|
Log in to post
|
Print Thread |
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Dec 2018
Posts: 8
Newbie
|
OP
Newbie
Joined: Dec 2018
Posts: 8 |
Having just upgraded to v.2022, I'm very happy, but I'm a guy who likes to read manuals and I have always found the BIAB manuals to be so very hard on the eyes.
If they would just change it to a sans serif font, that would help enormously. It looks so crowded and busy that it feels like work to read.
How about it PG Music? Any chance of making that manual easier on the eyes? All it really needs is a cleaner font and maybe a bit better formatting here and there.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 1,372
Expert
|
|
Expert
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 1,372 |
I agree... the manual, forum threads, my monitor, even the program itself is hard on my eyes...my wife is laughing at me... now she's easy on the eyes...
Bandcamp Soundcloud Win-11; BiaB-2025 Audiophile
Cakewalk; Melodyne-5; Scaler 2; NI Komplete:
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 2,732
Veteran
|
|
Veteran
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 2,732 |
....in .PDF form just zoom it bigger.
 Steve BIAB/RB 2022, Pro Tools 2020, Korg N5, JBL LSR 4328 Powered Monitors, AKG/Shure Mics.
PC: Win11 PRO, 4 TB M2 SSD, 2 TB HD, 128 GB Memory
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 425
Journeyman
|
|
Journeyman
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 425 |
It is the same problem with the BIAB application itself.
All the very tiny tiny windows with small tina fonts that are impossible to read (and very heavy on the eyes).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Jun 2017
Posts: 2,948
PG Music Staff
|
|
PG Music Staff
Joined: Jun 2017
Posts: 2,948 |
Thanks for your feedback! We are always looking for ways to improve the program. I myself am low vision, so I personally prefer the Classic View over the Modern View in the program, which you can toggle between by pressing Ctrl T when you first open the program. I find seeing the colours and larger buttons helps me. Some font can be customized as well under Options | Preferences | Display. These little tips may help you like that did for me!
Cheers,
Ember
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Dec 2018
Posts: 8
Newbie
|
|
OP
Newbie
Joined: Dec 2018
Posts: 8 |
Thanks for your feedback! We are always looking for ways to improve the program. I myself am low vision, so I personally prefer the Classic View over the Modern View in the program, which you can toggle between by pressing Ctrl T when you first open the program. I find seeing the colours and larger buttons helps me. Some font can be customized as well under Options | Preferences | Display. These little tips may help you like that did for me! Those are good tips for the program, but please, PGM, consider the manual. Designing text that is easy to read is an art form in and of itself, but just cleaning it up, putting in a little white space, and a sans-serif font would go such a long way. If you want to hire me to do it, I would be glad to. If you want to consider that, give me a few editable pages to test me and observe what I can do with it. This wasn't my original intent when I started the thread, but now that I think of it, I am offering my services. It's really so hard on the eyes and it doesn't need all that much to be turned into a valuable resource for us. The information is great. It's just the layout and styling that makes reading it difficult. I know the "young-uns" are ok with reading limited amounts of information on the computer screen, but as we age it gets very difficult and many of us value a paper manual that we can print.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 22
Enthusiast
|
|
Enthusiast
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 22 |
Thanks for your feedback! We are always looking for ways to improve the program. I myself am low vision, so I personally prefer the Classic View over the Modern View in the program, which you can toggle between by pressing Ctrl T when you first open the program. I find seeing the colours and larger buttons helps me. Some font can be customized as well under Options | Preferences | Display. These little tips may help you like that did for me! I'm having a great time with my newly installed version 2022 having updated from 2010.5, so please don't take this as a criticism of the program, but as a friendly suggestion. I have noticed that the various popup menu windows in 2022 were very hard to read with small fonts. I have large monitors, but I still find myself leaning in closer to read the text. Looking at the videos on the Groove3 website, the fonts are much larger and bold, making them easy to read. How did they do that? Probably the difference between my Windows OS and their Mac...? But if a future update would enable a user setting to increase the fonts or at least bold them globally in all of the popup menus and selection windows, that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks and all the best in 2022, The-Watosh
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Dec 2018
Posts: 398
Journeyman
|
|
Journeyman
Joined: Dec 2018
Posts: 398 |
...
I have noticed that the various popup menu windows in 2022 were very hard to read with small fonts. I have large monitors, but I still find myself leaning in closer to read the text.
...
The-Watosh Are you using 4K monitors scaled 200% to standard HD (1920x1024)? I am, and have noticed that a lot of Windows apps' popups don't scale and the fonts are very small and hard to read. Or if you are using 4K monitors unscaled, that would also be an issue.
ThinkPad i9 32GB RAM 7TB SSD; Win11 Pro; RME Fireface UCX II; BiaB 2025 Ultra
Bitwig Studio 5; Studio One Pro 7; Melodyne Studio 5; Acoustica Premium 7
Gig Performer 5; NI S61 MK3; Focal Shape 65; Beyerdynamic DT 880 & 770
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 22
Enthusiast
|
|
Enthusiast
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 22 |
...
I have noticed that the various popup menu windows in 2022 were very hard to read with small fonts. I have large monitors, but I still find myself leaning in closer to read the text.
...
The-Watosh Are you using 4K monitors scaled 200% to standard HD (1920x1024)? I am, and have noticed that a lot of Windows apps' popups don't scale and the fonts are very small and hard to read. Or if you are using 4K monitors unscaled, that would also be an issue. No, my "large monitor" reference is from back in my 14" and 15" CRT dinosaur days. My current monitors are 21 and 22 inch led flats at standard HD def using no alternate scaling. The small fonts are especially challenging on my laptop which is standard 1600x900. The various popup windows in the "preferences" section are very hard to read, for example. Perhaps it's my dinosaur eyes that need my computer glasses updated... Either way, not a major deal breaker. I'm enjoying the program immensely.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 22,997
Veteran
|
Veteran
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 22,997 |
If on a PC you can hold down control and move the mouse wheel to either increase or decrease the screen. This works for the manual, forums, and the program.
When you are at the checkout line and they ask if you found everything say "Why, are you hiding stuff?"
64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box for Windows
|
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 22
Enthusiast
|
|
Enthusiast
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 22 |
If on a PC you can hold down control and move the mouse wheel to either increase or decrease the screen. This works for the manual, forums, and the program.
Ctrl+ or - does the same, but only for the web browser, at least for my computers... The forum and online manual are web based so they are adjustable. Thanks for the suggestion. It would be great if it worked for me for the program as well. The style picker has much larger fonts than the main "preferences" window and its sub-windows, most of which are very small for my eyes. It would be nice to be able to at least bold the fonts if for some reason the programming prevents them from being updated at some future release to be user resizable. Once again though, not nit-picking, I love the program and I'm just trying to give some helpful feedback.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ask sales and support questions about Band-in-a-Box using natural language.
ChatPG's knowledge base includes the full Band-in-a-Box User Manual and sales information from the website.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Band-in-a-Box 2025 Italian Version is Here!
Cari amici
È stata aggerate la versione in Italiano del programma più amato dagli appassionati di musica, il nostro Band-in-a-Box.
Questo è il link alla nuova versione 2025.
Di seguito i link per scaricare il pacchetti di lingua italiana aggiornati per Band-in-a-Box e RealBand, anche per chi avesse già comprato la nuova versione in inglese.
Band-in-a-Box 2025 - Italiano
RealBand 2025 - Italiano
Band-in-a-Box 2025 French Version is Here!
Bonjour à tous,
Band-in-a-Box® 2025 pour Windows est disponible en Français.
Le téléchargement se fait à partir du site PG Music
Pour ceux qui auraient déjà acheté la version 2025 de Band-in-a-Box (et qui donc ont une version anglaise), il est possible de "franciser" cette version avec les patchs suivants:
BIAB 2025 - francisation
RealBand 2025 - francisation
Voilà, enjoy!
Band-in-a-Box 2025 German Version is Here!
Update Your Band-in-a-Box® 2025 to Build 1128 for Windows Today!
Already using Band-in-a-Box 2025 for Windows®? Download Build 1128 now from our Support Page to enjoy the latest enhancements and improvements from our team.
Stay up to date—get the latest update now!
Update to RealBand® 2025 Build 5 Windows Today!
Already using RealBand® 2025 for Windows®? Download Build 5 now from our Support Page to ensure you have the latest enhancements and improvements from our team.
Get the latest update today!
PowerTracks Pro Audio 2025 for Windows is Here!
PowerTracks Pro Audio 2025 is here! This new version introduces many features, including VST3 support, the ability to load or import a .FLAC file, a reset option for track height in the Tracks window, a taller Timeline on the Notation window toolbar, new freeze buttons in the Tracks window, three toolbar modes (two rows, single row, and none), the improved Select Patch dialog with text-based search and numeric patch display, a new button in the DirectX/VST window to copy an effects group, and more!
First-time packages start at only $49. Already a PowerTracks Pro Audio user? Upgrade for as little as $29!
www.pgmusic.com/powertracks.htm
Video: Summary of the New Band-in-a-Box® App for iOS®
Join Tobin as he takes you on a tour of the new Band-in-a-Box® app for iOS®! Designed for musicians, singer-songwriters, and educators, this powerful tool lets you create, play, and transfer songs effortlessly on your iPhone® or iPad®—anytime, anywhere.
Band-in-a-Box® for iOS® :Summary video.
Check out the forum post for more information.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forums58
Topics84,085
Posts774,461
Members39,547
| |
Most Online25,754
Jan 24th, 2025
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dansk
Deutsch - Windows
Español
Français - Windows
Italiano - Windows
Nederlands
Polski
Português
Svenskt
русский
Japanese
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Korean