#373784 - 11/10/1610:30 AM[Band-in-a-Box for Windows]Re: #TBT - Band-in-a-Box® 7: Windows 95 MIDI Setup
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Matt Finley
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This is a great look back. Yes, I predate this version by several years and remember when all these great features were introduced. You can see the creativity in changing the MIDI functions of BIAB, because that's all we had then.
Several of these features are ones I still use every time now, like Unfold, or F5 at any measure to change patches or styles. It's harder to remember when we did not have them.
One fix I remember was based on my bug report, that you could not start playback inside a Tag. Instead, the program would use the offset number of measures in the Tag and play from that offset at the beginning.
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One of my fondest memories was BIAB on a single 3.5 diskette. I carried that disk everywhere with me so I could play music on any computer (including work).
Noticed throughout the video the "hour-glass" LOL.
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This one predates me (but just a little); I didn't discover BIAB until the next version (version 8). I bought the Pro Pak (the basic version), but as soon as version 9 came out, I upgraded to the Mega Pak (which was the top Pak back then).
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Like Matt, and many here, I pre-date that version of BIAB. Never had the ORIGINAL version since I didn't have an Amega, I think it was(?), but "got on board" with version 2 for DOS in Oct '90. Cost me: $59 for BIAB /w Fakebook for $29 more.
Probably can't find anything as visual as your V7 Win 95 movie but be GREAT if you could dig through archives and come up with a Win 3.1, or better yet DOS, set of screen shots of BIAB running.
Surely "Doc" has pictures,somewhere, of his youngster?
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#373845 - 11/10/1606:44 PM[Band-in-a-Box for Windows]Re: #TBT - Band-in-a-Box® 7: Windows 95 MIDI Setup
[Re: Callie - PG Music]
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Interesting to look back. I started with Atari, although I don't think there were any videos available at that time. It's come a long way, that's for sure.
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#373928 - 11/11/1604:05 PM[Band-in-a-Box for Windows]Re: #TBT - Band-in-a-Box® 7: Windows 95 MIDI Setup
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Do you have a floppy disk reader still?
That's when I threw away hundreds of BiaB/PT/Roland Sample disks; when I realized I probably wasn't going to have a floppy disk drive anymore. I actually have a couple floppy drives (the hardware) stored away, but I'm guessing those disks would have all been toast by now. I know some started failing years ago.
Back on subject: The 'skin' idea was also tested in this version .. and really didn't catch on.
Installable color schemes Are you tired of the white and blue look of Band-in -a-Box? "Jazz up the screen" by choosing from several color sets using the 256 color palette in Windows. Choose from pre-made color schemes like "Wood tones" or "Easy on the eyes," or make your own!
/OK, 256 is a bit simple but the concept was there. What happened?
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User Tip - Slowing Down and Looping Audio in Band-in-a-Box®
Forum user DeaconBlues09 created a video tutorial to help answer a fellow forum user's question: Using the Audio Chord Wizard to tempo map, slow down, and learn the notes of an audio track - video link http://www.pgmusic.com/?vid=R09Lf3bHjhQ
#TBT - Band-in-a-Box® 2006 for Windows Ear Training Fun!
With the release of Band-in-a-Box® 2006 for Windows we added two great games for ear training: Pitch Invasion and Music Replay!
Pitch Invasion helps to develop perfect pitch as you shoot down "alien" notes invading from above (you hear the note sound, and click on the on-screen piano/MIDI or QWERTY keyboard to shoot them down).
Music Replay develops your pitch, rhythm, and melody recognition by replaying what the program plays, in note, rhythm, or melodic modes.
These games can still be accessed with newer versions of the program - in Band-in-a-Box® 2018 you'll find these by accessing the Practice Window or Ear Training Window, both located in the Window drop-down menu. The Practice Window can also be accessed using the Practice button within the main Band-in-a-Box screen (don't see it? CTRL+T to change the view).
Learn all about the features released with Version 2006 here.
Summary of changes: Improved: More RealTracks have HiQ transcriptions. Fixed Bass AmericanaSlow16thsByron bad chords. Improved: The Audio Drivers dialog for WAS devices now shows Bit Depth in the device description. Improved: WAS audio driver performance has been Improved when using 44.1 kHz sample rate. Improved: Windows Audio Session error messages contain more specific information. Updated: Misc. updates to StylePicker database, memos, manuals, help files. Fixed: "BBW.LST not found" errors when using the Hybrid Style maker dialog. Fixed: "mono" was being ignored when rendering a batch of songs to audio files. Fixed: "normalize individual tracks" was only working for MIDI tracks. Fixed: "One file per track" was being ignored when rendering a batch of songs to audio files. Fixed: Access violation on bootup if using a Roland audio interface (ASIO) that is not connected. Fixed: Adjusting Melody or Soloist tracks to fit a new number of choruses was not undo-able. Fixed: An access violation error might occur in the RealTracks Picker if quickly scrolling and double-clicking to hear demos. Fixed: Changing a track name using the StylePicker mixer controls might open a hidden popup window. Fixed: Changing the number of choruses was not undo-able. Fixed: Clicking on the far left of the Guitar window would cause a "!!!!!" flash message to show. Fixed: If adjusting the number of choruses in your song, choosing Cancel is ignored when asked, "OK to adjust Melody track to fit new # of choruses?". Fixed: JazzBebopDannyBrushes sometimes out of sync. Fixed: Panning the audio track did not work. Fixed: Some Amplitube presets/styles/demos pointed to a preset which wasn't available in some installs. Fixed: Some typos and omissions in RealDrums Picker. Fixed: The [.STY] button in the Hybrid Style maker dialog. Fixed: The [Get Patch/Drum Kit Info] button in the MIDI drivers dialog would not find the synthesizer documentation. Fixed: The About dialog was not showing the Fretlight Ready logo. Fixed: The Audio Chord Wizard would always run in English. Fixed: The busy mouse cursor might remain after analyzing audio with the Audio Chord Wizard. Fixed: The PDF driver installer could not be launched from Band-in-a-Box. Fixed: The Plugins window would be too small when using plugins that have a small GUI. Fixed: Using a Coyote DXi synthesizer (eg CoyoteWT or ForteDXi) might cause crackling/buzzing noise during playback. Fixed: Using a multi speaker layout (eg. 4 speakers surround sound) instead of stereo might cause failure to connect to audio hardware with error -9996. This only happened when using WAS as audio driver type. Fixed: Video rendering would fail if saved using Japanese characters in file name. Fixed: When saving a Hybrid style for the first time, the File Save dialog should start in the Styles directory.
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