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hello everyone, and of course, all the best for 2023! :-))

it's a small series of concerns about Band-in-a-Box that brings me here.
This is why I ask you to excuse the length of this message in advance, while thanking you for your patience!

I knew Band-in-a-Box well. Very well even.
I used this extraordinary software for a long time, in the past, until 2008, when I switched to Mac, getting the version that had just been released at the time, a very average experience...

Now, back on PC (phew!), I am preparing to acquire the current version of
Band-in-a-Box, which brings me to some important questions:


A) In the past, when I bought software (including Biab), it was on CD, and I installed it myself.
It seems that, these days, we buy this kind of things "online"...why not?
Only here, I have a project:

To bring up, very soon, a second config, very powerful, which I will reserve exclusively for music (which is my job) and for all the programs I need.
I will therefore install Band-in-a-Box there, after which I will delete it from my current computer, where it will only be in transit, in short.
But in the meantime, I do need Band-in-a-Box on my present bike, even if this one is not enough...

Hence this first question:
What do we buy, in the case of Biab? Do we buy the installer, or do we necessarily have it "installed online", which suits me much less...?

Indeed, I don't want to have to buy it a second time and start all over again when I have my new config'...

B) My current PC is 64 bits and my next configuration will be too, of course. I don't think it's a problem, but just in case, I ask you the question, probably useless: Is there a version of Biab that can run in 64 bits?

C) On the versions I knew until 2004, I could make my own accompaniment style, by clicking on a two-color icon called "STY",
and from there create my own style by borrowing, for example, the "bass" of one of the pre-existing styles, the "drums" of another, the "piano" of another, etc, etc...

Question: does this feature still exist?

D) On earlier versions, I could write a score, by clicking on an icon showing 2 black eighth notes on a green background, simple and effective writing,
the right click allowing essential adjustments to make things sound acceptably.

Question: is it still possible?

E) Last concern: in a menu (I don't know which one, but I'll find it, I'm sure), there was a feature called "Master tuning",
by which I could, in a way, tune Band-in-a-Box like one does any musical instrument, by sounding an "A" in concert, then raising it or lowering it as I wanted. Practical, very practical.

Question: Can it still be on the current version? I suppose this has to do with the quality of the sound card, but hey...

Last word: Real Tracks and that sort of thing is not a priority for me right now. I'll definitely look into it later, though.

And There you go!

It only remains for me to thank you again for your patience,
and wish you all the best for 2023 again!

cordially
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Alceste-le-Loup

BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.