Jim Fogle Posted December 3 Share Posted December 3 2025 Band-in-a-Box for Windows Released New features include: The BB Stem Splitter - This tool separates any multi-instrument audio file (.mp3, .m4a, .wav, etc.) into individual tracks - bass, drums, guitars/piano, vocals, and residual sounds. VST3 plugin support. The Audiophile Edition uses FLAC files. These files are 60% smaller than WAV files but maintain identical audio quality. The Audiophile Edition ships on a fast 1TB SSD. The MultiPicker Library adds SongPicker, MIDI Patch Picker, Chord Builder, AI Lyrics Generator, and Song Titles browser tabs in addition to the existing tabs for Styles, Loops, UserTracks, RealDrums, RealTracks and MIDI SuperTracks. Artificial Intelligence (AI) songwriting functions including themes, styles, titles, complete songs including lyrics. [Note: An internet connection is required to use these features.] New content includes: 202 RealTracks Bonus RealTracks/RealDrums (20) with 20 RealStyles MIDI SuperTracks Set 44: Jazz Piano MIDI SuperTracks Set 45: More SynthMaster MIDI Styles Set 90 Look Ma! More MIDI 13: Country & Americana MIDI Styles Set 91 Look Ma! More MIDI 14: SynthMaster Instrumental Studies Set 22: 2-Handed Piano Soloing - Rhythm Changes Instrumental Studies Set 23: More ’80s Hard Rock Soloing Artist Performance Set 17: Songs with Vocals Volume 7 Artist Performance Set 18: Songs with Vocals Volume 8 RealDrums Stems Set 7: Jazz with Mike Clark RealDrums Stems Set 8: Pop, Funk and More with Jerry Roe Playable RealTracks Set 4 SynthMaster Sounds and Styles, with Audio Demos 128 GM MIDI Patch Audio Demos FLAC Files for 20 Unreleased RealTracks/RealDums RealCombos 2025 Booster PAK XPro Style PAK 8 Xtra Styles PAK 19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eusebio Rufian-Zilbermann Posted December 4 Share Posted December 4 And... when the video ended, YouTube suggested another one showing how easy it already was, using AI with the previous version... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZincT Posted December 4 Share Posted December 4 And this is one made by Peter Gannon (the man behind BIAB)... Here's his forum post about it... https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=810979#Post810979 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted December 4 Share Posted December 4 Always tempted to buy this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Fogle Posted December 6 Author Share Posted December 6 (edited) On 12/4/2024 at 11:14 AM, kitekrazy said: Always tempted to buy this. Band-in-a-Box has five packages. It is important to know all packages use the same Band-in-a-Box and RealBand programs. All packages also include the Band-in-a-Box plugin. The packages differ in how much content is included. Content is things like RealTracks, RealDrums, MIDI SuperTracks, audo loops and styles. The ProPAK is the least expensive with about 1/10th of the available package content. The MegaPAK has about 1/3rd of the available package content. The UltraPAK, UltraPAK+ and Audiophile have all the available package content. Additional content is available beyond the packages. It's easy to make a song. But there are a lot of features in Band-in-a-Box that, as you learn them, can make a song MUCH better. It takes time and practice to learn the features. It's easy to get overwhelmed by the content and disregard learning the program features. That's why I advise you start with the least expensive package, the ProPAK. The ProPAK has Band-in-a-Box, RealBand and the plugin. The ProPAK includes all types of content PG Music offers. So you can learn the program features and how to use all the content types without becoming overwhelmed by the massive amount of available content. Edited December 9 by Jim Fogle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reginaldStjohn Posted December 6 Share Posted December 6 Thanks Jim for your take on BiaB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Fogle Posted December 9 Author Share Posted December 9 There are a couple of new features that I think make Band-in-a-Box 2025 interesting. 1. The stem splitter. PG Music is using stem separation technology licensed from Zplane. To me the Zplane technology works better than Spleeter. Stem separation capability has quickly advanced and Zplane seems to have figured out a way to provide the feature in a pleasing manner. 2. The MultiPicker or MTP for short. PG Music combined several search engines into one, tabbed window in 2024. 2025 MTP has more tabs to provide access to more kinds of content. PG Music has changed legacy keyboard shortcuts to open the MTP to whichever tab the MTP replaces. The MTP window is modal so the MTP can remain open while accessing other parts of the program. I'm finding I'm using more kinds of content than I have in the past because some of the content had no picker but now it does. Consolidating all the search pickers into one window really makes a difference in the workflow. I've attached a screen shot below. 3. VST3 plugin support. While the artificial intelligence features are many are mentioning they aren't my cup of tea. I enjoy cover songs and all the AI features seem to be focused on creating new song ideas. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Sorice Posted December 9 Share Posted December 9 Thanks @Jim Fogle for your insights. I have 2024 Audiophile OmniPak (i.e., everything they offer) and am waiting for them to offer an upgrade discount for that package. PG Music support said it's coming, so if you're looking for the 2025 Audiophile OmniPak it should (hopefully) be available soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted December 10 Share Posted December 10 I bought this. It's still a 40gb program. For what it seems to do It seems like a lot of software for the starting price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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