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Scaler 2.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 all by DrDan 06/19/24 09:56 AM Blues1952 Replies: 170 Views: 89,236	170	89,236	06/19/24 09:56 AM by Blues1952
BiaB White Paper (May 2024) 1 2 3 4 5 6 all by Bass Thumper 06/16/24 08:15 AM Bass Thumper Replies: 113 Views: 6,945	113	6,945	06/16/24 08:15 AM by Bass Thumper
Song Master Pro 1 2 3 4 5 all by shlind 07/24/24 07:27 AM Matt Finley Replies: 93 Views: 12,577	93	12,577	07/24/24 07:27 AM by Matt Finley
Free Kontakt Player Instruments 1 2 3 4 all by Paj 05/29/24 12:43 PM Paj Replies: 63 Views: 13,776	63	13,776	05/29/24 12:43 PM by Paj
Please weigh in and cast your vote. ** POLL** 1 2 3 4 all by Rob Helms 06/01/24 04:48 AM George Nelson Replies: 62 Views: 4,185	62	4,185	06/01/24 04:48 AM by George Nelson
NI SG Acostic Sunburst Deluxe and UJAM Silk and Amber 1 2 3 4 all by DrDan 05/31/24 08:10 PM musocity Replies: 62 Views: 3,659	62	3,659	05/31/24 08:10 PM by musocity
Surprise: Encore may be back 1 2 3 all by Matt Finley 04/07/24 07:10 AM Notes Norton Replies: 44 Views: 9,429	44	9,429	04/07/24 07:10 AM by Notes Norton
examples of psychedelic music, what was you connection, if any? 1 2 all by Planobilly 03/14/24 05:50 AM Notes Norton Replies: 39 Views: 6,921	39	6,921	03/14/24 05:50 AM by Notes Norton
For Those Post On The Showcase Forum - Will Be Gone For A While Longer - Di Is Now On Hospice Care 1 2 all by Al-David Yesterday at 11:13 AM justanoldmuso Replies: 36 Views: 1,664	36	1,664	Yesterday at 11:13 AM by justanoldmuso
Same Song 11 styles (AI Assisted) 1 2 all by HearToLearn 04/16/24 03:46 PM Jim Fogle Replies: 35 Views: 2,408	35	2,408	04/16/24 03:46 PM by Jim Fogle
Biab for iPad 1 2 all by musocity 06/04/24 07:35 AM JoanneCooper Replies: 34 Views: 2,430	34	2,430	06/04/24 07:35 AM by JoanneCooper
Looking for OLDER forum members from the 90's 1 2 all by Muzic Trax 03/02/24 05:09 PM rharv Replies: 32 Views: 2,983	32	2,983	03/02/24 05:09 PM by rharv
Suno - AI Music Generator 1 2 all by dcuny 07/12/24 10:18 AM dcuny Replies: 32 Views: 20,861	32	20,861	07/12/24 10:18 AM by dcuny
AI and the Future 1 2 all by Elliott Kayne 05/09/24 07:03 PM Planobilly Replies: 31 Views: 2,195	31	2,195	05/09/24 07:03 PM by Planobilly
To the Developers and Coders of Band-In-A-Box... 1 2 all by floyd jane 06/12/24 12:46 AM musiclover Replies: 31 Views: 2,837	31	2,837	06/12/24 12:46 AM by musiclover
Guitar players - staying in tune / troubleshooting tuning problems - the nutbuster 1 2 all by Joe Videtto2 02/15/24 03:01 AM jakabasej Replies: 30 Views: 3,108	30	3,108	02/15/24 03:01 AM by jakabasej
Discussion, suggestions for style content (cont...) 1 2 all by Izzy 06/10/24 10:54 PM Izzy Replies: 30 Views: 867	30	867	06/10/24 10:54 PM by Izzy
Are you a "real" audiophile? 1 2 all by Bass Thumper 01/25/24 07:20 AM mrgeeze Replies: 29 Views: 3,035	29	3,035	01/25/24 07:20 AM by mrgeeze
The developer side of the fence. 1 2 all by justanoldmuso 04/07/24 03:28 AM musocity Replies: 28 Views: 2,216	28	2,216	04/07/24 03:28 AM by musocity
Two "new" Kontakt Full/Retail freebies 1 2 all by Paj 04/24/24 06:12 PM Paj Replies: 27 Views: 5,075	27	5,075	04/24/24 06:12 PM by Paj
When you find your song on an album you've never head of ... 1 2 all by Janice & Bud 03/27/24 06:03 AM Notes Norton Replies: 27 Views: 2,486	27	2,486	03/27/24 06:03 AM by Notes Norton
What utility do you use to read/change MIDI files? 1 2 all by Matt Finley 04/29/24 05:23 AM Notes Norton Replies: 26 Views: 1,924	26	1,924	04/29/24 05:23 AM by Notes Norton
Facebook guru needed. I'm locked out, and can't get back in. Stuck in a loop. 1 2 all by Notes Norton 06/21/24 06:14 AM Notes Norton Replies: 26 Views: 1,187	26	1,187	06/21/24 06:14 AM by Notes Norton
I've got to cancel the plans for Herbfest 1 2 all by Guitarhacker 02/17/24 03:54 PM Planobilly Replies: 25 Views: 2,426	25	2,426	02/17/24 03:54 PM by Planobilly
Where will music creation software be in 5 years? 1 2 all by Bass Thumper 05/06/24 11:08 AM dcuny Replies: 25 Views: 1,835	25	1,835	05/06/24 11:08 AM by dcuny
Audacity gets free AI plugins windows only for now 1 2 all by pghboemike 04/25/24 06:11 AM shlind Replies: 23 Views: 3,751	23	3,751	04/25/24 06:11 AM by shlind
EZKeys Hammond B3 - Is coming Feb 13 1 2 all by DrDan 02/20/24 05:45 PM DrDan Replies: 20 Views: 2,230	20	2,230	02/20/24 05:45 PM by DrDan
FYI Realbook online 1 2 all by pghboemike 03/06/24 05:14 PM AudioTrack Replies: 20 Views: 1,746	20	1,746	03/06/24 05:14 PM by AudioTrack
Saying goodbye to old gear 1 2 all by eddie1261 03/29/24 03:03 PM Rob Helms Replies: 20 Views: 1,754	20	1,754	03/29/24 03:03 PM by Rob Helms
The Mystery of Creative Flow 1 2 all by Bass Thumper 04/19/24 05:30 PM Bass Thumper Replies: 20 Views: 1,241	20	1,241	04/19/24 05:30 PM by Bass Thumper
Sayonara folks! 1 2 all by eddie1261 05/29/24 04:27 PM bloc-head Replies: 20 Views: 1,183	20	1,183	05/29/24 04:27 PM by bloc-head
Songtrader....subscription only 1 2 all by Guitarhacker 07/07/24 04:46 PM DC Ron Replies: 20 Views: 764	20	764	07/07/24 04:46 PM by DC Ron
Video games? by Icelander 02/06/24 06:46 PM MarioD Replies: 19 Views: 1,562	19	1,562	02/06/24 06:46 PM by MarioD
How can we use our dreaming brains to be more musically creative? by Bass Thumper 06/16/24 02:32 PM Bass Thumper Replies: 19 Views: 973	19	973	06/16/24 02:32 PM by Bass Thumper
Which is easier piano or guitar? by pghboemike 06/27/24 11:29 PM Muzic Trax Replies: 19 Views: 802	19	802	06/27/24 11:29 PM by Muzic Trax
R.I.P Russell Demussell by Kajun Jeaux 03/17/24 09:50 PM Paj Replies: 18 Views: 1,362	18	1,362	03/17/24 09:50 PM by Paj
Post Op update.... 3-31-24 (hopefully not TMI) by Guitarhacker 04/08/24 04:44 PM Guitarhacker Replies: 17 Views: 1,256	17	1,256	04/08/24 04:44 PM by Guitarhacker
I'm a-comin' for your money with my 2 dead bandmates!! by eddie1261 05/26/24 01:52 PM DebMurphy Replies: 17 Views: 943	17	943	05/26/24 01:52 PM by DebMurphy
Comping in Reaper 7 - Finally! by DrDan 02/08/24 06:30 AM Bass Thumper Replies: 16 Views: 1,934	16	1,934	02/08/24 06:30 AM by Bass Thumper
Questions about Behringer Eurorack Pro RX1202FX by Notes Norton 07/20/24 06:40 AM Notes Norton Replies: 16 Views: 459	16	459	07/20/24 06:40 AM by Notes Norton
Hearing aids... by dmrodes 03/29/24 03:27 PM rharv Replies: 15 Views: 2,390	15	2,390	03/29/24 03:27 PM by rharv
Standard music notation - maybe it could have been made more intuitive. by shlind 02/03/24 08:12 AM Notes Norton Replies: 15 Views: 1,633	15	1,633	02/03/24 08:12 AM by Notes Norton
Fishey Business by Planobilly 03/29/24 05:35 PM Jim Fogle Replies: 13 Views: 863	13	863	03/29/24 05:35 PM by Jim Fogle
"Easter songs" - How come that's not a thing? by Icelander 04/13/24 11:45 AM Joseph Land Replies: 13 Views: 1,047	13	1,047	04/13/24 11:45 AM by Joseph Land
EMF AND YOUR HEALTH. by justanoldmuso Yesterday at 04:59 PM justanoldmuso Replies: 13 Views: 335	13	335	Yesterday at 04:59 PM by justanoldmuso
Ketron Event EVM by Gordon Scott 01/25/24 07:46 PM Jim Fogle Replies: 12 Views: 2,752	12	2,752	01/25/24 07:46 PM by Jim Fogle
Getting a Gig by redShed 02/23/24 07:50 AM Notes Norton Replies: 12 Views: 1,211	12	1,211	02/23/24 07:50 AM by Notes Norton
Who knows about preparing MIDI files for a carillon? [Resolved] by Matt Finley 04/05/24 08:21 AM etcjoe Replies: 12 Views: 796	12	796	04/05/24 08:21 AM by etcjoe
MusicXML anomalies by Gordon Scott 04/04/24 06:01 AM shlind Replies: 12 Views: 929	12	929	04/04/24 06:01 AM by shlind
Lyrics getting simpler, repetitive, angry and self-obsessed by Janice & Bud 04/05/24 06:16 AM Izzy Replies: 12 Views: 851	12	851	04/05/24 06:16 AM by Izzy
Cover bands vs. the alternatives - the choices for making money while making music. by Notes Norton 04/24/24 06:05 AM Notes Norton Replies: 12 Views: 793	12	793	04/24/24 06:05 AM by Notes Norton
Music and the CLT by Bass Thumper 07/23/24 02:36 PM Mike Halloran Replies: 12 Views: 294	12	294	07/23/24 02:36 PM by Mike Halloran
PGMusic Grammys? by Bass Thumper 03/23/24 06:06 AM etcjoe Replies: 11 Views: 1,086	11	1,086	03/23/24 06:06 AM by etcjoe
Chat GPT is incredible but not only for helping with writers block by JoanneCooper 03/26/24 07:52 AM Gordon Scott Replies: 11 Views: 913	11	913	03/26/24 07:52 AM by Gordon Scott
Headphones - open backs versus closed backs by MountainSide 02/17/24 08:56 AM JohnJohnJohn Replies: 10 Views: 890	10	890	02/17/24 08:56 AM by JohnJohnJohn
BiaB, Musescore, .pdf and iRealPro? by Gordon Scott 03/05/24 06:38 AM Matt Finley Replies: 9 Views: 1,058	9	1,058	03/05/24 06:38 AM by Matt Finley
UJAM Silk - $10 by floyd jane 05/08/24 01:42 PM shlind Replies: 9 Views: 905	9	905	05/08/24 01:42 PM by shlind
EZKeys2 loading time? by shlind 02/28/24 08:06 AM MoultiPass Replies: 9 Views: 1,003	9	1,003	02/28/24 08:06 AM by MoultiPass
Import sheet music by Me 02/12/24 04:47 PM Muzic Trax Replies: 9 Views: 1,183	9	1,183	02/12/24 04:47 PM by Muzic Trax
Computer question by Guitarhacker 02/16/24 11:24 PM musocity Replies: 9 Views: 927	9	927	02/16/24 11:24 PM by musocity

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Video - Band-in-a-Box® DAW Plugin Version 6 for Mac®: New Features for Reaper

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Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Mac® Video - Over 50 New Features and Enhancements!

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July 09, 2024

Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Mac® Video - DAW Plugin Version 6 New Features

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July 04, 2024

The Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Mac® Free Bonus PAK!

Along with the 50+ new features added with Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Mac®, we've also released an awesome collection of new Add-ons! On top of the 222 new RealTracks (+50 bonus RealTracks), we've also released new MIDI SuperTracks, Instrumental Studies, "Songs with Vocals" Artist Performance Sets, Playable RealTracks Set 3, Playable RealDrums Set 2, and two new sets of "RealDrums Stems."

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