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Available for both Mac and Windows. You will receive the version you specify in the check-out process.
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Get the PowerPak! Windows users - for an even better value, consider the Band in a Box PowerPak. A few dollars more gets you PowerTracks Pro Audio, SlowBlast, video tutorials and more!
Want it all? Order the Band in a Box MegaPak and get all of the styles, soloists, melodists and drum styles created by PG Music for Band in a Box!
NOTE: Macintosh® version is now available at version 12 for OS X Version 10.2 or Higher and the features may be different from those described below.
Bonus! Purchase Band in a Box for Windows from Kelly’s Music & Computers and receive a Bonus 12 Pak free – while supplies last.
Bonus 12 Pak includes:
1.Styles Set 68: Requested 8
2. Roland VSC (MIDI and DXi)
3. Styles Set 72: Pop Frets
4. Forte DXi Demo
5. New Features Video
6. Styles Set 73: LA Pop Jazz
7. 12-PAK Video
8. 101 Essential Riffs for Country Guitar
9. Styles Set 38: About Time
10. RealDrums Set 14: Techno 1: Progressive
11. Styles Set 69: Techno
12. Master Swingin’ Jazz Piano Solos
Band-in-a-Box includes:
- Band-in-a-Box
- Styles Sets 0-3
- Soloist Set 1
- Melodist Set 1
- RealDrums Set 1
- RealTracks Set 1
Band-in-a-Box is so easy to use! Just type in the chords to any song (like C or Fm7b5), pick a musical style from the hundreds available, and click the [Play] button. Band-in-a-Box then automatically generates a full backing arrangement of piano, bass, drums, guitar, and strings plus optional live audio tracks with RealDrums and RealTracks. And that’s just the beginning...
Band-in-a-Box is a powerful and creative music composition tool for exploring and developing musical ideas with near-instantaneous feedback. Over the years many features have been added to Band-in-a-Box – Notation and Lyrics, Piano Roll, 16-channel Multitracks, Harmonization, the StyleMaker and StylePicker, a live performance Conductor window, Medley Maker, and 24 –substyle Multistyles. The Soloist and the Melodist are popular “intelligent” features that generate professional solos or even create whole new songs from scratch. RealDrums adds the human element of a live drummer while RealTracks add even more live session musicians, bringing the entire Band-in-a-Box arrangement to life. The Audio Chord Wizard has the amazing ability to analyze, extract, and write the chords from audio recordings to the Band-in-a-Box chord sheet.
The inclusion of digital audio features makes Band-in-a-Box the perfect tool for creating, playing, and recording your music with MIDI, vocals, and acoustic instruments. Band-in-a-Box for Windows® can also record an acoustic instrument or voice to add to the composition, with processing through its own DirectX audio effects. Its built-in audio harmonies will turn your audio track into multiple harmony parts or adjust its pitch, with vibrato and scooping effects for realistic vocal styles and up to sixteen choral parts.
You’ll have even more fun making automatic medleys, playing your favorite song lists in the Band-in-a-Box Jukebox, and singing along to your Karaoke files with CDG graphics.
You can print out your finished creation with lyrics, chords, repeats and endings, DC markings and codas, or save it as a graphics file for web publication or to e-mail to a friend. And when you're ready to let others hear your composition, you can burn it directly to an audio CD. Or save your composition as a Windows Media File or in other compressed formats for a file that’s "Internet ready."
Band-in-a-Box is an intelligent automatic accompaniment program, which means that you can go from nothing to complete song arrangements in as little as a few seconds. Simply enter chords to a song, choose a style of music, and Band-in-a-Box does the rest, generating a full band arrangement complete with Bass, Piano, Drums, Guitar, Strings, and more. You can arrange, listen to, or play along with songs in hundreds of musical styles. The MIDI and audio tracks that Band-in-a-Box creates are automatically played out through your computer's built-in sound card or synthesizer, and the music notation is displayed in a lead sheet window.
Band-in-a-Box is a unique and flexible program with a broad range of uses. It is a powerful and creative music composition tool for exploring and developing musical ideas with near-instantaneous feedback. Amaze friends and family by coming up with your own original songs in as little as a few minutes! Band-in-a-Box is also an excellent educational tool, used both by professional musicians to sharpen their skills, and as a learning aid by people with little or no musical background. It's also an essential program for practicing your instrument in a full band setting - you play your instrument while Band-in-a-Box takes the place of the other members in your band. And of course, people use Band-in-a-Box just to have fun!
While the basic concept behind Band-in-a-Box has remained the same since it was first conceived over 20 years ago, hundreds of innovative features have been added. The list of things that you can do with Band-in-a-Box is endless! The Soloist, Melodist, and Audio Chord Wizard are examples of amazing "intelligent" features; the Soloist generates professional quality solos over any chord progression, the Melodist can create entire songs from scratch with Chords, Melodies, Intros, and Solos (even a Title!), the Medley Maker can combine songs to create interesting medleys, and the Audio Chord Wizard can figure out the chords in any audio file (wave files, MP3, WMA, etc.).
In addition to these and many more amazing features, over the years Band-in-a-Box has expanded from originally being a Jazz oriented program, to encompass a diverse range of musical genres including Pop, Rock, Latin, Country, Classical, World, Blues, Bluegrass, New Age, Techno, and much more. There is something for everyone! Over 1500 styles are currently available from PG Music and more are always being developed, many based directly on customer requests. Moreover, since each style is a large database of musical patterns and ideas, the song arrangements will always be fresh, never sounding exactly the same each time.
It's easy to get started using Band-in-a-Box. Here are the basic steps you might use to put together a song from start to finish...
- Input chords for your song. Choose a key/tempo and set the number of bars/choruses/loops,etc. You can type in the chord symbols using the computer (qwerty) keyboard, however it's also possible to enter chords in other ways: You can play the chords from a connected MIDI keyboard and use MIDI Chord Detection, you can use the built-in Chord Builder, and you can even have Band-in-a-Box figure out the chords in any MIDI or audio file. The chords that you input can include common chord symbols such as C7, Cm, and Cmaj7, or more complex chords such as Csus#5#9 and C7#5b9#11. Over 100 chords are supported, plus you can enter an alternate root for any chord (slash chord).
- Choose a style of music using the StylePicker Window. You can quickly and easily preview your song in many different styles, or you can listen to original demo songs for any of the PG Music styles available. Styles will use up to five tracks for the accompaniment, depending on what is suitable for that specific style. For example, a Classical style might only use the Piano track, while a Rock style may use Bass, Drums, and Guitar.
- Arrange your song using automatic intros, 2-bar endings, substyle variations, drum fills, intelligent chord substitutions, pushes, shots, rests, and more!
- Press Play to have Band-in-a-Box instantly develop an original arrangement for your song, which is played back through the sound card or MIDI synthesizer of your choice. For playback, you can use a software synth (stand-alone/DXi/VSTi) such as the VSC-DXi included with Band-in-a-Box, or a hardware synth (sound card synth/MIDI keyboard/sound module). In addition to MIDI tracks, Band-in-a-Box also generates original audio tracks called RealDrums and RealTracks.
- Input your own instrumental melody/solo track using an external MIDI keyboard, or by using your computer mouse and keyboard in the Editable Notation window. Or, have Band-in-a-Box create the solo and melody for you using the Melodist and Soloist!
- Record an audio track. You could use a microphone to record yourself singing, then harmonize your vocal track using the built-in audio harmonizer.
- Make an audio CD of your music! Render your song to a wave file and burn a CD, then play the CD in any standard CD player.
Features
- Faster Generation of RealTracks. The time it takes to generate the RealTracks is now 3x’s faster.
- “Waveless” and much smaller size, only uses 1/8 of the hard drive space compared to previous! RealTracks and RealDrums no longer need WAV files – they can use WMA natively. This frees up huge amounts of your hard drive, so that the RealDrums and RealTracks take up only 1 /8 of the space that they used to take! The handy “Archive” function will remove the no-longer-needed WAV files with a single-click. This means that this version uses up much less hard drive space than previous versions.
- Tempo stretching quality enhancements. Now the RealTracks sound great over a much wider tempo range, typically -15 and +40 beats per minute.
- Stereo panning is now available for the RealTracks.
- Automatic prevention of audio clipping. (Float mixing and Peak Limiter added.)
- RealStyles™ available - these are styles that include all “Real Instruments,” with no MIDI. Up to 7 Real Instruments all at once in a single style!
- Improved transitions for RealTracks eliminating Pops/Clicks.
- Right click menu is available for each part in Band-in-a-Box (bass, drums, piano, guitar, strings), allowing you to quickly assign RealTracks, (or RealDrums) to that part along with other functions like mute, solo, save single track, etc.
- RealTracks browser dialog shows comprehensive information about the RealTracks, including name, genre, feel, tempo, type, demos, and preview. Lists can be sorted or filtered by any column.
- Easily save a style (.STY) with RealTracks, directly from the main screen (“save what you hear” as a style).
- RealTracks work for Rests and Shots.
- Endings are now present in RealTracks.
- Name of RealTracks or RealDrums display at the top of the screen for each part.
- Right click on a part to save that single track to disk as a WAV file.
- RealTracks demos now present in RealTracks – demos folder, and can be opened from the StylePicker.
- RealTracks Preview function to hear how a RealTracks will sound, without losing your current song.
- Ability to time shift a RealTracks by certain amount, to achieve more laid-back playing for example.
- Variations of RealTracks can be made, for things like a simpler type of soloing, or certain variations.
- RealTracks can have multiple substyles - for example, the Jazz Acoustic Bass plays “2”’ feel in “a” substyle, and “4” in “b” section.
- Soloists can solo over different chords than the chords of the song. For example, the Metal Guitar Soloist can have a tonal center controlled by the user, different than the song chords. So that the Metal Guitar can be soloing over a G chord, while the chords of the song are G F G Bb, for example.
- “Crescendo” Soloing can be generated for some RealTracks that have the intensity of the solo building up with the flashiest part of the solos played as the solo builds.
- Musicality of the solo phrasing improved, phrasing much closer to human.
- RealTracks button added to Soloist dialog, with color coding to allow quick access to RealTracks.
- RealTracks folders now have descriptive names. Instead of cryptic names like RacG001, they have names like “Guitar, Electric, Soloist Cowboy Ev 165”
- Bass track can now play RealTracks.
- StyleMaker lists RealTracks names on the main screen.
- Non English versions will work with the newest RealTracks without a new translation of the Soloist list (Default.SOL file).
- Archive and Install WAV buttons to control the use of the WAV files for RealDrums and RealTracks. WAV files are no longer needed as the program can use the much smaller WMA files. If you prefer to use WAV files (slightly higher fidelity and slightly faster operation), these commands provide the option to install or archive the WAV files on a global or folder by folder basis.
More Features
- Use standard symbols to enter chords for your song into the Chord Sheet window - it only takes 3 minutes to enter chords for a typical song!
- Arrange and edit your song using automatic intros, endings, style variation, drum fills, and much more!
- Choose styles from a wide variety of genres using the searchable and informative StylePicker window.
- When you play your song, Band-in-a-Box generates an original, professional quality arrangement using the style of your choice. Loop parts of the song, transpose each chorus, play along with your keyboard, and much more!
- RealDrums can replace the MIDI Drum track in any style with real recordings of top studio Jazz/Rock/Country drummers! RealDrums play in perfect sync with other Band-in-a-Box tracks.
- RealTracks can be added to any song giving it an ultra-realistic feel, since RealTracks use audio recordings of actual musicians.
- The Melodist can create an entire original song from scratch, including chords, melody, arrangement, solo, intro, and title.
- The Band-in-a-Box Medley Maker allows you to combine multiple Band-in-a-Box song files into one continuous performance.
- Using the Soloist, Band-in-a-Box will automatically create and play original, professional quality solos in the genre and style of your choice.
- Automatic harmonization of Melody track, Soloist track, or live playing on Thru channel. Select from over 200 included harmony types, with 2 to 5 part harmonies like SuperSax, 5 part trumpets, etc.
- Render your songs to wave/MP3/WMA for further editing in other programs, for use on the internet, or to make audio CDs of your music.
- The Audio Chord Wizard automatically figures out chords in MP3/WAV/WMA files and CD-Audio tracks, and displays them in Band-in-a-Box!
- Record your own MIDI part to the Melody or Soloist track from a MIDI keyboard, MIDI guitar, or MIDI wind controller.
- The full-featured Notation Window displays chords and lyrics, as well as musical notation for all instrument tracks.
- The Notation Window's 'Editable' and 'Staff Roll' modes allow you to quickly and easily enter or edit notation and lyrics.
- You can view and edit all MIDI and lyric events in the Melody and Soloist tracks using the Event List Editor.
- The versatile Lead Sheet window allows you to view multi-line, full page notation, lyrics, and chords in typical lead sheet style.
- Your Band-in-a-Box songs can be printed, producing a lead sheet style printout, or you can save the song as a graphics file (e.g. bmp, jpg).
- The Piano Roll Window allows you to edit your tracks using an intuitive graphical window similar to the type found in many sequencer programs.
- The Sequencer Window allows you to control multi-channel Melody or Soloist tracks (i.e. tracks with than one instrument), selecting the patch and volume for each channel, and more.
- Record an audio track along with your Band-in-a-Box song, then edit the track, adding audio effects and harmonies.
- If you've recorded vocals or another audio part, use the TC Helicon Harmonizer to automatically create up to 4 part audio harmonies.
- Band-in-a-Box can load and save many different types of files, including standard files like MID, KAR, WAV, WMA, MP3, and CD-A.
- The SongPicker window provides an easy way to organize, search, and open all of your Band-in-a-Box songs.
- You can export your songs as standard MIDI files, enabling you to play or edit them with other software, etc.
- The intelligent MIDI File Chord Wizard will analyze any MIDI file, figure out the chords, and import chords and melody into Band-in-a-Box!
- Reharmonizing a song with the Chord Substitution Wizard is a fun and educational way to perform or practice a familiar song in a brand new way!
- The Melody Embellisher automatically adds notes (e.g. grace notes) and effects (e.g. vibrato) to the Melody track, making it more lively and realistic.
- Use the Reharmonist to automatically develop chord progressions in the genre of your choice, based only on the melody.
- The Jukebox will load and play an entire folder of songs, great for listening, practicing, and live performances.
- The Conductor Window allows complete control of your song while it is playing by pressing hotkeys on your computer or MIDI keyboard - excellent for live performances.
- Band-in-a-Box supports the TranzPort hardware device, which allows you to control and-in-a-Box remotely through walls from 30 feet away!
- The SoundTrack Generator will create royalty-free music of a specified length, for you to use in home videos, presentations, jingles, etc.
- There's a Big Piano window in Band-in-a-Box which can display the notes of any track on a resizable piano keyboard.
- The animated Guitar Fretboard window displays any track on Guitar and Bass. It can also display Ukulele, Mandolin, Banjo, and Violin fretboards!
- The Guitarist can intelligently create a Guitar Chord Solo based on an existing Melody track, using correct guitar fret positions.
- Band-in-a-Box's Guitar Tuner includes a tone generator, a pitch meter, fine-adjustment controls, a hum filter, and much more!
- Improve your ear using the Interval and Chord Tutor modules in the Ear Training Window.
- Pitch Invasion is an easy and fun to play, arcade-style music game, designed to teach you to recognize specific pitches from a variety of instruments and octave ranges.
- Music Replay is another ear training game included with Band-in-a-Box, which is designed to teach the player to recognize and play back melodies and rhythms.
- The convenient Practice Window is "practice central", where many Band-in-a-Box features and add-ons useful to learning can be launched.
- The StyleMaker is a powerful component of Band-in-a-Box that allows you to create your own new styles from scratch, or edit existing styles.
- The Hybrid StyleMaker allows you to easily make a new style by combining instruments from different styles.
- The StyleWizard automatically creates a Band-in-a-Box style from a MIDI file - no knowledge of the StyleMaker is required!
- While a typical Band-in-a-Box style has two substyles, MultiStyles can also be used which have anywhere from 4 to 24 substyles!
- MIDI Monitor displays a listing of data received from computer MIDI Input and/or Band-in-a-Box output, useful for educational or diagnostic purposes.
- The Animated Drum Kit Window is a cool, animated, 3D display of a complete drum kit.
- Use the Big Lyrics Window for a Karaoke style display of chords and lyrics while your songs are playing.
- Band-in-a-Box will play through an internal or external MIDI synthesizer of your choice, including DXi and VSTi synthesizers.
- Many specialized MIDI options are available, which can help you customize Band-in-a-Box to make the most of your specific MIDI setup.
- The look of Band-in-Box can be customized with various chord sheet fonts, colors, floating/dockable toolbars, and more.
- Use the Vocal Wizard to transpose any song to the best key for your vocal range - ideal for vocal practice, karaoke, and live performances.
- The Chord Builder allows you to hear and build chords up by clicking on the root, extension, and alternate slash root if applicable.
- Using MIDI Chord Detection, play any chord on your MIDI keyboard, and Band-in-a-Box will recognize it instantly and insert it onto the Chord Sheet.
- The Transpose dialog has options that will automatically transpose live playback to a different key, transpose a song every chorus, and more.
- Band-in-a-Box will automatically add a smooth fadeout to the end of your song.
- The Find File feature is a "Swiss Army Knife" that allows you to search for Band-in-a-Box files using keywords.
- Band-in-a-Box supports entry, display, and printout of song forms using repeats, 1st/2nd endings, and DC/DS al coda.
- The Track-to-Track Copy dialog allows you to freeze Band-in-a-Box generated tracks by copying them to the Melody track, and more!
- There are many options to customize the count-in and metronome sounds according to your preferences.
- Descriptive hints and keyboard shortcuts throughout the program, a comprehensive help file and manual, and dedicated customer support help make it easy to use Band-in-a-Box.
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