Beagle
 
I'm still on BIAB 2012, tho, I've not upgraded for a few years now.

Me too. Unless they come up with something REALLY special I get what I need out of 2012.

$179 for the Everything Pack (which I own). Whoa.... I better dig in deep to see if it's worth it.
 

I was mistaken. I'm on 2013, not 2012.
 

Hmmmmm. Looks like a considerable jump (for me) in almost all areas.
 

mike_mccue
I've seen some tiny stages squeezed into the corner of a bar, but I've never seen a band in a box.
 
 
 
 
I'll be here all week. :-)

You got that right... so small the singer (me) wouldn't fit on it with a three piece... LOL. The GO-GO dancers were nice though.
 
J

Woah... packages from 129.00 to 779.00, as usual, "too much is not enough". Do you think I could get a price break if I tell them I don't want any dubstep or hip hop?
 
Sirius though... how do you know which one you would want? I need something else I don't have time to use. However, I do see the light at the end of the tunnel now and I think I hear a whistle of some sort.
 
J

For anyone with curiosity and a groove3 all-access pass, Eli Kranzberg has just released a BIAB tutorial.  I don't know if it's using the 2015 release, however.

It looks like Eli is using the 2014 version.
 
I have the 2014 Everything Pak plus some other solo sets and none of it shows up in my account on the PG website.
I find the entire upgrade thing totally confusing from their descriptions of what you get.
 
If I upgrade I will have to spend a lot of time trying to ensure I am not paying money to receive things I already own. I think they could make things more clear about what your upgrade paths are and what 'New Stuff' you are really getting for your money. Not really enthused about pursuing this way of doing business.
 
I may just get the simple 2015 upgrade, the $10 j-bridge deal and passing on the other stuff.

rtucker55
I find the entire upgrade thing totally confusing from their descriptions of what you get.

 
No argument here.  Their upgrade information page is pretty confusing; I decided to upgrade my BIAB 2014 Pro to 2015 MegaPAK, but it's not clear whether or not I need the 2014 MegaPAK to do this or not.  Their support is pretty good though, so I've sent them an email requesting some clarification.
 
As to the s/w, now that I've scratched the surface I've got a better idea on what its capabilities are.  There seems to be a very strong leaning towards C&W and Jazz music.  If you're looking for anything remotely heavy (rock, metal etc.), you're going to be disappointed.  It's a bit buggy, for example I've found one bug which was reported back in 2012 on PG's forums; you can't correctly change a drum kit's style as the previous style keeps playing.  So, somewhat disappointing that they apparently let issues slide for years without addressing them.
 
The realtracks are far superior to MIDI based styles, and unless you buy one of the more expensive, complete packages you are not going to get many of those.
 
However, as a means to quickly generate a backing track to practice along with, in a great many styles and any chord progression you want, it's ideal.  I wouldn't call it a composition tool though.

the upgrade is confusing, but call them if you're unsure.  they are VERY customer oriented!  one of the best customer service companies I've ever dealt with.