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.

Over the years many features have been added to Band-in-a-Box - Notation, Lyrics, Melody Tracks, Harmonization, and a programmable StyleMaker. The Soloist and the Melodist are two major "intelligent" features; the Soloist generates professional quality solos over any chord progression, the Melodist can create songs from scratch with Chords, Melodies, Intros, Solos, and even a Title!

Its built-in audio harmonies will turn your audio track into multiple harmony parts and even adjust its pitch by tracking the Band-in-a-Box Melody track. 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.

You can print out your finished creation with repeats and endings, DC markings and codas, or save it as a graphic 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."

This is an exciting new series of 50 Duets, each designed specifically by Miles Black for sight-reading practice. Both parts have an independent contrapuntal melody, so you feel like you have a real playing partner at your side. Each of the 5 genres, Classical, Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Bebop and Rock includes 10 great contrapuntal melodies. With one melody line recorded on the Melody track and the second on the Soloist track, it's easy to see and hear what each part is playing. Mute one melody and play along with the other, then reverse the roles and sight-read the other part. Also included is a folder with the 50 Duets transposed into all 12 keys. This is a fantastic way to improve your sight-reading!

Have you ever noticed how much easier and fun it is practicing along with another musician? Whether you're working on your sight-reading, or learning a new piece of music, you can often make a lot more progress when someone else is practicing with you.

The purpose of the "Duets" series is to provide the Band in a Box user with a more inspiring way to practice! This program contains 50 original Duets. They are divided into five stylistic genres of music: Bebop, Classical, Rock, Smooth Jazz, and (Mainstream) Jazz. The user simply prints out their melody part, and Band in a Box will provide the accompaniment using great sounding styles along with a harmony-counterpoint part.

Or, just open up the Leadsheet window, hold down the Ctrl key and select M (Melody) and S (Soloist) if you want to display both parts. These are the two separate tracks for the Duets. If the computer is your Duet partner - which is the whole idea - you need only display the part you are playing. Don't forget to set the "Scroll-ahead" to the desired setting so you will have an automatic page turner.

Before you know it, your sight-reading will improve and you'll gain a deeper understanding of how to play stylistically within each genre.

The MegaPAK Bundle includes 2008 version, Styles Sets 0-76, Soloist Sets 1-11, 16 - 20, Melodist Sets 1-8, RealDrums 1-3, and the Band-in-a-Box Video Tutorial PAK.

There are dozens of add-ons available to help you get the most out of your Band-in-a-Box. Essential Phrases and Riffs, Styles Sets, Soloists Sets, Melodist Sets and much more!