Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread
Print Thread
Go To
Page 1 of 2 1 2
#835376 12/22/24 03:00 PM
User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 8,436
Veteran
OP Offline
Veteran
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 8,436
Caribbean Heat


I started on this last week and finished it last night. A little bit of Pop, Latin, Jazz, and Blues - leaning more heavily toward Latin Jazz. There are quite a few percussion tracks - balancing then and deciding when and where to bring each one in and taking it out was the most significate time-consuming part of the project - about 8 hours total.

If nothing else, it's something new. Hope you enjoy it.

Alan

PS: I'll have more time than usual for listening and commenting this coming week as our daughter is off from work all week and will be here to help with Di's care.

Merry Christmas!



File:Caribbean Heat.SGU

Key=Dm , Tempo 120, Length (m:s)=3:34

Style is _JAZROK1.STY (Medium Jazz Rock w Soloist)

RealTracks in style: ~684:Bass, Electric, PopHalfNotesSync Ev 120
RealTracks in style: 1772:Piano, Electric, Rhythm JazzFunkMovin Ev16 130
RealTracks in style: 2606:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm JazzRock8thsJon Ev 120
RealTracks in style: 2604:Guitar, Electric, Soloist JazzRock8thsJon Ev 120
RealTracks in song: 3897:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm FunkSoulful60sPulseChop Ev16 105
RealTracks in song: 1956:Sax, Alto, Soloist TexasBluesRockStraightMark Ev 120
RealDrums in Song: Bongos8thsBeguine[single]
RealDrums in Song: CongasEv8[single]
RealDrums in Song: TambourineEven8ths
RealDrums in Song: SkaSlow70sWesPerc^1-SdStk,HtSnr
RealTracks in song: 3612:Steel Drum, Rhythm SocaA-simple Ev16 120
RealDrums in Song: Guiro8thsEv[single]
RealTracks in song: 996:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm HardRockLACrispA-B Ev 120
RealDrums in style:LaPopJazzRelaxedEv8: a: Snare, Ride b: Congas, Ride

Last edited by Al-David; 12/22/24 04:42 PM.

BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaks*Win11*32GB DDR5*Rhyzen 9745x*AT 2035 Mic*Peavey Nashville 112 Amp*Ibanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar

Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

Al-David #835415 12/22/24 06:32 PM
User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 2,773
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 2,773
Alan, well, this puts me in the mood to skip Christmas altogether and head to the islands. There are worse things than mild dehydration and sun damage for sure. smile

Great job, as usual. Cool instrument choices, and the last third really pumps up the dynamics in interesting ways, especially with the electric guitar. Super mix/master, too.

Wishing you and Di a joyous Christmas.

Ron


DC Ron
BiaB Audiophile
Presonus Studio One
ASUS I9-12900K DAW, 32 GB RAM
Presonus Faderport 16
Too many guitars (is that a thing?)
Al-David #835444 12/22/24 11:14 PM
User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 8,436
Veteran
OP Offline
Veteran
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 8,436
Ron,

Well, you know they celebrate Christmas in the Islands, too! And, ya know, we old farts gotta be mindful of dehydration!!!

Glad you enjoyed it. I appreciate the kindness!

Merry Christmas,

Alan


BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaks*Win11*32GB DDR5*Rhyzen 9745x*AT 2035 Mic*Peavey Nashville 112 Amp*Ibanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar

Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

Al-David #835455 12/23/24 02:41 AM
User Showcase
Joined: Oct 2021
Posts: 1,482
Expert
Offline
Expert
Joined: Oct 2021
Posts: 1,482
Hello Al
Sounds excellent
The melody invites to great solos ;-)
Really well realized
The mixture of guitars and sax solos works perfectly
Great production
Wish you all a great Christmas and a healthy 2025
Andi ;-)

Al-David #835463 12/23/24 04:18 AM
User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2022
Posts: 820
L
Expert
Offline
Expert
L
Joined: Mar 2022
Posts: 820
All this is well sent and the addition of percussion gives a nice atmosphere. I was put some santana in my bottle when I was little, so I'm delighted.
Laurent. Happy Christmas to you.

Al-David #835473 12/23/24 06:14 AM
User Showcase
Joined: May 2019
Posts: 4,505
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: May 2019
Posts: 4,505
Hey, the islands celebrate Christmas, too. ANd, Alan, this is the perfect song for them to enjoy and us to dream about warm palm trees. Man, you're right, there is a lot of percussion in there. When we fashion drum tracks we have to be sure not to give the drumer 6 limbs, but with percussion we can have a stage-full of hands. You managed to put everything in the right place --being heard with respect for the ensemble.

Merry Christmas to you, Di and your daughter, Alan.


Enjoy whatever happens!
marty

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@babumusic51
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/marty-straub
Band in a Box, Reaper, Cakewalk, Ozone 11
Al-David #835476 12/23/24 06:40 AM
User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 8,190
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 8,190
Alan,

What a great sound! The mix is excellent and that guitar around the 2.42 mark is awesome. Love the tone!

Bob

Al-David #835503 12/23/24 08:22 AM
User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 851
Expert
Offline
Expert
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 851
Cool instrumental, I kept it playing in the background while working this morning. Nice use of Real tracks, great production and mix.


Elliott Kayne
elliottkayne@gmail.com
https://www.reverbnation.com/kaynemusic
https://www.facebook.com/ekayne

Health, Wealth, Family, Faith, Friends, and Fun







Al-David #835505 12/23/24 08:25 AM
User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2018
Posts: 416
Journeyman
Offline
Journeyman
Joined: Dec 2018
Posts: 416
Totally enjoyable listen. Well crafted and executed! Bonnes fêtes !


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
Al-David #835507 12/23/24 08:35 AM
User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 4,299
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 4,299
Pleasant chord progression takes me to under the Caribbean sun from the cloudy 0C weather here. BIAB Santana brings cool jazzy drinks, the sax adds wistful moments towards the night. Different percussions work seamlessly together. Thanks for this musical holiday gift! Happy holidays and many new tunes for the new year 2025!

Janne


Hear My Music:

Soundcloud
YouTube

Al-David #835513 12/23/24 09:30 AM
User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 12,510
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 12,510
Love it!

So well done.

Merry Christmas to you both!

fj

User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 8,436
Veteran
OP Offline
Veteran
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 8,436
Originally Posted by PROJECT M
Hello Al
Sounds excellent
The melody invites to great solos ;-)
Really well realized
The mixture of guitars and sax solos works perfectly
Great production
Wish you all a great Christmas and a healthy 2025
Andi ;-)

Hi Andi,

Thank you for the very nice comments. And wishes to you for a wonderful Christmas and great 2025.

Alan


BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaks*Win11*32GB DDR5*Rhyzen 9745x*AT 2035 Mic*Peavey Nashville 112 Amp*Ibanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar

Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 8,436
Veteran
OP Offline
Veteran
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 8,436
Originally Posted by laurent4114
All this is well sent and the addition of percussion gives a nice atmosphere. I was put some santana in my bottle when I was little, so I'm delighted.
Laurent. Happy Christmas to you.


Luarent,

Merci beaucoup. And yes, I have a little bit of that Santana vibe stored away. Glad you enjoyed it.

Wishing you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas and terrific new Year.

Alan


BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaks*Win11*32GB DDR5*Rhyzen 9745x*AT 2035 Mic*Peavey Nashville 112 Amp*Ibanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar

Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 8,436
Veteran
OP Offline
Veteran
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 8,436
Originally Posted by BabuMusic
Hey, the islands celebrate Christmas, too. ANd, Alan, this is the perfect song for them to enjoy and us to dream about warm palm trees. Man, you're right, there is a lot of percussion in there. When we fashion drum tracks we have to be sure not to give the drumer 6 limbs, but with percussion we can have a stage-full of hands. You managed to put everything in the right place --being heard with respect for the ensemble.

Merry Christmas to you, Di and your daughter, Alan.


Hey Marty,

Thanks for dropping in to listen and comment so nicely.

It would seem a bit odd to celebrate Christmas in 85-degree weather, wearing shorts and a T-shirt! I have a friend from Jamaica whose husband is the Assistant Minister of one the government entities. She has twin sons who say it would be odd to celebrate Christmas in snowy weather!

I had to play with the various drum tracks to avoid some of what you said about the six-armed drummer thing. I went online a watched 7 or 8 videos of Caribbean-based bands and how their percussion parts were arranged. The one thing I most noticed was that they usually had three or four different percussionists, as you commented. I used that as my guide.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Merry Christmas to you and yours. Wishing you everything good in 2025.

Alan


BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaks*Win11*32GB DDR5*Rhyzen 9745x*AT 2035 Mic*Peavey Nashville 112 Amp*Ibanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar

Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

rsdean #835571 12/23/24 04:27 PM
User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 8,436
Veteran
OP Offline
Veteran
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 8,436
Originally Posted by rsdean
Alan,

What a great sound! The mix is excellent and that guitar around the 2.42 mark is awesome. Love the tone!

Bob


Hi Bob,

Many thanks for the kindness to this one. And yeah, BIAB came through for me with that lead guitar. I think I'll give the band a Christmas bonus!

Merry Christmas and wishes for a great 2025.

Alan

Last edited by Al-David; 12/24/24 01:38 AM.

BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaks*Win11*32GB DDR5*Rhyzen 9745x*AT 2035 Mic*Peavey Nashville 112 Amp*Ibanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar

Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

Al-David #835617 12/23/24 09:24 PM
User Showcase
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 2,604
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 2,604
I know you had a fine career as a musician, but I think you missed your calling as a producer. Great stuff!


Windows 11, Intel Core I5 10400, 16 gig ram, Scarlett 2i2, Sony Acid Music Studio 10, BIAB 2020 UltraPlus Pak
Al-David #835630 12/24/24 12:18 AM
User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2017
Posts: 819
C
Expert
Offline
Expert
C
Joined: Mar 2017
Posts: 819
Alan - (from one old fart to another) excellent job weaving these files together!
You certainly have a way with BB - your producer skills are top notch and the
mastering is superb too (a little 'bright' to my ears though), well done!!

Best wishes to you & Di,

Carl

Al-David #835638 12/24/24 05:04 AM
User Showcase
Joined: Jul 2022
Posts: 2,415
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Jul 2022
Posts: 2,415
I always wanted to spend the Christmas vacations somewhere in the summer, but for some reason that never worked out.
Nice song, it has a Caribbean vibe with a bit of Santana where the guitar leads.
Merry Christmas back to you both smile

User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 8,436
Veteran
OP Offline
Veteran
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 8,436
Originally Posted by Elliott Kayne
Cool instrumental, I kept it playing in the background while working this morning. Nice use of Real tracks, great production and mix.

Thank you, Elliott. It's so nice to hear it was worthy of your background music as you went about your morning.

I'm delkighted you enjoyed it. It was a frun project.

Merry Christmas.

Alan


BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaks*Win11*32GB DDR5*Rhyzen 9745x*AT 2035 Mic*Peavey Nashville 112 Amp*Ibanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar

Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 8,436
Veteran
OP Offline
Veteran
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 8,436
Originally Posted by TheMaartian
Totally enjoyable listen. Well crafted and executed! Bonnes fêtes !

Thank you so much. I appreciate those kind words. And wishing you a great holiday season in return!

Alan


BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaks*Win11*32GB DDR5*Rhyzen 9745x*AT 2035 Mic*Peavey Nashville 112 Amp*Ibanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar

Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

Previous Thread
Next Thread
Go To
Page 1 of 2 1 2

Link Copied to Clipboard
ChatPG

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.

PG Music News
XPro and Xtra Styles PAKs Special Extended Until August 31st!

XPro & Xtra Styles PAKs Special Extended Until August 31st!

The XPro Styles PAKs and Xtra Styles PAKs special offers are now available until August 31st at 11:59pm PDT!

Ready to take your Band-in-a-Box® 2025 experience to the next level? Now’s the perfect time! Expand your style library with XPro and Xtra Styles PAKs—packed with a wide variety of genres to inspire your next musical creation.

What are XPro Styles and Xtra Styles PAKs?

XPro Styles PAKs are styles that work with any version (Pro, MegaPAK, UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition) of Band-in-a-Box® 2025 (or higher). XPro Styles PAKS 1-9 includes 900 styles!

Xtra Styles PAKs are styles that work with the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition of Band-in-a-Box® 2025 (or higher). With over 3,500 styles (and 35 MIDI styles) included in Xtra Styles PAKs 1-20, the possibilities are endless!

Get the XPro Styles PAKs 1 - 9 for only $29 ea (Reg. $49 ea), or get them all in the XPro Styles PAK Bundle for only $149 (reg. $299)! Listen to demos and order now! For Windows or for Mac.

Note: XPro Styles PAKs require Band-in-a-Box® 2025 or higher and are compatible with ANY package, including the Pro, MegaPAK, UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, and Audiophile Edition.

Get Xtra Styles PAKs 1 - 20 are on special for only $29 each (reg $49), or get all 19 PAKs for $199 (reg $399)! Listen to demos and order now! For Windows or for Mac.

Note: The Xtra Styles require the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition of Band-in-a-Box®. (Xtra Styles PAK 19 requires the 2025 or higher UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition. They will not work with the Pro or MegaPAK version because they need the RealTracks from the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition.

Don’t miss this chance to supercharge your Band-in-a-Box setup—at a great price!

Mac 2025 Special Upgrade Offers Extended Until August 15th!

It's not too late to upgrade to Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac® and save! We've extended our special until August 15, 2025!

We've added many major new features to Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac®, including advanced AI tools like the amazing BB Stem Splitter and AI Lyrics Generator, as well as VST3 plugin support, and Equalize Temp. Plus, there’s a new one-stop MIDI Patches Picker with over 1,100 MIDI patches to choose from, all neatly categorized by GM numbers. The MultiPicker Library is enhanced with tabs for the SongPicker, MIDI Patch Picker, Chord Builder, AI Lyrics Generator, and Song Titles Browser, and the tabs are organized into logical groups. The Audiophile Edition is enhanced with FLAC files , which are 60% smaller than AIFF files while maintaining identical audio quality, and now ships on a fast 1TB SSD, and much more!

Check out all the new features in Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac® here:

Purchase your Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac during our special to save up to 50% off your upgrade purchase and receive a FREE BONUS PAK of amazing new Add-ons. These include the 2025 RealCombos Booster PAK, Look Ma! More MIDI 13: Country & Americana, Instrumental Studies Set 22: 2-Hand Piano Soloing - Rhythm Changes, MIDI SuperTracks Set 44: Jazz Piano, Artist Performance Set 17: Songs with Vocals 7, Playable RealTracks Set 4, RealDrums Stems Set 7: Jazz with Mike Clark, and more!

Upgrade to the 2025 49-PAK for just $49 and add 20 Bonus Unreleased RealTracks and 20 RealStyles, FLAC Files for the 20 Bonus Unreleased RealTracks, Look Ma! More MIDI 14: SynthMaster, MIDI SuperTracks Set 45: More SynthMaster, Artist Performance Set 18: Songs with Vocals 8, and RealDrums Stems Set 8: Pop, Funk & More with Jerry Roe.
Learn more about the Bonus PAKs!

New RealTracks Released with Band-in-a-Box 2025!

We’ve expanded the Band-in-a-Box® RealTracks library with 202 incredible new RealTracks (in sets 449-467) across Jazz, Blues, Funk, World, Pop, Rock, Country, Americana, and Praise & Worship—featuring your most requested styles!

Jazz, Blues & World (Sets 449–455):
These RealTracks includes “Soul Jazz” with Neil Swainson (bass), Mike Clark (drums), Charles Treadway (organ), Miles Black (piano), and Brent Mason (guitar). Enjoy “Requested ’60s” jazz, classic acoustic blues with Colin Linden, and more of our popular 2-handed piano soloing. Plus, a RealTracks first—Tango with bandoneon, recorded in Argentina!

Rock & Pop (Sets 456–461):
This collection includes Disco, slap bass ‘70s/‘80s pop, modern and ‘80s metal with Andy Wood, and a unique “Songwriter Potpourri” featuring Chinese folk instruments, piano, banjo, and more. You’ll also find a muted electric guitar style (a RealTracks first!) and “Producer Layered Guitar” styles for slick "produced" sound.

Country, Americana & Praise (Sets 462–467):
We’ve added new RealTracks across bro country, Americana, praise & worship, vintage country, and songwriter piano. Highlights include Brent Mason (electric guitar), Eddie Bayers (drums), Doug Jernigan (pedal steel), John Jarvis (piano), Glen Duncan (banjo, mandolin & fiddle), Mike Harrison (electric bass) and more—offering everything from modern sounds to heartfelt Americana styles

Check out all the 202 New RealTracks (in sets 456-467)

And, if you are looking for more, the 2025 49-PAK (for $49) includes an additional 20 RealTracks with exciting new sounds and genre-spanning styles. Enjoy RealTracks firsts like Chinese instruments (guzheng & dizi), the bandoneon in an authentic Argentine tango trio, and the classic “tic-tac” baritone guitar for vintage country.

You’ll also get slick ’80s metal guitar from Andy Wood, modern metal with guitarist Nico Santora, bass player Nick Schendzielos, and drummer Aaron Stechauner, more praise & worship, indie-folk, modern/bro country with Brent Mason, and “Songwriter Americana” with Johnny Hiland.

Plus, enjoy user-requested styles like Soul Jazz RealDrums, fast Celtic Strathspey guitar, and Chill Hop piano & drums!

The 2025 49-PAK is loaded with other great new add-ons as well. Learn more about the 2025 49-PAK!

Bonus PAKs for Band-in-a-Box 2025 for Mac!

With your version 2025 for Mac Pro, MegaPAK, UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, Audiophile Edition or PlusPAK purchase, we'll include a Bonus PAK full of great new Add-ons FREE! Or upgrade to the 2025 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 2025 RealCombos Booster PAK: -For Pro customers, this includes 33 new RealTracks and 65+ new RealStyles. -For MegaPAK customers, this includes 29 new RealTracks and 45+ new RealStyles. -For UltraPAK customers, this includes 20 new RealStyles.
  • Look Ma! More MIDI 13: Country & Americana
  • Instrumental Studies Set 22: 2-Hand Piano Soloing - Rhythm Changes
  • MIDI SuperTracks Set 44: Jazz Piano
  • Artist Performance Set 17: Songs with Vocals 7
  • Playable RealTracks Set 4
  • RealDrums Stems Set 7: Jazz with Mike Clark
  • SynthMaster Sounds and Styles (with audio demos)
  • 128 GM MIDI Patch Audio Demos.

Looking for more great add-ons, then upgrade to the 2025 49-PAK for just $49 and you'll get:

  • 20 Bonus Unreleased RealTracks and RealDrums with 20 RealStyles,
  • FLAC Files (lossless audio files) for the 20 Bonus Unreleased RealTracks and RealDrums
  • Look Ma! More MIDI 14: SynthMaster,
  • Instrumental Studies Set 23: More '80s Hard Rock Soloing,
  • MIDI SuperTracks Set 45: More SynthMaster
  • Artist Performance Set 18: Songs with Vocals 8
  • RealDrums Stems Set 8: Pop, Funk & More with Jerry Roe

Learn more about the Bonus PAKs for Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac®!

New! Xtra Styles PAK 20 for Band-in-a-Box 2025 and Higher for Mac!

Xtra Styles PAK 20 for Mac & Windows Band-in-a-Box version 2025 (and higher) is here with 200 brand new RealStyles!

We're excited to bring you our latest and greatest in the all new Xtra Styles PAK 20 for Band-in-a-Box! This fresh installment is packed with 200 all-new styles spanning the rock & pop, jazz, and country genres you've come to expect, as well as the exciting inclusion of electronic styles!

In this PAK you’ll discover: Minimalist Modern Funk, New Wave Synth Pop, Hard Bop Latin Groove, Gospel Country Shuffle, Cinematic Synthwave, '60s Motown, Funky Lo-Fi Bossa, Heavy 1980s Metal, Soft Muted 12-8 Folk, J-Pop Jazz Fusion, and many more!

All the Xtra Styles PAKs 1 - 20 are on special for only $29 each (reg $49), or get all 209 PAKs for $199 (reg $399)! Order now!

Learn more and listen to demos of the Xtra Styles PAK 20.

Video: Xtra Styles PAK 20 Overview & Styles Demos: Watch now!

Note: The Xtra Styles require the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition of Band-in-a-Box®. (Xtra Styles PAK 20 requires the 2025 or higher UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition. They will not work with the Pro or MegaPAK version because they need the RealTracks from the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition.

New! XPro Styles PAK 9 for Band-in-a-Box 2025 and higher for Mac!

We've just released XPro Styles PAK 9 for Mac & Windows Band-in-a-Box version 2025 (and higher) with 100 brand new RealStyles, plus 29 RealTracks/RealDrums!

We've been hard at it to bring you the latest and greatest in this 9th installment of our popular XPro Styles PAK series! Included are 75 styles spanning the rock & pop, jazz, and country genres (25 styles each) that fans have come to expect, as well as 25 styles in this volume's wildcard genre: funk & R&B!

If you're itching to get a sneak peek at what's included in XPro Styles PAK 9, here is a small helping of what you can look forward to: Funky R&B Horns, Upbeat Celtic Rock, Jazz Fusion Salsa, Gentle Indie Folk, Cool '60s Soul, Funky '70s R&B, Smooth Jazz Hip Hop, Acoustic Rockabilly Swing, Funky Reggae Dub, Dreamy Retro Latin Jazz, Retro Soul-Rock Fusion, and much more!

Special Pricing! Until July 31, 2024, all the XPro Styles PAKs 1 - 9 are on sale for only $29 ea (Reg. $49 ea), or get them all in the XPro Styles PAK Bundle for only $149 (reg. $299)! Order now!

Learn more and listen to demos of XPro Styles PAKs.

Video: XPro Styles PAK 9 Overview & Styles Demos: Watch now!

XPro Styles PAKs require Band-in-a-Box® 2025 or higher and are compatible with ANY package, including the Pro, MegaPAK, UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, and Audiophile Edition.

New! Xtra Styles PAK 20 for Band-in-a-Box 2025 and Higher for Windows!

Xtra Styles PAK 20 for Windows & Mac Band-in-a-Box version 2025 (and higher) is here with 200 brand new RealStyles!

We're excited to bring you our latest and greatest in the all new Xtra Styles PAK 20 for Band-in-a-Box! This fresh installment is packed with 200 all-new styles spanning the rock & pop, jazz, and country genres you've come to expect, as well as the exciting inclusion of electronic styles!

In this PAK you’ll discover: Minimalist Modern Funk, New Wave Synth Pop, Hard Bop Latin Groove, Gospel Country Shuffle, Cinematic Synthwave, '60s Motown, Funky Lo-Fi Bossa, Heavy 1980s Metal, Soft Muted 12-8 Folk, J-Pop Jazz Fusion, and many more!

All the Xtra Styles PAKs 1 - 20 are on special for only $29 each (reg $49), or get all 209 PAKs for $199 (reg $399)! Order now!

Learn more and listen to demos of the Xtra Styles PAK 20.

Video: Xtra Styles PAK 20 Overview & Styles Demos: Watch now!

Note: The Xtra Styles require the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition of Band-in-a-Box®. (Xtra Styles PAK 20 requires the 2025 or higher UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition. They will not work with the Pro or MegaPAK version because they need the RealTracks from the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition.

Forum Statistics
Forums58
Topics84,520
Posts780,382
Members39,681
Most Online25,754
Jan 24th, 2025
Newest Members
Bob Mesquita, rchovin, Troxy, Spudlink, HeyItsDoug
39,680 Registered Users
Top Posters(30 Days)
MarioD 149
WaoBand 93
rsdean 85
DC Ron 83
dcuny 71
Today's Birthdays
K-Vaughn-B
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5