Band-in-a-Box 2025 New Feature - New Content

202 NEW RealTracks

Band-in-a-Box 2025 presents an exceptional array of RealTracks and RealDrums! These include requested "Soul Jazz" RealTracks (25) featuring artist Neil Swainson (bass), Mike Clark (drums) Charles Treadway (organ), Miles Black (piano), and Brent Mason (guitar). There are also new “Requested ’60s” jazz styles (9), with styles made specifically as a response to our amazing forum users. We also have other requested jazz (4) made specifically as a response to requests from our users. There are more of our very popular “2-handed piano soloing” RealTracks (12) with separated right-hand soloing and left-hand comping. If you're a blues lover, we've got you covered! We have new “Classic Acoustic Blues” (7) styles made with blues master Colin Linden, with styles emulating classic blues masters from the early 20th century. And, are you ready to dance? We've got new Tango RealTracks (10) with a RealTracks first: bandoneon! These RealTracks were recorded in Argentina with top session players! In the pop-rock vein, we have many more requested RealTracks, including disco (9) and ’70s/’80s pop (8) with slap bass. There are more “Slick ’80s Metal” styles (8) which feature virtuoso Andy Wood, as well as a set of more modern metal styles (20). There's a “Songwriter Potpourri” (19) set, with an eclectic mix of folk instruments including more Chinese instruments, along with folky piano, guitar & banjo. And, this set has another “RealTracks first,” muted electric guitar! We've added a set of “Producer Layered Guitar” styles (5), with acoustic guitars designed to be used together to provide a slick “produced” sound. In the country and Americana vein, we have lots of new modern country (15) from legendary Nashville session great Brent Mason, along with 14-time ACM “Drummer of the Year” award winner Eddie Bayers on drums, and PG Music stalwart Mike Harrison on bass. Another set with Brent Mason includes more popular Americana guitar (9), and we also have more “Songwriter Americana” (15) with a back-to-the-basics rootsy approach. We continued our “Vintage Country” (14) theme from last year with more styles that include pedal steel great Doug Jernigan! There are new “Praise and Worship” styles (8) which work equally well for modern worship services as they do in a radio-friendly pop song! And finally, we've added many singer-songwriter piano RealTracks (5) as a direct response to requests from our forum users!

• Jazz RealTracks (Sets 449-455) - 67 Jazz, Blues, and World RealTracks: Our new Jazz, Blues, Funk and World RealTracks include a groovin’ collection of RealTracks and RealDrums! These include requested “Soul Jazz” RealTracks (25) featuring artist Neil Swainson (bass), Mike Clark (drums) Charles Treadway (organ), Miles Black (piano), and Brent Mason (guitar). There are also new “Requested ’60s” jazz styles (9), with styles made specifically as a response to our amazing forum users. We also have other requested jazz (4) made specifically as a response to requests from our users. There are more of our very popular “2-handed piano soloing” RealTracks (12) with separated right-hand soloing and left-hand comping. If you're a Blues lover, we've got you covered! We have new “Classic Acoustic Blues” (7) styles made with blues master Colin Linden, with styles emulating classic blues masters from the early 20th century. And, are you ready to dance? We've got new Tango RealTracks (10) with a RealTracks first: bandoneon! These RealTracks were recorded in Argentina with top session players.
• Rock-Pop RealTracks (Sets 456-461) - 69 Pop & Rock RealTracks: Our new Pop & Rock RealTracks features lots of requests from you the user! These include Disco (9) and ’70s/’80s pop (8) with slap bass styles. There are more “Slick ’80s Metal” styles (8) which feature virtuoso Andy Wood, as well as a set of more modern metal styles (20). There's a “Songwriter Potpourri” (19) set, with an eclectic mix of folk instruments including more Chinese instruments, along with folky piano, guitar & banjo. And, this set as another “RealTracks first,” muted electric guitar! This is a technique where a foam mute is placed under the bridge to get a great muted effect, common in Indie-Pop & Modern Folk. We’ve added a set of “Producer Layered Guitar” styles (5), with acoustic guitars designed to be used together to provide a slick “produced” sound.
• Country RealTracks (Sets 462-467) - 62 New RealTracks for Country, Americana, and Praise & Worship: Get ready to enhance your music with an incredible lineup of new RealTracks, each offering a unique style and stellar performances from world-class musicians! These include great new bro country, modern country, Americana, praise & worship, singer-songwriter and more! The bro country (15) styles featuring the legendary talents of Brent Mason (electric guitar), Mike Durham (electric guitar), Eddie Bayers (drums), and Mike Harrison (electric bass), offering polished country grooves perfect for today's charts. The Americana guitar (9) showcases Brent Mason's masterful rhythms, adding warmth and drive to any Americana track. There are (8) praise & worship styles that provide uplifting arrangements with expressive electric guitar and precision drumming, perfect for modern worship. The (5) songwriter piano styles highlight John Jarvis's stunning acoustic piano accompaniments, ideal for singer-songwriters crafting ballads, pop, or folk songs. Meanwhile Doug Jernigan’s pedal steel, captures the timeless essence of classic country with (14) vintage country styles. Finally, a stellar lineup of musicians, including Glen Duncan on banjo, mandolin, and fiddle, Mike Harrison on electric bass, and Brent Mason on electric guitar combine banjo, mandolin, fiddle, and electric guitar for (16) inspiring heartfelt Americana songwriter styles. With these RealTracks, the possibilities are endless for creating music that stands out!

Bonus Unreleased RealTracks/RealDrums (20) with 20 RealStyles
The 20 bonus RealTracks/RealDrums included with the 2025 49-PAK feature lots of user requests and more to add to your RealTracks library! There’s requested muted trumpet soloist that is perfect for smooth jazz and pop grooves. We’ve also added more “layered acoustic guitar” RealTracks, which, when combined, create an acoustic “wall of sound” ideal for pop or country songs. A versatile gospel organ RealTrack that also works well over country and blues styles. There's more singer-songwriter "indie-folk" styles, with bouzouki, banjo, acoustic guitar, upright bass, and a RealTracks first, muted electric guitar. This instrument was recorded with a foam mute placed at the bridge and delivers a cool, understated effect, perfect for mellow modern pop and folk tracks. Additionally, we’ve included exciting new RealDrums, many inspired by user requests on our forums. We have “flat tire blues,” a specific blues shuffle approach where the snare is accented on the off-beats. There's “rock 'n' roll clave,” a groove popularized in the ’50s; and “tango lounge,” a blend of classic Argentinian tango and mid-20th-century American pop. Finally, we have some wonderfully understated brushes drum styles, including BluesFolkBrushesSw & SongwriterSlowBrushes.

MIDI SuperTracks Set 44: Jazz Piano
Explore an exciting variety of styles with this jazz piano collection of MIDI SuperTracks! Dive into ’60s-inspired samba, vintage funky soul jazz, & modern jazz. There are also many more 2-handed piano styles with separated left-hand comping and right-hand soloing. These 2-handed piano soloing styles also include styles that are specifically geared towards variations on the very common “Rhythm Changes” progression, as well as variations on jazz blues & minor blues progressions.

MIDI SuperTracks Set 45: More SynthMaster
This MIDI SuperTracks Set is expertly crafted to showcase the award-winning SynthMaster Player Synth by KV331 Audio, included with Band-in-a-Box 2025. Featuring a selection of synth pads, bass synths, ethereal pads, arpeggiators, and more, this collection is perfect for enhancing your tracks in genres like ambient, trance, hip-hop, synthwave, and more!

MIDI Styles Set 90 Look Ma! More MIDI 13: Country & Americana
Introducing Look Ma! More MIDI 13: Country & Americana – your go-to collection for country and Americana sounds! This set is packed with MIDI and MIDI SuperTracks that cover a wide range of tempos, from slow, soulful ballads to upbeat, foot-tapping anthems. These styles include twangy acoustic guitars, pedal steel, honky-tonk pianos, and bluegrass banjos, this collection is perfect for crafting everything from heartfelt country ballads to high-energy country tracks. Look Ma! More MIDI 13 has all the tools you need to bring your country and Americana music to life. Whether you’re writing a slow ballad or a fast-paced country hit, this collection has something for every vibe and every tempo!

MIDI Styles Set 91 Look Ma! More MIDI 14: SynthMaster
Step into the world of modern electronic music with Look Ma! More MIDI 14: SynthMaster! This collection is packed with cutting-edge MIDI SuperTracks made with the SynthMaster plugin. There are hip-hop-inspired beats with a range of dynamic genres, from ambient ballads to pulsating trance and laid-back chill hop. Designed for creating dance-ready tracks, this set brings you the perfect foundation for high-energy club anthems or smooth, groove-heavy vibes. You’ll find everything you need to craft infectious melodies, deep basslines, and catchy hooks, making it ideal for electronic, dance, and urban music production. Whether you’re producing the next big club hit or a chill track to unwind, Look Ma! More MIDI 14 has you covered!

Instrumental Studies Set 22: 2-Handed Piano Soloing - Rhythm Changes
Instrumental Studies Set 22: 2-Handed Piano Soloing - Rhythm Changes will guide you through left-hand comping and right-hand soloing across four variations of rhythm changes. From smooth voice leading to creative chord substitutions, to hip phrasing, you’ll find these studies have it all! Each study can be slowed down and even taken one hand at a time so you can focus on whichever part you like before putting it all together. These studies are perfect for honing your piano technique and improvisation skills over essential chord progressions!

Instrumental Studies Set 23: More ’80s Hard Rock Soloing
Instrumental Studies Set 23: More ’80s Hard Rock Soloing takes your guitar playing to new heights with even more blazing examples of virtuosic, fast-paced soloing from the iconic ’80s hard rock era! These studies are full of bends, slides, hammer-ons/pull-offs, two-hand tapping, and harmonics. You can also practice alongside the notation in the notation window or the Guitar window, depending on your preference. Also included are DI (Direct Input) tracks, offering a raw, unprocessed guitar sound directly from the pickups, giving you a true ’80s hard rock experience!

Artist Performance Set 17: Songs with Vocals Volume 7
This collection of 25 songs showcase the vocals of the Synthesizer V AI voice databases, Hayden and Solaria. It features a diverse range of styles, including hip-hop, rock, country, funk, pop, folk, and soul. These songs are perfect for enjoying as they are or experimenting with by remixing them into various styles and genres.

Artist Performance Set 18: Songs with Vocals Volume 8
With Songs with Vocals Volume 18, we’ve added 25 more songs that highlight the dynamic Synthesizer V AI voice databases, Hayden and Solaria. Spanning genres like country, pop, hip-hop, R&B, funk, rock, soul, and blues, this collection is perfect for experimenting with synthetic voices, honing your mixing skills, or simply enjoying the music.

RealDrums Stems Set 7: Jazz with Mike Clark
Discover the groove and sophistication of jazz drumming with RealDrums Stems Set 7, featuring legendary drummer Mike Clark. This set includes stems for a variety of jazz and funk-inspired RealDrums styles, such as soul jazz, ’60s jazz, ’60s Latin jazz, and more.

RealDrums Stems Set 8: Pop, Funk and More with Jerry Roe
Bring a dynamic range of grooves to your music with RealDrums Stems Set 8, featuring the versatile and talented Jerry Roe. This collection includes stems for an exciting mix of pop, funk, blues, and even tango-inspired RealDrums styles.

Playable RealTracks Set 4
This 4th installment adds 99 more Playable RealTracks, paired with clickable audio demos so you can easily preview these great new sounds at your fingertips! These Playable RealTracks Hi-Q sounds match many of our RealTracks, so you can easily switch from RealTracks parts to MIDI notes while maintaining the instrument sound! Customize the RealTracks performance by adding your own notes. You will then hear those notes using a MIDI sound created from the RealTracks recording. This means you can get the RealTracks to play the notes you want at key parts of the performance, either augmenting or replacing what the RealTracks is playing, for any sections in the song.

SynthMaster Sounds and Styles, with Audio Demos
With Band-in-a-Box version 2025 we've added 10 more SynthMaster sounds and styles, with audio demos.  With version 2023 we started including the award-winning SynthMaster Player Synth by KV331 Audio. This has thousands of presets that are especially useful for modern, techno and arpeggiator sounds. SynthMaster support is built into Band-in-a-Box so you can easily choose sounds from within the SynthMaster Player, or use the new MultiPicker. Load Hi-Q patch dialog to choose from presets made by PG Music. Styles can be made to play with SynthMaster sounds without any need to load it.

128 GM MIDI Patch Audio Demos
We’ve provided audio demos for all 128 GM MIDI patches. These samples showcase how each patch sounds both as a solo instrument and within a band arrangement.

FLAC Files for 20 Unreleased RealTracks/RealDums
We’re excited to include FLAC files for the 20 Bonus Unreleased RealTracks/RealDrums! These high-quality audio files use lossless compression, preserving the original sound while reducing file size. Now, you can seamlessly incorporate these great sounding RealTracks and RealDrums into your arrangements!

RealCombos 2025 Booster PAK
The RealCombos 2025 Booster PAK offers an eclectic blend of genres to fuel your musical creativity. Craft a heartfelt rock ballad, dive into the world of country roots, experiment with the smooth rhythms of jazzy hip-hop, or create high-energy beats with dance grooves. The RealCombos 2025 Booster PAK is your ultimate toolkit for dynamic music production!

XPro Style PAK 8
We’ve been working hard, cooking up a storm in the kitchen, and now we’re finally ready to serve up the 8th edition of our XPro Styles PAK series! We’ve got our usual 75 styles spread across the Rock & Pop, Jazz, and Country genres (25 styles each) as well as 25 styles utilizing world music instruments, bringing the total to an even 100. Be sure to take a look at the menu because we’ve got something for everyone! The included 32 RealTracks and RealDrums can be used with any version of Band-in-a-Box.
If you’re inclined to try before you buy, here’s a sample of what XPro Styles PAK 8 has to offer: 12-8 country-rock ballads, cool soul-jazz, easy listening Americana, hip-hop beats, Latin jazz-fusion, classic rock, electronic dance music, heavy modern-jazz, charming indie-folk, and even some experimental ’60s rock! Order’s up and hot to go! Pick up XPro Styles PAK 8 today!

Xtra Styles PAK 19
Here we are, back again, with Xtra Styles PAK 19 for Band-in-a-Box! We’ve got 200 new styles coming your way spread across the Rock & Pop, Jazz, and Country genres as well as the second iteration of our Blues volume! This volume features riffs on the standard 12-bar format, ranging from classic delta blues to the harmonically fluent "Bird" blues found in jazz. You’ll also find 8-bar and 16-bar variations, as well songs and styles that eschew the typical blues format all together! If you’re in need of some innovative musical inspiration, look no further than Xtra Styles PAK 19! In this PAK you'll find: soft singer-songwriter pop, New Orleans grooves, lilting country waltzes, tight ‘n’ groovy funk, garage punk, smooth soul, gospel jazz, up-tempo train grooves, and more variations on the blues than you’ll know what to do with! Xtra Style PAK 19 features these styles and many, many more!

• Rock & Pop 19: Xtra Styles PAK 19: Rock & Pop 19 has arrived to dish out a bevy of delicious musical treats! In this volume, you can find driving synth-pop next to epic heavy metal, laid-back jazz rock next to soft-pop piano ballads, spacey-synth beats beside Motown jams, and many more! Kick back, relax, and have a bite to eat.
  
• Jazz 19: You want it? We got it! And it can be all yours! Volume 19 of our Jazz Xtra Styles PAK is here! We’ve got a smorgasbord of jazz styles ranging from early swing to modern day jams! In this PAK you will find gospel-funk, Latin jazz-pop, J-pop jazz fusion, R&B disco-funk, energetic salsa grooves, low-key acoustic jazz-funk, and, of course, many more! Get ready for some cool listening and even cooler composing with Xtra Styles PAK 19: Jazz 19.
  
• Country 19: In this volume of Xtra Styles PAK 19: Country 19, we’ve got the perfect companion for your aching heart, the accomplice to your adventures, and perhaps even the match to your musical miscellany! Not limiting ourselves to just country styles, we’ve got folk, singer-songwriter, and even some Celtic styles too! In this PAK you'll find slow ambient Americana, laid-back blues boogies, folky train beats, soft Celtic airs, hardy country rock, a plethora of country ballads, and many more! Find the perfect partner for your euphonious endeavors.
  
• Blues 2: Blues got you down? Worry no longer because we’ve got the cure! In volume 2 of our Blues Xtra Styles we’re offering a barrage of brilliant blues styles. We’ve got Chicago blues, Memphis blues, New Orleans blues… and that’s just the cities! You can also find jazz blues, delta blues, and, of course, this PAK wouldn’t be complete without some blues rock. It’s the medicine for your musical malaise.

Xtra Styles PAK 18 (Released August 2024) - 200 RealStyles for Jazz, Rock-Pop, Country, and SynthMaster

Xtra Styles PAK 17 (Released December 2024) - 200 RealStyles for Jazz, Rock-Pop, Country, and World

Xtra Styles PAK 16 (Released July 2023) - 200 RealStyles for Jazz, Rock-Pop, Country, and Praise & Worship

Xtra Styles PAK 15 (Released December 2022) - 60 RealStyles and 85 Styles for Jazz, Rock-Pop, Country, and MultiStyles

Xtra Styles PAK 14 (Released December 2022) - 140 RealStyles for Jazz, Rock-Pop, Country, and Pop 1

Xtra Styles PAK 13 (Released June 2022) - 200 RealStyles for Jazz, Rock-Pop, Country, and Singer/Songwriter

Xtra Styles PAK 12 (Released December 2021) - 200 RealStyles for Jazz, Rock-Pop, Country, and Blues

Xtra Styles PAK 11 (Released May 2021) - 200 RealStyles for Jazz, Rock-Pop, Country, and Half & Double-Time

Xtra Styles PAK 10 (Released December 2020) - 200 RealStyles for Jazz, Rock-Pop, Country, and Folk Celebration

Xtra Styles PAK 9 (Released May 2020) - 200 RealStyles for Jazz, Rock-Pop, Country, and Folk

Xtra Styles PAK 8 (Released December 2019) - 164 RealStyles for Jazz, Rock-Pop, Country, and Celtic

Xtra Styles PAK 7 (Released August 2019) - 164 RealStyles for Jazz, Rock-Pop, Country, and Americana

Xtra Styles PAK 6 (Released Dec 2018) - 162 RealStyles for Jazz, Rock-Pop, Country, and Trad Folk & Jazz

Xtra Styles PAK 5 (Released July 2018) - 160 RealStyles for Jazz, Rock-Pop, Country, and MIDI Styles

Xtra Styles PAK 4 (Released November 2017) - 150 RealStyles for Jazz, Rock-Pop, Country, and Folk & Beyond

Xtra Styles PAK 3 (Released June 2017) - 160 RealStyles for Jazz, Rock-Pop, Country, and Americana

Xtra Styles PAK 2 (Released December 2016) - 161 RealStyles for Jazz, Country, Rock-Pop, and Bluegrass & World

Xtra Styles PAK 1 (Released August 2016) - 164 RealStyles for Jazz, Country, Rock-Pop, and Singer/Songwriter