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The images in this rock instrumental's video depict the progress of a new relationship in 4 stages. Will it succeed or fail?

This is the first instrumental I've done in BiaB in which I couldn't find a single solo which was consistently good throughout, so the opening and closing guitar solos are hybrids of 2 solos and the middle harmonica solo is a hybrid of 3.

Drums: 3 Guitar Country Rock ~ Brian Fullen
Bass Guitar: Country Rock Guitar Solo, Pop Ba ~ Tobin Frank
Organ: Country Rock Guitar Solo, Pop Ba ~ Gene Rabbai
1st Rhythm Guitar: Rock Guitar Solo, Pop Ba ~ Mike Durham
1st Guitar Solo: Jovian Divine Alt Rock Soloing ~ Brent Mason
2nd Rhythm Guitar: Centaur Gtr Solo Hard Rock Bal ~ Darin Favorite
Harmonica Solo: hybrid of 2 parts Wounded Ev Fiery Harmonica Blues & 1 part Vicksburg Harmonica Even-8 Blues ~ L. D. Miller
3rd & 4th Rhythm Guitars: Jovian Divine Alt Rock Soloing ~ Mike Durham
5th & 6th Rhythm Guitars: Nashville Radio Power Bal Solo ~ Danny Rader
2nd Guitar Solo: Nashville Radio Power Bal Solo ~ Danny Rader


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WaoBand,

From what I could gather in the video, the young man's wandering eye caused him a considerable amount of grief! Hopefully he survived!
Musically, you've done a very nice job arranging this piece! Very good instrument choices that all seem to flow together well! My favorites are the bass you chose with just the right amount of growl and the first guitar solo! Great job!

Thanks, TB

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Hi, Chay.

That's a well-built instrumental.


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Chay,

Another superbly crafted piece of music. The guitars are mixed so well. Each has their own space and you can really experience and appreciate the different tones.

As always, so well done!

Bob

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Chay, I love the changes into and out of those minor key(?) sections. Well done!
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Chay, very cool exploration of the theme. The guitar solos are quite smooth and don't betray their constructed origins. Creative and effective use of the harmonica soloist. Super backing track and mix. A very well crafted and enjoyable musical journey.


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I enjoyed this Chay..what I most liked were the parts where you let the rhythm section roll without a solo, maybe for 4 bars at a time. It made me think of a relentless, rolling sea (I admit I didn't watch the video). You have a great skill in selecting just the right RT's and integrating them so pleasingly into a whole. Excellent production!


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Chay, that was brilliant! As usual the mix was perfect. Super job on those guitar solos.
The message at the end is one more people should learn.
Loved it.


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Chay,

One of your best, I think.
Oooo, that Bass!
Organ and guitars sound good, too.

fj

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Well done, Chay. Most solos I have to coax from BiaB require several measures of regeneration. You made your solos very consistent, very real sounding. Man, you really do an excellent job on these instrumentals. Chords, and solos blend well in any style.


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Originally Posted by Torrey Bliss
WaoBand,
From what I could gather in the video, the young man's wandering eye caused him a considerable amount of grief! Hopefully he survived!
Musically, you've done a very nice job arranging this piece! Very good instrument choices that all seem to flow together well! My favorites are the bass you chose with just the right amount of growl and the first guitar solo! Great job!
Thanks, TB

Thanks for the great response, Torrey. I use Tobin Frank's bass on probably the majority of my posts as it's always so good.


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#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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Originally Posted by dcuny
Hi, Chay.
That's a well-built instrumental.

Thanks, David! Appreciated.


Some favourite Waoist Adages:
#1: Play on the Way.
#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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Originally Posted by rsdean
Chay,
Another superbly crafted piece of music. The guitars are mixed so well. Each has their own space and you can really experience and appreciate the different tones.
As always, so well done!
Bob

Many thanks, Bob!


Some favourite Waoist Adages:
#1: Play on the Way.
#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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Originally Posted by Andrew Dee
Chay, I love the changes into and out of those minor key(?) sections. Well done!
Andrew

Thank you, Andrew!


Some favourite Waoist Adages:
#1: Play on the Way.
#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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Originally Posted by DC Ron
Chay, very cool exploration of the theme. The guitar solos are quite smooth and don't betray their constructed origins. Creative and effective use of the harmonica soloist. Super backing track and mix. A very well crafted and enjoyable musical journey.

Thanks, Ron. I really like the L.D. Miller harmonica - I think it's extremely effective, plus masterfully played - but I know from other tracks I've used it on, not everyone agrees.


Some favourite Waoist Adages:
#1: Play on the Way.
#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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Originally Posted by Tano Music
I enjoyed this Chay..what I most liked were the parts where you let the rhythm section roll without a solo, maybe for 4 bars at a time. It made me think of a relentless, rolling sea (I admit I didn't watch the video). You have a great skill in selecting just the right RT's and integrating them so pleasingly into a whole. Excellent production!

Thanks Tom. Those bridges between the solos are 8 bars each. I use that formula in some other tracks, but once I've got a chords structure sorted, or almost sorted, it's like what happens next creates itself - though that makes it sound easy, which it definitely isn't as 3-4 days is average for completing a piece, though very often I'll make minor adjustments until I upload to YouTube,


Some favourite Waoist Adages:
#1: Play on the Way.
#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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Originally Posted by MarioD
Chay, that was brilliant! As usual the mix was perfect. Super job on those guitar solos.
The message at the end is one more people should learn.
Loved it.

Thanks, Mario. Re the 'message at the end' in all my life I've only known a couple of guys who played the field while in a steady relationship - it always appalled me - but I've known at least 3 times as many women doing the same. I assume it's because females get chased way more often than males and so they take advantage of it. Via a an old lady-friend I have some exact figures which are mind-blowing! laugh


Some favourite Waoist Adages:
#1: Play on the Way.
#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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Originally Posted by floyd jane
Chay,
One of your best, I think.
Oooo, that Bass!
Organ and guitars sound good, too.
fj

Thanks, Floyd. Totally agree re the Tobin Frank bass. He's my most used bassist.


Some favourite Waoist Adages:
#1: Play on the Way.
#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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Originally Posted by BabuMusic
Well done, Chay. Most solos I have to coax from BiaB require several measures of regeneration. You made your solos very consistent, very real sounding. Man, you really do an excellent job on these instrumentals. Chords, and solos blend well in any style.

Thanks, Marty. As you know, and as in this track, I often have to create hybrids of solos by cutting and pasting the best parts as I usually find that when the original generation doesn't do the job throughout then neither will any other. But it's also surprising how often the 1st generation does do the job and further generations aren't nearly as good or are actually awful.


Some favourite Waoist Adages:
#1: Play on the Way.
#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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Anyone can construct an entire musical piece in BIAB, but I doubt anyone can do it with such aplomb. This is one of the best examples I've heard so far. Great job.

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Hi Chay.

Wow! You've really pulled out all stops with this. It's a very engaging instrumental. You audio-surgical work with the guitars and the harmonicas is very, very impressed. If you had not said anything, I would never have known that you'd constructed hybrid solos. There's an awful lot of arranging and production skills on show here. Amazing work! This is very impressive on many levels.

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Originally Posted by Ghostgum
Anyone can construct an entire musical piece in BIAB, but I doubt anyone can do it with such aplomb. This is one of the best examples I've heard so far. Great job.

Thanks for that great response, Ghostgum - though I'm not keen on "Anyone can" as you can say that about any art form: anyone can draw, paint, sculpt, song-write, write poetry, write a book, write a screenplay, etc, etc, but the reality is not anyone can.


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#1: Play on the Way.
#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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Originally Posted by Noel96
Hi Chay.
Wow! You've really pulled out all stops with this. It's a very engaging instrumental. You audio-surgical work with the guitars and the harmonicas is very, very impressed. If you had not said anything, I would never have known that you'd constructed hybrid solos. There's an awful lot of arranging and production skills on show here. Amazing work! This is very impressive on many levels.
--Noel


Wow, thanks Noel! Sometimes solos - but sometimes also rhythm section instruments - come out perfect on the 1st generation, but so often even the best regenerations contain mediocre phrasings, so it's either produce something that works in part, but doesn't in others, or create hybrids so that the best phrases from different generations work together. One instrumental I finished a couple of weeks ago needed a strong and dynamic guitar solo for the climax of the piece and there was only one Style which had the right sound, but all of the more dynamic phrasings were in earlier parts of the entire sample, so I kept on regenerating the solo until I had 4 with climactic sections in the final bars and then I cut and pasted them together and it's now a short but super climax ending. It just wouldn't have worked had I not done that. Also, just today I've finished a movie soundtrack style instrumental which starts with a solo rhythm section piano, but it needs that piano to play a melodic chorus 4 times and samples just won't repeat the same notes in the same order, so I ended up creating a 6-part hybrid just for the rhythm section piano. There are also 4 perfect notes played 38 seconds in and I needed those same notes in the following bar. It took me 4 attempts to paste the same notes into the next bar so that the following notes played as if natural follow-ons. The 1st 3 attempts failed as there were jolts where the 'pasted' notes didn't flow with what came before or after, so it's sometimes hard work, but it's always worth it when it comes together.


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#1: Play on the Way.
#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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A showcase in the User Showcase for demonstrating the power of BiaB ... in talented hands.
All the tracks are so very cohesive ... nothing to add and nothing to take away.
The solos are cool and the bass does an excellent job of laying down the foundation.

Well done!

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Good stuff, Chay, as others have said, the guitars really stood out. Fine work overall.


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Originally Posted by Janice & Bud
A showcase in the User Showcase for demonstrating the power of BiaB ... in talented hands.
All the tracks are so very cohesive ... nothing to add and nothing to take away.
The solos are cool and the bass does an excellent job of laying down the foundation.
Well done!
J&B

Thanks J&B for this great response. When I get such good feedback on this forum it's so sad to get lesser than average views on YouTube. As Dave Bell once wrote, it's even more annoying when lesser tracks get great YT views and the better ones don't!


Some favourite Waoist Adages:
#1: Play on the Way.
#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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Originally Posted by TuneMonger
Good stuff, Chay, as others have said, the guitars really stood out. Fine work overall.

Thanks, Rob - did I recall the mnemonic correctly? ~ much appreciated.


Some favourite Waoist Adages:
#1: Play on the Way.
#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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Originally Posted by WaoBand
Originally Posted by Janice & Bud
A showcase in the User Showcase for demonstrating the power of BiaB ... in talented hands.
All the tracks are so very cohesive ... nothing to add and nothing to take away.
The solos are cool and the bass does an excellent job of laying down the foundation.
Well done!
J&B

Thanks J&B for this great response. When I get such good feedback on this forum it's so sad to get lesser than average views on YouTube. As Dave Bell once wrote, it's even more annoying when lesser tracks get great YT views and the better ones don't!

We get thousands of plays on Spotify - one tune got nearly 30,000 in a month. But with a couple of exceptions we receive very few streams on YouTube. 🤷‍♂️

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Nice instrumental piece, I especially like how you used the different solo guitars to keep me interested.
Well done.

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Originally Posted by B.D.Thomas
Nice instrumental piece, I especially like how you used the different solo guitars to keep me interested.
Well done.

Thanks, B.D.! Appreciated.


Some favourite Waoist Adages:
#1: Play on the Way.
#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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Very cool groove. The really locks in the song. B3 and guitars were excellent


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Originally Posted by Scott C
Very cool groove. The really locks in the song. B3 and guitars were excellent

Thanks, Scott! Much appreciated. I asssume 'bass' is the missing word in your response.


Some favourite Waoist Adages:
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#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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Very well constructed instrumental! I like the foundation of the bass and organ, and the way you build on top of that.
Guitar is right on the money, interesting to read how you constructed that. Harmonica sounds good too!
Nicely done.

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Originally Posted by BlueAttitude
Very well constructed instrumental! I like the foundation of the bass and organ, and the way you build on top of that.
Guitar is right on the money, interesting to read how you constructed that. Harmonica sounds good too!
Nicely done.

Thanks, Dave! Much appreciated.


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#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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Chay,

As Janice & Bud say, this track is like a model for the User Showcase.
The guitar and harmonica solos have been carefully chosen.
The video is also interesting, with an elaborate storyline, in which a cheating man gets scolded by his girlfriend, who then chooses a same-sex partner.
Enjoyed my listen and watch a lot.

Best regards.

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A very nicely conceived, constructed, and presented piece! My favorite parts were the first lead guitar riff and the bass throughout. sounds terrific all the way from beginning to end.

Your music is always a pleasure to hear!

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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.

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