Originally Posted By: Heine Svendsen - Indigo 2
Jazzstudies.us is a realy great site.
I guess my question is: Why can't we have those same chords to choose from from inside Band-ion-a-Box. Are there legal implications?


PG Music chooses not to maintain an archive of copyrighted songs, however there are many sources available on the internet. One of the most popular is the ++ Yahoo Band-in-a-Box Group ++. The group has two sub groups that are used only to archive song files. ++ HERE ++ is another Yahoo song file sharing group.

An internet search will bring up several sites where people have PG Music song files.

As previously mentioned, user Bob Norton offers midi only PG Music song files that support many fake books. He also offers many unique styles and his site is well worth a visit. ++ HERE ++ is a link to his site.

I use to search for and collect song files but I don't look for them as much as before for a couple of reasons. Many of the song files available for download are out-of-date and do not represent the current capability of Band-in-a-Box. Sometimes the song file is not based on a familiar version of a song. Sometimes the file creator is extremely creative a creates a version of a song that is unlike any prior version of the song. Many times it is difficult to determine what the song file represents based on the file title. Last, as others have noted, it doesn't take that long to create a song file from scratch once you get a little familiar with Band-in-a-Box and the available styles, RealTracks, Midi SuperTracks, loops, soft synths and other tools.

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