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Hi jonel, Here is how I did it, there may be an easier way because I do this in my DAW: 1-open two different versions of BiaB - setting in preference menu 2-BiaB1 is you main version. Have an utility track open, i.e. showing 3-BiaB2 is your trial version. Search for styles with MIDI drum tracks here 4-When you find one drag the drum track to the mid window in the drag and drop window and go into the drag and drop mode 5-drag the + window into BiaB1's utility track. Note that I had to delete the BiaB2 to get BiaB1 to play and I had to mute the original drum track. I did this on my Win 11 machine. If you need help later today I can include pics. I hope this helps
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Hi Mario. This is excellent listening! I read your comment about using the E Arabian scale to create this melody. I have never before heard of this scale until tonight. Thanks for the lesson  I really enjoyed what you did... very creative, great backing band, and very entertaining. As always, your playing is the star of the show. --Noel
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Hi floyd. This is EXCELLENT! I love what you've created. I always love the feeling of relaxation, and the vibrant images of sunshine, some kind of alcoholic drink with an umbrella sticking out of it, and a Brazilian beach filled with people in swimming gear that always appear in my mind whenever I hear a bossanova. (I think I must have listened to too much of "The Girl From Ipanema" in my early years.) This is such a satisfying musical journey. Your sense of rhythm, melody and arrangement really shine at all times. --Noel
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Hi Ray. I listened to this a couple of weeks ago when it was still a work in progress. I really love what you've done. You and Steve have created an excellent song. The song and the video are very engaging from start to finish. I really love the way that rhyme has been used in these lyrics. The lyric-flow and the lyrics-fit with the music are very skillfully done. --Noel
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Love that rhythm and lyric, DC. Memories of Elvis Costello's early manic beats. Mix and tracks sound great. Vic Thank, Vic. Love EC, especially the early stuff with the Attractions, including Pete Thomas on drums.
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Dave, Thanks so much from both of us - we truly appreciate it. Yes, I remember those days well. And always waiting for my favorite song at the moment to come around and be played again. Bob
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That is such a beautifully immersive piece Ken, both audibly and visually. Parts of the choral elements were reminiscent of gaelic tones as used by Kate Bush. This brilliantly marries the visual beauty of flowers blooming with a well composed piece of music, both big and beautiful. Great work Ken, kind regards
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An excellent creation, wrapped in a perfect delivery. This is really worthy of air-time. Well done.
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I just upgraded to BiaB 2026 on Mac but when I run Install Manager it shows all my previous sets as not installed. They still seem to be there and work inside the Band in a Box program, they are just showing as Download in Install Manager instead of installed. Do I have to reinstall them again? I selected Real Tracks 1-39 and redownloaded and installed it now it shows installed but the rest do not other than the 2026 updates. Is there a way to get the Install Manager to recognize that the files are already installed?
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Hi BD ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=32604&filename=mega awesome wow (small).jpg) The presentation and production of this song is nothing short of an explosive listening experience. My mind is still reeling (in a really good way) from the impact. Throughout, I kept thinking that this must be what "Pop-Opera meets Rock-Ballad meets a very inventive and musically fearless arranger and producer" sounds like. I was spellbound. It was a thoroughly thrilling musical roller-coaster ride. Absolutely brilliant and amazing. Standing ovation! --Noel
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Wish we had a +1 button like every other site +1 . . .  I have wanted to "like" or +1 so many posts here . . . That would wipe out the User Showcase. Work for days on a song hoping for constructive comments and instead? Well it’d be the FB thing where you need not even read the post to respond - I mean react. Forums used to dominate the music world. I’m glad PG Music has kept their’s alive. Pardon the ole guy ramble. 😀 +1
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All of our XPro Styles PAKs and Xtra Styles PAKs are on sale until May 15th, 2026! It's the perfect time to expand your Band-in-a-Box® style library with XPro and Xtra Styles PAKs. These additional styles for Band-in-a-Box® offer a wide range of genres designed to fit seamlessly into your projects. Each style is professionally arranged and mixed, helping enhance your songs while saving you time. XPro Styles PAKs 1-10 are on special for only $29 each (reg. $49 ea), or get all 10 PAKs for only $149 (reg. $299)! Listen to demos & Order now! 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 1-10 includes 1,000 styles! Xtra Styles PAKs 1-21 are on special for only $29 each (reg. $49 ea), or get all 21 PAKs for $199 (reg $399)! Listen to demos & Order now! Xtra Styles PAKs are styles that work with the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition of Band-in-a-Box® 2025 (or higher). Xtra Styles PAKs 1-21 includes 3,700 styles (and 35 MIDI styles)! XPro & Xtra Styles PAKs are NOT included in any Band-in-a-Box® package! Supercharge your Band-in-a-Box today with XPro Styles PAKs and Xtra Styles PAK Sets!
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Imagine your BIAB composition as a layered cake. Next level of arrangement should easily allow you to take a slice of that cake and place it exactly as it is anywhere in the composition. Unfortunately, Biab doesn't allow that to happen. In my humble opinion, when you make a selection in Chord Sheet and you want to carry it over (cut/paste) or "copy to" location: It should have an option to copy all of the data in that selection, including all midi events, all audio data, all frozen sections, and carry it over or duplicate exactly as it is to any place of your tune. P.S. Going further, "freeze slice" would be an excellent addition to that feature too, which would let you freeze entire block of the song, while having the rest in liquid state. I think the benefit of this is self evident.
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DC Ron, Thanks for your positive comments, and compliments on my use of BIAB. I'll pass this on to Kathy (lyricist), AurealiusB PS I think the musician for the BIAB guitars is Dave Cleveland, the BIAB piano is Blair Masters. And the BIAB drummer is Brian Fullen.
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I only need to click on the yellowed slection to see a menu open up to add a VST/Dx Here is what you should see: ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=32603&filename=Screenshot 2026-04-27 164610.jpg) If you don't see the VSTSynthfont64 there, then you have not installed it. But you and I have spoken in the past on this topic and I was sure you had it installed? Take a look and see if this fixes things for you. By the way, the VSTSynthfont64 is not a soundfont, it is a plugin with a VST2 (.dll) extension). This pluging allows you to play any soundfont which you load into it separately. Not really as confusing as it sounds.
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Hi Vic, Cool melody, good beat, great instrumentation and nice overall feel. Your vocal was good too and I loved your guitar! AurealiusB
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All... i'm surprised frankly that there arent more audient interface users on here compared to other user studio sites. eg gearspace. ive not had one prob....and i prefer the audient screen utility for settings as its very easy to use compared to some others with lots of settings. it seems that lots of big names in their interfaces are useing mic pre's from their big studio gear eg audient/ssl and others. what i always lusted after was a audient big boys studio audio console.. i never knew about these new audient products...a room correction system (i'm always a bit of a sceptic about these as the listener dont have a perfect room anyway...just my opinion..) and a 24 in 32 out audio interface which i cant afford...lol. but my goodness its interesting, and if it has the same very low latency as my current audio interface well heck thats wowser. heres a link for those interested. https://audient.com/ audient have a lot of tech awards....but i'm always sceptical till i try a product. i love the audient asio drivers...never a prob. audient stuff is a little pricey but heck works great for me with multi client drivers. ive been surprised. om
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I haven't been able to duplicate that yet. If you can, please send the file intrface.bbm from your Band-in-a-Box Preferences folder - just zip and email it to support and refer to this forum thread. Also, are you able to open the SongPicker if you first open the MultiPicker (Library) and then click on the Songs tab? (Before you try this, zip your current intrface.bbm file, because it may fix the problem)
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A gritty, raw yet polished sound, and a story that gives Quentin Tarantino ideas for his next film. I love how Dave's guitar and your (really great) vocals interact. On my third listen now. Excellent stuff ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/images/icons/default/thumbs_up.gif) Haha. Thanks, Brain. QT doesn't make underground shorts, but if he did... Since December i've remixed/remastered over 120 songs from the last 5 years. Dave is on most of them. When you hear them all one after the other like that, you really come to appreciate just what Dave does for a song. I can't top what I wrote on the YT post ~ What a terribly, terribly, terribly sad song! 😪 Yet ... Yet ... Yet .... Dave's guitar is sooooo sexy! I wept in both woe and glee! 😂🤣😂 ~ but I always want to say great wordage re the 12 bar and 12 bars, blue. Very creative idea! Thanks, Chay. And especially thanks for taking the time to say so on YT, too. Marty and Dave, you have posted many great songs but IMHO this is your best to date. Of course I am bias as I love the blues but so what. Great vocal and lyrics. Dave's outstanding chops compliments your vocal perfectly. Loved it Thanks, Mario. Oh, i know you are a Blues fan. You live like right between Dave and me, and i often imagine the ability to get together at your place some Sunday for a jam. Ha! Too cool for school. Side splitting write. SUPER vocals and a SUPERB guitar part from Dave. Crisp BiaB backing track. What's NOT to like? Nuthin' is the correct answer. "Who's Alice?!" Ha HA! Totally relate to how you've grown through this forum's interactions. Thanks for everything, Ron. Yeah, that's how it goes with me and lyrics. i just sit back and wait. The first line came from who knows where, but then i needed a word to rhyme with Dallas. The rest is his story.
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Thanks. I will definitely try that. Michael
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