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Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Click on your PG Music link this time of year and hope you see a new year showing? You know the one that says Band-In-Box (20XX). Or should I say the All-New Band-in-a-Box (20XX)? I'm so thankful that I found out about this program back when I did. I was just Googling anything to help me find anything that would help me make music. Unlike a lot of you people that purchase this. I'm not a musician at all. Meaning I can't read or write or understand musical theories. I just knew I loved music and Particularly Jazz music and especially Jazz guitar music. Could I pick a harder element in music to try to learn? Jazz, at least in my mind is so hard to learn because of the complexities of chords and such. I know that when I hear a Jazz guitar playing a wonderfully crafted tune that it just melts my affairs away that I need to learn how to make this happen.BIAB was the answer. Having said that. I'm no closer to being Jazz Musician than when I first bought this program. Though no fault of the makers of this great piece of software. You know the routine, it's called life and it gets in the way whenever it's got the opportunity especially when it's something enjoyable. But, that doesn't stop detracting me from trying to improve and without BIAB I would still be googling something to make me a better musician and coming up empty. Don't think that there is not a lot of other programs out there claiming to do the same as BIAB does because there are many. Some work a lot don't. The ones that do work are very complicated, Again from my point of view they are. Others just suck and a promise of something that it cannot deliver. The other ones I've bought to help me in this process and none in any particular order are and I'm willing to bet a lot of you other have done the same. 1) Synfire Express-Haven't made the complete jump to pro yet. I don't know if they had a cyber event this year or not. If they did I forgot to check. Maybe next year or I'll just take the plunge anyway. In my opinion a very good piece of software. It's just uber complicated to understand. I personally think their a little jealous of BIAB because in their links to other resources they don't even mention BIAB. 2) This program did make their list and that's Improviser. Maybe the fact that it's free made them pick this. I have used it a few times with no great results. 3)RapidComposer. Used it a few times again no great results. I just don't understand how it works. I don't think it's intuitive at all. 4)I've bought all the Professional Notation products, Sebelius and Finale. Both have their good and bad. But, since I cannot really read or write music my assessment means nothing. To be honest I bought both hoping there would be a plug-in in either program that would for argument's sake just make a melody out of thin air and then I could adjust it. To me and again only my opinion. If BIAB notation editing were as simple as either one of the other two it would jump leaps and bounds ahead of the competition. BIAB note edits again my opinion just are not that great. No offense. That's it for other programs. Now my fantasy BIAB feature would be that every single note, nuance, noise and whatever else you can think of would be integrated into the real tracks. Meaning that if you wrote a note the real track would play it note for note and also express the feeling you were trying to convey. I know that's impossible and that with midi you can achieve such results with a lot of tweaking. Haven't figured how to do to that yet either. Ok I've rambled on long enough.
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Band-in-a-Box® 2024 Review: 4.75 out of 5 Stars!
If you're looking for a in-depth review of the newest Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows version, you'll definitely find it with Sound-Guy's latest review, Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows Review: Incredible new capabilities to experiment, compose, arrange and mix songs.
A few excerpts:
"The Tracks view is possibly the single most powerful addition in 2024 and opens up a new way to edit and generate accompaniments. Combined with the new MultiPicker Library Window, it makes BIAB nearly perfect as an 'intelligent' composer/arranger program."
"MIDI SuperTracks partial generation showing six variations – each time the section is generated it can be instantly auditioned, re-generated or backed out to a previous generation – and you can do this with any track type. This is MAJOR! This takes musical experimentation and honing an arrangement to a new level, and faster than ever."
"Band in a Box continues to be an expansive musical tool-set for both novice and experienced musicians to experiment, compose, arrange and mix songs, as well as an extensive educational resource. It is huge, with hundreds of functions, more than any one person is likely to ever use. Yet, so is any DAW that I have used. BIAB can do some things that no DAW does, and this year BIAB has more DAW-like functions than ever."
Happy Easter! Holiday Hours...
2024 is well underway - it's already Easter Weekend!
Our Customer Service hours this weekend are:
Friday, March 29: 8-4
Saturday, March 30: 8-4
Sunday, March 31: closed
Regular hours resume Monday, April 1st - no joke!
Convenient Ways to Listen to Band-in-a-Box® Songs Created by Program Users!
The User Showcase Forum is an excellent place to share your Band-in-a-Box® songs and listen to songs other program users are creating!
There are other places you can listen to these songs too! Visit our User Showcase page to sort by genre, artist (forum name), song title, and date - each listing will direct you to the forum post for that song.
If you'd rather listen to these songs in one place, head to our Band-in-a-Box® Radio, where you'll have the option to select the genre playlist for your listening pleasure. This page has SoundCloud built in, so it won't redirect you. We've also added the link to the Artists SoundCloud page here, and a link to their forum post.
We hope you find some inspiration from this amazing collection of User Showcase Songs!
Congratulations to the 2023 User Showcase Award Winners!
We've just announced the 2023 User Showcase Award Winners!
There are 45 winners, each receiving a Band-in-a-Box 2024 UltraPAK! Read the official announcement to see if you've won.
Our User Showcase Forum receives more than 50 posts per day, with people sharing their Band-in-a-Box songs and providing feedback for other songs posted.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed!
Video: Volume Automation in Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows®
Video: Audio Input Monitoring with Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows®
Video: Enhanced Melodists in Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows®!
We've enhanced the Melodists feature included in Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows!
Access the Melodist feature by pressing F7 in the program to open the new MultiPicker Library and locate the [Melodist] tab.
You can now generate a melody on any track in the program - very handy! Plus, you select how much of the melody you want generated - specify a range, or apply it to the whole track.
See the Melodist in action with our video, Band-in-a-Box® 2024: The Melodist Window.
Learn even more about the enhancements to the Melodist feature in Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows at www.pgmusic.com/manuals/bbw2024upgrade/chapter3.htm#enhanced-melodist
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