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Watch the Band-in-a-Box 2016 New Features Video! #323970 12/08/15 08:17 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,312 Victoria, BC Callie - PG Music OP PG Music Staff
OP Callie - PG Music PG Music Staff Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,312 Victoria, BC	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 Last edited by Callie - PG Music; 12/08/15 08:18 AM.

Re: Watch the Band-in-a-Box 2016 New Features Video! Callie - PG Music #324002 12/08/15 12:04 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Danny C. Veteran Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,705 USA	Callie, Can you give me some direction to any new styles or realtrack combos if any in 2016. Thanks, Danny C. Danny C. www.dannycampo.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Danny-Campo/379776252109306?skip_nax_wizard=true The More You Drink The Better I Sound

Re: Watch the Band-in-a-Box 2016 New Features Video! Callie - PG Music #324005 12/08/15 12:12 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP Callie - PG Music PG Music Staff Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,312 Victoria, BC	Danny, There are some really awesome new RealTracks included with the new release, which list here: http://www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.realtracks.htm (I'm a huge fan of Set 250: Rockabilly Swing) These all come in the PlusPAK, UltraPlusPAK, EverythingPAK, and Audiophile Edition purchases. There are also 89 Bonus RealStyles that work with your existing Loops and RealTracks! More information for these is at the bottom of this page: http://www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.bonuspaks_2016.htm Thanks, Callie (If I've misunderstood your request - please let me know!)

Re: Watch the Band-in-a-Box 2016 New Features Video! Callie - PG Music #325103 12/14/15 03:43 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 504 Victoria, BC, Canada Tobin - PG Music Inc. PG Music Staff
Tobin - PG Music Inc. PG Music Staff Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 504 Victoria, BC, Canada	Hi everyone, Here is an index to the in-depth new features video. 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 ************************* Tobin Frank (he/him) PG Music Inc.

Re: Watch the Band-in-a-Box 2016 New Features Video! Callie - PG Music #325161 12/14/15 08:42 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Pat Marr Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 8,075 Winston-Salem, NC	thanks for the click track demo! That will be very useful to me! And I've reached an age where I learn better by watching than by reading about it. ;-) https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ey71h8ep047758h/AAC12jNM0Hz9Q8zsh5iDeqNHa?dl=0

Re: Watch the Band-in-a-Box 2016 New Features Video! Pat Marr #325163 12/14/15 08:55 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Tobin - PG Music Inc. PG Music Staff Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 504 Victoria, BC, Canada	Originally Posted By: Pat Marr thanks for the click track demo! That will be very useful to me! And I've reached an age where I learn better by watching than by reading about it. ;-) No problem Pat! I'm totally going to use that feature too! Tobin ************************* Tobin Frank (he/him) PG Music Inc.

Re: Watch the Band-in-a-Box 2016 New Features Video! Callie - PG Music #325265 12/14/15 08:55 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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fiddler2007 Expert Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,796	Originally Posted By: Callie - PG Music There are some really awesome new RealTracks included with the new release .... (I'm a huge fan of Set 250: Rockabilly Swing)[/i] agreed .. - F

Re: Watch the Band-in-a-Box 2016 New Features Video! Tobin - PG Music Inc. #325652 12/16/15 06:46 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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jpettit Veteran Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 3,701 Oregon	Originally Posted By: Tobin - PG Music Inc. Hi everyone, Here is an index to the in-depth new features video. 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 Thanks Tobin This was very useful to dial in on specific new features to then further test. Studio One (latest version), Win 11 23H2 , i9 -10940X 3.3 GHz, 32GB Mem, a 4K 40" monitor, PreSonus Studio Live III Console as interface/controller. secondarily test on Reaper, Cakewalk, and S1 on Surface Pro 3 Win 10 (latest versions).

Re: Watch the Band-in-a-Box 2016 New Features Video! Callie - PG Music #354923 06/23/16 06:20 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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DEddy Journeyman Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 697 Canada	Better late than never. Thanks Tobin, VERY much appreciated. DE Win 10, 64 bit, love my Lenovo T420, BIAB 2019 (613), RB 2019 (2) Short term memory is getting shorter.

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