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Question About Activating RealBand 2017 - Where's the S/N? #398488 03/02/17 07:11 AM RealBand
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 273 Upstate NY, USA N newbert OP Apprentice
OP newbert Apprentice N Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 273 Upstate NY, USA	I ordered BIAB2017 on January 8 or thereabouts and installed both BIAB and Realband on my system, but haven't used RealBand yet. However, I did check that it installed properly at the time, but never activated it. Then - frankly - I forgot about it. Today, I decided to at least update it to the latest patch but I get the prompt to activate RealBand by entering my serial number. Unfortunately, I can't find the S/N for Realband. The prompt message says something about a CD sleeve, but all I have is the USB hard drive that both BIAB and Realband came on. And the only S/N listed on that drive is for BIAB (which is activated), and that S/N won't work for Realband. Can anyone tell me where I can find the serial number for my Realband? I've e-mailed PG Music, but haven't received any reply yet, so I thought that I'd ask here. Thanks. Kawai VPC1 MIDI Controller; Asus A53E Laptop running Windows 7 - 64 bit; BIAB 2017 UltraPlusPak (upgraded from 2014 EverythingPak), running from Laptop's Hard Drive.

Re: Question About Activating RealBand 2017 - Where's the S/N? newbert #398490 03/02/17 07:20 AM RealBand
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sslechta Veteran Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 2,732 St. Louis, MO. USA	Log in to your account and look at your order history at PGMusic.com. It should be there. Once logged in, click on My Account at the top, then My Products. The serial number for BIAB should be the same used on Realband. Steve BIAB/RB 2022, Pro Tools 2020, Korg N5, JBL LSR 4328 Powered Monitors, AKG/Shure Mics. PC: Win11 PRO, 4 TB M2 SSD, 2 TB HD, 128 GB Memory

Re: Question About Activating RealBand 2017 - Where's the S/N? sslechta #398494 03/02/17 07:43 AM RealBand
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OP newbert Apprentice N Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 273 Upstate NY, USA	Thanks, Steve. The S/N in my account matches the S/N on the USB drive which I thought I was entering. I must have mis-typed though because it took the S/N now. (ie - RealBand is activated). I must have hit a wrong key on my computer keyboard. Not surprising since I'm always hitting wrong keys on all sorts of keyboards! Thanks again! Kawai VPC1 MIDI Controller; Asus A53E Laptop running Windows 7 - 64 bit; BIAB 2017 UltraPlusPak (upgraded from 2014 EverythingPak), running from Laptop's Hard Drive.

Re: Question About Activating RealBand 2017 - Where's the S/N? newbert #398496 03/02/17 08:00 AM RealBand
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sslechta Veteran Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 2,732 St. Louis, MO. USA	Great! Glad you have it working. Steve BIAB/RB 2022, Pro Tools 2020, Korg N5, JBL LSR 4328 Powered Monitors, AKG/Shure Mics. PC: Win11 PRO, 4 TB M2 SSD, 2 TB HD, 128 GB Memory

Re: Question About Activating RealBand 2017 - Where's the S/N? newbert #398556 03/02/17 01:42 PM RealBand
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Guitarhacker Veteran Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 9,335 Middlesex, NC	I hate those long serial numbers.... especially the ones that use a combination of numbers, small letters and capital letters.... is that a one or a small "L" or a zero or the letter "O"....? Glad you figured it out. You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.com Add nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both. The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.

Re: Question About Activating RealBand 2017 - Where's the S/N? newbert #398558 03/02/17 02:01 PM RealBand
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rharv Veteran Joined: May 2000 Posts: 21,646 Mi., USA	copy/paste? I received mine in an email I believe, plus you can find it in your account as mentioned above. Yer already on the computer to register it, just log in to your account and copy/paste. /above was meant to Herb Last edited by rharv; 03/02/17 02:02 PM. Make your sound your own! .. I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome

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