BiaB does an excellent job of making a backing track from a chord progression. Getting a good chord progression can sometimes be a bit of a problem as, whilst they're often online, not all are authentic. The official sheet music may or not have the chords stated ... often not.

BiaB has a tool, Auto Chord Wizard (ACW) that will try to extract chords from a recording.

Once you have a chord progression in BiaB, try out different styles with them, to find a backing that works for you. Find a sound and feel that suits you, probably regenerate a few times, freezing tracks as you like them.

This almost certainly won't make a backing track that's the same as the original song's, but it can make an excellent backing track for a cover.

There's a "Melody track" that BiaB won't change, so you could import MIDI or XML into it, it can be a single-line melody or a full piano piece. It, indeed any track, can be muted completely or by bars or by choruses/verses.

There's no demo version, but I believe PGMusic are as good as their word on the 30 days unconditional money back guarantee, though I suspect they're not that often asked to do so.

The bad news is that the "Pro" version is the entry version and has very a limited selection of styles. Just about everyone advises getting the best/biggest version you're prepared to afford. Most of us have the UltraPAK. You may find that it's cheaper to buy the Pro version and then upgrade than to buy a bigger pack at the start.

PGMusic's videos are good but can be a bit overwhelming and hard to navigate. I rather like the versions done on YouTube by Henry Clarke.

There are differences between the Windows and Mac versions, the Mac vewrsion tending to be somewhat behind.


Jazz relative beginner, starting at a much older age than was helpful.
AVL:MXE Linux; Windows 11
BIAB2025 Audiophile, a bunch of other software.
Kawai MP6, Ui24R, Focusrite Saffire Pro40 and Scarletts
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