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Hi Folks.
Maybe this was requested before...
BIAB, under help there is an option: "What add-ons do I have"
It checks for what is installed but not what had been purchased and available for download at "your product page".
Would be helpful if BIAB compared the two lists and let install right from that Help menu item.
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I agree, there are so many products that it is easy to accidentally overlook one in installation!
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That is exactly what happened to me, I was 400+ styles short & missing other good things, because it was a clean install and I simply forgot.
It could work both ways to benefit of users and PG. The "forgetful" user part is covered, the PGmusic part would be...to identify what is NOT purchased and installed and offer a tour (youtube?) of the missing product and direct link to purchase it.
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+1. Nice idea.
As a related idea, how about adding a checkbox to the "What Add-ons I Have" feature that enables the "Band-in-a-Box Download Manager". Then the Download Manager can download and install any Add-ons the user has posted in their online account.
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If you buy everything, the program gives good assurances that you have all the styles, tracks etc. But for those who do not purchase everything, this idea could be useful.
Jim's good suggestion might involve some difficult programming, to query what you bought but didn't install, and the query would involve logging in to your account. But if it could be done, +1.
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Matt, yes I was thinking of similar idea how Jim described it. Most importantly, so it keeps the record of available and purchased Add Ons. (Xtr Paks, loops etc.) Query, Yes! That is how many software titles with upgrade path operate these days. It does not have to be "automatic", checking each time, on demand  Again, I see this can be beneficial for both users<->PGmusic
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I believe many users want access to everything PG Music offers. PG Music has the tools in place to automatically let a user know when something is missing. What is needed is bundling the tools together so three tools communicate and act as a single tool.
I am confident integrating "What Add-ons do I have?", a User's Online Account and the Band-in-a-Box Download Manager into one tool will benefit PG Music and users.
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Checking what one has installed would be a huge amount easier if the data couild be written to a .log file or some such. I'm perfectly capable of comparing two lists, but tring to read and check all the entries in those daft little boxes on the what add-ons window is a struggle.
Cut and paste allows some tidying, but it still seems very dumb to me.
There may also be some gaps in the data, for example, I can't see loops02 or supertracks in either the installed or the non-installed data.
Last edited by Gordon S; 07/04/20 07:57 AM.
Jazz relative beginner, starting at a much older age than was helpful.
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for example, I can't see loops02 or supertracks in either the installed or the non-installed data. Or melodists, or artist performances, or how Disks and PAKs interrelate, or loops-with-style. Are there others? ... I've only just found loops-with-style. Apparently I have the following "Style Disks", but I cxan't presently see how that relates to what PGMusic sells, so I'm getting very confused. Styles Disks : 0 (Built-in) ,1 ,2 ,3 ,7 (Country) ,10 (Pop) ,12 ,16 (Blues) ,21 ,26 ,28 ,40 ,42 ,44 ,46 ,48 ,49 ,50 ,51 ,52 ,53 ,54 ,57 ,58 ,60 ,61 ,62 ,63 ,67 ,70
Last edited by Gordon S; 07/04/20 07:19 AM.
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BIAB2026 Audiophile, a bunch of other software.
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