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Nice take on an old classic! Band sounds great, and your harp is right on the money. Also really like the scat part, fun! Good one, Bob, enjoyed the listen.
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Hi Andrew, Thank you very much for your help. I followed your instructions and copied folders from the external SSD to the internal HD. The RealTracks lists and Drum lists are now populated, and the RealTracks and Drums can now be used as intended. You wrote, “Nothing is deleted, everything that you had previously should still be present and work as normal.” However, let me say that I was not hallucinating when the “MIDI SuperTracks” lists were empty on both the internal HD and the external SSD, and only showed the intended tracks after I had downloaded and installed them from my PG account and the files for the year 2025. Nevertheless, once again: thank you very much for your help. I would also like to thank you, Mike, for showing me a way that would certainly have solved my problems as well. However, I did not try it anymore, as I had already successfully followed Andrew’s approach. So, all the best to both of you, Best regards. Nomi
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Version 2026 for Mac MacBook Air 13" 2017 Lead sheet does not show first note.
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I just installed version 2026 for Mac. Saving a song file trough "Save the song as" "create email as attachment" worked once. An email was created correctly. After this first email BB creates no other emails. In other words this function does not work anymore.
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Greatest song on here since I have been here which is at least twenty years. Don't stop telling the truth.....................
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Hi Matt. What version of Universal Control are you using? I'm wondering if the current UC 1810c driver is now multi-client. I bought an RME audio interface for my main machine because I needed a multi-client driver and RME's drivers are super low latency and rock solid, and put my perfectly good 1810c in its box. When I bought an MS Surface Pro Snapdragon X Elite, I bought a 4th gen Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 because Focusrite had a multi-client Win11 ARM driver for it. I know UC is now in v5, but PreSonus and now Fender were never very good at telling us what was changed/fixed/upgraded in the 20 or so drivers available in the UC install. I would love to box up the Focusrite and put my 1810c back to work. I wonder when and if Fender will offer a Win11 ARM version of UC. That's the other concern.
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Hi, Ron! Very good reply from you and, by the way, I listened to "Be My Friend" which is a very well done song. Cheers! There's always a place for happy endings. Our microcosm is made up mostly of those of us who are older and have influences from the 60s, 70s, and 80s; songwriters who really knew the craft even if that sounds biased. The songs I listen to here always has a lot of high quality songwriting. I do keep up with the Billboard charts and I've pitched several songs. Sometimes I get newsletters with songs that do get chosen and it's often shocking and dismal. The site Broadjam (not to be confused with Billboard) is a microcosm that more closely reflects the industry and it has changed markedly in the last five years. Even Broadjam's charts react in a similar way to Billboard's. So a little harsh? Yes. A lot...unfortunately I'd have to say no. This could be a really interesting topic in another one of our forums!...perhaps how has pop and country songwriting changed? The music industry has always been overloaded with greed and jealousy, and it reflects the mood and the times the younger people are in...what's "in," what's "cool." Now we have literal marketing/songwriting factories comprised of teams to cater to the latest moods and whims. But now and then I'll throw in a wrench to see if anyone is awake and is curious about what's going on!
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I’d almost forgotten about this thread but wanted to contribute that my interface is multi client. It’s the successor to several from the Presonus line like the Studio 192 and 184C, released under the new Fender name: Fender Quantum HD 8. [Fender has also released Studio One 8.]
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... Don't know how to post a midi file. Thanks for your help. George You need to upload the MIDI file to a file sharing service, e.g. Dropbox, and then post the link to the file in these forums.
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Rob, Love this! A great rendition. The tracks selections and your harmonica are excellent. Really nice mix on this as well. Your vocal is also a standout. I hear subtle touches of Mac Rebennack. Very nice! Awesome! Bob Thanks for such a great review, Bob!! I sang "Right Place, Wrong Time" and "Such a Night" for a band in the seventies, gave it the full Dr. John rasp. Fun days.
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DC..re Mclient. actually there was a discussion of this topic awhile back.. as always with tech the devils in the details...lol. ive had trouble finding these details...eg... 1..is there a limit to how old the interface can be ?? 2..why hasnt there been big fanfare in the studio press ?? so the normal person that doesnt frequent developer sites is made aware. 3..its very midi centric...what about audio at various bit depths and sampling rates ? yes its a welcome development but i feel more details are needed. the thing i like about it is it helps the muso with even a 50 buckie interface. so i'm all for it. but...and i might get egg on my face...i suspect some studio owners might encounter some type of probs...we shall see. i suspect it will impact the sales of high end interfaces as lots of people wont have to worry about Mclient going forward. if everything is copacetic then there is no denying this is BIG NEWS, and all studio owners would benefit from knowing about it. sorry for me being a tad sceptical...but ive seen over the years when it comes to tech...well you get the idea. happiness. om
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The 2026 upgrade "lost" the location of my RT and Drums folders. The BIAB Install Manager knew where they were but the BIAB app did not. BIAB expects to see these folders on your System Drive but that's not where mine are—nor yours, either. Once I figured out the problem, fixing it was easy. In the Window menu, go to Real Drums Settings and Real Tracks Settings. You will need to re-map the correct locations of both folders as Custom locations. Updating each of the two is a little different (which should have been fixed years ago). Click on the little boxes to navigate to the correct location, then hit Update. and OK. Once you get the hang of it, you'll always know and then it no longer becomes an issue. If you have any problems with this procedure, Support can walk you through it in real time which takes about a minute if you've never done it before. See my screen shots below: ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=32583&filename=Screenshot 2026-04-24 at 5.40.58 PM.png) ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=32586&filename=Screenshot 2026-04-24 at 5.47.29 PM.png) ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=32587&filename=Screenshot 2026-04-24 at 5.47.06 PM.png)
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[quote=John Walradt Over here on this side of the Atlantic from the 49th parallel to the Gulf of Mexico, it seems all that's wanted are songs about being tough, guns, partying, winning, getting laid, being righteous because you go to church, and happy endings.John[/quote] Hi, John. Your review of musical tastes in the U.S. is perhaps a LITTLE harsh. I get your point, and I don't listen to much "popular' music myself for the reasons you list. But the U.S. posters in our little microcosm of a forum haven't posted songs on any of the topics you list. Well, except the occasional happy ending. I mean, it's ok to have an occasional happy ending, right? 
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I know next to nothing about this, but the latest Windows developer's blog for MIDI 2.0 states: "Now, every MIDI 1.0 port and MIDI 2.0 endpoint is multi-client, regardless of the driver or API used. In most cases, vendor-specific MIDI drivers are no longer needed or recommended, although they will still work if they are kernel streaming drivers. Multi-client is available for all MIDI 1.0 and MIDI 2.0 apps and devices." SO it SOUNDS LIKE multi-client is now baked into the Windows operating system. Or not.
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Hi Nomi, Nothing is deleted, everything that you had previously should still be present and work as normal. The Audiophile PlusPAK upgrade works the same way as the regular PlusPAK this year and in the past: It just ADDS the 2026 content to what you already have. So if you have an Audiophile from last year, you now have the equivalent of a 2026 Audiophile. I also installed the main programs on the internal hard drive and set the external SSD as the location for RealTracks and RealDrums. However, when I go to Styles and run “Rebuild,” the RealTracks list is empty You might not have the RealTracks data files installed on the internal drive. The RealTracks have a few different components. One is the large RealTracks folder with audio files that you have on your external drive - that's fine. Another is the .ST2 files in the Band-in-a-Box/Soloists folder. I think that if you open the RealTracks Picker, click the [#] button and select the option "Show N/A RealTracks" you might find that they all show up with the text [N/A] [ST2 not found]. If you have a complete Band-in-a-Box folder on your internal drive minus the RealTracks folder I would expect it to be at least 35 GB. So what might have happened is that you installed everything to your external SSD, and then installed just the Program installer to your internal drive. In that case you would be missing new RealTracks data files. And unless you already HAD a (2025) Band-in-a-Box folder there you would be missing ALL the RealTracks data files. The fix is easy - you can copy/ merge the folders from the Band-in-a-Box folder on your Audiophile to the Band-in-a-Box folder on your internal drive. When you do this, just omit the RealTracks and Drums folders (do not copy). Also, you can omit the Artist Performances and Instrumental Studies folders as those can be quite large as well.
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When you click the [Demo] button in the StylePicker, it will either play a local .wma demo if one exists, or it will play an online demo. After you click on the [Demo] button and hear nothing, go to the Chord Sheet and type the word "Log" followed by <enter> (or go to Help | Utilities...). This will bring up the log file showing how it tried to play the demo. It either tried to play a demo locally or online, and it either succeeded or failed. Here is an example of a demo - can you download and play it? https://demos.pgmusic.com/audio/allstyledemos2/_REMOTE.wma Does your computer have Windows Media Player installed
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There are two ways to audition the style: 1. Pre-made demo. This plays either a local (if available) or online .wma file that has been created and rendered from Band-in-a-Box. 2. Play the chord sheet with your chords. Both of these features have existing and not changed for many years. #2 DOES actually load in the style, that's how it works now and before. There is a feature added to 2026, if you right-click on the chordsheet Style list there are some menu items for 'remembered style' which can help you revert to the previously loaded style. I double-checked in earlier version 2022, the 'green' play button was previously the 'pre-made demo' button - so that IS different. Now, the Play button just plays your song from the current position with whatever the currently applied style is, and at the tempo you set there. The [Demo] button now has the exact same function as the green play button did previously. This is the function that plays the pre-made demo. If you cannot hear the pre-made demo play then check the flash message log by typing "log" <enter> in the chord sheet. This should tell you why it's not playing, but if it does not indicate a problem there, it might mean that your system is missing some media components (sometimes an issue with European versions of Windows and can be easily fixed). Another difference is that in earlier versions, double-clicking on the style would always play a pre-made demo. Now, it depends on whether you have set "Double-click plays chord sheet..." in the Demo [+] button menu. The default is currently "double-click plays pre-made". I believe that for a time the default was set at "play chord sheet" but was changed on request. So current and earlier versions have the same features, it's just that the UI is a bit different. And it is a reasonable request to have TWO buttons onscreen - one to play the pre-made demo and one to play the chordsheet.
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All I can say is that the "Demo" button does nothing. Regardless of whatever options I choose. I really don't want to change my project just to hear a bunch of Styles, most of which are going to be rejected upon listening. My old version BIAB was simple. You clicked on one button just to hear a sample of the style. Didn't affect the project I was working on in any way. Now if I click the Demo button the only that happens is that it is "auditioning" or words to that effect. Only there's no auditioning. Just silence. Maybe they will fix things to work the old way.
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Hi, Janne! Your review is wonderful. Thank you! I'll pass it on to Bob, too. I've mentioned this before: what I really appreciate about European and Australian listeners is that you appreciate songs about real life...it's uncertainties, advice, being vulnerable, social problems, the emotions, and universal truths. Over here on this side of the Atlantic from the 49th parallel to the Gulf of Mexico, it seems all that's wanted are songs about being tough, guns, partying, winning, getting laid, being righteous because you go to church, and happy endings. I composed the melody and wrote a few lyrics before contacting Bob and Robert. Bob Bentley is the wizard behind the philosophical lyrics and he arranged the instruments: Band in a Box and his own guitars and piano. I think his mature vocals really fit the mood as no other could. We enjoyed it a lot. John
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Hi Ron! A great song! I have a lot of affinity with the lyrics - girls I liked but didn’t care for what I offered and were more interested in the excitement of other young men. I am so happy with the girl who liked me, then loved me, then married me … Your mention of the toms made me listen more closely. They gave me the impression, along with the jangly guitars, of how life seems to pull you along at a speed that sometimes seems thrilling and at other times too quick to control. In 1981, I was 19 and life felt like that. Knowing you write to your brother’s lyrics - do you ever edit his words to fit, or repeat a line to make it work musically? Or do you make them work musically as is? From his lyrics - what becomes the chorus, or has he already indicated this? I guess I am asking if he wrote poetry/prose or did he know he was writing song lyrics? My only nit is I would have loved the closing guitar solo to go on longer - but that is small considering how good the song is overall. Well done to you both. Andrew
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Before I upgraded to 2026 I used to "demo" the styles in the Style list before selecting one. The button would play a sample piece using the style in question. Not my progression, but one that was apparently built into the style to show off the style's qualities. Well, that doesn't work anymore in 2026 for me. I click on "demo" and absolutely nothing happens. By the way, all my audio and midi stuff plays fine. So, I would think my settings would be OK. Anyone know what happened to my demo function on the style list?
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Floyd, We appreciate that - thank you so much. Bob
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