bluzdog 265 Posted December 8, 2020 41 minutes ago, Yan Filiatrault said: I just chatted with them. I could buy Pro, then upgrade to Ultrapack for 149$. That would mean 99$ for Pro + 149$ for upgrade. That makes sense to you? This is the way to go for sure. Rocky Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abacab 2,099 Posted December 8, 2020 It appears that only full retail editions of Pro are available via ebay. This looks like the best price for first time buyers. Assume that you must get all upgrades directly thru PG Music. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yan Filiatrault 426 Posted December 8, 2020 I bought the Pro editions through Ebay for 95$ and upgraded to Ultrapak+ for 179$ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reid Rosefelt 1,780 Posted December 8, 2020 For the record, I've been fooling around with this and XtraPAK 10. A stellar upgrade. I love the new styles. I didn't get the multi-styles, but will probably pick them up. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magic Russ 412 Posted January 14 The deal ends tomorrow night. I have a copy of BIAB 2018. I pull it out from time to time. I was wondering how much value there would be in upgrading. Are there any features from the last few years you guys consider indispensable? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Maar 393 Posted January 14 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Magic Russ said: The deal ends tomorrow night. I have a copy of BIAB 2018. I pull it out from time to time. I was wondering how much value there would be in upgrading. Are there any features from the last few years you guys consider indispensable? Yes. The new VST3 plug-in. It's up to v3.x already. Really nice way to work with BiaB. This is for the original release. Much improved and extended since this video was made. Edited January 14 by John Maar 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abacab 2,099 Posted January 15 (edited) Just curious, but with that BIAB plug-in now available, what would be the use case for DAW users to ever run the standalone BIAB application? I don't know the product in-depth enough to spot any differences, or any limitations of the plug-in version. Just recently upgraded to 2021 Ultrapak. Edited January 15 by abacab Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tparker24 8 Posted January 15 4 hours ago, abacab said: Just curious, but with that BIAB plug-in now available, what would be the use case for DAW users to ever run the standalone BIAB application? I don't know the product in-depth enough to spot any differences, or any limitations of the plug-in version. Just recently upgraded to 2021 Ultrapak. One obscure thing I just ran into, was in testing the "Chords from a text file" capability. Looks like it only works for stand-alone, and not for plug-in. Probably not a bigee for most people. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leok85 33 Posted January 15 what's is the cheapest path to buy BIAB UltraPAK and when ? 🙂 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abacab 2,099 Posted January 15 9 hours ago, Leok85 said: what's is the cheapest path to buy BIAB UltraPAK and when ? 🙂 Generally the best deal is to upgrade from the standard Pro edition. Assuming that you have a recent (current or previous year) version of Pro, you can upgrade to UltraPak for $149. First time purchase of Pro is $129. First time purchase of UltraPak is $469. They typically run a sale every December when a new version is released, and the latest sale on upgrades is set to expire today, Jan 15th. https://www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.packages.htm 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yan Filiatrault 426 Posted January 15 9 hours ago, Leok85 said: what's is the cheapest path to buy BIAB UltraPAK and when ? 🙂 I bought the 2021 pro version on Ebay for less, confirmed autorized dealer, and upgraded to UltraPak+ in the current sale. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magic Russ 412 Posted January 15 (edited) VST does sound cool. Edited January 15 by Magic Russ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paulo 2,211 Posted January 16 On 12/8/2020 at 3:43 AM, Reid Rosefelt said: Piracy hurts us all. Too true........the Pirates of Penzance came home for Christmas and now we have a lockdown again because of a large increase in the RRRRR number. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leok85 33 Posted January 16 On 1/15/2021 at 7:09 PM, Yan Filiatrault said: I bought the 2021 pro version on Ebay for less, confirmed autorized dealer, and upgraded to UltraPak+ in the current sale. could you please share a link to listing where you bought it ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yan Filiatrault 426 Posted January 17 9 hours ago, Leok85 said: could you please share a link to listing where you bought it ? https://www.ebay.ca/itm/BAND-IN-A-BOX-2021-PRO-WINDOWS-DIGITAL-AUDIO-MUSIC-SOFTWARE-NEW-FULL-RETAIL/201778286056?epid=5022148478&hash=item2efaec4de8:g:OWwAAOSwgutfxUG7 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Topcheese 55 Posted January 17 I got lucky a few years back and snagged an older copy of the ultra-pak off of Reverb. I then was able to update it to the latest 2018 UP version. I don't really use it anymore, so no need to get the latest update. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abacab 2,099 Posted January 17 8 hours ago, Yan Filiatrault said: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/BAND-IN-A-BOX-2021-PRO-WINDOWS-DIGITAL-AUDIO-MUSIC-SOFTWARE-NEW-FULL-RETAIL/201778286056?epid=5022148478&hash=item2efaec4de8:g:OWwAAOSwgutfxUG7 $94.95 here is probably the cheapest way to get started with the current BIAB Pro edition. Then upgrade at the next sale! The recent sale just ended on Jan 15th. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magic Russ 412 Posted January 17 One thing that is nice to know is that if you buy in at one level, you are not locked in to that level. If for example, you have the Ultra Plus Pak from a few years ago, you can simply update to the new Pro Pak without losing any of your content from the Ultra Pak. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leok85 33 Posted January 18 On 1/17/2021 at 8:08 AM, Yan Filiatrault said: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/BAND-IN-A-BOX-2021-PRO-WINDOWS-DIGITAL-AUDIO-MUSIC-SOFTWARE-NEW-FULL-RETAIL/201778286056?epid=5022148478&hash=item2efaec4de8:g:OWwAAOSwgutfxUG7 thank you 🙂 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yan Filiatrault 426 Posted 1 hour ago I have received an email for the release of Xtra Styles Pack 11 with 40% intro discount. Will this be included in next year upgrade? If not, is it the best time to get it or it will be back at this price later? I don’t really need it for now, as I got Ultrapak + a couple of months ago for BIAB 2021. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
