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What is Band-in-a-Box?

The award winning Band-in-a-Box is an intelligent automatic accompaniment program for your multimedia computer. You can hear and play along to many song ideas and go from “nothing” to "something" in a very short period of time with Band-in-a-Box as your "on demand" backup band.

Band-in-a-Box 2008 for Windows is here!

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Band-in-a-Box 2008 is easy to use and jam-packed with features that you are sure to love! We've added RealTracks, MultiStyles, enhancements to the popular Audio Chord Wizard, RealDrums style changes, and much more.

With the previous release of Band-in-a-Box, we added RealDrums. Now we’ve added RealTracks with three additional “Real” instruments, including Real Pedal Steel, Real Acoustic Guitar, and Tenor Sax soloing (RealSax). Best of all, they follow the chord progression that you have entered, so that you hear an authentic audio accompaniment to your song.

MultiStyles - We’ve added MultiStyles to Band-in-a-Box. These are Styles that can have anywhere from 4 to 24 substyles! Previous Band-in-a-Box Styles were limited to 2 substyles (“a” and “b”). Now, for example, a MultiStyle with 4 substyles (First Verse, Verse, Chorus, Break) can be used, and you select the various sections using A, B, C & D part markers. Some of our newest Styles Sets are MultiStyles, typically with 4 substyles, but some Techno Styles have 24 substyles.

Audio Chord Wizard Enhancements - The Audio Chord Wizard is the amazing feature that automatically figures out the chords from MP3 files (or other audio files like WAV, WMA, and audio CD etc.). The Audio Chord Wizard is a great way to learn and practice popular songs, as you play along and see the chords. We’ve added a Lead Sheet window that shows the chords for the whole song on a single screen, the ability to mark sections of the song using part markers, and many other improvements.

The new features don't stop there, click here for more details!

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New Features of Band-in-a-Box 2008 for Windows
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Band-in-a-Box 12 for MAC OSX

Band-in-a-Box version 12 for Mac OS X!

Play Welcome to Band-in-a-Box 12 for Mac Video!

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This exciting version of Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh runs "Native" in OS X Jaguar, Panther or Tiger (version 10.2 or higher required) and includes many new and enhanced features. Band-in-a-Box version 12 is fully Mac OS X carbonized. We have a huge number of new and improved Styles, Soloist, Harmonies, and Song Demos, making your Band-in-a-Box program sound better than ever! Playback timing is improved and rock-solid with Mac OS X. You can export your Band-in-a-Box files and import them into Apple's GarageBand program for further processing. And we include a great QuickTime video tutorial, showing you all the newest features in version 12!

Check out all the Band-in-a-Box for Macintosh features and available packages here!

NEW! RealDrums Sets

RealDrums are one of the most popular additions to PG Music's product line. These are live audio drum styles that replace the MIDI Drums within Band-in-a-Box and PowerTracks Pro Audio. These audio recordings of professional drummers are now available in a variety of styles including: Jazz, Pop, Rock, Blues, Country, Reggae, Latin, Nashville, Techno, Hip-Hop and more!

RealDrums make the rest of the tracks in Band-in-a-Box and PowerTracks Pro Audi sound more realistic by adding subtle drum rolls, cymbal tap variations, and complex fills that aren’t even possible on a MIDI track. RealDrums sound like a real drummer because they are recordings of a real drummer! Human elements such as varying volumes, durations, and pushes add life to the entire arrangement! Best of all, we've seamlessly integrated the RealDrums into Band-in-a-Box and PowerTracks Pro Audio, so go ahead and use our programs as you normally do and you'll be amazed at the astounding drum patterns coming from your computer!

We include a huge library of RealDrums styles to get you started, and all of the RealDrums styles are available in the Band-in-a-Box SuperPAK and UltraPAK first-time or upgrade purchases, and the PowerTracks PowerPAK PLUS and MultiPAK first-time or upgrade purchases.

New RealDrums for Band-in-a-Box 2007 or later, and PowerTracks Pro Audio 12!

RealDrums Set 11: About Time... only $29 US
RealDrums Set 12: Salsa Clásica... only $29 US
RealDrums Set 13: Salsa Moderna... only $29 US
RealDrums Set 14: Techno 1: Progressive ... only $29 US
RealDrums Set 15: Techno 2: Party ... only $29 US
RealDrums Set 16: Urban Pop ... only $29 US
RealDrums Set17: Terry Clarke – Modern Jazz ... only $29 US
RealDrums Set 18: Terry Clarke – Classic Jazz and Bossa ... only $29
RealDrums Set 19: Terry Clarke – Trading Fours ... only $29 US
RealDrums Set 20: LA Pop Jazz ... only $29 US
Get ALL the NEW RealDrums Sets in the Band-in-a-Box 2008 SuperPAK and UltraPAK, and the PowerTracks Pro Audio 12 PowerPAK PLUS and MultiPAK.

NEW! Styles Sets for Band-in-a-Box

Our development team has been working hard to bring you 8 NEW Style Sets. Three of these new sets are MultiStyles, which means they can have up to 24 substyles, giving you that many more patterns for every Style in the set! You can purchase each set individually for $29 or you can get them all in the Band-in-a-Box MegaPAK, SuperPAK, and UltraPAK.

All Style Sets (including 69 to 76) are included in the Band-in-a-Box MegaPAK, SuperPAK, and UltraPAK

PowerTracks Pro Audio

PowerTracks Pro Audio 12 is here!

Audio Chord Wizard, RealDrums, and More! Over 20 powerful new features! Upgrade today ($29) or buy first-time ($49). The new Audio Chord Wizard (version 2.0) in PowerTracks is amazing, it "figures out the chords" from MP3, WMA, WAV files and audio CD’s. Just open up an MP3 file, tap in the tempo for a few bars, and you have the chords to the song, displayed on the PowerTracks Chords Window, with the bars in sync to the MP3 file!

Play Welcome to PowerTracks Pro Audio 12 Video!

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The RealDrums feature instantly creates drum tracks that replace the MIDI drum track. These are actual live recordings of top studio Jazz, Bossa, Rock and Country drummers. Choose from 20 different RealDrums Sets, packed with Rock, Pop, Jazz, Blues, Country, Latin, Nashville, Fusion, Hip-Hop, Reggae, Techno, Salsa and more RealDrums styles. Re-Mix /Arrange existing MP3 or other audio files. You can now sync the bar lines perfectly to match an existing MP3 file, and then re-mix by adding RealDrums or other MIDI/audio tracks. Add a RealDrums track to an old recording, or add a MIDI guitar part imported from Band-in-a-Box – they will play in perfect sync to the original MP3 file. Precise “Floating point” tempos ( e.g. 120.514 BPM), Copy/Paste Song Lyrics to lead sheet, MIDI Normalize, Split MIDI Drum notes to tracks, Auto- SEQ Backup, Automatic Audio Cross Fades, Tranzport support and many more!….

PowerTracks Pro Audio 12 is here! Watch the video to learn more!

News Notes!

May 01, 2008 - The PG Music Blog

The Blog is back! Stay "in the know" on new releases, patch updates and more. Visit the PG Music Blog here!

Posted at 04:34 PM

April 07, 2008 - Great new price for the Garritan Jazz & Big Band!

Now you can get the Garritan Jazz & Big Band for only $169.00! You can use the Garritan Jazz & Big Band with PG Music Inc. software as a DXi Plugin, VSTi Plugin, or even as a stand-alone application – what a great addition to your multimedia library!

Posted at 12:27 PM

March 31, 2008 - Introducing RealBrushes for Band-in-a-Box and PowerTracks Pro Audio!

Looking for more Real instruments to add to your collection? Now, you can get the new RealBrushes for your Band-in-a-Box and PowerTracks projects. RealBrushes are live audio styles that you can use with these programs, and most other audio recording programs. They replace the MIDI drum track with actual recordings of top studio drummers playing brushes in a variety of styles! No looped samples here – RealBrushes are full recordings, lasting from 1 to 8 bars, playing along in perfect sync with the other Band-in-a-Box or PowerTracks Pro Audio tracks.

RealBrushes Set 1: All Purpose is available with a variety of Jazz, Pop, Rock, and Country styles.

Posted at 11:03 AM

March 09, 2008 - Exciting Award Nominations

We have had the pleasure of working with some incredible musicians over the years, and would like to congratulate a few of those musicians on their recent National Jazz Awards nominations.

Oscar Peterson - Musician Of The Year (Domestic)

Oscar Peterson collaborated with PG Music Inc. on the Oscar Peterson Multimedia CD-Rom and Oscar Peterson Note for Note.

Terry Clarke - Drummer Of The Year

Terry Clarke and PG Music teamed up recently to create some of the latest RealDrums Sets, 17 thru 19.

Brad Turner - Trumpeter Of The Year and Instrumentalist Of The Year (All Instruments)

Brad worked with PG Music on the Modern Jazz Pianist and also helped to create the trumpet and trombone Soloist Sets for Band-in-a-Box.

To cast your vote, go to the National Jazz Awards Canada website and click on 2008 Voting Booth.

Posted at 02:10 PM

February 01, 2008 - PowerTracks Pro Audio – A Must Have!

PowerTracks Pro Audio is a solid sequencer for any level musician, student, or songwriter; and starting at only $49 – it’s a steal!

PowerTracks Pro Audio Version 12 offers powerful features that you will not find in other sequencer programs, like RealDrums, the Audio Chord Wizard and so much more!

Posted at 09:14 AM