December 31, 2015 Today is the LAST DAY of our Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows Special!

Wow... look at that - it's December 31st already! Our Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows special is scheduled to end today...

So, if you haven't ordered your Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows upgrade yet, and are interested in great savings on most upgrade packages and a Free Bonus PAK, don't wait any longer! Place your order online at www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.packages.htm or give us a call - we're here all day! www.pgmusic.com/contact.htm

There are over 50 new features with the release of Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows, plus 201 new RealTracks, 24 Bonus RealTracks, 11 new MIDI SuperTracks, 3 Artist Performance Videos, 19 Instrumental Studies and more! Learn more about the new features here.

Posted at 08:47 AM

December 31, 2015 Happy New Year from All of Us at PG Music Inc.!

We'd like to wish you and yours all the best in 2016! We hope everyone enjoys a safe New Years Eve celebration, filled with fun and music (of course...)!

Happy New Year!

Team PG

Posted at 08:27 AM

December 31, 2015 User Showcase Song - Rembrant In The Art Of Forgetting

This is the first one I got to use Band in a Box 2016 on. I love the new RT's. Hope you enjoy.

Sonar X3, Melodyne Editor 2, SI Strings, Rode NT1000, ART prochannel,Waves Platinum, Rickenbacker 360/12

Style is _PSHINIG.STY (Shining Pop w/ Piano & El. Guita)
RealTracks in style: 1255:Bass, Electric, PopShiningA-B Ev 120
RealTracks in song: ~686:Organ, B3, Background Pop Ev 120
RealTracks in song: 1681:Guitar, 12-String Acoustic, Fingerpicking Ev 120
RealDrums in style: PraiseWorshipShine^01-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride

Posted at 08:14 AM

December 30, 2015 We're Here All Week - Including January 1st!

Happy New Year from all of us at PG Music Inc.!

December 31st, 2015 we will have regular office hours:
Sales Department: 6am - 7pm PST
Technical Support Department: 10am - 5pm PST

Our Sales Department will be open on January 1st, 2016 from 8am - 4pm PST.
Our Technical Support Department will be closed that day, and will re-open on Monday, January 4th at 10am PST.

For complete contact information and a list of our office hours, visit: http://www.pgmusic.com/contact.htm

Posted at 09:36 AM

December 30, 2015 User Showcase Song - Winter,s Chill

hi guys trying this out thanks for listening and comments eric

https://soundcloud.com/f-m-m/winter-s-chill
all real tracks except me on guitar
Style is _JAZZHOP.STY (Cool Jazz w Hip-Hop Beat )
RealTracks in style: 1536:Bass, Electric, PopBelieve Ev16 065
RealTracks in style: 910:Piano, Electric, Rhythm SmoothBallad Ev16 065
RealTracks in style: 1333:Sax, Alto, Bossa Ev 140
RealDrums in style: SmoothJazzBallad^1-a:Sidestick, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride

Posted at 09:30 AM

December 29, 2015 The Band-in-a-Box 2016 PlusPAK Upgrade Explained

Do you already own all the previously released RealTracks Sets 1-227 and Band-in-a-Box 2015 for Windows? The 2016 PlusPAK Upgrade may just be the purchase for you!

This upgrade is on sale during the month of December for just $99 (regular price $129). It includes:
-Band-in-a-Box® 2016
-RealBand 2016
-201 NEW RealTracks
-The FREE BONUS PAK

You can choose to download this order, or have the installation DVDs shipped to you. Once you've got the installation files, you can simply install them to your existing Band-in-a-Box folder (whether it be on you C drive or the external hard drive)! The 2016 PlusPAK can be purchased here.

Plus, if you're interested in adding 24 Bonus UNRELEASED RealTracks, 2 Artist Video Performances, 8 MIDI SuperTracks, and 15 Instrumental Studies, your PlusPAK purchase can have the Bonus 49-PAK added to it for just $49!

Posted at 08:05 AM

December 29, 2015 User Showcase Song - Bad Times (First song with Band-in-a-Box 2016)

Morning folks,

Just finished up a latin rock tune with my songwriting partner, first song built using BIAB 2016 and last song for 2015.
_________________________
Dave

Posted at 07:51 AM

December 28, 2015 A RealBand 2016 Build 3 Update is Available!

This is considered a beta release because it is new.
Note: many more enhancements and fixes are planned for January.

Download from: www.pgmusic.com/support.realband.htm

Summary of changes for Build 3 (December 28, 2015):
Added: One shot (no tempo stretch) button to Acidize Wave File dialog.
Added: Checkbox in the Acidize Wave File dialog for moving the .WAV to the loops folder.
Added: "None" setting in the root note combo, for drum tracks, in the Acidize Wave File Dialog.
Added: "Press to configure for drums" button in the Acidize Wave File dialog.
Updated: Help file, Tip files, New Features Manual, 2016 User's Guide.
Fixed: VST plugin settings were not being loaded in correctly from .SEQ files.
Fixed: Cascade didn't work for the Chords Window.
Fixed: Access violation when making Tracks Window too narrow.
Fixed: Generating harmonies to multiple tracks sometimes would only generate the 1st harmony part.
Fixed: Label names in the master sliders in the mixer are now saved to .SEQ files.
Fixed: Wrong root note sometimes written when Acidizing a WAV file.
Fixed: When running in Japanese, saving Japanese text to XML didn't work.
Fixed: Access violation when using the Vocal Synth menu items in notation window.
Fixed: Choppy Vocal Synth generation. The generation is smoother in RB 2016 than earlier versions.
Fixed: Crash when using Tascam 16x08 in ASIO mode (or other interfaces with drivers using the INT24LSB data format)
Fixed: In the Guitar Window, the "All" fretboard position setting was hidden, depending on the width of the guitar.
Fixed: Removing tracks didn't preserve the original track heights of the tracks that were moved up.
Fixed: Right Click - Tracks - Consolidate Audio Region resulted in access violation.
Fixed: Acidize wav dialog might popup if saving another file type, such as MP3, instead of only WAV files.
Fixed: Saving a 3/4 song to XML might not work correctly.
Fixed: Loading in a Sibelius 8.02 file did not work.

Posted at 02:39 PM

December 28, 2015 Time is running out! Special Offers & Bonus PAK are only available until December 31, 2015!

If you've been waiting to purchase your Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows upgrade, there's no better time than now to order! Our special is almost over... December 31st is the LAST DAY for our Special Upgrade Pricing on most upgrade packages!

Plus, during the special most Band-in-a-Box packages include a FREE BONUS PAK! This includes:

1 Artist Video Performance:
Jack Stafford Sax: Indiana

3 MIDI SuperTracks:
Piano, Rhythm FolkySwing Sw 110
Piano, Electric, Rhythm FunkSwing16 Sw16 085
Piano, Rhythm CountryBentNoteJohn Sw 085

4 Instrumental Studies:
Bass, Electric, Jazz Funk Poppy, Ev16 110
Guitar, Acoustic, Folk, 2-part Fingerpicking, Sw16 085
Guitar, Electric, Blues and Rock, Medium Rock Soloist, Ev 120
Piano, Acoustic, Jazz and Bossa, Solo-Accompaniment Jazz Stride, Sw 085

Visit www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.packages.htm to pick the right upgrade package for you!

You can also give us a call to place your order: Contact Info...

*$49 Pro Upgrade does not include the Free Bonus PAK

Posted at 01:09 PM

December 28, 2015 User Showcase Song - Wondering

Now that we are approaching the end of the year, and Christmas is coming. I thought I'd write an atmospheric song ;-)
Here in Europe winter isn't exactly coming anytime soon. It's way too warm for this time of year. So much for that old Christmas feeling....
In this one I've been experimenting with a couple of Kontakt instruments (Band in a Box has great support for Kontakt by the way).
It's a solo project, so is the video.

Hope you like it! And as always, any comments are welcome!

Rob

Style is P_PHIL_C.STY (Phil_Col Style)

Kontakt instruments:
Clara vocal
Atom Hub Cryptar

Realtracks:
1826:Bass, Electric, PopModernGrooveSync4s Ev16 075
1687:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopPromiseGritty4s Ev16 100
1540:Guitar, Electric, Soloist PopBelieve Ev16 065
RealDrums:
Soul70sEv16^1-a:ClsdHHtSn, b:BusyBss

Posted at 10:31 AM

December 24, 2015 User Showcase Song - O Little Town of Bethlehem

Christmas classic done with All Real Tracks. Merry Christmas everyone!

Posted at 08:34 AM

December 24, 2015 Happy Holidays from all of us at PG Music Inc.!

We'd like to say "thank you!" to our customers for being such an inspiring Band-in-a-Box Community - we really, truly appreciate it!

From our "family" to yours, we hope you all have a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!

On December 24, 2015 our phone lines will be open until 6pm PST.
We will be closed on December 25, 2015.

BUT - our Sales Department is back in the office on December 26th at 8am PST!

For complete contact information, visit: http://www.pgmusic.com/contact.htm

Posted at 08:20 AM

December 23, 2015 There are 253 RealTracks Sets Available for Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows!

With the recent release of Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows, we now have 253 different RealTracks Sets available!

These are all included in the Band-in-a-Box 2016 UltraPlusPAK, EverythingPAK, and Audiophile Edition packages!

You can also purchase these RealTracks by genre, with our RealPAK purchase options! There are 12 Volumes available for each of the three genre categories, starting at just $79 each:
Jazz RealPAKs Volumes 1-12
Country RealPAKs Volumes 1-12
Rock-Pop RealPAKs Volume 1-12

That's not the only way to purchase RealTracks Sets!
All of the RealTracks Sets are available for individual purchase at just $29 per set, here: www.pgmusic.com/realtracks.all.php?os=win, where you can also listen to demos and read a little summary of each RealTracks Set.

Plus... during our Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows special there are 24 additional UNRELEASED RealTracks available when you add the 49-PAK to your Band-in-a-Box 2016 purchase!

Posted at 02:13 PM

December 23, 2015 User Showcase Song - At The Christmas Ball

Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays everybody! It's been a fun year both making music and enjoying this community. Here’s a quick little Christmas ditty we just recorded.

At The Christmas Ball

Originally recorded by Bessie Smith 90 years ago and attributed to Fred Longshaw (and others) there is, unfortunately, no bio and scant other information regarding Mr. Longshaw on the net. Given the stature of the folks he played with it’s a shame more is not known about him. Many sites have the tune available for free download and archive.net lists it under a Creative Commons license allowing public use.

Having listened to these early blues folks for years we suspect there’s perhaps a bit more to the lyric than immediately meets the ear :-)

Thanks for listening!!

Posted at 09:12 AM

December 22, 2015 The OmniPAK - A Blockbuster Collection that includes Band-in-a-Box and MORE!

You've already heard of the Band-in-a-Box Pro, MegaPAK, UltraPlusPAK, EverythingPAK, and Audiophile Edition... but did you know about our OmniPAK?

Like the UltraPlusPAK, EverythingPAK, and Audiophile Edition, the OmniPAK ships pre-installed on a hard drive! What does it include? We start with the contents of the Band-in-a-Box EverythingPAK, and add over 40 popular music software titles: PowerTracks Pro Audio, the entire Pianist Series, the entire Multimedia Performance Series, and much, much more!

Plus, just like Band-in-a-Box, you have the option of purchasing the OmniPAK Audiophile Edition, adding those uncompressed WAV files for the RealTracks and RealDrums to your collection!

Learn more about everything included in the OmniPAK when you visit www.pgmusic.com/omnipak.htm. New customers can purchase the OmniPAK for $669 (Audiophile Edition: $769).

Already own a copy of Band-in-a-Box and think you may want to add the OmniPAK to your collection? You can upgrade to the OmniPAK for as little as $279, depending on what you already own. Although upgrades are not offered for purchase directly on our website, you can order them direct - just contact us by email, phone, or online chat and we'll let you know your upgrade price!

Posted at 02:19 PM

December 22, 2015 Listen to More Crooner Jazz Demos from RealTracks Set 236!

We've made another video with some additional crooner jazz demos, featuring our new 9-part horn section RealTracks style, from RealTracks Set 236: Cocktail Jazz Horns!

More 9-part Horn Section Crooner Demos

Here is an index, in case you wish to skip to a demo:

Demo 1
Demo 2
Demo 3
Demo 4

Posted at 08:59 AM

December 22, 2015 User Showcase Song - The Way You'll Feel Tonight

This may be my last post before 2016, and I thought I would go out with some Jazz. My songwriting colleague and band member buddy is Jon Healey, who is a columnist for the LA Times and who also blogs about music and art for them. Jon is blowing sax on this one, and the bed is basically just the old "Jazz Fred" style with some embellishments. I was trying to conjure up the days of Sinatra and we were just having some fun.

https://soundcloud.com/david-snyder-gigs/the-way-youll-feel-tonight

This is from an album we will release in early 2016 called Heaven Knows. The name of our group is The Swinging Verves.

Happy Holidays to everyone.

Jazz Baby Yeah!! Oh behave!!!!

Posted at 08:58 AM

December 21, 2015 PG Music Inc. Holiday Hours

Happy Holidays from all of us at PG Music Inc.!

On December 24, 2015 our phone lines will be open until 6pm PST.
We will be closed on December 25, 2015.

BUT - our Sales Department is back in the office on December 26th at 8am PST!

For complete contact information, visit: http://www.pgmusic.com/contact.htm

Posted at 08:52 AM

December 21, 2015 Patch Update - Band-in-a-Box 2016 Build 429 for Windows

An update is available for Band-in-a-Box® Version 2016!
This is considered a beta update because it is new.

Learn more about this patch update and download it here.

Posted at 08:45 AM

December 21, 2015 User Showcase Song - Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace - Yes, I know it's one of those that's "been done to death" many times over already (and practically all better than mine at that!). But, as it says on the page, it's for my niece who recently started learning to play the cello (hence the simplistic arrangement & notation) and this is the only song she knows so far. It's really just for her to follow along, I'm sure you get the idea....and it's a nice fit for the season, so hope you enjoy smile

The core style is the Celtic Waltz, with Even Waltz drums & bass added, plus accordion in parts, other instruments are yours truly. Here are the "fundamentals":

Style is _CTWLZPP.STY

RealTracks in song: 776:Bass, Acoustic, PopWaltz Ev 085
RealTracks in style: 2366:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm CelticWaltz Ev 100
RealTracks in style: 1815:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking CelticSlowWaltz Ev 110
RealTracks in song: 1757:Accordion, Rhythm Pop8ths Ev 085
RealDrums: RealDrums in Song: PopWaltzEven8

Posted at 08:44 AM

December 18, 2015 Get to know RealTracks Set 228: Modern Pop with Zane Carney

Zane Carney popped by our booth at NAMM this past January to say hello, and now he's one of our new RealTracks Artists! He's been familiar with Band-in-a-Box since the age of 11 - watch his video testimonial and learn more about Zane here.

Zane's Modern Pop RealTracks include:
Guitar, Electric, Rhythm ModernPopSw16Zane Sw16 075
Guitar, Electric, Rhythm ModernPopSlow16thsZane Ev16 075
Guitar, Electric, Rhythm ModernPopSwingZane Sw 085
Guitar, Electric, Rhythm ModernPop16thsHighZane Ev16 090

Watch the video that shows off these RealTracks: www.pgmusic.com/?vid=hN6JiahbWjU&t=9

This RealTracks Set is included in the Band-in-a-Box UltraPlusPAK, EverythingPAK, Audiophile Edition, 2016 PlusPAK, and RealPAK Rock-Pop: 12; it's also available for individual purchase for just $29.

Read more about this RealTracks Set and listen to demos here.

Posted at 10:30 AM

December 18, 2015 User Showcase Song - Memories

This is my fourth post. It is a small piece of classical song.

Almost all work was done by BIAB, and Sonar X3 was used for the final touch.

I hope you like it.

"The dialogue between flute and clarinet is threaded by arpeggio of harp, which is backed by strings. They are talking about good old memories."

https://soundcloud.com/hirokata1121/memories

Song title: Memories
Genre: Classical
Style: MICHEL1.STY (Michel 1 - Slow Pop Orchestral)
Melody: RGC Flute in The Venue (D-PRO)
Soloist: RGC Clarinet in The Venue (D-PRO)
Piano: Replaced by Harp Solo (D-PRO)
Drum: Muted

Posted at 09:46 AM

December 17, 2015 Video: RealBand 2016 New Features

This year we highlighted the new features of RealBand 2016 right in the Band-in-a-Box 2016 New Features video! If you'd like to jump right to the RealBand content, here are some links:

37:15 - RealBand 2016 features
37:45 - RealBand 2016, record click track
38:36 - RealBand 2016, record click track: simple record of bars, add RealTracks
43:49 - RealBand 2016, record click track: recording of bars and beats
47:05 - RealBand 2016, record click track: manually entering bars
51:15 - RealBand 2016, record click track: aligning MIDI

You can read all about the new features in RealBand 2016 here.

Posted at 02:00 PM

December 17, 2015 Customers LOVE the NEW RealTracks and Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows!

Here's just some of the great feedback we've received about Band-in-a-Box 2016 and the 201 New RealTracks:

"Band-in-a-Box 2016 is worth buying for the super big band horns alone! The next album on my website will be a big band special!"..."What genius did 'Crooners'? Such great taste! I finished my new chart in a third of the time it usually takes. These new 2016 styles are just great!"..."I'm liking this upgrade more and more with every dip in... "..."What a remarkable product you have here! It's hard to imagine all of the functionality that exists within this product that can't be found anywhere else! "..."Twice as many real tracks as in any previous version! That alone would be worth the price of purchase (but there's more than that!)"..."Very nicely done!"..."RealTracks continue to amaze me!"..."Welcome to newbee Zane Carney with his tasty zany rhythms!"..."Love all the bass sounds as I am always looking for a good bass player, Alex, Freddie, Doug … If you can’t find something you love here you need a new woofer."..."Check out the new Rhythm tones from tone master Brent Mason - Fantastic sounds"..."Guitar Acoustic Fingerpicking… way to go Joe!"..."So much to love, so little time."..."My favorite are the new funk RealTracks, they sound just awesome. The new big band styles are also amazing!"..."Lots of REALLY good new stuff here."..."The Cello in Band-in-a-Box is so much better than what any sampler or virtual instrument can do and I really love that sound!"..."The absolutely brilliant Crooner RealTracks knocked me sideways!"..."The RealTracks this year are OUTSTANDING!"..."The horn section sounds fantastic!"..."Kudos to Peter Gannon for his continued commitment to keep expanding/improving Band-in-a-Box!"..."YES, the horn section is marvelous!"

Posted at 01:10 PM

December 17, 2015 User Showcase Song - Good News

Just finished scratch vocals on this last night . . .

https://soundcloud.com/user-812843012/good-news

Some production on it. Still a scratch track type of production though . . .

_RNBWRMO.Sty with an added guitar for soloist . . .

Recorded on Zoom R24 using ARC 2 room correction
- Cubase 8 Elements
WAVES Tony M plugin on drums . . . various others on other parts of the song

Rob B singing . . .

Posted at 12:43 PM

December 16, 2015 User Showcase Song - Foolish Girl

This song could just as easily have been called - How much fun can you have with a vocoder?
Those of you who heard my last post will remember I used a subtle vocoder effect on the vocals and the same effect is on the chorus voices in this song - it uses modulated white noise to create a soft breeze blowing through the voices. For the verse, I wanted something more aggressive, to make a step-change between the sections, so there's a lot more processing on those voices.

This song is a follow-up to a song I posted a couple of years back and eventually I hope to turn the story into a trilogy. If you want to hear the first song, you can find it HERE.

Many years ago I stood in for a bass player who had broken his arm and in that band the guy on Hammond used to echo phrases that the sax player used in his solos. It annoyed the heck out the sax player, but he couldn't stop him doing it, even though they nearly came to blows one time. Watch out for me doing it to the RT sax solo in this song. It took me back to those happy days!

The project started out in Realband and was mixed and mastered in Powertracks.

Posted at 01:16 PM

December 16, 2015 Band-in-a-Box 2015 for Mac Review in Macworld! Rated 5/5 Mice!

Keith White just posted a review for Band-in-a-Box 2015 for Mac that he wrote for Macworld, which can be read here.

Rated 5/5 Mice!

His summary:
Pros:
-ability to produce professional backing tracks from a seemingly infinite array of styles in seconds
-all bases covered with outstanding features for music students, teachers and performers
-great support on the PG Music website with tutorials and sound samples
Cons:
-None – perhaps slightly daggy interface design features and feature overload might worry some folk a little at first

"the brilliant underlying technology, which allows me quickly to have professional musicians sitting by my side as I practise and perform. I also use BiaB to create royalty free background music for my documentaries and quite often just for plain having fun."
-Keith White, Macworld Australia

Posted at 01:08 PM

December 15, 2015 Check out RealTracks Set 236: Cocktail Jazz Horns!

We've released some PHENOMENAL RealTracks with our recent Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows launch, which included 201 new RealTracks. Like RealTracks Set 236: Cocktail Jazz Horns! This set includes a Crooner Big Band Jazz style, featuring a fabulous 9-part horn section!

Listen to a quick demo in our RealPAK: Jazz Volume 12 video, here.

There are even more demos of each instrument included in this RealTracks Set available at http://www.pgmusic.com/realtracks.all.php?os=win#236.

RealTracks Artist Jim Clark did an AMAZING JOB with RealTracks Set 236: Cocktail Jazz Horns!

Posted at 01:05 PM

December 15, 2015 How to Get Your Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows Order Before Christmas

If you haven't ordered your Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows yet, and are hoping to get it in time for Christmas - it's not too late!

For Express Shipping only:
United States and Canada: Orders must be placed before 1:00 pm Pacific time on December 23rd.
Outside of North America: Orders must be placed before 1:00 pm Pacific time on December 21st.

Due to the additional shipments that postal services worldwide process this time of year, we can no longer guarantee that shipments placed with a Mail Delivery option will arrive in time for Christmas.

Of course, you can always order online anytime at www.pgmusic.com and be downloading most products within minutes!

Posted at 12:48 PM

December 15, 2015 User Showcase Song - Heaven's Angel

This one has been setting on the back burner since the summer.

Heaven's Angel

The band is:

Drums: Nashville even 8
Bass: 684
Acoustic: 405
Electric: 543
Electric: 845
B3: 686
Accordion: 1287
Accordion: 1292

Lead is me playing the Telecaster
Vox and 2 BG

Posted at 12:37 PM

December 14, 2015 Band-in-a-Box 2016 New Features Video - Index

Interested in learning more about some of the new features added with Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows? You're in luck - we've created an easy-to-follow index that breaks down our New Features Video, so now you can jump right to the new feature you'd like to learn more about!

The index is split up into "Features" and "Musical Content," so you can use the one that's applicable to what you're looking for:

Index:

Features:

00:54 - How does Band-in-a-Box work?
01:28 - See the chord where you are typing it!
03:10 - Chord chart redesigned (explained in more depth later)
03:49 - Redesigned Stylepicker (explained in more depth later)
04:05 - Download Manager
11:07 - Avoid transposition in RealTracks
11:23 - Ignore Slash Root, except Bass Track
13:37 - Stylepicker redesigned:
13:56 - Stylepicker: Intelligent style suggestion from familiar song title
15:46 - Stylepicker: Quick filter
17:50 - Stylepicker: Text filter
19:05 - Stylepicker: font size customizable
19:15 - Stylepicker: Sortable and sizable columns
21:39 - Stylepicker: Additional options
22:03 - Chord Chart redesigned:
23:35 - Chord Chart: additional chord display layer
24:15 - Chord Chart: section text and bar settings layer
25:00 - Chord Chart: editable lyric layer
30:30 - Chord Chart New Options:
30:42 - Chord Chart: customizable columns
30:55 - Chord Chart: layer size customizable
31:12 - Chord Chart: bar lines, with options
31:25 - Chord Chart: bar numbers customizable
31:41 - Chord Chart: superscript chords with options
32:02 - Chord Chart: customizable colors
32:33 - Chord Chart: customize distance between rows/columns
32:50 - Chord Chart: save/load scheme, defaults
33:12 - Music XML import/export:
33:19 - Music XML: Band-in-a-Box AND RealBand
34:06 - Music XML: Export notes and chords from Finale
34:40 - Music XML: Import Finale XML into Band-in-a-Box
35:21 - Music XML: Import Finale XML into RealBand
35:40 - Music XML: Export XML FROM Band-in-a-Box
36:20 - Music XML: Import BB XML in Finale NotePad
36:37 - Music XML: Import BB XML in Finale
36:49 - Music XML: Import BB XML in Sibelius
37:00 - Music XML: Import BB XML in Guitar Pro
37:15 - RealBand 2016 features
37:45 - RealBand 2016, record click track
38:36 - RealBand 2016, record click track: simple record of bars, add RealTracks
43:49 - RealBand 2016, record click track: recording of bars and beats
47:05 - RealBand 2016, record click track: manually entering bars
51:15 - RealBand 2016, record click track: aligning MIDI

Musical content:

00:00 - _CROONR1.STY - Crooner Big Band Horns RealTracks
02:24 - _JAZROK2.STY - Jon Herington JazzRock Soloists
04:38 - _CTRYPS1.STY - Modern Country-Pop Pedal Steel
05:07 - _ATMSPH3.STY - "Chillout" Pop with "Atmosphere" Pedal Steel
05:45 - _BENT110.STY - Classic "Bent-Note" Country Piano
06:21 - _SPOPS16.STY - Zane Carney Pop Electric Guitar
07:14 - _SPTRIO1.STY - Zane Carney 12:8 Pop
07:35 - _BCJOS85.STY - Joe Robinson "Boom Chick" Acoustic Guitar
07:57 - _GRVFOLK.STY - Old Time Folk Crossover
09:11 - _HANGTEN.STY - Surf-Rock Styles
09:20 - _OLDWLD1.STY - "Oberkrainer" Music from the Alps, Polka
10:00 - _OLDWLD4.STY - "Oberkrainer" Waltz
10:21 - _FUNKS16.STY - Funk, Swing 16ths
10:56 - _PUNKRK1.STY - Punk Rock!
13:01 - _ELECPOP.STY - Electronic Melodic Pop
14:30 - Stylepicker samples
14:33 - Stylepicker sample: _BZSLWLZ - Bouzouki Slow Waltz
16:20 - Stylepicker sample: _SLCTRWZ - Slow Country Waltz with Banjo
16:30 - Stylepicker sample: _PFPBTSW - Slow Pop Waltz Fingerpicking
16:39 - Stylepicker sample: _WALZDUO - Waltz Fingerpicking Duo
17:30 - Stylepicker sample: _TRADCRL - Traditional Celtic Reel
17:38 - Stylepicker sample: _HBEV110 - Celtic Reel with Held Bass
17:45 - Stylepicker sample: _OLDWLD1 - "Oberkrainer" Polka with Horns
18:00 - Stylepicker sample: _PUNKRK1 - Punk Rock
18:08 - Stylepicker sample: _PUNKRK2 - Punk with Guitar Soloist
18:27 - Stylepicker sample: _WSBAND1 - Western Swing Band
18:36 - Stylepicker sample: _BM_CTRY - Fast Country with Fiddle Solo
18:42 - Stylepicker sample: _GYPSWFS - Gypsy Jazz Waltz with Fiddle Solo
18:54 - Stylepicker sample: _CT128BR - Country 12/8 with Brent Mason Solo
19:01 - Stylepicker sample: _PFP8TMW - Medium Pop Waltz Fingerpicking
19:31 - Stylepicker sample: _TRAINBR - Country Train-Beat with Brent Solo
19:37 - Stylepicker sample: _BRSOLCT - Even Country with Brent Solo
19:47 - Stylepicker sample: _BTGBOOG - Baritone Guitar Boogie
19:54 - Stylepicker sample: _BTGSHUF - Baritone Guitar Blues Shuffle
20:09 - Stylepicker sample: _SURFTOM - Classic Surf with Tom Drums
20:17 - Stylepicker sample: _BARGPFX - Baritone Guitar Pop with FX
21:18 - Stylepicker sample: _BTGBOOG - Baritone Guitar Boogie
21:39 - Stylepicker sample: _BARSPGW - Spaghetti Western with Baritone
22:03 - _FASTCAT.STY - Fast Jazz with Danny Gottlieb RealDrums
29:35 - _WALZDUO.STY - Joe Robinson Fingerpicking Waltz
30:30 - _MANHATN.STY - "Manhattan" Jazz Swing with 2-Part Horn Section
33:12 - _BARGPOP - Energetic Pop with Baritone Guitar
35:40 - New Orleans Boogie Brent Mason Artist Performance
37:15 - Train Beat Brent Mason Artist Performance

Posted at 12:05 PM

December 14, 2015 RealTracks Update Available!

If you've already purchased your Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows with the new RealTracks Sets 228-253, be sure to download this new RealTracks Patch, which was made available on December 10th.

This patch includes all RealTracks updates since Band-in-a-Box 2016 was released. Download the December 2015 RealTracks Patch.

Audiophile version users can alternatively download this larger patch file, which also includes wave file updates.

Summary of changes for the December 2015 RealTracks patch:
-Added: Crooner Big Band - Nine individual horn section RealTracks have been added.
-Added: New shots and holds databases 306-338 have been added.
-Added: Added Drums Demos (BB songs) and RealDrums Demos Audio for all Drums in these sets: Surf Rock, Retro Synths, Jazz Drums, Straight Ahead Funk, Swingin Funk, Praise Break, Country Brushes, Celtic Percussion, 49PAK RealTracks.
-Added: Added RealTracks solo and band audition files for many RealTracks: Punk, Retro Synths, Jazz-Rock Guitar, Funk Bass, Blues Baritone, Jazz Background Horns, Country Blues Rock, Bent-note Piano, Oberkrainer.
-Added: Improved RealStyles and RealStyle Demos (.SGU) for many RealTracks: Funk Bass, Retro Synths, Punk, Funk, Blues Baritone, Jazz Background Horns, Bent-note Piano, Oberkrainer, 49PAK styles.
-Added: Added some new RealStyles and demos for Country Blues Rock, Country Brushes, and 49PAK RealTracks.
-Improved: Crooner Big Band RealTracks are enhanced, and the RealCharts are now fully accurate.
-Improved: BoomChickaSw^ Drums improved
-Fixed: BodhranTradSlipjig Drums was not working.
-Fixed: Two of the Oberkrainer MelodicOldWorld Trumpet individual track horn sections didn't work properly.

Posted at 09:06 AM

December 14, 2015 User Showcase Song - Telephone

A song, about that moment when you realise you are in love.
RealTracks in song: 1815:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking CelticSlowWaltz Ev 110
RealTracks in song: 1181:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking PopWaltz Ev 120
RealTracks in song: 854:Guitar, 12-String Acoustic, Rhythm RockWaltzA-B Ev 140

All vocals me and the Flab Four

I hope you all enjoy

Posted at 08:57 AM

December 10, 2015 Purchase the New RealTracks by Genre with RealPAKs!

With the release of Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows, we also released 201 NEW RealTracks for Rock-Pop, Country, and Jazz!

Did you know that you can purchase RealTracks by genre when you choose a RealPAK? Check out the following pages to see (and hear!) all the different Volumes we offer - there are 12 of each genre available!
Jazz RealPAKs
Rock-Pop RealPAKs
Country RealPAKs

Learn more about all 201 New RealTracks at www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.201newrealtracks.htm

Posted at 11:58 AM

December 10, 2015 User Showcase Song - Say I Do

A new song about the awkward moments that come when you have feelings for someone but aren't sure if the feelings are mutual.

Say I Do

****** Song Summary *************
Key=G , Tempo 105, Length (m:s)=4:43
Style is _SOUL70S.STY (70s Soul, full band,16ths(100RS))

RealTracks in style:
1398:Bass, Electric, Soul70sA-B Ev16 100
RealTracks in style: 1407:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm

Soul70sA-B Ev16 100
RealTracks in style: 1401:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm
Soul70sBrightA-B Ev16 100
RealTracks in style: 1404:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm
Soul70sWarmA-B Ev16 100
RealTracks in song: 1442:Sax, Alto, Soloist
JazzFunkGroovin Ev16 110 (Bluesy)
RealDrums in style: Soul70sEv16^1-a:ClsdHHtSn,
b:BusyBss

EDIT: RT1650 -Guitar, Electric, Soloist JazzFunk Groovin ev16 110
*******************

Posted at 11:54 AM

December 10, 2015 Get to Know the NEW RealTracks Sets 228-253 - Video Demos!

Want to listen to demos and learn more about the just-released RealTracks Set 228-253 for Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows? We've made some great videos highlighting all of these new RealTracks, and videos that break them down by genre!

Check 'em out! Just click on the video name below:
Video - RealTracks Set 228-253 Demos (10:35)
Video - RealPAK: Rock-Pop Volume 12 (5:38)
Video - RealPAK: Country Volume 12 (5:39)
Video - RealPAK: Jazz Volume 12 (6:08)

More information...

Posted at 09:51 AM

December 09, 2015 Video - Everything You Need to Know About Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows in under 5 minutes!

Looking for a brief overview of some of the most exciting new features in Band-in-a-Box and RealBand 2016 for Windows?
Check out this great 5 minute video, which shows you just that! It also takes you through some of the 201 new RealTracks available.
youtu.be/Tsn9Ru2cBHE

Plus, until December 31st, 2015 you can also get EVEN MORE bonus material with the Bonus PAKs. www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.bonuspaks_2016.htm

Posted at 11:56 AM

December 08, 2015 Watch the Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows New Features Video!

Interested in seeing the just-released Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows program in action? Take a look at the New Features Video: youtu.be/ZCRt2hQ137M

This video is an in-depth look at all the new features, as well as the 201 NEW RealTracks!

We also explain the new features for Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows here: www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.new.htm

Posted at 11:17 AM

December 08, 2015 User Showcase Song - Stole Her

Love can't be taken for granted...

The Band:
Style is _BALADE.STY (Ctry Ballad w/ el. guit (85 RS))
RealTracks in style: 366:Bass, Electric, Country Ev 065
RealTracks in style: ~~365:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking Ev 085
RealTracks in style: ~~362:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Ev 085
RealTracks in song: 1767:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm Pop16 Ev16 085
RealDrums in style: NashvilleEven16^5-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride

I played the lead guitars.
And vibraphone (it mirrors one of the guitars in spots).

Background vocals and harmonies: the janettes! (Janice Merritt & me).

Posted at 10:54 AM

December 07, 2015 201 NEW RealTracks Available with Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows!

This year we released a MASSIVE amount of new RealTracks... 201!!!!

These are all included in the UltraPlusPAK, EverythingPAK, Audiophile Edition, and PlusPAK purchases!

The NEW RealTracks Sets 228-253 are available for individual purchase at just $29 per set, here: www.pgmusic.com/realtracks.all.php?os=win, where you can also listen to demos and read a little summary of each RealTracks Set.

Of course, you can also purchase these new RealTracks by genre, with our RealPAKs Volume 12 purchase option for $79 each:
Jazz RealPAK Volume 12 includes 71 NEW Jazz, Blues, and Funk RealTracks!
Country RealPAK Volume 12 includes 67 NEW Country, Folk, and World RealTracks!
Rock-Pop RealPAK Volume 12 includes 63 NEW Pop & Rock RealTracks!

Plus... there are 24 additional UNRELEASED RealTracks available when you add the 49-PAK to your Band-in-a-Box 2016 purchase!

Posted at 12:57 PM

December 07, 2015 Customers LOVE Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows!

The new Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows is a HIT!

"Exciting Surf-Rock RealTracks - Yay!!!!"…"Lots of nice new features!"…"One feature I drool over having is MusicXML… today, I saw it and jaw hit the floor… Credit Card in hand… I raced to my cell phone, put in my order and I've been jumping up and down for an hour… YEAH!"…"It is lookin' good PG Music!!"…"I really dig the new features in the Style Picker window."…"I like the fact that when recording, you now see real-time indications that data is being captured… AND its color coded so you can see if you're clipping!"…"I REALLY like the intelligent style suggestion feature, where you type the name of a song and it suggests a good style for it!"…"I love the new Layers in the Chord Sheet!"…"The new version of Style Picker totally rocks!!!!!"…"Pleased to see the big band horns style…"The big band horns are great!"…"Love the new logo - Kudos, Y'all!"…"Band-in-a-Box is an amazing tool - I COULDN'T be without it!"…"Band-in-a-Box 2016 is awesome!"…"Now placing lyrics and production notes is really easy!"…"Band-in-a-Box is the most bang for the bucks of any software package I've run across in 35 years of personal computing."…"The New Music XML feature is a very big deal - this feature alone is worth the upgrade!"

Posted at 12:31 PM

December 07, 2015 User Showcase Song - A Perfect Match

1 part brand new Telecaster, 1 part blow the dust off the steel, 1 part finally bought some studio monitors, 1 part 23rd wedding anniversary , mixed carefully, not shaken or stirred. Should you decide to dance around the house, be advised to our limitations of liability clause. At 2:49 it’s short and sweet, just like the wife! I hope you enjoy. As always say anything that comes to mind. Tom

Style is _WAYLGP.STY
RealTracks in style: 1551:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm MemphisSwing Sw 190
RealTracks in song: 410:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm Country Cowboy Ev 165
RealTracks in song: 2434:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm NewOrleansMardiGrasKevin Ev 170
RealTracks in song: 2030:Fiddle, Soloist CountryAndy Ev 165
Royalty Free Loops, Multitrack Instrument and Song Files and Multitrack Drums from Drums on Demand and Bass on Demand

Vocals, Electric Guitar and Pedal Steel: Tom Adams

Recorded in Logic Pro x
Alloy2, Nectar2
Mastered with Ozone6 and Waves LinMB

Posted at 12:27 PM

December 04, 2015 The 2016 49-PAK for Windows - What Is It?

Purchase Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows during the month of December, and you can add a 49-PAK to your purchase, packed with 24 Bonus UNRELEASED RealTracks (that's in addition to the 201 New RealTracks for Band-in-a-Box 2016), 11 MIDI SuperTracks, 3 new Artist Video Performances, 19 Instrumental Studies, and 89 RealStyles!

Wondering what that means? Check out our 49-PAK breakdown:

24 additional RealTracks
The 24 additional RealTracks include many very exciting styles. We have two country/folk resonator guitar RealTracks, beautiful "songwriter" fingerpicking guitars, hard-edged modern pop guitar, and more! There are also Motown and Rock 'n' Roll RealDrums as part of this collection.

11 New MIDI SuperTracks
We have new MIDI SuperTracks covering many different genres. There are "Bent-Note" classic country piano styles, Funk organ and electric piano, Tango piano, and exciting new Gypsy Jazz piano styles as well!
Because these are MIDI, you can pick whatever patches or synths you want to generate the sound, giving you complete control over the final product!

19 New Instrumental Studies
We introduced the idea of "Instrumental Studies" last year with guitar studies, and this year we've expanded the concept to include piano bass and sax. There are 19 studies that you can explore and learn on these instruments, in a variety of genres.

3 Artist Video Performance Tracks
"Artist Video Performance Tracks" are a brand new product for Band-in-a-Box! These tracks are video performances that play ALONG with Band-in-a-Box RealTracks. This first set contains 3 jazz performances by saxophone master Jack Stafford. With these performances, Band-in-a-Box provides the rhythm section, and you hear AND see Jack Stafford playing along to Band-in-a-Box, playing the standard "Indiana", as well as the common generic progression "rhythm changes" and a jazz blues in F. In addition to these performances, you also get separate videos of Jack talking about his own technique, as well as pointers for how music students can approach this type of playing.

These Add-ons are not included in any other package.

You can also watch the Video: youtu.be/N-7PHbSd8wo

Or visit www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.bonuspaks_2016.htm and listen to demos of the Bonus RealTracks!

Posted at 10:53 AM

December 04, 2015 #FreebieFriday Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows Includes FREE Add-ons!

Purchase Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows during the month of December, and you'll receive a FREE Bonus PAK with 8 great Add-ons for Band-in-a-Box!
*Excluding the $49 Pro Upgrade*

Or, add a 49-PAK to your purchase for only $49 and you'll also get 24 Bonus UNRELEASED RealTracks (that's in addition to the 201 New RealTracks for Band-in-a-Box 2016), 11 MIDI SuperTracks, 3 new Artist Video Performances, 19 Instrumental Studies, and 89 RealStyles!

Learn more about the Bonus PAKs, and listen to demos of the Bonus RealTracks at
www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.bonuspaks_2016.htm

Posted at 10:06 AM

December 04, 2015 User Showcase Song - Thundering New Age Surprise

The "surprise" part is the distortion wah-wah guitar used in an otherwise New Age -style song!
Recorded and mixed in Reaper; portion recorded was the wah guitar, which is me flailing clumsily on a Fender Squire II Strat through a Korg AX1G

My process was to take each track and export as .wav (File> Export Song As Wav)
Load these wavs into Reaper, record the wah wah guitar, and mix.

Here are the tracks I ended using in Reaper: Warm Pads, Choir Aahs, Orchestral String Hits, Pizzicato Strings, Storm Loop, Trombone, HiQ Bass Acoustic Upright N (SampleTank), Hi-Q Koto (Sample Tank), String Ensemble, Chamber Strings, RealDrums: SmoothJazzCoolSw16 , and 2 tracks of the wah guitar.

Posted at 10:05 AM

December 03, 2015 Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows - Bonus PAKs During the Month of December!

Purchase Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows during the month of December comes and you'll get a Free Bonus PAK that includes:

1 Artist Video Performance:
-Jack Stafford Sax: Indiana

3 MIDI SuperTracks:
-Piano, Rhythm FolkySwing Sw 110
-Piano, Electric, Rhythm FunkSwing16 Sw16 085
-Piano, Rhythm CountryBentNoteJohn Sw 085

4 Instrumental Studies:
-Bass, Electric, Jazz Funk Poppy, Ev16 110
-Guitar, Acoustic, Folk, 2-part Fingerpicking, Sw16 085
-Guitar, Electric, Blues and Rock, Medium Rock Soloist, Ev 120
-Piano, Acoustic, Jazz and Bossa, Solo-Accompaniment Jazz Stride, Sw 085

*Excluding the $49 Pro Upgrade*

Plus, you can add a 49-PAK to your purchase for only $49! This is packed with 24 Bonus UNRELEASED RealTracks, 2 Artist Video Performances, 8 MIDI SuperTracks, 15 Instrumental Studies, and 89 RealStyles that work with your existing Loops and RealTracks!

Visit www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.bonuspaks_2016.htm to listen to demos of these unreleased RealTracks. This page also includes the Bonus PAK Video.

Posted at 12:12 PM

December 03, 2015 User Showcase Song - Rasta Santa

Where does Santa go on Christmas Day, when his work is done?
File:Reggae.SGU
Key=C , Tempo 100, Length (m:s)=4:04
No intro. 100 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 100. Repeat x1 chorus
No Melody
No Soloist track.
Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0,
Song is saved with bar changes for Volume Changes,RealDrums Changes,
Style is SOCA1.STY (Soca 1 - Caribbean Soul Calypso)
StringsCustom Synth is Hi-Q 025 01 Guitar, Acoustic, Nylon SampleTank.tgs
Style MIDI Instruments are : Steel Drums (115), Nylon String Guitar (25),
RealTracks in song: 1153:Bass, Electric, Reggae Ev16 100
RealTracks in song: ~2290:Horn Section, Rhythm SlowPop Ev16 065
RealDrums in Song: RockSwing16^01-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride

Posted at 10:47 AM

December 02, 2015 User Showcase Song - Night Drift

This song is a combination of imagination hard work musical instruments you can personally play and computer software from PG music. This Song is (Called Night Drift.)
The Bass line is played by me and also in the background you can hear two Rhythm Guitars one is played by me, and the other by the program. Am new to the program even doe I had it for a while never used it till now to test it out I have to say am Impressed with it.

So much so I gave PG Music a plug on my YouTube channel, hope they don't mind.

Used.
Drums:Rele Drums RockHard EV8 2 CLSdHT,OPHT.
Guitar: 421 Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Blue Grass Ev 130.
New Age: Instrument: 89 Pad-New Age Harmony 40 Generict.

Posted at 08:38 AM

December 01, 2015 User Showcase Song - Square Dance

Here is my tune for today

https://soundcloud.com/gofby/square-dance

Style is ZZCOUN12.STY

Real Drums are NashvilleSwing

RT 2122 resonator Guitar soloist playing over a midi accompaniment from the Cakewalk TTS-1 softsynth

I hope you enjoy ... Rod (GOFBY)

Posted at 01:34 PM

December 01, 2015 Announcing RealBand 2016 for Windows!

RealBand 2016 is included in every purchase of the just-released Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows!

During the month of December there is special pricing on most Band-in-a-Box & RealBand Upgrade packages! Plus, when you purchase one of the First-time packages or discounted upgrades you will receive a FREE BONUS PAK, which includes:

1 Artist Video Performance:
-Jack Stafford Sax: Indiana

3 MIDI SuperTracks:
-Piano, Rhythm FolkySwing Sw 110
-Piano, Electric, Rhythm FunkSwing16 Sw16 085
-Piano, Rhythm CountryBentNoteJohn Sw 085

4 Instrumental Studies:
-Bass, Electric, Jazz Funk Poppy, Ev16 110
-Guitar, Acoustic, Folk, 2-part Fingerpicking, Sw16 085
-Guitar, Electric, Blues and Rock, Medium Rock Soloist, Ev 120
-Piano, Acoustic, Jazz and Bossa, Solo-Accompaniment Jazz Stride, Sw 085

Special Pricing and the free Bonus PAK are only available until December 31, 2015.

With the release of Band-in-a-Box & RealBand Version 2016, there are 201 NEW RealTracks being added to our library! Plus, there are an additional 24 Bonus RealTracks, 2 Artist Video Performances, 8 MIDI SuperTracks, and 15 Instrumental Studies available in the 49-PAK! Learn more about these Bonus items here: www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.bonuspaks_2016.htm.

Information and demos for the 201 new RealTracks released (Sets 228-253): www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.201newrealtracks.htm

RealBand 2016 for Windows... New Features: View here...

Posted at 12:00 PM

December 01, 2015 Band-in-a-Box 2016 for Windows is Here!

We're excited to release the brand new Band-in-a-Box 2016 & RealBand 2016 for Windows!
(With a fresh new look...)

Some of the 50 New Features released with this version include:

-The StylePicker has been redesigned and enhanced, and the Chord Sheet is also enhanced with a new look, feel, and customization options.
-You can now load and save MusicXML files!
-There's improvements to the Import Audio feature; we've improved the Audio Edit Window, the Main Menu has been redesigned/re-organized, and SO MUCH MORE!

Check out all the new features: www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.new.htm.

With the release of Version 2016, there are 201 NEW RealTracks being added to our library! Plus, there are an additional 24 Bonus RealTracks, 2 Artist Video Performances, 8 MIDI SuperTracks, and 15 Instrumental Studies available in the 49-PAK!

Of course, we're offering phenomenal pricing on Upgrade packages, and a FREE Bonus PAK is included with most purchases! All of the purchase options can be viewed here.

Posted at 09:56 AM