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A drum fill is much like a shot or hold: a specialty little trick to add that makes all the difference, but we don't have the level of control that would be nice. That might make a good Wishlist request someday to be able to drop in the drum fill of your choice from a library of fills. Changing from B substyle to A gives the best chance of getting a strong drum fill, but you have to keep doing partial regeneration to audition it then freeze it. The chord entry of C.d means this: the dot after a chord means silence. The comma means except. So C.d says, everybody rest except drums. Somewhat related, there is also a way to control whether there is a fill or not on part markers. Was any of that helpful?
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We thoroughly enjoyed your rockin’ blues gospel. Jukka’s piano solos were great. And your warm resonant vocals remind us of Maurizio Glielmo (A somewhat obscure blues singer that we like from the Gnola Blues Band. Great group of BiaB session guys to support you, Jukka and Timo, Well arranged, mixed and we much enjoyed it, J&B
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“I’m looking ahead with a spring in my step I’ve left it behind and I’ve learned to forget I’m taking time to smile and now for just a while“ Nice! That BiaB band is a showcase within the showcase forum. Excellent session folks indeed and very well mixed. The video is very creative. And the supportive real clips are perfect. As others have praised the arrangement, chord structure and vocals are top notch. Well done and much enjoyed by us, J&B
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We completely can relate to wondering why those songs won’t just finish themselves. 😉 This was well worth the wait, Janne, and we too look for the good in every day - or at least try! Love the bridge, "I may not know the author of this play yet I'm thankful for this day." The band is warm and soulful and that sax is great. The synth vocalists work well. Excellent mix all around. The video interpretation was cool, with the migrating birds being our favorite part. Regarding music theory rules, to paraphrase a line from one of Janice’s favorite Humphrey Bogart movies: “Rules, what rules? We don’t need no stinking rules!” 😂 Enjoyed it! J&B
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It’s a beautifully crafted piece of work in every respect. Everything is polished and well-executed: vocals, guitars, and mixing. Excellent. Laurent Thank you for listening.
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Hi Aleja78, Thank you for the thorough detail and explanation of your issue. I've been away for a couple weeks, but will address this now. Your songs should work as structured, and we'll work to fix this. 1. Has support for older BB2Go songs with *_render.m4a files changed in the newer iOS app versions? - This sounds like a bug, and *_render.m4a file compatibility shouldn't have changed in the last update. 2. Is there a way to convert or migrate these older songs so the existing rendered M4A audio is preserved and used by the iOS app? - Opening one of these songs in the app, then saving again should move the .m4a content (if present) into the song file. 3. Is there a utility in BIAB 2024 Windows (or another method) to embed or link an existing *_render.m4a into the SGU file without rendering the song again? - The 'bundling' feature where .m4a and notation / RealCharts content is saved into the song file is exclusive to the mobile apps at this time. 4. Is “M4A+ Ready” related to this older ZIP import format, and is there a way to recover or convert these songs? - "M4A Ready" indicates .m4a audio content in the same directory as the song. "M4A+ Ready" corresponds to a song file with the .m4a audio bundled in the same file. The "your_old_biab_songs.zip" file should only be visible in the Export view, so it sounds like another bug. The archive is created to collect (for backup, or re-import) all old files from the old version of iOS Band-in-a-Box, prior to the 2.0.0 update. It can sometimes be empty, and the "Open" function in the app isn't calibrated to handle it, either way. - Tim
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Hi Bob - you blew me away with such a nice comment, many thanks for that! Super glad you enjoyed my tune! All the best to you, Carl
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Wow Steve, There’s a lot of tonal movement going on there, and I think that captures the chaotic nature of the theme. It has, at times, an Egyptian feel . Such a creative piece and instrument mastery clearly on show. Great creativity and playing from you. Kind regards. K-Dub Ya- Thanks for the kind comments!
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It's a beautiful love song (it seems to me), and the visuals are very beautiful. Yes, health comes first. Laurent
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Chay, LOL! Maybe I should place Joliz in protective custody. Thanks so much - we both appreciate the kind words. Bob
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Hi Laurent, That was a very nice song you made. I read that you used Suno too, but it was mainly yours. One really should hear your song together with the video. They fit together so well! I got a smile on my face in that scene where you took that plate of food at that little stall, with that friendly lady and your infectious smile. It made all those people around also happy. (For the sake of convenience, I am assuming here that you are the main character in the video. It's probably AI, but I like this thought better). I really enjoyed it! Hans
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Hi Floyd, 'The darkness comes so softly that you do not feel it until it completely envelops you and turns everything into twilight'... Quite a somber song, Floyd. But somber or not, hope is always to be found in your lyrics: 'So look for the light in the tunnel look for the sun coming out look for a way to find your joy paper and pen' I think that paper and pen is very well chosen here, both literally and used as a metaphor. Yes, I don't need to tell you that this is a very cleverly written text, because all your lyrics are masterpieces in their own right! The musical accompaniment supports that somber, yet also hopeful, quality of the lyrics well. You did a great job with that! Hans
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I created the workflow video series 2 + years ago and was hoping PGM would address the inconsistencies when they focus on the User Experience in 2026. Unfortunately, they seem to be some what restricted to just GUI improvements. The User Experience is much more than that. They have made many improvements since these video were made, but many of the topics have not been addressed such as zoom, pan, and zoom consistency, https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=802368#Post802368Hopefully they will continue to make progress through that. Their business model appears to demand a new release each year, for Christmas, with "new features" and I think improvements of the kind you/we want are not always so easy to sell as those new features. The last release had "many new features", rather than the 50+ they usually declare, so I think(hope) that indicated a change from their old way of working to something more focussed on a smoother user experience. I guess we'll find out for sure this coming December. We have to remember that many changes they make will be fairly complex due to BiaB's history and will need extensive testing and still needs to fit within the above strategy. Some of the changes they make may well be just intermediate steps towards a planned end and the steps themselves may fade away.
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Hi Rob, What a low, sultry voice. From what I know of Gershwin, he couldn't sing as sultrily (or intimately) as you! You sang and recorded this very well. And that harmonica really finishes it off. Truly beautiful! Hans
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As a great fan of Santana I liked your song and production!
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There is a function in BIAB to send the Thru channel out to an external device. At one point I used something called a Voice Live Touch that could harmonize a BIAB MIDI track based on the block chords fed from BIAB. But as far as I know, that’s as far as BIAB can be used to assist anything to do a live arrangement. BIAB is designed to make accompaniment backing tracks. Those tracks can be frozen so the backing track is always the same, but that’s not what BIAB does uniquely best.
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Hi, Mario. Fun listen. 
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+1 seems like a PT bleed over issue
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I still send Jeff issues now and again, even last month, but you are probably close in that guesstimatation
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Make your sound your own, now where have I heard that before <grin>
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Xtra Styles PAK 22 for Mac & Windows Band-in-a-Box version 2026 (and higher) is here with 200 brand new RealStyles! Special offers available until August 31st, 2026! It’s time to celebrate! Xtra Styles PAK 22 for Band-in-a-Box® is here, and we've got 200 brand-new styles coming your way! No Xtra Styles PAK is complete without the classic rock & pop, jazz, and country volumes you know and love, and we’ve got plenty to share, with 150 styles spread across too many genres to list! Of course, it also wouldn’t be complete with our special wildcard volume to add a little spice and pizzazz to the mix. This year, because we loved it so much the first time, we’ve decided to make the second iteration of our SynthMaster volume, full of new sounds, interesting genres, and 50 engaging styles, all making use of the diverse SynthMaster plugin! Here you can find genres such as airy yacht rock, sultry electrotango, and even some synth soca funk. Don’t wait, pickup up Xtra Styles PAK 22 today! In this PAK you can find: dulcet folk ballads, funky gospel country, Brazilian jazz fusion, upbeat 1980s pop, classic Americana, a plethora of breezy bossa novas, indie singer-songwriter, scintillating synthwave, exuberant electronica, and many, many more! All the Xtra Styles PAKs 1-22 are on special for only $29 each (reg $49), or get all 22 PAKs for $199 (reg $399)! Order now! Learn more and listen to demos of the Xtra Styles PAK 22 here. Watch the Xtra Styles PAK 22 Overview & Styles Demos video:
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XPro Styles PAK 11 for Windows & Mac Band-in-a-Box® version 2026 (and higher) is here with 100 brand new RealStyles, plus 31 RealTracks/RealDrums! Special offers available until August 31st, 2026! Guess who’s back again? That’s right! It’s our XPro Styles PAK’s triumphant return with the 11th edition in this series! 100 new styles are coming your way spread across the rock & pop, jazz, and country genres. And this edition's wildcard genre explores the immense and far-reaching catalogue of electronic music! The included 31 RealTracks and RealDrums can be used with any Band-in-a-Box® 2026 (and higher) package. All the XPro Styles PAKs 1-11 are on special for only $29 each (reg. $49), or get them all in the XPro Styles PAK Bundle for only $149 (reg. $299)! Order now! Learn more and listen to demos of the XPro Styles PAK 11. Watch the XPro Styles PAK 11 Overview & Styles Demos video: Note: XPro Styles PAKs require Band-in-a-Box® 2026 or higher and are compatible with ANY package, including the Pro, MegaPAK, UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, and Audiophile Edition
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Xtra Styles PAK 22 for Mac & Windows Band-in-a-Box version 2026 (and higher) is here with 200 brand new RealStyles! Special offers available until August 31st, 2026! It’s time to celebrate! Xtra Styles PAK 22 for Band-in-a-Box® is here, and we've got 200 brand-new styles coming your way! No Xtra Styles PAK is complete without the classic rock & pop, jazz, and country volumes you know and love, and we’ve got plenty to share, with 150 styles spread across too many genres to list! Of course, it also wouldn’t be complete with our special wildcard volume to add a little spice and pizzazz to the mix. This year, because we loved it so much the first time, we’ve decided to make the second iteration of our SynthMaster volume, full of new sounds, interesting genres, and 50 engaging styles, all making use of the diverse SynthMaster plugin! Here you can find genres such as airy yacht rock, sultry electrotango, and even some synth soca funk. Don’t wait, pickup up Xtra Styles PAK 22 today! In this PAK you can find: dulcet folk ballads, funky gospel country, Brazilian jazz fusion, upbeat 1980s pop, classic Americana, a plethora of breezy bossa novas, indie singer-songwriter, scintillating synthwave, exuberant electronica, and many, many more! All the Xtra Styles PAKs 1-22 are on special for only $29 each (reg $49), or get all 22 PAKs for $199 (reg $399)! Order now! Learn more and listen to demos of the Xtra Styles PAK 22 here. Watch the Xtra Styles PAK 22 Overview & Styles Demos video: Note: The Xtra Styles require the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition of Band-in-a-Box®. (Xtra Styles PAK 22 requires the 2026 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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XPro Styles PAK 11 for Mac & Windows Band-in-a-Box® version 2026 (and higher) is here with 100 brand new RealStyles, plus 31 RealTracks/RealDrums! Special offers available until August 31st, 2026! Guess who’s back again? That’s right! It’s our XPro Styles PAK’s triumphant return with the 11th edition in this series! 100 new styles are coming your way spread across the rock & pop, jazz, and country genres. And this edition's wildcard genre explores the immense and far-reaching catalogue of electronic music! The included 31 RealTracks and RealDrums can be used with any Band-in-a-Box® 2026 (and higher) package. All the XPro Styles PAKs 1-11 are on special for only $29 each (reg. $49), or get them all in the XPro Styles PAK Bundle for only $149 (reg. $299)! Order now! Learn more and listen to demos of the XPro Styles PAK 11. Watch the XPro Styles PAK 11 Overview & Styles Demos video: Note: XPro Styles PAKs require Band-in-a-Box® 2026 or higher and are compatible with ANY package, including the Pro, MegaPAK, UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, and Audiophile Edition
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Anyone seen my keys???? Hey i noticed i have a pair of socks with two different socks in them!!!! I bet i have another one just like it!
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Peter Gannon Talks Band-in-a-Box with zplane
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Last Chance! The Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Mac® Special Ends Today (May 31, 2026) at 11:59pm PDT!
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Another exciting new addition is the amazing new AI-Notes feature, which can transcribe polyphonic audio into MIDI. View the results in notation or play them back as MIDI, and choose whether to transcribe an entire track or transcribe specific parts like drums, bass, guitars/piano, or vocals. There's over 100 new features in Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Mac®.
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202 New RealTracks Released with Band-in-a-Box 2026!
With Band-in-a-Box® 2026, we've released 202 incredible new RealTracks (in sets 468-488) in a variety of genres—featuring your most requested styles!
Jazz, Funk & World (Sets 468-475):
Our new jazz, funk & blues RealTracks include a groovin’ collection of RealTracks and RealDrums! These include more requested “soul jazz” RealTracks featuring artists Neil Swainson (bass), Charles Treadway (organ), Brent Mason (guitar), and Wes Little (drums). There are new “smooth jazz” styles (4), which include a RealTracks first: muted trumpet, as well as slick new smooth jazz brushes options for drums. Blues lovers will be thrilled—there are more “classic acoustic blues” styles, including guitar (5), bass (4), and drums (10) with blues master Colin Linden, featuring understated and tasty background acoustic soloing, plus brushes drums and acoustic bass. There are also new electric blues RealTracks, including electric blues with PG favorite Johnny Hiland (3) and soulful electric slide guitar from Colin Linden (4). If you love funk & gospel, there are great new options this year, including gospel organ (3) from Charles Treadway, as well as new funk, tango, and rock ’n’ roll drums (3) and bass (1). And for big, bold arrangements, we have uptempo soul horns (4) featuring a three-part hip horn section with options for a full mix or stems of each individual horn — plus an accompanying rhythm section (4) of drums, bass, guitar, and electric piano!
Rock & Pop (Sets 476–482):
Our new rock & pop RealTracks bring a powerful mix of requested favorites, fresh genres, and modern chart-inspired styles! We have more of our popular “Producer Layered Acoustic Guitars (15)” featuring Band-in-a-Box favorite Brent Mason. We’ve continued our much-requested disco styles (10), and added new Celtic guitar (5) with a more basic, accessible approach than our previous Drop-D or DADGAD offerings. There are also highly requested yacht rock styles (17), inspired by the smooth, polished soft-rock sound of the late ’70s and early ’80s — laid-back grooves, silky electric pianos, warm textures, elegant harmonic movement, and pristine production aesthetics. Fans of heavier styles will love our new glam metal (13), capturing the flashy, high-energy sound of ’80s arena-ready guitar rock. We also have a set of rootsy modern-folk rock (18), with a warm, organic sound combining contemporary folk textures and driving acoustic strumming. And we’ve added lots of new modern pop styles (16) — the kinds of sounds you’re hearing on the radio today, featuring exciting new drums, synths, and cutting-edge RealTracks arrangements.
Country, & Americana (Sets 483–488):
Our new country & Americana RealTracks deliver a rich collection of acoustic, electric, and roots-inspired styles! We have new country pop (9) with legendary guitarist Brent Mason. There is also a potpourri (14) of bouzouki, guitars, banjo, and more, perfect for adding texture and character to contemporary acoustic arrangements. We’ve added funky country guitar (5) with PG favorite Brent Mason, along with classic pedal steel styles (5) featuring steel great Doug Jernigan. There are more country songwriter styles (8) that provide intimate, rootsy foundations for storytelling and modern Americana writing. Finally, we have “background soloing” acoustic guitar (12) with Brent Mason — simpler, but still very tasty acoustic lines designed to sit beautifully behind vocals or act as a subtle standalone solo part.
Check out all the 202 new RealTracks (in sets 468-488)!
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The 2026 49-PAK is loaded with other great new add-ons as well. Learn more about the 2026 49-PAK!
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