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Our "Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Windows®! New Features, RealTracks, and other content!" video is now ready!
Get to know all about the newest features in Band-in-a-Box® 2019:



Interested in a specific feature? Here's a breakdown of the video:

Brief Intro to New Features
0:01 - Introduction
2:06 - New Feature: 64-bit
2:21 - New Feature: 64-bit VST DAW Plugin
2:44 - New Feature: 64-bit GM MIDI synth VSTSynthFont64
2:55 - New Feature: Redesigned SongPicker
3:06 - New Feature: Advanced Filters
3:17 - New Feature: Medley
3:26 - New Feature: RealDrums Transcriptions etc.
3:34 - New Feature: 300 more Song Titles
3:39 - New Feature: Melodist uses RealStyles
3:44 - New Feature: Enhanced Audio Harmonies

4:03 - How does Band-in-a-Box® work?

5:25 - 202 New RealTracks in Version 2019:
5:35 - Jazz, Blues, Funk & Percussion
5:50 - Brazilian Bossa & Samba
6:10 - More Latin American
6:37 - Modern Funk
7:01 - Fiery Harmonica
7:23 - Blues Rhythm & Soloist Guitars
7:45 - Funky Acoustic Guitar
7:59 - Djembe
8:11 - Tango
8:27 - Modern Jazz Waltz Drums
8:38 - Growly Blues Horns
8:54 - Pop, Rock & World
9:13 - Cinematic Electric Guitar
9:38 - 12-String & 6-String Campfire Acoustic Folk
9:52 - Pop-Rock Pedal Steel
10:06 - Singer/Songwriter Guitar & Piano
10:27 - Klezmer & European
10:44 - Chicken Pickin'
11:07 - Americana
11:26 - Celtic Cello
11:45 - Celtic 12-String & Nylon Guitar (DADGAD tuning)
12:09 - Background Gospel Low Vocal Mmms

Band-in-a-Box® 2019 New Features:
12:39 - New Features: 64-bit Version
13:26 - New Features: VST DAW Plugin
21:58 - New Features: SongPicker Enhancements
24:03 - New Add-ons: New Instrumental Studies
25:14 - New Features: Searching by Song Fragment
25:45 - New Features: Easy Entering of Notation with the 'N' Key
26:38 - New Features: Filtering Songs
29:03 - New Features: Sub Folders Filters
29:47 - New Features: More Filters (Time Signatures. Genres, Key, Tempo etc.)
30:12 - New Features: Folder Access
30:38 - New Features: Open Special Area
31:08 - New Features: New Advanced Filter Button (RealTracks, RealDrums, and MIDI SuperTracks)
33:40 - New Features: RealDrums Transcriptions
34:48 - New Add-ons: "Look Ma - ALL MIDI!" Sets 1 & 2
35:18 - New Features: New Track Type - Drum Notation
36:38 - New Features: Start Playback Anywhere in the Bar

Notation Improvements:
36:48 - Change Beat Resolution From the Right-Click Menu
37:15 - Easier Entry of Notes on Lines
37:42 - Asterisk to Indicate Middle C on & Spin Controls
37:53 - Force Accidental from the Right-Click Menu
38:01 - Edit Any Track in the Event List
38:09 - Keystroke Note Entry Mode 'N' for Faster Note Entry
38:28 - Print Chords Only Fake Sheet
38:32 - More Control of Notation Size

StyleMaker Enhancements:
38:47 - MIDI Velocity Offset in Styles
39:20 - Save Information with Styles

40:17 - New Features: Styles Made with the Medley Feature
40:49 - New Features: Ability for Different Decibel Offsets On Medleys

New Features: Song Title Enhancements:
41:10 - Now Over 10,600 Titles in SongPicker
41:33 - New Chord Density & Chord Changes Filters

42:10 - New Features: Melodist Now Uses RealStyles
42:56 - New Add-ons: "Low Man" & Re-amped "12-Key" Metal/Thrash Electric Guitar RealTracks
43:20 - New Features: New Hot Keys
44:27 - New Add-ons: Artist Performance Set 9: Celtic Flute with Geoff Kelly
45:02 - New Feature: Audio Harmonies Enhancements

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Excellent video. I enjoyed time was given to demonstrate how to use some of the new features. Lots of use technique to absorb.

I'll likely need to view parts of the video multiple times so it's nice you've created links to various sections Callie.


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Callie,

Thank you for taking the time to index the new features video. This is an excellent resource!

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Very helpful video! I’m also glad we could go to specific topics. I learned a lot from the new Notation features.


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