist tracks, but it would replace any changes you made to other tracks unless you froze those tracks.
The Mute setting is not saved with individual songs, it is global, however, the volume settings are saved, so you could set the volume to zero and save the song... Thanks VT. Yes I learned these things about BIAB with Noel. But what I was talking about wasn't within BIAB. I simply opened a BIAB file inside RB. RB did the damage.
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Today's the Last Day of the Band-in-a-Box 2026® for Mac Special!
Order before 11:59pm PDT today (May 15, 2026) to save up to 50% off your Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Mac® upgrade and receive a FREE Bonus PAK loaded with great new Add-ons to use with this new version!
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Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Mac - Special Offers End at 11:59pm PDT on Friday, May 15th, 2026!
Order before 11:59pm PDT on Friday, May 15th and SAVE up to 50% on most Band-in-a-Box® version 2026 for Mac Upgrade packages... and that's not all! With your version 2026 for Mac purchase, we'll include a Bonus PAK full of great new Add-ons FREE! Upgrade to the 2026 49-PAK to receive even more NEW Add-ons including 20 additional RealTracks... that's 222 NEW RealTracks available with version Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Mac!
Upgrade to Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Mac® today for as little as $49! Check out the Band-in-a-Box® packages page for all available purchase options.
Learn more about the Free Bonus PAK and 49-PAK here.
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202 New RealTracks Released with Band-in-a-Box 2026!
With Band-in-a-Box® 2026, we've released 202 incredible new RealTracks (in sets 468-488) in a variety of genres—featuring your most requested styles!
Jazz, Funk & World (Sets 468-475):
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®!
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