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Band-in-a-Box® Tips & Tricks Videos by Callie - PG Music 03/31/22 10:39 AM Callie - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 2,360	0	2,360	03/31/22 10:39 AM by Callie - PG Music
Band-in-a-Box 2025 for Mac is Here! by Catherine 06/28/25 02:54 PM Catherine Replies: 0 Views: 1,751	0	1,751	06/28/25 02:54 PM by Catherine
Band-in-a-Box 2025® for Mac Videos- One Stop Shopping! by Catherine 06/28/25 04:10 PM Catherine Replies: 0 Views: 2,168	0	2,168	06/28/25 04:10 PM by Catherine
Video: Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac®: VST3 Plugin Support by Catherine 07/01/25 01:42 PM Catherine Replies: 0 Views: 2,030	0	2,030	07/01/25 01:42 PM by Catherine
“Chat PG” - AI powered BiaB documentation (Mac and Windows) using natural language queries by PeterGannon 03/16/24 01:29 PM mrgeeze Replies: 3 Views: 1,470	3	1,470	03/16/24 01:29 PM by mrgeeze
Users can request/add knowledge to the ChatPG knowledge base. by PeterGannon 09/05/23 07:33 AM PeterGannon Replies: 0 Views: 989	0	989	09/05/23 07:33 AM by PeterGannon
Time for a little AI fun!… Making a modern Pop Song with Band-in-a-Box, ChatGPT, and Synth V by PeterGannon 05/21/24 01:38 PM PeterGannon Replies: 0 Views: 646	0	646	05/21/24 01:38 PM by PeterGannon
Exported midi 'out of tune'? by Adam Williamson 11/14/24 05:00 PM AudioTrack Replies: 19 Views: 2,715	19	2,715	11/14/24 05:00 PM by AudioTrack
biab endless loading glitch by adlbrk 10/07/24 03:04 PM Simon - PG Music Replies: 8 Views: 1,187	8	1,187	10/07/24 03:04 PM by Simon - PG Music
can't create 2nd repeat - error by adlbrk 11/19/24 03:00 PM adlbrk Replies: 0 Views: 294	0	294	11/19/24 03:00 PM by adlbrk
Sending midis from reaper back to biab via biab plugin by adlbrk 01/09/25 06:28 PM musocity Replies: 8 Views: 916	8	916	01/09/25 06:28 PM by musocity
lead sheet compressing + sections A, B and C as new "paragraphs"? see pic by adlbrk 01/14/25 05:16 PM Andrew - PG Music Replies: 1 Views: 531	1	531	01/14/25 05:16 PM by Andrew - PG Music
Setting a 55 bar project to a single BPM without losing other settings by adlbrk 06/03/25 10:32 AM Simon - PG Music Replies: 3 Views: 350	3	350	06/03/25 10:32 AM by Simon - PG Music
My biab is constantly crashing by adlbrk 06/06/25 11:40 AM Mike Halloran Replies: 4 Views: 803	4	803	06/06/25 11:40 AM by Mike Halloran
Blank White Notation Video Export by Aliased 06/19/25 02:04 AM Aliased Replies: 0 Views: 40	0	40	06/19/25 02:04 AM by Aliased
Band-in-a-Box 2024 for Mac Build 806 (Sept 30) by Andrew - PG Music 07/16/24 06:52 PM Andrew - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 594	0	594	07/16/24 06:52 PM by Andrew - PG Music
Previewing of Styles very tedious in BIAB 2024 by AndrewScottMusic 08/30/24 03:57 PM Andrew - PG Music Replies: 7 Views: 1,117	7	1,117	08/30/24 03:57 PM by Andrew - PG Music
Create introduction issues. by Andyf1204 06/23/25 12:46 AM Andyf1204 Replies: 2 Views: 104	2	104	06/23/25 12:46 AM by Andyf1204
Minor Major 7 chords in RealStyles playing as m7 [Resolved] by Antti 03/09/25 02:30 PM Matt Finley Replies: 4 Views: 687	4	687	03/09/25 02:30 PM by Matt Finley
Lyrics Issue Band-in-a-Box® for Macintosh Version 2024 (802) [Resolved] by Beachboy 05/20/25 02:14 PM Simon - PG Music Replies: 7 Views: 920	7	920	05/20/25 02:14 PM by Simon - PG Music
Biab 2024 (803) with Sonora issues by BJWry 09/10/24 10:26 AM Andrew - PG Music Replies: 6 Views: 741	6	741	09/10/24 10:26 AM by Andrew - PG Music
Tag Ending by bopster 01/26/25 07:24 AM Rick0965 Replies: 5 Views: 10,359	5	10,359	01/26/25 07:24 AM by Rick0965
BIAB for Mac - moving content to USB drive [Resolved] by btrumpetbc 07/13/24 10:55 AM btrumpetbc Replies: 3 Views: 564	3	564	07/13/24 10:55 AM by btrumpetbc
running BB off the BB drive by BuddyGuit 06/26/25 10:09 AM Nicholas -PG Music Replies: 2 Views: 131	2	131	06/26/25 10:09 AM by Nicholas -PG Music
Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Mac® - Update Today! by Callie - PG Music 07/18/24 02:40 PM Callie - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 1,975	0	1,975	07/18/24 02:40 PM by Callie - PG Music
Spacebar key commander playback when practicing is limited by cardel1717 01/27/25 03:37 PM musocity Replies: 1 Views: 385	1	385	01/27/25 03:37 PM by musocity
Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Mac® - Special Offers Extended to August 15, 2024! by Catherine 08/01/24 10:03 AM Catherine Replies: 0 Views: 892	0	892	08/01/24 10:03 AM by Catherine
Today is the Last Day of the Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Mac® Special (Thursday, Aug. 15)! by Catherine 08/15/24 12:33 PM Catherine Replies: 0 Views: 661	0	661	08/15/24 12:33 PM by Catherine
New! XPro Styles PAK 7 for Band-in-a-Box 2024! by Catherine 08/28/24 10:28 AM Catherine Replies: 0 Views: 2,854	0	2,854	08/28/24 10:28 AM by Catherine
New! Xtra Styles PAK 18 for Band-in-a-Box 2024! by Catherine 08/28/24 11:18 AM Catherine Replies: 0 Views: 2,583	0	2,583	08/28/24 11:18 AM by Catherine
Generate Lyrics for your Band-in-a-Box songs with LyricLab! by Catherine 11/14/24 04:53 PM Catherine Replies: 0 Views: 499	0	499	11/14/24 04:53 PM by Catherine
Introducing XPro Styles PAK 8 – Now Available for Band-in-a-Box 2024! by Catherine 12/04/24 09:07 AM Catherine Replies: 0 Views: 863	0	863	12/04/24 09:07 AM by Catherine
NEW! Xtra Styles PAK 19 for Band-in-a-Box 2024 – Just Released! by Catherine 12/04/24 09:34 AM Catherine Replies: 0 Views: 970	0	970	12/04/24 09:34 AM by Catherine
XPro and Xtra Styles PAK on Sale Now! by Catherine Yesterday at 09:11 AM Catherine Replies: 0 Views: 22	0	22	Yesterday at 09:11 AM by Catherine
BIAB plugin fails to follow DAW Cubase tempo changes. by CC Music 09/16/24 12:58 PM Simon - PG Music Replies: 5 Views: 775	5	775	09/16/24 12:58 PM by Simon - PG Music
Straight ahead Jazz realstyles by davesbass 12/18/24 03:20 PM davesbass Replies: 7 Views: 907	7	907	12/18/24 03:20 PM by davesbass
medley soloists showing as NA by davesbass 12/18/24 06:17 PM Jim Fogle Replies: 5 Views: 697	5	697	12/18/24 06:17 PM by Jim Fogle
BIAB 2022 on Sonoma by delliott 04/30/25 02:07 PM Mike Halloran Replies: 3 Views: 432	3	432	04/30/25 02:07 PM by Mike Halloran
Does BIAB 2025 run natively on Apple Silicon Macs? by delliott 06/30/25 05:24 PM Mike Halloran Replies: 1 Views: 127	1	127	06/30/25 05:24 PM by Mike Halloran
xtra styles don't show up [Resolved] by Doctormyeyes 07/24/24 04:14 PM Simon - PG Music Replies: 8 Views: 1,059	8	1,059	07/24/24 04:14 PM by Simon - PG Music
Simple Save is not working with BIAB MAC 2024 by frohi 10/05/24 07:13 PM AudioTrack Replies: 10 Views: 1,311	10	1,311	10/05/24 07:13 PM by AudioTrack
2025 upgrade from 2022, on sequoia, on two different drives by ghgtu7yrtfg6e67u 06/29/25 12:38 PM Mike Halloran Replies: 9 Views: 257	9	257	06/29/25 12:38 PM by Mike Halloran
midi tracks are silent for no apparent reason after loading realtracks by ghgtu7yrtfg6e67u 07/03/25 02:52 PM AudioTrack Replies: 2 Views: 50	2	50	07/03/25 02:52 PM by AudioTrack
these Realtracks and Realdrums are killer and there's nothing like them. by ghgtu7yrtfg6e67u 07/04/25 06:27 AM justanoldmuso Replies: 1 Views: 72	1	72	07/04/25 06:27 AM by justanoldmuso
Realtracks 325 with Natalie Haas at the cello. Well done PG Music! by ghgtu7yrtfg6e67u 07/05/25 09:48 AM ghgtu7yrtfg6e67u Replies: 0 Views: 55	0	55	07/05/25 09:48 AM by ghgtu7yrtfg6e67u
Cuckoo notes..... by ghgtu7yrtfg6e67u 07/04/25 07:13 AM Mike Halloran Replies: 1 Views: 56	1	56	07/04/25 07:13 AM by Mike Halloran
Cmd+F8 won’t open multi riff regeneration window [Resolved] by Gitarman1 03/11/25 06:35 PM AudioTrack Replies: 3 Views: 473	3	473	03/11/25 06:35 PM by AudioTrack
Installation BIAB ULTRAPAK + on MAC MINI M2PRo by GML 07/31/24 07:00 PM GML Replies: 2 Views: 516	2	516	07/31/24 07:00 PM by GML
One time extra repeat by HardwireSpeers 02/25/25 05:14 PM AudioTrack Replies: 2 Views: 443	2	443	02/25/25 05:14 PM by AudioTrack
Run Windows version of BIAB or one of the Master Class Soloist programs on MAC by Harry S 07/08/25 02:55 AM Rodion Shynharov Replies: 7 Views: 535	7	535	07/08/25 02:55 AM by Rodion Shynharov
No 2025 for Mac ? by Humbardi 06/24/25 09:52 AM Rodion Shynharov Replies: 3 Views: 343	3	343	06/24/25 09:52 AM by Rodion Shynharov
I’m back by Island Soul 06/08/25 07:01 AM Island Soul Replies: 2 Views: 232	2	232	06/08/25 07:01 AM by Island Soul
Entering sharp symbol on Mac with UK keyboard [Resolved] by Jason C 07/20/24 08:37 AM Jason C Replies: 3 Views: 3,721	3	3,721	07/20/24 08:37 AM by Jason C
re-generate bars in MacOS version 2023, seems to be be "flaky" [PG: cannot duplicate] by joden 07/24/24 02:41 PM Simon - PG Music Replies: 5 Views: 863	5	863	07/24/24 02:41 PM by Simon - PG Music
Mac error when Lead Sheet is clicked in BIAB - shuts down software by kminht89 09/07/24 04:59 PM Mike Halloran Replies: 2 Views: 493	2	493	09/07/24 04:59 PM by Mike Halloran
RealTracks dependencies by Larry Molter 05/28/25 01:20 PM Simon - PG Music Replies: 1 Views: 231	1	231	05/28/25 01:20 PM by Simon - PG Music
BIAB Plugin for Logic Pro by LukeB 12/17/24 11:38 PM LukeB Replies: 8 Views: 1,047	8	1,047	12/17/24 11:38 PM by LukeB
Band In A Box 2025 for Mac by LukeB 12/26/24 06:39 AM LukeB Replies: 6 Views: 2,439	6	2,439	12/26/24 06:39 AM by LukeB
Upgrade packs for BIAB24 Pro by LukeB 01/03/25 08:10 AM LukeB Replies: 6 Views: 883	6	883	01/03/25 08:10 AM by LukeB
Can't open ABC notation by Mark Hayes 12/04/24 03:14 AM Tooh Replies: 12 Views: 2,462	12	2,462	12/04/24 03:14 AM by Tooh
Rosetta II issue and fix if you encounter it by Mike Halloran 10/31/24 04:29 PM Simon - PG Music Replies: 4 Views: 2,146	4	2,146	10/31/24 04:29 PM by Simon - PG Music
Working over Sequoia so far by Mike Halloran 06/01/25 05:29 AM philyoo Replies: 5 Views: 1,110	5	1,110	06/01/25 05:29 AM by philyoo
Cm.ds ? (in demo for 68EASTRN style) [Resolved] by mikeh100 10/08/24 09:57 PM mikeh100 Replies: 3 Views: 666	3	666	10/08/24 09:57 PM by mikeh100
Connecting MIDI keyboard to a Mac by mimmo 03/26/25 01:25 PM Simon - PG Music Replies: 2 Views: 484	2	484	03/26/25 01:25 PM by Simon - PG Music
Odd scrolling behavior selecting styles [PG: bug reported] by mrgeeze 07/30/24 01:16 PM Simon - PG Music Replies: 5 Views: 755	5	755	07/30/24 01:16 PM by Simon - PG Music
Are my soloists even paying attention to the changes? by mrgeeze 01/19/25 08:00 AM mrgeeze Replies: 0 Views: 260	0	260	01/19/25 08:00 AM by mrgeeze
On how many computers can BiaB be activated? by Nomi 07/07/25 10:01 AM Simon - PG Music Replies: 6 Views: 233	6	233	07/07/25 10:01 AM by Simon - PG Music

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July 01, 2025

Video: Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac®: VST3 Plugin Support

Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac® now includes support for VST3 plugins, alongside VST and AU. Use them with MIDI or audio tracks for even more creative possibilities in your music production.

Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Macs®: VST3 Plugin Support

Video: Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac®: Using VST3 Plugins

Join the conversation on our forum.

June 30, 2025

Band-in-a-Box 2025 for Mac Videos

With the release of Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac, we’re rolling out a collection of brand-new videos on our YouTube channel. We’ll also keep this forum post updated so you can easily find all the latest videos in one convenient spot.

From overviews of new features and walkthroughs of the 202 new RealTracks, to highlights of XPro Styles PAK 8, Xtra Styles PAKs 18, the 2025 49-PAK, and in-depth tutorials — you’ll find everything you need to explore what’s new in Band-in-a-Box® 2025.

Reference this forum post for One-Stop Shopping of our Band-in-a-Box® 2025 Mac Videos — we’ll be adding more videos as they’re released!

June 28, 2025

Band-in-a-Box 2025 for Mac is Here!

Band-in-a-Box^® 2025 for Mac is here, packed with major new features and an incredible collection of available new content! This includes 202 RealTracks (in Sets 449-467), plus 20 bonus Unreleased RealTracks in the 2025 49-PAK. There are new RealStyles, MIDI SuperTracks, Instrumental Studies, “Songs with Vocals” Artist Performance Sets, Playable RealTracks Set 4, two new sets of “RealDrums Stems,” XPro Styles PAK 8, Xtra Styles PAK 19, and more!

Special Offers
Upgrade to Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac with savings of up to 50% on most upgrade packages during our special—available until July 31, 2025! Visit our Band-in-a-Box^® packages page for all the purchase options available.

2025 Free Bonus PAK & 49-PAK Add-ons
We've packed our Free Bonus PAK & 49-PAK with some incredible Add-ons! The Free Bonus PAK is automatically included with most Band-in-a-Box^® for Mac 2025 packages, but for even more Add-ons (including 20 Unreleased RealTracks!) upgrade to the 2025 49-PAK for only $49. You can see the full lists of items in each package, and listen to demos here.

If you have any questions, feel free to connect with us directly—we’re here to help!

May 21, 2025

Band-in-a-Box 2025 Italian Version is Here!

Cari amici
È stata aggerate la versione in Italiano del programma più amato dagli appassionati di musica, il nostro Band-in-a-Box.
Questo è il link alla nuova versione 2025.

Di seguito i link per scaricare il pacchetti di lingua italiana aggiornati per Band-in-a-Box e RealBand, anche per chi avesse già comprato la nuova versione in inglese.

Band-in-a-Box 2025 - Italiano
RealBand 2025 - Italiano

April 15, 2025

Band-in-a-Box 2025 French Version is Here!

Bonjour à tous,

Band-in-a-Box^® 2025 pour Windows est disponible en Français.
Le téléchargement se fait à partir du site PG Music

Pour ceux qui auraient déjà acheté la version 2025 de Band-in-a-Box (et qui donc ont une version anglaise), il est possible de "franciser" cette version avec les patchs suivants:

BIAB 2025 - francisation
RealBand 2025 - francisation

Voilà, enjoy!

April 14, 2025

Band-in-a-Box 2025 German Version is Here!

Band-in-a-Box 2025 für Windows Deutsch ist verfügbar!

Die deutsche Version Band-in-a-Box^® 2025 für Windows ist ab sofort verfügbar!

Alle die bereits die englische Version von Band-in-a-Box und RealBand 2024 installiert haben, finden hier die Installationsdateien für das Sprachenupdate:

https://nn.pgmusic.com/pgfiles/languagesupport/deutsch2025.exe
https://nn.pgmusic.com/pgfiles/languagesupport/deutsch2025RB.exe

March 19, 2025

Update Your Band-in-a-Box® 2025 to Build 1128 for Windows Today!

Already using Band-in-a-Box 2025 for Windows®? Download Build 1128 now from our Support Page to enjoy the latest enhancements and improvements from our team.

Stay up to date—get the latest update now!

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