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When I tried Band-in-a-Box in 90th there was amusing feature - during chords playing you can play melody on the bottom row of PC keys (ZXCV...). And the program assigns on these keys notes that are suitable with the currently playing chord. That was a real joy :)) Month ago I have purchased Band-in-a-Box, but I cannot find this feature. Is it removed? I see that new version of Band-in-a-Box has a lot of impressive professional features. But this "one-finger intelligent play" feature was too fun, especially for children 
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Ain't that so with all 'evolutions'?
The 'Fun' gets dumped in lieu of more and more teccy features that everyone seems to bang on about needing. But do they use it once they've got it?
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It's still there. This is from the manual:
Play Along Wizard
The Play Along Wizard is controlled with the bottom two rows of your computer’s QWERTY keyboard or your
connected MIDI keyboard. The bottom row of keys plays chord tones; the second row plays passing tones. You play
any key in either row and never make a mistake! The Wizard keys are active during playback.
To use this feature, press the [MIDI] toolbar button and enter a check for MIDI Keyboard Wizard Enabled.
You can also select the Wizard Playalong feature option from the Play menu. In the Play menu, toggle Wizard uses “Smart”
notes to “off” (unchecked) to have the Wizard provide you access to the chromatic scale. Toggle it “on” to have access
only to the notes based on the chord/key of the song. Also, the Wizard works with the harmony feature, so you can play
along live in 4-part saxophone harmony for example.
BIAB 2025 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 7 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus 192 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.
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ian. i havent used it in a while , but as far as i know the 'fun' playalong/wizard is still there ...in 2021 https://www.pgmusic.com/manuals/bbw2021full/chapter10.htmread down the page for wiz details. if in doubt... always read the pg manuals on this pg site and faq's and tips and tricks etc...also you will have the manual on your pc...also there is on line pg chat etc as to a new sound device i recommend you rent a usb sound interface with mic preamps built in...before buying to replace the audigy long in the tooth. this is what i do. this way one can ascertain how well it works with ones pc. heres the realband thread on sound devices. https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=635707#Post635707lol...when i was a young lad ...i had many wild times in your neck of the woods..lol om ps..oops matt beat me to it pps..ian REALLY GET INTO REALBANDS MANY MIDI FEATURES. its a gold mine imho...its all in the realband manual.
Last edited by justanoldmuso; 11/23/21 08:54 AM.
my songs....mixed for good earbuds...(fyi..my vocs on all songs..) https://soundcloud.com/alfsongs(90 songs created useing bb/rb) (lots of tips of mine in pg tips forum.)
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Thinking more about this, Ian, I can’t think of any feature in BIAB that was deleted in the nearly thirty years I’ve used it. They might redesign something, and they add features like crazy, but have they ever deleted one?
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they deleted the bundled amplitube in recent versions but if you've had a continuous installation and just updated it you have still got amplitube
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I had put that in the redesign category but you may be right.
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they deleted the bundled amplitube in recent versions but if you've had a continuous installation and just updated it you have still got amplitube I believe that Amplitube 4 went 64 bit only and BiaB was still only 32 bit. Maybe that is why Amplitube 3 was dropped, i.e. there no longer was a version 3 available. There is a free Amplitube 5 but again it is only 64 bit.
When you are at the checkout line and they ask if you found everything say "Why, are you hiding stuff?"
64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware
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Matt Finley, justanoldmuso, thank you for your kind assistance It is really joy to play again via "Play Along Wizard" - like you met old friend after dozen year of parting
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Band-in-a-Box 2025 Italian Version is Here!
Cari amici
È stata aggerate la versione in Italiano del programma più amato dagli appassionati di musica, il nostro Band-in-a-Box.
Questo è il link alla nuova versione 2025.
Di seguito i link per scaricare il pacchetti di lingua italiana aggiornati per Band-in-a-Box e RealBand, anche per chi avesse già comprato la nuova versione in inglese.
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Bonjour à tous,
Band-in-a-Box® 2025 pour Windows est disponible en Français.
Le téléchargement se fait à partir du site PG Music
Pour ceux qui auraient déjà acheté la version 2025 de Band-in-a-Box (et qui donc ont une version anglaise), il est possible de "franciser" cette version avec les patchs suivants:
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Voilà, enjoy!
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