Art,

If the issues occur on a song file you are actively working on, the song file may be slightly corrupt. If so, I may know of a solution that was originally proposed by forum member Noel96.


  • Save your existing song file under a new name.
  • Open RealBand
  • Import and open the new name song file in RealBand
  • Save the imported new name song file.
  • Open Band-in-a-Box
  • Open the new name song file formerly saved in RealBand
  • Does the saved RealBand file work in Band-in-a-Box?


Over the years Noel96 and others noticed RealBand does not use all the features available in Band-in-a-Box. RealBand disregards and rearranges the data inside a Band-in-a-Box file and will remove data it identifies as corrupt.

Jim Fogle - 2025 BiaB (Build 1128) RB (Build 5) - Ultra+ PAK
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