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To try to avoid derailing JoeV's post on 'Making it after 50'...
What were music gear or software that you came across that kicked you in the pants and opened your eyes to the possibilities? (Musicstudent's agreement on my last list entry got me thinking about this topic)
My time line:
1981: Korg Delta synth (not mine, belonged to the choir I was in)
1981: Wurlitzer Model 200 (not mine, belonged to the choir I was in)
1985: Ensoniq ESQ1 synth
1989: Ensoniq VFX-SD synth
1996: PG Music Power Tracks Pro Audio DAW
1996: SoundBlaster Platinum soundcard and a pile of soundfonts and the quest for the ultimate GM soundfont.
1999: Larrivée L-03 Acoustic Guitar
2000: Minimogue VA VSTi running on CMuzys DAW
2000: Mr. Ray's Electric Piano on CMuzys DAW
2000: Triangle I VSTi
2000: Bionic Delay VST
2000: Frohmage VST
2000: Organized Trio VSTi
2001: Tracktion1 DAW
2008: SX 1962 Custom P-bass copy (first bass guitar)
2011: Zoom B3 Bass amp and multifx simulator
2013: Epiphone Nighthawk Custom Re-issue (3rd electric guitar)/ Zoom G5 amp simulator & multifx
2017: Hammond M3 with a GSi Burn Leslie simulator (not mine, it's at our church)
2018: EZ Drummer 2
I wonder what's next?
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Hi Scott. BIAB, when they added RealTracks (something we had not requested nor imagined). About 2009, I think. That was my exact quote: This Changes Everything. PG Music used it in their promotion. But you already knew that.
Other than BIAB? I’d say 1992, Encore music notation software.
Recordings (and radio) of 1963 - Brazilian music hits the USA. I had just started playing professionally.
For instruments, 2007, Kanstul 1525 flugelhorn. Plays and sounds like butter.
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Not sure of exact years.
Mid 70s I got a Sony reel-to-reel tape recorder for Christmas that could do sound on sound and sound with sound. Spent many, many hours making multi track recordings, playing all the instruments. I learned a lot and had lots of fun in the process!
Early 2000s, getting Cool Edit Pro, my first DAW. I still have and use Adobe Audion 1.5 which is basically the same program, even though it is ancient it is still the best program I have found for recording and editing audio files, although I use Reaper for my main DAW now.
BIAB of course, also early 2000s.
Lots of other cool stuff over the years, instruments and software, but nothing I would consider to be game changers like the above.
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Don't know about the years. - Switching from drums to saxophone
- My first gig playing sax in a rock band - (This is what I want to do for the rest of my life)
- Berg Larsen 100/0 stainless steel sax mouthpiece (can you say Rock & Roll or R&B sax?)
- Wollensak reel-to-reel recorder (later Teac 4 track)
- MIDI and my Atari/ST computer
- Master Tracks Pro - the ability to sequence music and make my own backing tracks without the Teac and the degradation of bouncing tracks
- Band-in-a-Box and the ability to write styles.
- Peter Gannon calling to help me with my fledgling aftermarket business offering to convert my Atari styles to IBM format (Microsoft DOS).
- Yamaha WX7 Wind MIDI controller and TX81z
- Physical modeling synthesis and the Yamaha VL70-m which makes me feel like I am playing an instrument with my Wind Midi Controller (now a Yamaha WX5) instead of triggering a synth.
- Digitech RP355 amp-modeling/FX/Direct-box pedal for gigging with my guitar
- My custom built Parker DF522NN guitar(NN for Notes Norton)
- EV-ZXL15A powered speakers - so much better than anything I've ever used before
I've probably left something out  Insights and incites by Notes
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& Fake Disks for MIDI and/or RealTracks
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THE moment probably came when I bought an Ensoniq Mirage and learned how to sample. I was able to be any instrument I wanted to be.
Had you not specified music, it would have been "Good god. I got married AGAIN???"
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BIAB, when they added RealTracks (something we had not requested nor imagined). About 2009, I think. That was my exact quote: This Changes Everything. PG Music used it in their promotion. But you already knew that. RealDrums were introduced first in BIAB 2007, also completely unexpected and revolutionary: RealDrums - We’ve added real audio drums to Band-in-a-Box! RealDrums replace the MIDI Drum track with real recordings of top studio Jazz/Rock/Country drummers. These are not "samples," but are full recordings, lasting from 1 to 8 bars at a time, playing along in perfect sync with the other Band-in-a-Box tracks. Ctrl+click on this button to open the RealDrums Settings to make global settings for RealDrums.
For example, choose a brushes style, and you will now hear lush Jazz brushes. The results are dramatically better than MIDI. They sound like a real drummer, because they are recordings of a real drummer. Adding a real instrument to the mix makes all of the Band-in-a-Box parts sound more authentic. You’ll wonder, "Why does the guitar sound more real?" It’s because the realism of the drum part has the effect of improving the overall sound.
As well as improved drum sounds, you are hearing the exact rhythms played by the drummer, including features not seen in MIDI (subtle drum rolls, variations in ride cymbal taps, complex fills etc.). And the tracks intelligently play differently at faster/slower tempos, so you hear appropriate playing for the current tempo (not seen in MIDI drums). Change tempos or volumes during playback, using the same tempo/volume controls as MIDI. And best of all, we’ve seamlessly integrated the RealDrums into Bandin-a-Box, so you just use the program as you normally do, and you will hear RealDrums instead of MIDI drums, according to your preferences.
You can fully control which styles you will hear MIDI vs. RealDrums. New RealDrums styles can be made by the user or third parties, using standard WAV files. User created styles can control fills/postfills/pattern lengths/Substyles etc. We include a huge library of RealDrums styles to get you started, and all of the RealDrums styles are available in special value PAKs. And then in BIAB 2007.5 (remember the half-year releases?): RealDrums improved! - Faster. Smaller. Now take up much less space, using WMA files instead of WAV files, still with great quality! Uses 1/10 of the space! When you install, you can either install as WMA or WAV files. Either can be used. This allows your downloads and installations of RealDrums to be much faster!
RealDrums Variations of instruments with each "play." Most RealDrums styles (starting with RealDrums set 5) contain may instrument variations ("brushes vs. Sticks", "HiHat vs. Ride Cymbal" "Percussion only" etc.). Now, by selecting Prefs-Real Drum Settings - choose different Variations with each play, you can hear a different variation each time play is pressed, so the song sounds fresh each time. One time you’ll hear it with "brushes," the next time with sticks and ride cymbals, etc.
"Favor Brushes," "Favor Sticks" settings. When selecting RealDrums styles to use for a style, BB will use your preferences for brushes and sticks. For example, if you choose "Favor Brushes," BB will always choose from among variations that include brushes (when available).
Selectable Folder for your RealDrums styles. Now you can choose any folder (e.g. e:\Drums) for your RealDrums. This allows you to, for example, conserve space on your C:\ drive.
RealDrums "Compatible song/style finder." In the RealDrums Settings dialog, there are now buttons that will, for a chosen RealDrums style, enable you to (1) play the RealDrums demo song, (2) show a menu of BB styles that would work with the Real Drum style and (3) play a song demo of various BB styles that work with the Real Drum style.
Tempo checking for chosen RealDrums styles. If you choose a RealDrums style, and the tempo is outof-recommended-range for the style, BB will inform you of that - you can still use the style of course. RealDrums styles that get chosen automatically by Band-in-a-Box will always be compatible with your song. RealDrums styles can now have 2 separate feels, with different push amounts, and custom fills for transitioning between Substyles (see above). We made a great new style that starts out in Bossa, and changes to ‘swing’ at ‘b’ substyle, with custom drum fills for the transition fills. This "BossaThenSwing" style is on RealDrums 10, and is very effective for Latin/swing tunes.
Drum Fills can now be customized to include fills specifically used when changing from ‘a’ to ‘b’ substyle (and vice versa).
RealDrums "Developer Mode."
1) People making their own styles benefit from the "Developer Mode," that outputs TXT files with information about their style-in-progress. Now they can render a batch of songs, which will all save separate TXT files, useful for analyzing their styles.
2) Bars Blocked limit increased to 2,000 bars And then in 2008, we were completely floored by the three, count-em, three RealTracks they released. RealDrums were one thing, and that seemed relatively easy as they didn't need to respond to chord changes. But RealTracks. Who can do that? Well PGMusic did and still does that: RealTracks - With the previous release of Band-in-a-Box, we added RealDrums. Now we’ve added additional "Real" instruments, including Real Pedal Steel, Real Acoustic Guitar, and Tenor Sax soloing (RealSax). These tracks replace the MIDI track for that instrument, and can be controlled just like the MIDI instrument (volume changes, muting etc.). Best of all, they follow the chord progression that you have entered, so that you hear an authentic audio accompaniment to your song. These are not "samples," but are full recordings, lasting from 1 to 8 bars at a time, playing along in perfect sync with the other Bandin-a-Box tracks. RealTracks can be built in to the style, replacing the Bass, Guitar, Piano, or Strings part, or they can be generated to the Soloist (or Melody) track using the Soloist feature. And then in 2008.5 (another mid-year release), along with multiple SETS of RealTracks, BOOM!: Faster Generation of RealTracks. - The time it takes to generate RealTracks is now three times as fast!
"Waveless" and much smaller in size, Version 2008.5 uses 1/8 of the hard drive space compared to
Version 2008! - RealTracks and RealDrums no longer need WAV files - they can use WMA natively. This frees up huge amounts of your hard drive, so that the RealDrums and RealTracks take up only 1 /8 of the space that they used to take! The handy "Archive" function will remove the no-longer-needed WAV files with a single-click. This means that the new version uses up much less hard drive space than previous versions.
Tempo stretching quality enhancements.
Now the RealTracks sound great over a much wider tempo range, typically -15 and +40 beats per minute from their original tempo.
Stereo panning is now available for the RealTracks.
Automatic prevention of audio clipping. (New Float mixing and Peak Limiter added.)
RealStyles available - These are styles that include all "Real Instruments," with no MIDI. Up to 7 Real Instruments all at once in a single style!
Improved transitions for RealTracks eliminating Pops/Clicks.
Right-click menu is available for each part in Band-in-a-Box (bass, drums, piano, guitar, strings), allowing you to quickly assign RealTracks (or RealDrums), MIDI SuperTracks, or loops to that part along with other functions like mute, solo, save as WAV file, etc.
RealTracks browser dialog shows comprehensive information about the RealTracks, including name, genre, feel, tempo, type, demos, and preview. Lists can be sorted or filtered by any column.
Easily save a style (.STY) with RealTracks, directly from the main screen ("save what you hear" as a style).
RealTracks Rests and Shots - RealTracks work for rests and shots.
Endings are now present in RealTracks.
Name of RealTracks or RealDrums display at the top of the screen for each part.
Save Single Track - Right-click on a part to save that single track to disk as a WAV file.
RealTracks demos now present in RealTracks - demos folder, and can be opened from the StylePicker.
RealTracks Preview function to hear how a RealTracks will sound, without losing your current song.
Time Shift RealTracks - Ability to time shift a RealTracks by certain amount, to achieve more laid-back playing for example.
Variations of RealTracks can be made, for things like a simpler type of soloing, or certain variations.
RealTracks can have multiple Substyles - For example, the Jazz Acoustic Bass plays "2"’ feel in "a" substyle, and "4" in "b" section.
Soloists can solo over different chords than the chords of the song - For example, the Metal Guitar Soloist can have a tonal center controlled by the user, different than the song chords. So that the Metal Guitar can be soloing over a G chord, while the chords of the song are G F G Bb, for example.
"Crescendo" Soloing can be generated for some RealTracks that have the intensity of the solo building up with the flashiest part of the solos played as the solo builds.
Musicality of the solo phrasing improved, phrasing much closer to human.
RealTracks button added to Soloist dialog, with color coding to allow quick access to RealTracks.
RealTracks folders now have descriptive names - Instead of cryptic names like RacG001, they have names like "Guitar, Electric, and Soloist Cowboy Ev 165"
Bass track can now play RealTracks!
StyleMaker lists RealTracks names on the main screen.
Non English versions will work with the newest RealTracks without a new translation of the Soloist list (Default.SOL file).
Archive and Install WAV buttons to control the use of the WAV files for RealDrums and RealTracks. WAV files are no longer needed as the program can use the much smaller WMA files. If you prefer to use WAV files (slightly higher fidelity and slightly faster operation), these commands provide the option to install or archive the WAV files on a global or folder by folder basis. As Matt said, it was totally unexpected and was truly revolutionary.
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Piano: age 7 & the Beatles around that same time
Guitar: age 14 add electric and an amp a few years later
Tascam Porta-One : 80's
Cakewalk Music Creator : 90's
Band in a Box : 2005ish
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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1972 - 1953 Kay Jazz Master blond upright bass. It resulted in 35 years of playing in bluegrass bands (and one blues group). 1974 - Sound on sound reel to reel tape recorder. Hey, I can do this home studio thing! November 2011 - BiaB. Well, Janice I think I found a way we can re-enter the music making world and try out those genres we could never get the band to do Bud
Our albums and singles are on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Pandora and more. If interested search on Janice Merritt. Thanks! Our Videos are here on our website.
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It was about 1970, I guess. First time I ever got to play my Les Paul out of a Marshall Super Lead 100. I was in heaven for that gig. (prior to that, and after, far as that goes, cuz I just had the Marshall for that gig, I was having to put up with my VOX Super Beatle and not caring for it too much)
Fast forward a few years. By 1973 I'd been studying and playing classical guitar for about a year. I managed to swing a deal on a Jose Ramirez 1a Concert Model. Man-o-man, what a guitar. I owned it for 30 years and finally sold it when I began building my own guitars.
No real "This Changes Everything" that was music related until I began to wake up to the power of the DAW back in about 2000. I had already owned a copy of BiaB for a couple of years by that point, but I just used it mostly as a backing tracks program, and it was very useful for that. But being able to do my own recording at a quality that rivaled that of top-notch studios, well that was definitely revolutionary to my way of thinking.
And really, since then things have been evolutionary more than revolutionary. Some cool stuff has come around since then -- including the later BiaB editions! -- but still it's been stuff I've been able to assimilate without getting my socks blown off.
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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.
New! XPro Styles PAK 9 for Band-in-a-Box 2025 and higher for Windows!
We've just released XPro Styles PAK 9 for Windows & Mac 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.
Video: Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac®: VST3 Plugin Support
Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac® now includes support for VST3 plugins, alongside VST and AU. Use them with MIDI or audio tracks for even more creative possibilities in your music production.
Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Macs®: VST3 Plugin Support
Video: Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac®: Using VST3 Plugins
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