We've been working on that for about a year.
There have been so many new styles released since then that express the songs better. We compiled that one in the early 1990s, it's one of our bestsellers. We're re-doing Disk #2 now ( Pop/Rock Fake Book companion). I wonder how long that would have taken to download via my old 9600 baud modem in the '80s? □ Edited Decemby John Maar I checked just the current RealTracks folder. WMA files, which is the one I have) is still really big and is offered for download or on HD for those with slower internet connections. The current UltraPAK version (compressed. While it's certainly downloadable via a gigabit internet connection like mine, it would be such a huge d/l that server load would be expensive. WAV files) is not available for download, only via HD. Who knows, maybe they are working on some eye candy improvements now and it will be out by then. Someday when I get a studio set up again I will definitely jump back in. Long story short, it had a bug that effected very few users, they couldn't patch it, I returned it to Sweets, and a couple months later they released a new version and fixed it. Now I have lightning fast internet so I wouldnt do that again, I'd just download it. I got the version with the uncompressed realtracks on a hard drive. The great thing about 8.5 was, you could customize almost everything. Here are a couple of links for reference.Ī nice comment from Reid Rosefelt Edited Decemby John Maar The reference to the growing pains of the SONAR Skylight interface have been discusses on this forum in the past. I use Studio One and Reaper for DAW duties, and have no interest if figuring out a third DAW.
I manage OK with the current GUI for BiaB, but don't even install Real Band. The inevitable crashes and instability that would come with a new GUI have to be considered. The first 64-bit version of BiaB crashed on Win10, but they got that worked out pretty quickly. And now they've got a Mac version, whose development requires separate resources. I doubt that PG Music has those kinds of resources available, so the resources required to code a major change in the GUI would take away from something else. Back in the day when I worked for the original Motorola, we had three development teams for major software packages: next point (bug fixes), next dot (minor feature additions and major bug fixes, and next version (next big release), all running in parallel. Very much like Reaper, which I like and have great respect for (as I do for BiaB). That was far from painless.įrom a visual perspective, BiaB is really cluttered, with huge menus. I still remember what SONAR went through with the development of the Skylight GUI after v8.5 into X1, then X2, then X3. It's been around a long time, it could really use a face lift. That said, for the love of God, can they please update the Windows 3.11 looking gui.
I ran in to a couple of hiccups that they did eventually fix, so some day I will definitely jump back in. You can find out in Band-in-a-Box by clicking the "Add-ons" button in the StylePicker.I really like BiaB. How do I know which XPro and Xtra Styles PAKs I already have? Xtra Styles PAKs 11 and 12 require the 2021 UltraPAK/UltraPAK+/Audiophile Edition.) They won't work with the Pro or MegaPAK version because they need the RealTracks from the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition. Xtra Styles PAKs 13, 14 & 15 require the 2022 UltraPAK/UltraPAK+/Audiophile Edition. (Xtra Styles PAK 16 & 17 requires the 2023 UltraPAK/UltraPAK+/Audiophile Edition. Note: The Xtra Styles require the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition of Band-in-a-Box ®. We have even included several MultiStyles that include up to ten substyles each for your advanced arrangements! Spend less time mixing and more time creating, with Xtra Styles PAKs! Give your projects new life or get inspired with Xtra Styles PAKs for Band-in-a-Box ® and RealBand! Xtra Styles PAKs will add TONS of imaginative RealStyles to your collection, spanning several genres like jazz, country, bluegrass, pop, singer/songwriter, and more! Every RealStyle is professionally mixed and uses a unique arrangement that has never been used by our previous styles.