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Hello PGM Forums!
I thought it would be good to make a post to see what the most popular features are with everyone using Band-in-a-Box.
Mine is the chord builder found by right clicking on a bar and clicking onto Bar Settings (keystroke Control+Shift+B). I find it incredibly helpful for finding different flavors of chord progressions to help my creativity in my productions.
What is your favorite Band-in-a-Box feature and why?
Last edited by Joseph -PG Music; 08/16/16 11:03 AM.
Cheers,
Joe
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Windows, MIDI Chord Detection. This is the easiest way to view all the possibilities a chord may be called when playing the notes into a MIDI keyboard.
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Audio Chord Wizard. It saves me A LOT of time when preparing new repertories.
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Audio Chord Wizard. It saves me A LOT of time when preparing new repertories.
Mine too.
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If I had to pick one to keep and lose the rest it would Realtracks (easily).
If I was picking the one that impressed me the most it would be the ACW. Tempo and Chord maps all laid out in a couple passes usually. The Tempo mapping part is at least as important as the chord recognition.
I have been given a project with the chords supplied .. but needed the Tempo map for a click, RTs etc.
Make your sound your own!
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RealTracks, without a doubt.
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UserTracks should have a spot in there.
Could be a great future.
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Real Tracks and the ability to generate them quickly in RB
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Notation editor.
I love the ease with which it's possible to notate melodies.
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Notation editor.
I love the ease with which it's possible to notate melodies. I not a fan of the notation editor inside of Band in a Box. I don't like the way it slices the leader lines into tiny grids. I would rather pick a note value and place it onto the staff.
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I agree with Islansoul. Since the DOS days, I've never been comfortable with BB's Notation. I've used dozen of apps over the years to do that task. And PGM has ignored my Wishlist all these "years". I do admit it does get boring working in another app and then importing it.
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Isn't that interesting: I was debating citing the BIAB notation entry system as its best feature. It's probably the one that I thank the most every day for being the way it is. And I too have used all the common notation programs, including serving as a beta tester for one that works by picking a note value and placing it. I use BIAB to enter my melodies, then save them as MIDI to import into the notation program (the opposite of your method). I've written for symphony orchestra and been paid to transcribe, even by PG Music.
So what this proves is that we often have different preferences for how we work. Let's not get distracted by that, since it's obvious on this forum every day. Instead let's concentrate on the original question: what feature do you really like?
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hello, what would be nice is that the problems linked to the user track is set peter gannon was announced in December 2015 in a post that they would solve the problem in January 2016 and today we have in August s 'Please pg music
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I do like the rapid prototyping abilities the most.
Yes, there are other features that make it a great conglomerate of software.
But for me it is the easy chord entering interface to produce a protoype the fast way, add and exchange instruments, be it RealTracks or Midi. I can save several versions with their settings and reevaluate which one I will spend some more time to hone to my personal needs.
For the honing process I will use RealBand especially using its Band-in-a-Box features.
As I said before, until then BIAB's rapid protoyping abilities prevail.
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How quickly I can get started making good sounding music with Band-in-a-Box.
I still get amazed when I select a style, set a tempo, enter a few chords, press the green generate button and out pops good sounding music. All my choices may eventually change but each project begins with good sounding music! How great is that?!
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Me too. It's still the basics, pick a style, enter the chords, hit Play. I've loved that since Day One and still do.
Also, guys stay on topic please? This is not the thread to complain about what someone thinks is a great feature. Just say what you like and leave the rest for another thread.
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Can I be allowed two favorite features? Doesn't matter, I'll give you both.
1) The basic, original, auto-accompaniment feature, enter chord names, pick a style, click play - presto music
2) The StyleMaker - the ability to turn my ideas into a style that will work in the above feature.
Insights and incites by Notes
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Can I be allowed two favorite features? Doesn't matter, I'll give you both.
1) The basic, original, auto-accompaniment feature, enter chord names, pick a style, click play - presto music
2) The StyleMaker - the ability to turn my ideas into a style that will work in the above feature.
Insights and incites by Notes I'm with Notes on this one. The basic, original, auto-accompaniment feature is how JonD and I figure out some of our chord progressions. That is trying different chord transitions to see how they fit with a selected style. Plus I have used the stylemaker with great success.
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I have to say: my favorite feature (and hopefully again soon) WAS using the 2015 Stylepicker (and earlier versions that permitted the similar approach) to quickly and effectively pick a RealStyle to substitute for the style in a MIDI file (oftentimes a MIDI is the initial tune I start with). I loved the ease, the expediency, and the effectiveness of quickly getting to a RealStyle that was "gggrrrreeeaaaattttt"!!! Based on previous threads about getting the 2015 Stylepicker capability back soon (at least via a toggle switch approach), I remain excited about this BIAB feature!! And don't get me wrong, I have the very highest of respect for what Dr. Gannon and PGMusic have created with BIAB and RB....absolutely awesome capabilities and a great joy to use!!!!!!
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Band-in-a-Box User Video Tutorials!
If you've reviewed our Support page, you've probably noticed the Videos page, which separates our Band-in-a-Box® tutorial videos by category: Overview, VST DAW Plugin, Setup, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, and there's even an Archive category to go down memory lane... (You'll also find these videos on our YouTube Channel.)
It's always great to hear how other Band-in-a-Box® users create their songs, especially when they explain in detail what they're doing. Like Henry Clarke's YouTube Channel, Henry Clarke - Senior Musicians Unite! There you'll find his ALL Band-in-a-Box Tutorials playlist with over 50 videos! His top-three most watched videos include "How to Get Started with Band-in-a-Box," "How I use the Audio Chord Wizard in Band-in-a-Box," and "How to Create An Effective Solo Using Band-in-a-Box" - however he touches on many other topics and also demonstrates his own Band-in-a-Box® songs in the Band-in-a-Box Created Songs playlist!
You're guaranteed to find some helpful videos when you visit Henry Clarke's channel!
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Band-in-a-Box® 2024 apporte plus de 50 fonctions nouvelles ainsi qu'une importante de contenus nouveaux à savoir : 222 RealTracks, des RealStyles nouveaux, des SuperTracks MIDI, des Etudes d'Instruments, des Prestations d'Artistes, des "Morceaux avec Choeurs", un Set 3 de Tracks Jouables, un Set 2 de RealDrums Jouables, deux nouveaux Sets de "RealDrums Stems", des Styles XPro PAK 6, des Xtra Styles PAK 17 et bien plus encore!
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We wanted to demonstrate how this is done with our video, where we show you how to go from nothing to a finished "radio ready" modern pop song by combining the features of Band-in-a-Box®, ChatGPT, and Synth V!
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