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RealBand 2010 is here with over 30 cool new features!

There are some exciting new features in RealBand. We've added a new "Plug-in" mode, allowing you to simply Drag-n-Drop tracks between RealBand and another sequencer (Sonar, Reaper, ProTools, FL-Studio, Nuendo and more). RealTracks now support Shots, Holds, and Pushes. Endings are improved, and RealTracks endings are now 4 bars long, giving time for the natural decay of the instruments.

The New Features in RealBand 2010 for Windows are...


There now is a "Plug-in" mode for use with RealBand and another sequencer (Sonar, Reaper, ProTools, FL-Studio, Nuendo and more). With the new plug-in mode, RealBand is open as a small always-on-top window, and acts as a plug-in for your favorite DAW/sequencer, so that you can Drag-n-Drop MIDI and audio (WAV) tracks from RealBand to another sequencer (or to Explorer). Work in another sequencer, type a progression in RealBand, and then simply drag the track from RealBand -in-a-Box to your sequencer's track at the desired track and bar location.

RealTracks now support new features, including Shots, Holds, and Pushes. Simply type in the chords as you normally would, adding periods (…) for shots and holds, and the RealTracks will play them.

RealTracks endings have been enhanced, and are now 4 bar endings instead of 2 bar, allowing time for a natural decay of the instruments.

RealBand main window is now sizable, when size changes, chord sheet, notation, and other windows redraw in proportion to the new size. This allows you to have BB open as a small window on screen with other programs, and you still see a full chord sheet. The screen size is remembered between sessions



Double time and half-time support for RealTracks added. Now you can play any RealTracks at half-time or double time. This allows you to, for example, in a ballad at tempo of 70, to add a RealTracks Sax solo with tempo of 140, and play it as a double time, which will match the ballad tempo of 70. So now all of your existing RealTracks can be used at 3 different tempos. (normal, half-time, double time)

Automatic Tempo swapping of similar RealTracks. If you have similar RealTracks available at different tempos, BB will automatically choose the best one to use. For example, if you have a ballad loaded, with an Acoustic Bass RealTracks at tempo of 60, and you speed up the tempo to 140, and press play, BB will automatically choose an Acoustic Bass RealTracks closer to tempo of 140, if it is the same genre and feel. This means you can use a simple Jazz style, and play it at various tempos, without having to set the best RealTracks based on tempos.

RealDrums picker dialog has been enhanced, with information about Artist name, Artist bio, and Real Drums Set number.

Support enhanced for non-concert instruments (Bb/Eb sax, trumpet etc.). Now when chord sheet is transposed, you can type in chords in the transposed key, and they will show up as you have entered them, instead of requiring you to enter the chords in the concert key.


Lyrics enhanced
Undo added for entry of individual lyrics
‘Enter’ and ‘Close’ button added to lyric entry.

More Soloists are now available, up to 2000.

RealTracks Picker dialog enhanced :
- opens up faster.
- New Columns added (tempo swappable, holds type)

StylePicker is enhanced. Favorites and Recent styles now appear in this dialog as separate lists. It now has the ability to add/remove styles as favorites. A Favorite Style indication (F) shows up for each style. You can filter any list by only showing favorite styles. Over time, you can build up a list of favorite styles, and only show them when needed.

Many messages changed to “yellow alerts” at top right of screen, so that you don’t have to respond to the message, interrupting work flow.


Delete Key (DEL) for Notation Window deletes currently highlighted section.

Comments window stays on top and has selectable font size, useful for pasting/reading lyrics or comments.

Jukebox now supports BB files (MGU and SGU)

Repeat signs now displayed on notation and leadsheet windows.

Big Clock window has setting to not show ticks or milliseconds during playback. During play, will only show bars:beats, but while stopped shows bars:beats:ticks

Thank you so much, Peter. The new RB plug-in mode is the best thing since sliced bread. Now I have the best of both worlds, Real Band & Sonar working together.

PG Music rocks!

--Donna Dunaif

hello

howcome one cannot still preview the styles in RB stylepicker, like in BB?

thanx
R

Would you beleive that there are some of us diehards that still keep an Atari running just so we can still use the incredible Bars 'n Pipes MIDI program?

We hoarde Atari power supplies as well as a few other 'extras' -- just in case.

Even with all of today's great stuff, there are things that Bars 'n Pipes can accomplish that I cannot do with any other program. That custom write-yer-own scripting thang, for one, as well as a few other choice things.

You also might be surprised how many pro MIDI studios still have 'em around for the same purpose.


--Mac