The plugin does not have, and likely is not intended to have, all the features of the full version of Band-in-a-Box.

In my opinion the plugin is a tool that introduces Band-in-a-Box to traditional DAW users. Traditional DAW users do not want to create Band-in-a-Box song projects. For the most part, DAW users are not familiar with the capabilities of Band-in-a-Box and are dismissive of the product.

But, DAW users will welcome a plugin that can be used inside a DAW to (magically) generate musical audio files that will be easily imported into their DAW.

Think about the number of utilities that have both standalone and VST versions. That's the ultimate goal. Quick and easy, use the VST. Need all the features, use the program.

Another user, jazzmammel, created the nickname of "Band-in-a-Box Lite or BiaB Lite" and that really does describe a great way to think of the plugin.

The benefit to everyone is the plugin hopefully will bring a lot of new ideas, customers, forum members and wish list requests.


Jim Fogle - 2025 BiaB (Build 1128) RB (Build 5) - Ultra+ PAK
DAWs: Cakewalk Sonar - Standalone: Zoom MRS-8
Laptop: i3 Win 10, 8GB ram 500GB HDD
Desktop: i7 Win 11, 12GB ram 256GB SSD, 4 TB HDD
Music at: https://fogle622.wix.com/fogle622-audio-home