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Bb has a long boot time on one of my PC's #590624 04/08/20 06:19 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 51 Paris, France, Planet Earth, M... Melody_Maker OP Enthusiast
OP Melody_Maker Enthusiast Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 51 Paris, France, Planet Earth, M...	I got a quite long boot time of about 15 seconds on one of my 2 computers running Bb 2020 (On the other PC Bb just boots in less than 6 seconds). The BootupLog.txt file shows that the "Maxplugins" function takes more than 10 seconds to complete: Quote: MaxPlugins.MaybeShowWarningMessage [08/04/2020 19:05:36] [ms since LogStart(boot)= 12,829 ], since last LogThis function = 10,553 What could possibly be the cause for this? I've tried different things like uninstalling DX plugins, but to no avail. Any idea? BiaB2024 64bit last build (desktop app), Win11 Pro 23H2, Intel i9 13900 24-core, 64GByte RAM, RME Fireface 800, Steinberg UR12, Cl1, Studio One 6, Samplitude Pro

Re: Bb has a long boot time on one of my PC's Melody_Maker #590634 04/08/20 06:46 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Blake - PG Music PG Music Staff Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 791 British Columbia, Canada	Can you copy the contents of C:\bb\Data\Logs\PluginScanLog.log and post it here? Blake PG Music Inc.

Re: Bb has a long boot time on one of my PC's Melody_Maker #590635 04/08/20 06:47 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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DrDan Veteran Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 12,752 Wauconda	Try white listing or excluding the BIAB executable from you AV to keep it from jumping in each time it starts - just an idea. BIAB – 2026, Reaper (current), i7-12700F Processor, 32GB DDR4-3200MHz RAM, Motu Audio Express 6x6 - My SoundCloud.

Re: Bb has a long boot time on one of my PC's Blake - PG Music #590706 04/08/20 02:28 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP Melody_Maker Enthusiast Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 51 Paris, France, Planet Earth, M...	Originally Posted By: Blake - PG Music Can you copy the contents of C:\bb\Data\Logs\PluginScanLog.log and post it here? Here we go Blake: ---------------------------------------------------------- Plugin Scan Log Calling Windows FFilterMapper2.EnumMatchingFilters... ... Windows FFilterMapper2.EnumMatchingFilters succeeded Counting candidate plugins in the Enum... Counting plugin GUID {6A08CF80-0E18-11CF-A24D-0020AFD79767} ... FriendlyName = ACM Wrapper Counting plugin GUID {E9AFF214-D315-4EC0-A6E7-6C73511C5D21} ... FriendlyName = PG Click and Pop Remover Counting plugin GUID {EE521163-7F20-49F0-A6DB-3BF438397691} ... FriendlyName = PG Dynamics Counting plugin GUID {F8388A40-D5BB-11D0-BE5A-0080C706568E} ... FriendlyName = Infinite Pin Tee Filter Counting plugin GUID {00000000-0F56-11D2-9887-00A0C969725B} ... FriendlyName = ExpressFX Chorus Counting plugin GUID {00000001-0F56-11D2-9887-00A0C969725B} ... FriendlyName = ExpressFX Delay Counting plugin GUID {00000002-0F56-11D2-9887-00A0C969725B} ... FriendlyName = ExpressFX Distortion Counting plugin GUID {00000003-0F56-11D2-9887-00A0C969725B} ... FriendlyName = ExpressFX Equalization Counting plugin GUID {00000004-0F56-11D2-9887-00A0C969725B} ... FriendlyName = ExpressFX Flange/Wah-Wah Counting plugin GUID {00000005-0F56-11D2-9887-00A0C969725B} ... FriendlyName = ExpressFX Amplitude Modulation Counting plugin GUID {00000006-0F56-11D2-9887-00A0C969725B} ... FriendlyName = ExpressFX Reverb Counting plugin GUID {00000007-0F56-11D2-9887-00A0C969725B} ... FriendlyName = ExpressFX Stutter Counting plugin GUID {00000008-0F56-11D2-9887-00A0C969725B} ... FriendlyName = ExpressFX Dynamics Counting plugin GUID {00000009-0F56-11D2-9887-00A0C969725B} ... FriendlyName = ExpressFX Graphic EQ Counting plugin GUID {0000000A-0F56-11D2-9887-00A0C969725B} ... FriendlyName = ExpressFX Noise Gate Counting plugin GUID {0000000B-0F56-11D2-9887-00A0C969725B} ... FriendlyName = ExpressFX Time Stretch Counting plugin GUID {0000000C-0F56-11D2-9887-00A0C969725B} ... FriendlyName = ExpressFX Audio Restoration Counting plugin GUID {026D0AA0-9BB9-11D0-AEBC-00A0C9053912} ... FriendlyName = Multi-Band Dynamics Counting plugin GUID {23C9F225-40EC-11D2-9D36-00C04F8EDC1E} ... FriendlyName = Track Compressor Counting plugin GUID {260DF3E1-AC77-11D2-9E93-00C04F68BE44} ... FriendlyName = Dither Counting plugin GUID {28D9F1E0-6ECC-11D0-AEBC-00A0C9053912} ... FriendlyName = Chorus Counting plugin GUID {39224540-6F92-11D0-AEBC-00A0C9053912} ... FriendlyName = Distortion Counting plugin GUID {3F901A20-79BE-11D0-AEBC-00A0C9053912} ... FriendlyName = Gapper/Snipper Counting plugin GUID {54F29260-79B1-11D0-AEBC-00A0C9053912} ... FriendlyName = Simple Delay Counting plugin GUID {607682E0-6E21-11D0-AEBC-00A0C9053912} ... FriendlyName = Reverb Counting plugin GUID {7298A3E0-78EE-11D0-AEBC-00A0C9053912} ... FriendlyName = Multi-Tap Delay Counting plugin GUID {869419DD-501F-11D3-8CDC-00C04F6B8E4C} ... FriendlyName = Track Noise Gate Counting plugin GUID {8B7226EE-4584-11D1-B4CB-00A0C9270A10} ... FriendlyName = Graphic EQ Counting plugin GUID {8CB69A0A-10E8-11D2-9B89-00104B8D13C2} ... FriendlyName = Track EQ Counting plugin GUID {9E3E4540-8339-11D0-AEBC-00A0C9053912} ... FriendlyName = Smooth/Enhance Counting plugin GUID {A6A78627-D619-48BF-AD26-0C6B44B5C7D8} ... FriendlyName = Resonant Filter Counting plugin GUID {A8448720-96FD-11D0-AEBC-00A0C9053912} ... FriendlyName = Parametric EQ Counting plugin GUID {B97C0F22-196D-11D1-B99B-00A0C9053912} ... FriendlyName = Time Stretch Counting plugin GUID {B97C0F23-196D-11D1-B99B-00A0C9053912} ... FriendlyName = Noise Gate Counting plugin GUID {D616F3E0-D622-11CE-AAC5-0020AF0B99A3} ... FriendlyName = Paragraphic EQ Counting plugin GUID {D6802BA0-A056-11D0-AEBC-00A0C9053912} ... FriendlyName = Vibrato Counting plugin GUID {EB6213DB-08FF-4510-9F8D-3058B0ECE4C6} ... FriendlyName = Pan Counting plugin GUID {ED1B4100-93BE-11D0-AEBC-00A0C9053912} ... FriendlyName = Pitch Shift Counting plugin GUID {EE38CA88-D78E-4BFB-B05E-577892730C83} ... FriendlyName = Volume Counting plugin GUID {F09F6980-7845-11D0-AEBC-00A0C9053912} ... FriendlyName = Flange/Wah-wah Counting plugin GUID {F3B8E880-B4E0-11D0-AEBC-00A0C9053912} ... FriendlyName = Graphic Dynamics Counting plugin GUID {FDB0D300-6F82-11D0-AEBC-00A0C9053912} ... FriendlyName = Amplitude Modulation Counting plugin GUID {17CCA71B-ECD7-11D0-B908-00A0C9223196} ... FriendlyName = Convertisseur en T/site-à-site Counting plugin GUID {17CCA71B-ECD7-11D0-B908-00A0C9223196} ... FriendlyName = Convertisseur en T/site-à-site Counting plugin GUID {005FE3F8-1F86-437B-B98F-0A4FDD62C085} ... FriendlyName = PG Five Band EQ Counting plugin GUID {025FB77D-234B-48AA-A144-3E319BCF49F2} ... FriendlyName = PG Distortion Counting plugin GUID {2E2973E2-D3C3-43E3-842D-8B9E3165EF65} ... FriendlyName = PG RTA Counting plugin GUID {47397F9D-A460-4543-8287-F5EBD5F67C09} ... FriendlyName = PG Guitar Amp Counting plugin GUID {49BEE1AA-A415-4ABD-A984-8906043286D4} ... FriendlyName = PG Flanger Counting plugin GUID {4F58CE3B-C1C7-4A6A-97E8-6E66F46862F0} ... FriendlyName = PG AutoWah Counting plugin GUID {8010C341-6D4C-4390-B828-E4D246C3DDB2} ... FriendlyName = VEGAS Wave Hammer Surround Counting plugin GUID {9C5EB07B-D7E0-4D77-A9BF-018452F93B03} ... FriendlyName = PG Reverb Counting plugin GUID {9D441A77-7E63-4E02-8E57-BD944BBF524D} ... FriendlyName = PG RingMod Counting plugin GUID {A31E61FC-DB09-429F-9B69-1E5A2BFC61EB} ... FriendlyName = PG PeakLimit Counting plugin GUID {B1669C16-3A3D-4F07-A699-EFCA69B9DDD3} ... FriendlyName = PG Echo Chorus Counting plugin GUID {C1F400A0-3F08-11D3-9F0B-006008039E37} ... FriendlyName = SampleGrabber Counted 56 plugins successfully. ... 56 candidate plugins were counted. If the number of plugins did not change since the last successful scan, this is an error-free end of the log. ---------------------------------------------------- BiaB2024 64bit last build (desktop app), Win11 Pro 23H2, Intel i9 13900 24-core, 64GByte RAM, RME Fireface 800, Steinberg UR12, Cl1, Studio One 6, Samplitude Pro

Re: Bb has a long boot time on one of my PC's Melody_Maker #590710 04/08/20 02:40 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Noel96 Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 20,319 Australia	What are the hardware spefications of the slower computer? MY SONGS... Audiophile BIAB 2026 audios on Soundcloud

Re: Bb has a long boot time on one of my PC's Noel96 #590796 04/09/20 02:08 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP Melody_Maker Enthusiast Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 51 Paris, France, Planet Earth, M...	Originally Posted By: Noel96 What are the hardware spefications of the slower computer? QuadCore Intel i5-3330 / 8Go RAM / Windows 10 Home / 4To HD + 512Go SSD BiaB2024 64bit last build (desktop app), Win11 Pro 23H2, Intel i9 13900 24-core, 64GByte RAM, RME Fireface 800, Steinberg UR12, Cl1, Studio One 6, Samplitude Pro

Re: Bb has a long boot time on one of my PC's DrDan #590797 04/09/20 02:10 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP Melody_Maker Enthusiast Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 51 Paris, France, Planet Earth, M...	Originally Posted By: MusicStudent Try white listing or excluding the BIAB executable from you AV to keep it from jumping in each time it starts - just an idea. Thanks MusicStudent, tried that already but no luck with it BiaB2024 64bit last build (desktop app), Win11 Pro 23H2, Intel i9 13900 24-core, 64GByte RAM, RME Fireface 800, Steinberg UR12, Cl1, Studio One 6, Samplitude Pro

Re: Bb has a long boot time on one of my PC's Melody_Maker #590799 04/09/20 02:17 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP Melody_Maker Enthusiast Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 51 Paris, France, Planet Earth, M...	Other things I've also tried: - Disabling all DX plugins using "InstalledCodec" from Nirsoft - Renaming / Recreating 'Preferences' folder - Tried switching to MME / WAS instead of ASIO audio driver (My soundcard is a Steinberg UR12) - Applied last Bb Patch (build 715) Still no luck ;( Nevertheless after this long boot time Bb seems to behave normally... BiaB2024 64bit last build (desktop app), Win11 Pro 23H2, Intel i9 13900 24-core, 64GByte RAM, RME Fireface 800, Steinberg UR12, Cl1, Studio One 6, Samplitude Pro

Re: Bb has a long boot time on one of my PC's Melody_Maker #590828 04/09/20 04:33 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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MarioD Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,228 Hamlin NY	Originally Posted By: Melody_Maker Other things I've also tried: - Disabling all DX plugins using "InstalledCodec" from Nirsoft - Renaming / Recreating 'Preferences' folder - Tried switching to MME / WAS instead of ASIO audio driver (My soundcard is a Steinberg UR12) - Applied last Bb Patch (build 715) Still no luck ;( Nevertheless after this long boot time Bb seems to behave normally... Have you tried disabling everything running in the background? Things like anti-virus, anti-malware, cCleaner, etc, as well as disabling your Ethernet card via the device manager? My boss calls me "the computer". Nothing to do with intelligence. I go to sleep if left unattended for 15 minutes. 64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware

Re: Bb has a long boot time on one of my PC's MarioD #590879 04/09/20 08:41 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 7,656 Victoria, BC Andrew - PG Music PG Music Staff
Andrew - PG Music PG Music Staff Joined: May 2002 Posts: 7,656 Victoria, BC	How about it you add the file safemode.txt to the Preferences folder to simulate factory settings? Edit - Actually ignore that, I see you already tried it. Does it make a difference if you add the file MaxPluginsToScan.txt to the bb folder, with a single line of text in it: max=0 (Delete or rename this file after the test) Also, does the slow bootup only happen if your computer has been idle for a while? Last edited by Andrew - PG Music; 04/09/20 08:50 AM. Andrew PG Music Inc.

Re: Bb has a long boot time on one of my PC's Melody_Maker #590914 04/09/20 11:47 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Bofga Newbie B Joined: Jul 2019 Posts: 4 Victoria, Australia	Hello Did you sort this issue? I had something similar. BIAB (on external HDD) would take up to 5 minutes to start and it was driving me crazy. After much hair pulling I found the culprit. I had to (temporarily) disable real time protection on WIN 10. Once I did that it starts as you would expect. The only thing is - I need to remember to disable real time protection each time I go to use BIAB. Windows will prompt you to turn on real time protection again and I do that after I have finished my session with BIAB. Your problem might be different but this just may work for you too. Thanks Brendan Last edited by Bofga; 04/09/20 11:51 AM.

Re: Bb has a long boot time on one of my PC's MarioD #590930 04/09/20 12:53 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP Melody_Maker Enthusiast Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 51 Paris, France, Planet Earth, M...	Thanks Bredan, Actually, Windows Defender is not even active on my PC... BiaB2024 64bit last build (desktop app), Win11 Pro 23H2, Intel i9 13900 24-core, 64GByte RAM, RME Fireface 800, Steinberg UR12, Cl1, Studio One 6, Samplitude Pro

Re: Bb has a long boot time on one of my PC's Andrew - PG Music #590933 04/09/20 01:02 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP Melody_Maker Enthusiast Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 51 Paris, France, Planet Earth, M...	Originally Posted By: Andrew - PG Music Does it make a difference if you add the file MaxPluginsToScan.txt to the bb folder, with a single line of text in it: max=0 (Delete or rename this file after the test) Also, does the slow bootup only happen if your computer has been idle for a while? Thanks for your suggestions Andrew! Having the MaxPluginsToScan.txt (with the one line you've suggested) in the bb folder does not change anything. And, no, this problem does not happen when my computer has been idle for a while... BiaB2024 64bit last build (desktop app), Win11 Pro 23H2, Intel i9 13900 24-core, 64GByte RAM, RME Fireface 800, Steinberg UR12, Cl1, Studio One 6, Samplitude Pro

Re: Bb has a long boot time on one of my PC's MarioD #590934 04/09/20 01:03 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP Melody_Maker Enthusiast Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 51 Paris, France, Planet Earth, M...	Yes MarioD, I did all that before posting... BiaB2024 64bit last build (desktop app), Win11 Pro 23H2, Intel i9 13900 24-core, 64GByte RAM, RME Fireface 800, Steinberg UR12, Cl1, Studio One 6, Samplitude Pro

Re: Bb has a long boot time on one of my PC's Melody_Maker #590963 04/09/20 03:47 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Noel96 Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 20,319 Australia	I haven't read through all the posts so this may have already been mentioned. Just in case, though... Have you checked that enable fast boot-ups is active? Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in) fast bootup.JPG (91.46 KB, 72 downloads) MY SONGS... Audiophile BIAB 2026 audios on Soundcloud

Re: Bb has a long boot time on one of my PC's Noel96 #591042 04/10/20 03:18 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP Melody_Maker Enthusiast Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 51 Paris, France, Planet Earth, M...	Yes, that's also a good one Noel. But 'Fast bootups' is already 'on' on my system (by the way, ticking or not ticking this option doesn't seem to make much difference). Thank all of you guys for all these suggestions:) BiaB2024 64bit last build (desktop app), Win11 Pro 23H2, Intel i9 13900 24-core, 64GByte RAM, RME Fireface 800, Steinberg UR12, Cl1, Studio One 6, Samplitude Pro

Re: Bb has a long boot time on one of my PC's Melody_Maker #591048 04/10/20 03:28 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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MarioD Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,228 Hamlin NY	A question, how much free space do you have on the drive(s) that contains BiaB, RDs and RTs? An almost full HD can slow everything down. My boss calls me "the computer". Nothing to do with intelligence. I go to sleep if left unattended for 15 minutes. 64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware

Re: Bb has a long boot time on one of my PC's Melody_Maker #591067 04/10/20 05:10 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Blake - PG Music PG Music Staff Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 791 British Columbia, Canada	Originally Posted By: Melody_Maker Originally Posted By: Andrew - PG Music Does it make a difference if you add the file MaxPluginsToScan.txt to the bb folder, with a single line of text in it: max=0 (Delete or rename this file after the test) Also, does the slow bootup only happen if your computer has been idle for a while? Thanks for your suggestions Andrew! Having the MaxPluginsToScan.txt (with the one line you've suggested) in the bb folder does not change anything. And, no, this problem does not happen when my computer has been idle for a while... If you are using the 64bit version of Band-in-a-Box (most likely) the file name must be: MaxPluginsToScan64.txt This changed in 2019 since the 32bit version will scan for different plugins than the 64bit version. The PluginScanLog.log file should show that 0 plugins are scanned, or which ever number you put in it. For example, if you have "max=2" then your PluginScanLog.log file should show: Counting plugin GUID {6A08CF80-0E18-11CF-A24D-0020AFD79767} ... FriendlyName = ACM Wrapper Counting plugin GUID {E9AFF214-D315-4EC0-A6E7-6C73511C5D21} ... FriendlyName = PG Click and Pop Remover This is a bit of tedious way to narrow down which plugin is slowing down the process, but it should work. Note that for the next update (build 716) the BootupLog.txt will show the time each plugin scan takes, so you can narrow it down faster. Blake PG Music Inc.

Re: Bb has a long boot time on one of my PC's MarioD #591166 04/10/20 01:26 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP Melody_Maker Enthusiast Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 51 Paris, France, Planet Earth, M...	Originally Posted By: MarioD A question, how much free space do you have on the drive(s) that contains BiaB, RDs and RTs? An almost full HD can slow everything down. You're right Mario, but I still have plenty of HD space on the drive on which I'm running Bb (more than 200 Go in fact)... Last edited by Melody_Maker; 04/10/20 01:28 PM. BiaB2024 64bit last build (desktop app), Win11 Pro 23H2, Intel i9 13900 24-core, 64GByte RAM, RME Fireface 800, Steinberg UR12, Cl1, Studio One 6, Samplitude Pro

Re: Bb has a long boot time on one of my PC's Blake - PG Music #591170 04/10/20 01:42 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP Melody_Maker Enthusiast Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 51 Paris, France, Planet Earth, M...	Originally Posted By: Blake - PG Music If you are using the 64bit version of Band-in-a-Box (most likely) the file name must be: MaxPluginsToScan64.txt This changed in 2019 since the 32bit version will scan for different plugins than the 64bit version. The PluginScanLog.log file should show that 0 plugins are scanned, or which ever number you put in it. For example, if you have "max=2" then your PluginScanLog.log file should show: Counting plugin GUID {6A08CF80-0E18-11CF-A24D-0020AFD79767} ... FriendlyName = ACM Wrapper Counting plugin GUID {E9AFF214-D315-4EC0-A6E7-6C73511C5D21} ... FriendlyName = PG Click and Pop Remover This is a bit of tedious way to narrow down which plugin is slowing down the process, but it should work. Note that for the next update (build 716) the BootupLog.txt will show the time each plugin scan takes, so you can narrow it down faster. Thank you Blake, I'm using the 64bit version of Bb, but having the file MaxPluginsToScan64.txt in the Bb folder does not seem to affect the number of plugins loaded... Even curioser, that MaxPluginsToScan64.txt file is automatically deleted when Bb boots up whereas the PluginScanLog.log file still lists the same number of plugins loaded. Maybe will I have to wait for build 716 to have my problem sorted. BTW, this new feature will be helpful in my case! BiaB2024 64bit last build (desktop app), Win11 Pro 23H2, Intel i9 13900 24-core, 64GByte RAM, RME Fireface 800, Steinberg UR12, Cl1, Studio One 6, Samplitude Pro

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December 21, 2025

Band-in-a-Box 2026 Video: The Newly Designed Piano Roll Window

In this video, we explore the updated Piano Roll, complete with a modernized look and exciting new features. You’ll see new filtering options that make it easy to focus on specific note groups, smoother and more intuitive note entry and editing, and enhanced options for zooming, looping, and more.

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You can see all the 2026 videos on our forum!

December 16, 2025

Band-in-a-Box 2026 Video: AI Stems & Notes - split polyphonic audio into instruments and transcribe

This video demonstrates how to use the new AI-Notes feature together with the AI-Stems splitter, allowing you to select an audio file and have it separated into individual stems while transcribing each one to its own MIDI track. AI-Notes converts polyphonic audio—either full mixes or individual instruments—into MIDI that you can view in notation or play back instantly.

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You can see all the 2026 videos on our forum!

December 16, 2025

Bonus PAK and 49-PAK for Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Windows®

With your version 2026 for Windows 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)
Android Band-in-a-Box® App (included)

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 PAKs for Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Windows®!

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