Band-in-a-Box 2026 build 1237 update patch is available:

https://update.pgmusic.com/support/patch/bb2026_win_update_build1237.exe

This includes DAW Plugin v.8.0.5 update

Summary of changes for build 1237 (since build 1224)
  • Fixed: Opening MIDI Driver Setup from Prefs caused Lead Sheet window to open.
  • Improved: Audio file reader improved stability with invalid files
  • Updated: Stem splitter localization fixes
  • Changed: VST3 selector - removed Rescan button and changed 'testing' to 'scanning' during scan.
  • Fixed: [DAW Plugin] Changed "Selected host" to be read-only with improved handling for unknown hosts
  • Fixed: [DAW Plugin] Add G-7 as a valid chord input (Gm7)
  • Fixed: [DAW Plugin] Generates empty wav files if BIAB helper has not been initialized when generation starts
  • Fixed: [DAW Plugin] Occasional crash when using the plugin
  • Fixed: [DAW Plugin] Crash when generating wav instructions
  • Fixed: Count-in setting 'lead-in drum count if drums muted/disabled' did not always work for disabled drums.
  • Improved: Position info (Bar/Chorus) is always displayed on the status bar, including at bars that contain Bar Settings changes (helpful for screen readers).
  • Fixed: Could not audition RealDrums variations if the install only had flac files.
  • Fixed: Splitting stems might result in slower and lower pitch playback in some cases.
  • Fixed: Chord Builder dialog in MultiPicker becomes blank if enter or close pressed.
  • Improved: Display of scroll up/down buttons in Mixer window, and added tip for Ctrl+scroll to change track height.
  • Fixed: 'Save Track as WAV file' and 'Save Track as Performance File' would sometimes not show up in the Track Actions menu.
  • Fixed: Multi-view 'ChordSheet, Tracks' should not have the Mixer.
  • Fixed: In the Window menu | Notation Window submenu, the 'Note Insert Mode' (note/rest), 'Mono Entry Mode', and 'Clean Display Mode' menu items might not function properly or display the correct state.
  • Added: Window menu - added both Lead Sheet and Movable Lead Sheet Window menu items.
  • Fixed: Opening VST3 Selector would remove the previously loaded plugin even if you close the dialog without selecting a new one. Note: VST3 plugins saved in song files prior to this build will still have the old behaviour. The new behaviour is: If you select the SAME VST3 plugin as is currently selected in the track/slot this loads a new instance of the plugin with a clean state. If you close the VST3 selector without choosing a VST3, this preserves the currently loaded plugin/state.
  • Improved: Master volume controls (This Song and All Songs), and master mute/solo/freeze buttons have been added to top of the Tracks Window.
  • Changed: Master volume control area moved from the bottom to the top of the embedded and floating Mixer window.
  • Improved: Only relevant and functioning controls appear on the Default Synth panel and Master (Mix) panel (e.g. pan/rev/tone do not apply to Master, vol works as Master 'This Song' boost).
  • Improved: Default Synth track always displays the Plugin slots as the other views are not relevant.
  • Improved: Master Solo button toggles between all solo and none solo (previously only toggled off). Note: hold shift to select multipls tracks to solo.
  • Improved: Mixer panel patch selection drop-down arrow
  • Fixed: Master and Default Synth track label should not allow double-click to rename, as it is not possible.
  • Changed: 'Combination patches' drop-down renamed 'All Tracks'
  • Improved: Smoother transitions between phrases for many RealTracks.
  • Fixed: Exception could happen when pressing spacebar in SongPicker.
  • Fixed: Track Actions | Erase Track only removed MIDI data, not audio (e.g. RealTracks) on Melody and Soloist track.
  • Fixed: It was not possible to disable style Multi-Drums for a song (Track | Multi-drums | Edit Multi-drums)
  • Fixed: If a loop is assigned to the Drums track, there was no count-in
  • Changed: Redundant Bar settings buttons removed from Song Settings dialog.
  • Fixed: Piano Roll: Position range in filter dialog not working.
  • Fixed: Stem Splitter Player: Cannot drag all supported file types into mixer or library
  • Fixed: SSP: Background colour of Scroll/zoom buttons in waveform area
  • Fixed: SSP: Disabled text colour for Start/Length to match Split/Transcribe buttons
  • Added: SSP: Localization
  • Fixed: SSP: Double clicking on song in SSP library doesn't work correctly
  • Fixed: Printing from the Leadsheet window in Fakesheet mode not working.
  • Fixed: Wrong install location for a few demo songs.
  • Fixed: Some of the updated content files (demos etc) might not have installed in the previous patch.
  • Fixed: Chord Options sometimes dialog opened below other dialogs like MicroChords.
  • Fixed: Minimize button should not be available in the stand-alone StylePicker and SongPicker dialogs.
  • Improved: Warning 'Drum kit has no drum note assigned' message is enhanced with instructions on how to fix the problem.
  • Fixed: Possible Stream Read Error when opening StylePicker.
  • Fixed: Missing 'Clean Mode' setting added to the Notation Window toolbar.
  • Fixed: Chord Display Popup menu may have appeared in the wrong position or monitor
  • Fixed: If Side toolbar was minimized at bootup, then expanded, Views buttons would be invisible
  • Fixed: DAW Plugin - Possible bootup problem.
  • Fixed: Crash could occur in the Tracks and Audio Edit Preferences dialog.
  • Fixed: Snap to beat visual button state could get out of sync with the setting
  • Changed: Snap to beat setting is now saved between sessions
  • Added: New View called 'Chordsheet, Mixer' included (Views button; similar view to pre-2026 default screen)
  • Fixed: Copy and Paste audio data on the Audio and Utility tracks would sometimes paste more than the selected region.
  • Updated: Help file and PDF manuals
  • Fixed: RT5019 (Guitar, Electric, Rhythm HardRockSlowChugFull Ev 90) would not generate audio
  • Fixed: RT5048 (Synth, Background HyperwaveSingleHeld ev16 118): possible generation issue.
  • Fixed: Guitar, Acoustic, BackgroundSoloing Pop16thsFills ev16 90 (DI) possible generation issue.
  • Improved: The following Drums have improved transcriptions:
    ShuffleHalftimeSyncClassic^
    FolkPopBrushes16ths^
    FolkPopSlow16thsBrushes
    IndieFolkBrushesEv16
  • Improved: The following RealTracks have improved transitions / riff selections / transcriptions
    5037: Guitar, Acoustic, BackgroundSoloing PopWaltz34 Ev 135
    5003: Guitar, Acoustic, BackgroundSoloing BluesSlowSwing Sw 80
    5004: Guitar, Acoustic, BackgroundSoloing BluesRag Sw16 110
    5005: Guitar, Slide, BackgroundSoloing BluesShuffle Sw 130
    5006: Guitar, Slide, BackgroundSoloing BluesSlowEvenGroove Ev 85
    5036: Guitar, Acoustic, BackgroundSoloing CountrySwing Sw 165
    5007: Guitar, Slide, BackgroundSoloing BluesSlowSwingGroove Sw 60
    5068: Bass, Acoustic, Folk16ths ev16 90
    5087: Bass, Acoustic, FolkBluesSlowSwing sw 80
    5033: Guitar, Acoustic, BackgroundSoloing CountrySwing Sw 85
    5064: Bass, Electric, CaliforniaAirSyncopated8ths ev 120
    4980: Bass, Synth PopRapBlastDeep ev 105
    4981: Synth, Rhythm PopRapBlastSubtlePulse ev 105
    4982: Synth, Rhythm PopRapBlastDelayStabs ev 105
    4604: Guitar, Electric, Rhythm ModCountryTravellerGrittyPulse Sw16 075
    5066: Bass, Acoustic, FolkRockDriving ev16 130
    5067: Bass, Acoustic, Folk16ths ev16 60
    5034: Guitar, Acoustic, BackgroundSoloing CountrySwing Sw 120
    4195: Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm SongwriterRnBGroove Ev16 080
    1772: Piano, Electric, Rhythm JazzFunkMovin Ev16 130
    1437: Piano, Electric, Rhythm JazzFunkGroovin Ev16 110
    4098: Accordion, Soloist ZydecoJeff Ev 190
    4941: Trumpet, Background, SoulUptempo ev 130
    4916: Bass, Electric, DiscoOctaveSync ev16 110
    4938: Horn Section, Background SoulUptempo Ev 130
    4939: Sax, Baritone, Background, SoulUptempo ev 130
    4940: Sax, Tenor, Background, SoulUptempo ev 130



Changes for build 1224 (previous update, since 1220)

  • Improved - The Category menu in the StylePicker lists more accurately the styles found in each genre in your install vs. the total styles available for that genre (Note - requires StylePicker rebuild)
  • Changed - Enabling BigNotes mode in the Notation/Leadsheet no longer maximizes the window width.
  • Improved - Explanation of hotkeys in the Loop Section dialog.
  • Fixed - Google Search for info about song did not work in Titles dialog.
  • Improved - Styles using the Blank RealDrums style on the Drums track can still have a count-in now.
  • Updated - Corrected some info in RT Artist bios
  • Improved - Views folder supports localized versions.
  • Fixed - With multiple embedded windows, certain keystrokes could go to the wrong window
  • Fixed - Exception could happen when Audio Edit window was very small.
  • Fixed - Various caption and hints improved. Localization support.
  • Added - Toolbar settings for font sizes (main and view toolbar button captions, side toolbar track selector, song/style)
  • Fixed - Toolbar Settings dialog Add/remove buttons checkbox list was cut off
  • Fixed - Right-click menu in Piano Roll does not exit properly
  • Fixed - Entering a note using the Piano Roll keyboard should play the note
  • Added - Track Label indicator for Notation/RealCharts on Tracks and Mixer windows. Half underline = notation available, full underline = notation plus accurate tab (for guitar and bass RealTracks).
  • Added - Setting to enable or disable the RealCharts track label underline (Mixer Preferences).
  • Fixed - When using a High Contrast theme in Windows, text was invisible in the Activation and About dialogs.
  • Added - Setting in Tracks Window Settings to enable 'Edit Phrases and Loops' mode. This is a specialized mode where boxes are drawn around RealTracks phrase segments, and they can be edited in a few ways (e.g. extended, shifted, copied).
  • Improved - About dialog easier to read.
  • Updated - Help file, PDF manuals, feature browser, help tips.
  • Fixed - _Commute, _valve, _gallows, Looming - some incorrect info in StylePicker.
  • Improved - Localization of all genres in the RD Picker.
  • Fixed - Play button may have remained green on some systems after pressing stop.
  • Fixed - RealStyles with RealTracks on the Drums track (no RealDrums) would not play a count-in.
  • Fixed - Meaningless _CRYSTAL flash message sometimes appeared (e.g. in Titles dialog).
  • Fixed - Keyboard accelerator underlines in Loop Section dialog now visible by default without pressing ALT.
  • Fixed - "Song Overview (Full) Bars BG Hover" and "... Bar BG Current" did not save in custom color scheme.
  • Fixed - RT5068 (Bass, Acoustic, Folk16ths ev16 90) did not generate.
  • Fixed - RD CymbalFillsSlowEv did not work.
  • Fixed - Notation window font size might become smaller or larger with each bootup.
  • Fixed - Wrong transcription for RD SoulJazzFunkySidestep.
  • Improved - The following RealTracks have improved transitions / riff selections / transcriptions
    5070:Bass, Acoustic, FolkBluesDriving8ths ev 100
    5087:Bass, Acoustic, FolkBluesSlowSwing sw 80
    5024:Pedal Steel, Soloist ClassicSlow12-8 sw 65
    5025:Pedal Steel, Background ClassicSlow12-8 sw 65
    5006:Guitar, Slide, BackgroundSoloing BluesSlowEvenGroove Ev 85
    5031:Guitar, Acoustic, BackgroundSoloing GroovinPop Sw16 75
    5029:Guitar, Acoustic, BackgroundSoloing Slow16Pop ev16 65
    5028: Guitar, Acoustic, BackgroundSoloing CountryWaltz34 sw 14
    5030:Guitar, Acoustic, BackgroundSoloing Pop8ths ev 120 sw 140
    5001:Guitar, Acoustic, BackgroundSoloing BluesBouncySwing Sw 150
    5002:Guitar, Acoustic, BackgroundSoloing BluesStraight Ev 100
  • Improved - The following Drums have improved transcriptions:
    BluesBrushesDrivin8ths, CoolJazzBrushes16ths, CoolJazzBrushesSw16, CymbalFillsWaltzEv
    DiscoFunkyStation, DiscoSoulSync, DiscoUptempoStraight. FunkDisco80s^, HardPopRock^
    MetalGlamDriving8ths^, MetalGlamFast16ths^, ShuffleHalftimeSyncSlow^, SlowSwingFolkBrushSw
    SongwriterSlow8thsBrushes, SongwriterWaltzBrushesEv, SoulJazzFunkySidestep, SoulJazzFunkySidestepBrushes
    YachtRockAiryLAEv^, YachtRockBriskWindEv^, YachtRockCaliforniaAirEv^, YachtRockSeaBreezeEv16^, YachtRockSmoothOceanEv16^
  • Fixed - FolkPopSlow16thsBrushes possible missing text file error.
  • Fixed - MetalGlamFast16ths^ possible generation problem
  • Fixed - IndieFolkBrushesEv16 and FolkPopBrushes16ths^ might be missing RealChart



Changes for build 1220 (since 1217)

  • Added: Plugins button to set Plugin Options and Default Synth (optional button in the Top toolbar additional buttons group)
  • Added: Chord Display button (optional button in the Top toolbar additional buttons group, same function as button in ChordSheet toolbar)
  • Added: Full tooltip hints for the all the tabs in the MultiPicker Library
  • Added: Tooltip hints for List View columns in MultiPicker (StylePicker, RealDrums, RealTracks, Titles, SongPicker).
  • Added: Menu item on tracks menu
  • Added: Edit Midi | Rechannel back to generic channel (not guitar or piano channels)
  • Improved: Show Tracks (eye) popup menu on Tracks window and Mixer window is more intuitive and lets you 'force' show or hide individual tracks. These tracks will remain in the selected state and are saved for the current song.
  • Improved: Auto-show tracks works for frozen tracks also.
  • Fixed: ACW marker line colors could not be customized, and the 'user' marker line default color was too dark.
  • Fixed: If both Chords window and Tracks / Audio Edit / Piano Roll were open and embedded, pressing Delete key to delete a chord in the Chord Sheet didn't work.
  • Fixed: Some keystrokes / hotkeys may not work properly if multiple windows open.
  • Fixed: Erase button in the Track Settings and Actions dialog, and Erase menu item in Track context menu, were not erasing existing RT tracks
  • Fixed: If there were no buttons visible in the one of the button groups (Song Settings / File / Additional), the top toolbar would reserve too much empty space and not resize properly.
  • Changed: Dialog on bootup (file crashed, want to load auto-save song) changed to a green flash message
  • Changed: Default SongOverview position full width, below top toolbar
  • Changed: Transcribe and Stems audio menu items point to updated AI features
  • Added: Custom colors for (full) song overview bar hover and current bar, and default has more contrast
  • Added: Hint and flash message clarifying that the ACW button opens a multi-view of Chords and Audio Edit windows.
  • Fixed: View Button tooltip might cover popup menu.
  • Added: Current View auto-saved and loaded at bootup. This is saved as 'Previous Session AutoSaved View' at the top of the Views menu.
  • Added: Menu item 'Save current view as Default'. This is saved as 'Default View' at the top of the Views menu.
  • Added: View menu item to set the function of the main (left-side) Views button. This will either load the most recent remembered view or load the default view.
  • Changed: The default behavior of the main Views button is to load the default view instead of the most recent multi-view.
  • Fixed: Piano Roll - Changing velocity by Ctrl-Dragging note does not work
  • Fixed: Piano Roll - String Range Filter always shows error message
  • Fixed: Piano Roll - When inserting a note, you should hear the note instantly and when dragging the note up/down
  • Fixed: Piano Roll - 'N' hotkey should add a new note at the tick cursor with the same pitch as the previous note before it
  • Improved: Piano Roll - adding/deleting/moving notes in PR now immediately redraws Notation/Leadsheet window
  • Fixed: Longer.sty should be assigned to MIDI set 92.
  • Fixed: Erase Track button in the Track Settings and Actions dialog did not affect types of tracks that contain audio (e.g. RealTracks)
  • Fixed: RT's 4734, 4735, 4736, 4737, and 4882 don't show any tablature when in notation view.
  • Fixed: RT4815 shows in wrong RT set or may be n/a
  • Fixed: _COMMUTE style shows incorrect RealDrums in stylepicker/multipicker
  • Fixed: _LARK demo references a drum variation that doesn't exist in F5 style change
  • Fixed: There are no styles that use RT5033.
  • Fixed: _CINCH.STY showed wrong tempo RT for BackgroundSoloing track in StylePicker.
  • Added: Several new styles (.STY) (6 for the bonus 49PAK + 2 more)
  • Fixed: Some newer Playable RealTracks and PRT demos weren't working and have been added/fixed.
  • Fixed: Some newer Shots and holds that were missing have been added/fixed.



Changes for build 1217 (since 1213)

  • Fixed: Spurious messages such as 'invalid filename' when trying to save a multi-view with one window.
  • Fixed: Incorrect message that 'view was saved' when the save was cancelled.
  • Fixed: Saving a single window as a multi-view didn't work. You can now save a View that has a single main window.
  • Improved: Mixer window size, position, and status (floating/embedded) are all saved with Views.
  • Improved: Lead Sheet window toolbar now has the same theme as the other main toolbars.
  • Fixed: Toggling the MultiPicker closed would also close the current multi-view and display the Chord sheet.
  • Fixed: Closing the MultiPicker would sometimes switch the main window to the Chord Sheet.
  • Fixed: MultiPicker might not remember size and position if toggled from the Side toolbar.
  • Fixed: Error when playing the Jukebox from the main screen after playing from Favorites dialog.
  • Fixed: Message added that 'Output chords' should be disabled when starting JukeBox Play.
  • Fixed: Custom track label set in the Tracks window or Mixer might not stick when selecting a new track.
  • Fixed: MultiPicker - Track Settings - custom label might not immediately update mainscreen label.
  • Improved: For Drag and drop, DropStation, 'Simple' filenames now use custom track label if it exists.
  • Improved: For Drag and drop to DropStation, 'Simple' long and short filenames now include track label instead of just the Drums name (for 'short' it uses track label only).
  • Updated: Feature Browser updated with new images and features consistent with 2026 GUI design.
  • Added: Help - Tutorials... link to new AI Notes and 2026 features tutorials.
  • Updated: PDF User Guides.
  • Updated: Help file.
  • Fixed: Crash when using TTS-1 DXi Synth.
  • Fixed: Panels in the tracks window could become the wrong width after resizing when hidden.



Changes for build 1213

  • Fixed - Error could occur after visiting the Jukebox from the SongPicker.
  • Fixed - Could not play favorite songs list in the Jukebox.
  • Fixed - Three MIDI Supertracks would show as missing (e.g. =Rust)
  • Fixed - Full Song Overview might not default to the correct color
  • Fixed - AI button lyrics menu item didn't open the AI lyrics dialog.
  • Fixed - Unnecessary messages displayed when creating views.
  • Fixed - Added a few sample Views which will display when selecting Views button - Choose View.
  • Added - Display Options - Load Scheme - 'Default Dark' and 'Default Light'.

Andrew
PG Music Inc.