Band-in-a-Box Pro

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Product Features

• New song styles, new navigation, edited patterns and other tools for better song control
• Added fret displays for string instruments like mandolin, ukulele and banjo
• New & improved piano, organ, guitar, brass sounds - new instruments & styles, plus updates on the previous styles
• Live looping with the One More Time feature - tighter control over song loops during live performing. Extend the song, cut it short, skip to the chorus, by pressing a key
• Improved harmony notation -- view each harmony on a separate track, or view & print a single harmony, and print out a chart for practice or publishing

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00009Z0I9
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 14, 2003
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #7,916 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)

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• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer
The award-winning Band-in-a-Box is so easy to use! Just type in the chords for any song using standard chord symbols (like C, Fm7 or C13b9), choose the style you'd like, and Band-in-a-Box does the rest. Band-in-a-Box automatically generates a complete professional quality arrangement of piano, bass, drums, guitar and strings in a wide variety of popular styles. (Jazz, Pop, Country, Classical and more.)

Band-in-a-Box 2004 is here, with an all-new 32-bit program engine and over 50 cool new features!

First off, the program is rebuilt with a 32-bit-clean engine. Program operations are much faster, including up to 3 times faster notation redraws, song and soloing generation. Playback timing is improved and rock-solid with all versions of Windows®. The GUI is enhanced with floating/dockable toolbars and more.

We’ve added support for DirectX synthesizers (DXi Instruments), allowing you to connect to new synths like the HyperCanvas, VSampler or sound font players for playback or direct rendering.

There are amazing new Audio Vocal Harmony routines that you can apply to the audio part, allowing you to automatically create up to 4 part vocal harmonies from your singing part. These are actual audio harmonies of your singing voice, not MIDI synth versions! And don’t worry if your singing is out of tune – Band-in-a-Box can now "fix" vocals to the correct pitch automatically! Simply record your vocal part, choose a harmony, and Band-in-a-Box will generate the vocal harmony parts for you! Learn more about the new Audio Harmonies feature here...

You can now load a MIDI file into Band-in-a-Box using a single keystroke (F7), and the MIDI file will play with the chords intelligently interpreted on-screen. A new function allows you to erase all channels except the MIDI file melody. You can then change the style of the MIDI file to any Band-in-a-Box style!

Notation display and printout is enhanced with the addition of repeats, first and second endings, DS/DC al Coda symbols and more! There’s a NEW Wizard that will intelligently add 1st/2nd endings automatically for you. Now you can view and convert your current song collection to include 1st/2nd endings in lead sheet format!

There’s a new LyricView window, displaying a full screen of formatted lyrics. Easily copy and paste lyrics to and from your favorite word processor.

We’ve made major enhancements to the SongPicker dialog by adding new fields like song key, form, file size, and more. You can now sort your songs by any field!

There’s a new "Hybrid Styles" feature which allows you to play a style that has instruments from up to 5 different styles!

There’s a fun "Strauss-in-a-Box" feature that converts any 4/4 song/melody to a Waltz, or any Waltz to a 4/4 song. There’s new support and styles made for odd-time signatures like 11/8, 13/16 etc.

Product Description
An Amazing Accompaniment and Composition Tool for Your PC! The PG Music Band-in-a-Box 2008 for PC is a snap to use with your Windows-based system - just type in the chords for any song using standard chord symbols (like C, Fm7 or C13b9), choose the style you'd like, and this incredible software does the rest. Band-in-a-Box automatically generates a complete professional quality arrangement of piano, bass, drums, guitar and strings in a wide variety of popular styles (jazz, pop, country, classical, and more). It's now easier than ever to get amazing, realistic-sounding arrangements straight from your PC with the PG Music Band-in-a-Box.

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