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No Sound / MIDI Driver Setup by Alyssa - PG Music 08/20/18 09:47 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 2,894	0	2,894	08/20/18 09:47 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
I'm having trouble activating my version of Band-in-a-Box for Windows. by Alyssa - PG Music 10/01/18 09:56 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 5,027	0	5,027	10/01/18 09:56 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
I'm having trouble with my Band-in-a-Box for Windows program. by Alyssa - PG Music 08/03/22 03:02 AM Chantelle - PG Music Replies: 2 Views: 1,672	2	1,672	08/03/22 03:02 AM by Chantelle - PG Music
How do I install my Band-in-a-Box program? by Alyssa - PG Music 03/11/23 10:15 PM Filo Replies: 10 Views: 2,606	10	2,606	03/11/23 10:15 PM by Filo
What is MIDI? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/20/18 09:52 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 387	0	387	08/20/18 09:52 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
Can I use multiple MIDI output devices at the same time? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/20/18 09:54 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 575	0	575	08/20/18 09:54 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
Why do I get a font error when I try to view or print notation? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/20/18 09:55 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 867	0	867	08/20/18 09:55 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
How do I enter notation in Band-in-a-Box? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/21/18 09:32 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 413	0	413	08/21/18 09:32 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
How do I uninstall Band-in-a-Box? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/21/18 09:33 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 3,077	0	3,077	08/21/18 09:33 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
How do I connect my computer to an external MIDI synthesizer? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/21/18 09:34 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 511	0	511	08/21/18 09:34 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
How do I use SoundFonts on my SoundBlaster sound card? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/21/18 09:36 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 403	0	403	08/21/18 09:36 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
No drivers are listed in the MIDI Driver Setup dialog by Alyssa - PG Music 08/21/18 09:37 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 354	0	354	08/21/18 09:37 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
How do I create a shortcut on my desktop to open Band-in-a-Box? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/21/18 09:38 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 582	0	582	08/21/18 09:38 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
How do I control what I record and what I listen to? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/21/18 09:41 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 381	0	381	08/21/18 09:41 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
How to render Band-in-a-Box songs to WAV/MP3/WMA and burn an audio CD. by Alyssa - PG Music 08/21/18 09:44 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 846	0	846	08/21/18 09:44 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
Why is my playback jerky in Band-in-a-Box? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/21/18 09:57 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 488	0	488	08/21/18 09:57 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
I am having trouble downloading files from your site. by Alyssa - PG Music 08/21/18 10:11 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 374	0	374	08/21/18 10:11 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
How do I free up system resources on Windows 98/ME? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/21/18 10:15 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 422	0	422	08/21/18 10:15 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
Delay between my MIDI keyboard and when I hear the note through my speakers. by Alyssa - PG Music 08/21/18 10:22 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 420	0	420	08/21/18 10:22 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
How do I change from 3/4 to 4/4 time in the middle of my song? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/21/18 10:26 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 430	0	430	08/21/18 10:26 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
How to create/use Styles in 6/8,12/8,9/8 and 5/4 time signatures. by Alyssa - PG Music 08/21/18 10:27 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 872	0	872	08/21/18 10:27 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
How do I add my personal styles to the Band-in-a-Box StylePicker list? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/21/18 10:31 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 1,661	0	1,661	08/21/18 10:31 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
How can I make song endings more natural? Can I hold the last chord in the song? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/21/18 10:44 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 724	0	724	08/21/18 10:44 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
In the Select Soloist dialog, what do the brackets around some of the Soloists mean? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/21/18 10:48 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 365	0	365	08/21/18 10:48 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
Is there a fermata (pause) capability or some way to simulate it? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/21/18 10:53 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 1,435	0	1,435	08/21/18 10:53 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
I'm trying to change an instrument (patch), but every time I press play, my instrument changes. by Alyssa - PG Music 08/21/18 10:56 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 388	0	388	08/21/18 10:56 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
How do I display 'Swing' notation (triplets) and 'Even feel' notation (sixteenths) in the same song? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/21/18 10:58 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 397	0	397	08/21/18 10:58 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
Can I notate ties and slurs in Band-in-a-Box? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/21/18 10:59 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 1,575	0	1,575	08/21/18 10:59 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
How do I use tag endings? Why does the 'tag exists' box sometimes become unchecked automatically? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/21/18 11:01 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 380	0	380	08/21/18 11:01 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
Can I import and play MIDI files with Band-in-a-Box? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/21/18 11:24 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 5,747	0	5,747	08/21/18 11:24 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
Who owns the songs that I create with Band-in-a-Box? Are the songs copyrighted? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/21/18 11:26 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 428	0	428	08/21/18 11:26 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
How do I rest more than one bar at a time? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/21/18 11:30 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 327	0	327	08/21/18 11:30 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
How can I easily raise or lower the velocity (volume) of all notes in the melody track? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/22/18 04:23 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 335	0	335	08/22/18 04:23 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
Can I enter a melody into Band-in-a-Box using the computer keyboard? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/22/18 04:24 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 359	0	359	08/22/18 04:24 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
How can I associate my songs and styles with Band-in-a-Box? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/22/18 04:31 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 344	0	344	08/22/18 04:31 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
Why does the same song sound different in Band-in-a-Box than in Windows Media Player? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/22/18 04:42 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 344	0	344	08/22/18 04:42 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
What are the different Track Types for in the Notation Window Options dialog? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/22/18 04:43 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 326	0	326	08/22/18 04:43 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
I am having trouble recording into Band-in-a-Box with my Wind Controller. by Alyssa - PG Music 08/22/18 06:37 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 308	0	308	08/22/18 06:37 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
What are the numbers for in the StyleMaker bars? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/22/18 07:20 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 326	0	326	08/22/18 07:20 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
How do I get chords to sound on the off-beat, or create syncopation in my music? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/22/18 07:21 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 343	0	343	08/22/18 07:21 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
Please explain the song structure in Band-in-a-Box by Alyssa - PG Music 08/22/18 07:23 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 770	0	770	08/22/18 07:23 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
How do I access higher bank patches in Band-in-a-Box? What are MSB and LSB?</h4> by Alyssa - PG Music 08/22/18 07:28 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 326	0	326	08/22/18 07:28 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
How do I make a patch map for my synthesizer? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/22/18 07:30 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 276	0	276	08/22/18 07:30 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
Can I export my song from Band-in-a-Box to a MIDI sequencer? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/22/18 07:49 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 801	0	801	08/22/18 07:49 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
Can Band-in-a-Box input chords for my melody? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/22/18 11:34 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 466	0	466	08/22/18 11:34 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
Why don't the Styles that I just installed appear in the StylePicker window? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/22/18 11:36 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 514	0	514	08/22/18 11:36 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
My laptop doesn't have a number keypad. Can I still step-advance through the notes? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/22/18 11:37 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 310	0	310	08/22/18 11:37 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
How do I enter more than 2 chords per bar in Band-in-a-Box? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/22/18 11:38 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 480	0	480	08/22/18 11:38 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
How do I enable and disable the lead-in bars or count-in? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/22/18 11:39 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 336	0	336	08/22/18 11:39 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
Can I sync Band-in-a-Box to an external MIDI source? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/22/18 11:40 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 1,609	0	1,609	08/22/18 11:40 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
Why do I hear the drums playing with a piano patch? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/22/18 11:41 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 464	0	464	08/22/18 11:41 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
How do I raise or lower the volume of all but one track? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/24/18 06:00 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 364	0	364	08/24/18 06:00 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
How do I set the right key or visually transpose the music for my non-concert instrument? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/24/18 06:05 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 342	0	342	08/24/18 06:05 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
Why is my recorded audio (wave) track empty? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/24/18 06:07 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 365	0	365	08/24/18 06:07 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
Why does Band-in-a-Box keep looping 4 bars over and over? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/24/18 06:08 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 439	0	439	08/24/18 06:08 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
What is the difference between using "level of audio (quick)" and "adjust level of wave file"? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/24/18 06:56 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 347	0	347	08/24/18 06:56 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
How do I force an accidental, for example Eb to a D#, for easier reading? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/24/18 09:42 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 434	0	434	08/24/18 09:42 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
How can I control Band-in-a-Box from an external start switch? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/24/18 09:43 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 332	0	332	08/24/18 09:43 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
Can I edit tracks other than the Melody and Soloist in Band-in-a-Box? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/24/18 09:44 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 319	0	319	08/24/18 09:44 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
Are Mac and PC versions of Band-in-a-Box songs compatible? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/24/18 09:48 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 1,005	0	1,005	08/24/18 09:48 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
How can I adjust the volume of individual harmony parts? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/24/18 09:51 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 460	0	460	08/24/18 09:51 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
What is the difference between "chord step advance" and "note step advance"? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/24/18 09:57 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 354	0	354	08/24/18 09:57 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
I accidentally deleted the BBW.LST file or messed it up. How can I fix it? by Alyssa - PG Music 08/24/18 09:58 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 352	0	352	08/24/18 09:58 AM by Alyssa - PG Music
I made a style with the StyleMaker that uses the bar mask feature, and some bars don't play or only by Alyssa - PG Music 08/24/18 09:59 AM Alyssa - PG Music Replies: 0 Views: 464	0	464	08/24/18 09:59 AM by Alyssa - PG Music

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May 27, 2024

Band-in-a-Box® 2024 French for Windows is Here!

Band-in-a-Box® 2024 apporte plus de 50 fonctions nouvelles ainsi qu'une importante de contenus nouveaux à savoir : 222 RealTracks, des RealStyles nouveaux, des SuperTracks MIDI, des Etudes d'Instruments, des Prestations d'Artistes, des "Morceaux avec Choeurs", un Set 3 de Tracks Jouables, un Set 2 de RealDrums Jouables, deux nouveaux Sets de "RealDrums Stems", des Styles XPro PAK 6, des Xtra Styles PAK 17 et bien plus encore!

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May 22, 2024

Video: Making a Song with Band-in-a-Box®, ChatGPT, and Synth V

Take your Band-in-a-Box® project to a whole new level when you incorporate ChatGPT and Synth V to add lyrics and vocals to your song!

We wanted to demonstrate how this is done with our video, where we show you how to go from nothing to a finished "radio ready" modern pop song by combining the features of Band-in-a-Box®, ChatGPT, and Synth V!

Listen to the finished song, so you get a listen to the finished product: https://demos.pgmusic.com/misc/behindthefame.m4a

If you like it, watch the video. Either way, let's hear your comments!

May 10, 2024

Henry Clarke: Revolutionize Your Band-in-Box® Tracks with Regenerating Function

One of the new features added with Band-in-Box® 2024 is the Tracks Window, which will look familiar if you've worked with other DAWs.

Henry Clarke explains why he loves the Re-generation function within the Tracks Window in their video Revolutionize Your Band-in-Box® Tracks with Regenerating Function.

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Learn even more about what the Tracks Window can do with our video Band-in-a-Box® 2024: The Tracks Window.

April 25, 2024

User Video: Next-Level AI Music Editing with ACE Studio and Band-in-a-Box®

The Bob Doyle Media YouTube channel is known for demonstrating how you can creatively incorporate AI into your projects - from your song projects to avatar building to face swapping, and more!

His latest video, Next-Level AI Music Editing with ACE Studio and Band-in-a-Box, he explains in detail how you can use the Melodist feature in Band-in-a-Box with ACE Studio. Follow along as he goes from "nothing" to "something" with his Band-in-a-Box MIDI Melodist track, using ACE Studio to turn it into a vocal track (or tracks, you'll see) by adding lyrics for those notes that will trigger some amazing AI vocals!

Watch: Next-Level AI Music Editing with ACE Studio and Band-in-a-Box

April 25, 2024

Band-in-a-Box® 2024 German for Windows is Here!

Band-in-a-Box^® 2024 für Windows Deutsch ist verfügbar!

Wir waren fleißig und haben über 50 neue Funktionen und eine erstaunliche Sammlung neuer Inhalte hinzugefügt, darunter 222 RealTracks, neue RealStyles, MIDI SuperTracks, Instrumental Studies, "Songs with Vocals" Artist Performance Sets, abspielbare RealTracks Set 3, abspielbare RealDrums Set 2, zwei neue Sets von "RealDrums Stems", XPro Styles PAK 6, Xtra Styles PAK 17 und mehr!

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April 12, 2024

Update Your PowerTracks Pro Audio 2024 Today!

Add updated printing options, enhanced tracks settings, smoother use of MGU and SGU (BB files) within PowerTracks, and more with the latest PowerTracks Pro Audio 2024 update!

Learn more about this free update for PowerTracks Pro Audio & download it at www.pgmusic.com/support_windows_pt.htm#2024_5

April 09, 2024

The Newest RealBand 2024 Update is Here!

The newest RealBand 2024 Build 5 update is now available!

Download and install this to your RealBand 2024 for updated print options, streamlined loading and saving of .SGU & MGU (BB) files, and to add a number of program adjustments that address user-reported bugs and concerns.

This free update is available to all RealBand 2024 users. To learn more about this update and download it, head to www.pgmusic.com/support.realband.htm#20245

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