I have been getting a lot of Band-in-a-Box emails about their latest 2023 version. A new license costs $129 for the base software.

As you can see from their website, there are significant discounts if you upgrade from a previous version. I am on their email list because I purchased BIAB a long time ago. It was so long ago that I do not even remember the year, just that it was suggested for a worship band I joined. I searched through my emails and found that I purchased version 12 Pro way back in November of 2006. Yes, almost 17 years ago.

Just to be sure, I did a text chat with a customer service rep at PG Music. There was a long pause after I told him what I had previously purchased, but he said I would get the upgrade price. Yay! I paid $88 for the software back in 2006. Accounting for cumulative inflation of ~50% since 2006, that come to $132.75 in today’s dollars. It must have felt more expensive since I was making a lot less back in 2006.

I think I will purchase the new 2023 version with my upgrade pricing of $79.