November 30, 2019 User Showcase Song - Adèle

Here's a french tango! Philippe Janin has composed the melody, written the lyrics and he sings.
Adèle

RD Tango
RT 917 Acoustic Bass
RT 2462 Piano
RT 2494 Piano
RT 3051 Accordion
RT 1902 Solo Acoustic Guitar

Posted at 11:40 AM

November 30, 2019 RealBand 2020 is Here!

RealBand 2020 is here, and is included free with Band-in-a-Box® 2020 for Windows!

There are over 20 additions to RealBand, including intelligent Audio-Harmonies (1-4 voice), Scrub Mode, mixer enhancements, open MusicXML .musicxml and .xml, easier transpose, RealTracks, RealDrums sound improvements, and more!

RealBand 2020 New Features include:

Darker Grid Lines
Grid lines in Tracks and Audio Edit windows are drawn in a darker color instead of white.

Auto-hide Grid Lines
RealBand will auto-hide grid lines when they are within a certain number of pixels of each other.

Audio Scrub Mode
The new audio scrub button in the Audio Edit window lets you click and drag to hear a section of audio.

Shift key for moving multiple volume sliders and pan knobs
If moving a volume slider while pressing the Shift key, then any other selected tracks' sliders will also move. This applies to Tracks and Mixer windows.

...and more!

For the complete list of new features included in RealBand 2020, click here, and choose the "RealBand 2020" Tab.

Posted at 11:23 AM

November 30, 2019 Band-in-a-Box® 2020 for Windows - Upgrade Today to Save Up to 50%!

Just released: Band-in-a-Box® 2020 for Windows with over 50 new features, 202 New RealTracks, new RealStyles, 15 new MIDI SuperTracks, 170 new Instrumental Studies, 30 new MIDI Styles, 280 RealDrums Transcriptions, the 2020 Free Bonus PAK, 2020 49-PAK, and new Xtra Styles PAK 8!

We're having a SALE on Band-in-a-Box® 2020 Upgrade purchases until December 31, 2019 - save up to 50% when you purchase your Band-in-a-Box® 2020 for Windows Upgrade!

We've packed our Free Bonus PAK & 49-PAK with some amazing Add-ons! The Free Bonus PAK is automatically included with most Band-in-a-Box^® for Windows 2020 packages, but for more even more Add-ons (including 40 Unreleased RealTracks) upgrade it to the 2020 49-PAK for only $49. You can see the full lists of items in each package, and listen to demos here.

Check out our Band-in-a-Box^® packages page for all the purchase options available.

Learn more about all the new features in Band-in-a-Box® 2020 for Windows at: www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.new.htm

If you need any help deciding which package is the best option for you, just let us know. We are here to help!

Posted at 11:13 AM

November 28, 2019 Happy Thanksgiving!

Today our friends in the USA are celebrating Thanksgiving!

Our hours are not affected - we are here until 6pm PST!
Technical Support is available until 4pm.

We hope everyone has an amazing Thanksgiving!

Posted at 07:26 AM

November 26, 2019 Stay In-the-Know With the Band-in-a-Box® Newsletter!

Hoping to be notified when Band-in-a-Box® 2020 is released? There are a few ways to stay informed!

PG Music Newsletter: Click here to subscribe
(If you've registered with us, or purchased from us, you're already on the list!)

Facebook: Click here to "Like" our page!

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We also announce a new version release on our Forum... stay tuned!

Posted at 09:14 AM

November 26, 2019 User Showcase Song - San Antonio

It's been a bit busy lately, but I thought I would share something new - this is called San Antonio: soundcloud.com/user-157357144/san-antonio

All BIAB Tracks:
366: Bass, Electric, Country Ev 065
362: Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Ev 085
362: Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking Ev 085
2446: Guitar, Baritone Electric, Background Ev 065
RealDrums: NashvilleEven16 Sidestick HiHat

Posted at 08:58 AM

November 25, 2019 Your Band is Always Ready with Band-in-a-Box®!

We thought it rather fitting (since yesterday was "Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day"), to remind our program users that not only can you write a song with Band-in-a-Box®, you can play along with your very own band with Band-in-a-Box® too!

With so many features available in the program, it can be easy to forget the Band-in-a-Box mantra:

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, automatically generating a complete professional-quality arrangement of piano, bass, drums, guitar, and strings or horns in a wide variety of popular styles!

And playing along with your very own on-demand backup band is the best way to master your skills, your Unique Talent - since no one plays quite like you!

Have you recorded your own performace with Band-in-a-Box® backing you up? Share it here, and we'll celebrate your unique talent too!

Posted at 08:49 AM

November 25, 2019 User Showcase Song - The Narcissist's Wife

Here's a song built from the ground up with BIAB.

Mixed and augmented in Reaper. click here to listen

Mixes WITH SOLOs.
1st guitar as played by my co-writer from 76 - Eric Drabwell... click here to listen

2nd BIAB CELLO solo... click here to listen

I used two lots of compression as well as overdrive on the cello to help it cut through a thick mix.
THOUGHTS?

I started with a couple of chord progressions and the lyrics, (rejected by a couple of potential users because of the theme).
Chord sequence placed in BIAB and a full arrangement built in there.
I then, slowly, replaced the BIAB guitars & bass with my own playing to get the sounds/riffs I wanted.
Stephen accepted the challenge.
The vocals have been manually de-essed using a pre-fx volume envelope. In the choruses I opted for a send parallel vocal track set up with overdrive and a flanger & blended with the original to give the vocals a boost & some grit.
Vantage Bass, Fender Squire Bullet Mustang, Fender 12 string acoustic, super cheap spring reverb pedal and some handy Marshall Cabinet impulse responses helped liven things a little. I also double tracked the arpeggio guitar - one set DI & the other mic'd amp.
BIAB Real Drums, organ & Ahhs remain from the build process.
I HOPE to have a real solo by next week.

Posted at 08:46 AM

November 22, 2019 Band-in-a-Box® Video Tutorials - Support At Your Fingertips!

Did you know we have a HUGE library of support videos to help you with Band-in-a-Box®?

All of these can be found on our YouTube Channel, however we have them available on our Support pages:
Videos - Band-in-a-Box® Windows
Videos - Band-in-a-Box® Mac

Check out the full list of Support resources at www.pgmusic.com/support.htm

Can't find the video you are looking for? Post a request on our I want a video that shows me how to... forum. Videos specifically requested are posted to our PG Music Inc. Support Videos YouTube channel.

Posted at 10:47 AM

November 22, 2019 User Showcase Song - The Way of the World

https://soundcloud.com/torrey-bliss/the-way-of-the-world

I haven't posted a song in a while and made the decision to get to work and get something up here again. Sorry I've been gone for a while but life tends to get in the way. This tune is a little bit "preachy" but I promise you I was looking in the mirror often on this! It's about how we are just not as caring for our neighbor as we used to be in society. Thank you all for your time to listen and comment! I appreciate it so much!

BIAB
Drums - Rock 90's
Bass - 1522 Electric Power 8's
Guitar - 697 Electric Rock Dirty
Guitar - 694 Electric Rock Arp
Me
Vocals
Guitar Rhythm and Leads played through my Roland GR55
Synths
Percussion

Posted at 10:11 AM

November 21, 2019 User Showcase Song - Take The Pain Away

Hangovers and heartaches. TAKE THE PAIN AWAY

Tracks:
RealTracks in song: 1684:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopPromiseCrispHeld Ev16 100
RealTracks in song: 2585:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PunkHeldPlus Ev 165
RealTracks in song: 1037:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm NorthernRockBallad Ev 065
RealTracks in song: ~~688:Organ, B3, Background Pop Ev 065
RealTracks in song: 2690:Guitar, Electric, Soloist Slow16thsPopBrentSimple Ev16 075
Royalty Free Loops

Posted at 12:09 PM

November 21, 2019 National Jukebox Day - Celebrate with Band-in-a-Box®!

November 27th is National Jukebox Day!

To celebrate, you could purchase a Jukebox... OR just access the Jukebox feature in Band-in-a-Box®!

What does the Band-in-a-Box® Jukebox do?

Using the directory you choose, the Band-in-a-Box® Jukebox will provide you with background music by continuously play the entire list of Band-in-a-Box® SGU files within that folder! There are many options for you to customize your Jukebox experience, including: Only Play song with melodies, Change Melody Instrument, Random order Playback, Audible Count-in, and more! Plus, the Jukebox will continue to play while you use other programs, providing your favorite music for continued background listening pleasure!

To learn more about the Jukebox feature in Band-in-a-Box®, check out Chapter 5 of our online manual, here. Mac too!

Posted at 12:06 PM

November 19, 2019 User Showcase Song - My Good Friend

This is a ballad about a songwriter's good friend...his guitar.

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPsOclaX5k8
SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/keefmeister-1/my-good-friend

_ACCNTRY.STY. Acoustic Country w/ Pedal Steel
Instruments: El.Bass, Ac.Guitar, Ac.Guitar, PedalSteel, Drums
RD: NashvilleEven8^6-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, HiHat Open :Brian Fullen
RT518: Bass, Electric, Pop HalfNotes Ev 085, Dow Tomlin
RT365: Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking Ev 085, Jason Roller
RT362: Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Ev 085 , Tony King
RT363: Pedal Steel, Background Ev 085, Steve Hinson

Added these:
Set 278; 2975 (RVoc0001.ST2) Vocal Oohs-Aahs, Rhythm Pop3-part Ev 085^^Rhythm^^Pop, Country^^
Set 310; 3198 Guitar, Acoustic, Soloist PopBalladBrent Ev 065

All tracks are BiaB except for
1 - an Addictive Drums track to embellish the BiaB track in a couple of places (cymbals & toms only).
2 - all vocals are mine except BiaB Oohs-Aahs track (Shure SM7B mic and Focusrite Scarlet 6i6 audio interface)

Posted at 08:38 AM

November 18, 2019 Notation Enhancements in Band-in-a-Box® 2019

Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Windows was released in December 2018, and included many new features and enhancements - like the enhancements we made to our Notation window!

These include:
-Pressing the space bar plays the song from the current location.
-Double-clicking on the Standard mode Notation window (or on the time line in Editable or Staff Roll mode) plays the song from the current time location.
-The right-click menu in the Editable or Staff Roll mode Notation window has an option to change the current beat resolution. Previously, the only way to do this was to right-click on the time line.
-Clicking close to a stave line will put a note on the stave line instead of between stave lines. Previously, you had to click extremely close to a stave line to insert a note on it.
-In the Notation Windows Options dialog, the clefs split point asterisk indicates that C5* is middle C.
-The clefs split point can be set by the spin controls.
-You can quickly enter forced accidentals from the right-click menu.
-A new track type (Drums) is available for the Melody and Soloist tracks.
-Holding down the Ctrl key and pressing the zoom in/out buttons results in finest possible incremental adjustment in size.
-There's a keystroke entry mode -the "N" mode, which lets you enter a melody entirely using keystrokes. The keystrokes are N to enter a note, up/down cursor to change its pitch, and left/right cursor to move the time line.
-A new button in the Print Options dialog lets you quickly print a "chords only" fake sheet. You can also access this from the right-click menu on the Chord Sheet.
-You can now edit any track in the Event List Editor. When the dialog opens, it will show you the MIDI data in the current notation track.

There's detailed information on our 2019 notation enhancements here: Band-in-a-Box® 2019 New Feature - Notation Enhancements

Jump to the Notation topic in our Band-in-a-Box® 2019 new features video.

Posted at 01:18 PM

November 18, 2019 User Showcase Song - Dad

This is a song of tribute to my dad who passed away in Oct 2016. My sister Lisa wrote a poem at the time called Dad as a remembrance.

recently I was playing my guitar with the capo on fret 6. D, Am, C, G. pretty basic but sounds very pretty with the capo.

I was wondering what to do with it when the anniversary of my dad's passing came and I looked up this poem again.
Loaded up BIAB.
Made a chord sequence. Picked a style. and now I have a song.

https://soundcloud.com/mr-marty57/dad-1

*** Song Summary ***
Title: Dad V3
File:Dad V3 country rock.SGU
Key=C# , Tempo 115, Length (m:s)=3:32
10 bar intro, 88 bar chorus, from bar 11 to bar 98. Repeat x1 chorus
No Melody
No Soloist track.
Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0,
Song is saved with bar changes for Volume Changes,
Style is _CROSFST.STY (Country-Rock Crossover)

RealTracks in style: 784:Bass, Electric, PopCrossover Sw16 075
RealTracks in style: 785:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming CrossoverSnappy Sw16 090
RealTracks in style: 786:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm CrossoverChop Sw16 090
RealTracks in style: 787:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm CrossoverClean Sw16 090
RealTracks in song: 1274:Guitar, Electric, Soloist PopUplift Ev16 120 (Bluesy)
RealTracks in song: 1277:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm PopUpliftA-B Ev16 120
RealDrums in style: NashCrossovrSw16^05-a:Snare, Closed Hat Skip Beat 1 , b:Ride Cymbal, Boogaloo

*******************

I play the intro and outro on my acoustic guitar
Double tracked the vocals.
panned about 3/4 to the left and right

Posted at 09:26 AM

November 15, 2019 Band-in-a-Box® Drum Features!

Today is National Drummer Day!
(not to be confused with National Hug a Drummer Day, which is October 10th)

Band-in-a-Box® is a great resource for drummers! Practice with an on-demand back-up band, learn from the Pro's with RealDrums notation (RealCharts, new with version 2019), MIDI drums notation, or play in the Drum Kit Window!

Not a drummer? Add drums to your Band-in-a-Box® project with RealDrums! Whether you're looking for Bluegrass, Blues, Bossa, Country, Dance, Dixieland, Folk, Funk, HipHop, Jazz, Latin, Metal, Pop, RnB, Rock, Soul, Techno, Traditional, Waltz, or World (and variations within) - you'll definitely find what you're looking for in our RealDrums library - there are over 500 available!

Posted at 12:54 PM

November 15, 2019 User Showcase Song - Get Me Back To You

Hi all wrote this a little while back. All comments welcome.
-Rob4580

https://soundcloud.com/ironbarkbob/get-me-back-to-you

A fast rockabilly folk style that features a classic rockabilly electric guitar
playing blues and rock 'n' roll licks.
Two acoustic guitars strum similar patterns
but one has six strings and the other has twelve.
The acoustic bass plays "in 2", often alternating between the root and fifth.
RockabillySwing^ RealDrums play in their first variation,
which includes simple toms in the A section and tom 8ths in the B section.
This song is in the key of A and uses pop and dominant chords that change every 2 to 8 beats.

****** Song Summary *************
Title: _4THGEAR Demo - 4th Gear Rockabilly Folk Swing
File:Get Me Back To You.SGU
Key=D , Tempo 165, Length (m:s)=3:00
4 bar intro, 116 bar chorus, from bar 5 to bar 120. Repeat x1 chorus
No Melody
Soloist track has 741 notes, Soloist harmony is < no harmony >(0)
Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0,
Song is saved with bar changes for Volume Changes,
Style is _4THGEAR.STY (4th Gear Rockabilly Folk Swing)

RealTracks in style: 401:Bass, Acoustic, Jazz Ray Sw 160 ('2' only)
RealTracks in style: 2496:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm RockabillySwingBrent Sw 165
RealTracks in style: ~373:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Hank Sw 165
RealTracks in style: 3220:Guitar, 12-String Acoustic, Rhythm CampfireFastSwing Sw 165
RealTracks in song: 2559:Guitar, Electric, Soloist RockabillyJiveBrent Sw 190
RealDrums [in style:RockabillySwing^01-a:Tom, b:Tom 8th

Posted at 09:23 AM

November 14, 2019 Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Mac Build 315 Update Available!

Attention Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Mac users - a new FREE patch update (build 315) is available!
Review details and download here

Summary of changes for build 315 (Nov 15, 2019):

Fixed: Exporting MusicXML files was not working.
Fixed: When using "Auto-Hand split Piano track" feature, exported MIDI files contain wrong note durations on the Piano track.
Fixed: Note-based lyrics were not included when exporting MIDI files.
Fixed: User should be prompted to save their song when exiting, if they had added or removed plugins.
Fixed: The Record Audio dialog always says “Track type is Stereo” even if the track type is mono.
Fixed: The [Audio Options…] button in the Record Audio dialog was launching the Audio Devices dialog instead of the Audio Settings dialog.
Fixed: Loops dialog title bar displays wrong track name.
Fixed: Large patch map files are not completely loaded (were limited to 1985 patches).
Fixed: Notation context menu > Edit Section Text… did not do anything.
Fixed: Notation context menu > Insert Section Text… did not do anything.

Posted at 11:28 AM

November 14, 2019 User Showcase Song - Secret Surf

Seeing that I was such a ____ surfer, broke my nose, nearly drowned, ended up in hospital for stitches I thought I would write a "surf tune" in the safety of my home studio!!

Using the Bass and Drums from BIAB really gave it the surf feel.
https://soundcloud.com/briancadoret/secret-surf

Style is SURFTIDE.STY (Surfin Tide - 60s Rock Style)
RealTracks in song: 1731:Bass, Electric, TexasBluesRockNRoll Ev 165
RealDrums in Song: RockClassicBritEv^5-a:Snare, Loose HiHat , b:Snare, Ride Bell

Posted at 09:12 AM

November 13, 2019 My Favorite Things - Nudge Chords in Band-in-a-Box®

Love this time saving feature.

Love it.
-musiclover

To learn more about this feature, read the "Advanced Chord Entry and Editing Features" topic when you click here.

Posted at 10:42 AM

November 13, 2019 User Showcase Song - For Connie - Guitar instrumental - Telecaster

First time on the forum in quite a while. I did this tune on Sunday. I came up with some chord changes and plugged them into BIAB.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMF5jtjzITU

MOVIEST - String Quartet w/ Piano

Sonar
Native Instruments Guitar Rig

I only used the piano part. The guitar and bass parts are pretty much improvised.
Here you go.

Posted at 10:29 AM

November 12, 2019 Band-in-a-Box® Video Testimonial & Demo - Rodney Gene Junior

Band-in-a-Box® endorsing artist Rodney Gene Junior has shared his latest User Testimonial and Demo with us, and we LOVE it! Not only does Rodney share with the viewer his enthusiasm for our program, he also shares a few examples of how he uses Band-in-a-Box® too - make sure you check it out!

Posted at 01:45 PM

November 12, 2019 User Showcase Song - Drive Time - guitar instrumental

Ever wanted to get in your car and just GO? Here's some guitar music to do it to. I hope you like it - Song Link - Drive Time

This Country Rock style guitar Intro came out of experimenting with some BandInABox styles.
I'm not very conversant with American country music but thought that _CDRIVIN.STY was superb so put this tune to the Style. I hope you like it.
One of the inspirational Floyd Jane's writing concepts is used here - A-B-A-B-C-B, to break up the run of the tune.
Guitar is my hand-built Strat, Kinman FV pickups, with a touch of Boss CS-3 compressor, Behringer US600 Shifter pedal, echo via an ancient Alesis Q2 unit, Joyo ACTone amp sim.

CDRIVIN info
1693:Bass, Electric, CountryDrivin8thsA-B Ev 150
2950:Bass, Electric, pumping
1697:Pedal Steel, Rhythm CountryDrivin8ths Ev 150
1696:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm CountryDrivin8ths Ev 150
406:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Ev 136
RealDrums :NashvilleEven8^6-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, HiHat Open
oh yes – and a midi Peeanner track that appeared by magic when I opened it in RB. Its not on the Style at all afaik, but it works well.

Posted at 10:24 AM

November 08, 2019 Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Mac Build 314 Update Available!

Attention Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Mac users!!! A new free patch update is available, and can be downloaded here!

Summary of Changes for build 314:
Fixed: Video RealTracks would fail to render if using macOS Catalina.
Fixed: Command+Return should be the hot-key for Options | MIDI Patch Maps, etc. | Insert current MIDI chord.
Fixed: Window | Audio Chord Wizard menu item should say "Audio Chord Wizard (Legacy Standalone)", and should not be available for macOS Catalina 10.15 or higher.
Improved: Auditioning styles, RealTracks, and RealDrums will start demo playback faster for online demos.
Improved: Help video button added to the Audio Chord Wizard toolbar in the Audio Edit window.
Fixed: In the Audio Chord Wizard toolbar, the "Auto Marking" and "Auto Analysis" checkboxes did not update after undoing.
Fixed: Clicking the [Analyze] button in the Audio Chord Wizard toolbar should warn the user if no bar lines are set.
Fixed: Launching he Audio Chord Wizard causes button hints to not show in the Audio Edit window, and it is not possible to return to the chord sheet.
Fixed: When using the Audio Chord Wizard, sometimes the hour-glass mouse cursor does not go away after analyzing chords.
Fixed: Double-clicking on a song file in the Finder to open it while Band-in-a-Box is running might cause a "Save before closing?" dialog to get stuck behind the main window.

Posted at 12:01 PM

November 08, 2019 User Showcase Song - VINGESLAG (Wing Stroke)

The first full production with the new version of BiaB 2019.
Really love the new styles and the up-tp-date musicality. Blending, tweaking and adding what's needed to find the perfect vibe.

Thanks to Norwegian singer Birgith Røe for permission to share the result in this great forum.

VINGESLAG (Wing Stroke): https://soundcloud.com/molsenhouse/vingeslag

Style is _PENSIVE.STY

RealTracks in song: ~903:Bass, Electric, SmoothCool Sw16 100
RealTracks in style: 2852:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm RnBSoulSw16Mike Sw16 085
RealTracks in style: 2682:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm ModernPopSwing16HighZane Sw16 075
RealDrums in song: SouthernPopNeoSoulSw16^02-a:Hat, Sidestick, b:Ride, Snare

Posted at 10:04 AM

November 08, 2019 Holiday Hours - Monday, November 11th

Remembrance Day is Monday, November 11th. In recognition of this day, our hours will be:

Monday, November 11: Technical Support closed. Sales & Customer Service will be open from 8am - 4pm PST.

Our regular hours resume Tuesday, November 12. Review our hours and additional contact information at www.pgmusic.com/contact.htm

Posted at 09:59 AM

November 07, 2019 Band-in-a-Box® 2019 Testimonial Video - Peter Torpey

Check out our latest Band-in-a-Box video testimonial, which takes using the program to a whole new level! Peter Torpey is a long time program user who has developed a way to work with the program, even though he's visually impaired - and he wants to make sure that others can too!
Click here to watch!

Learn more about Peter here.

View all our video testimonials here.

Want to make your own Testimonial? We'd love to see it! There's information on our Video Testimonials offer here.

Posted at 09:55 AM

November 07, 2019 User Showcase Song - Not Today, Blues

This song I made in 2018, but never brought it to this forum. The recording wasn't too well then and it was hidden somewhere between other songs. At that time I didn't know how to deal with Soundcloud. But I liked the song very much so I re-recorded it these days. I believe it's improved now, but you have to judge if I'm right at that.

Not Today

It is Blues, so it is sad. But I think you might like the sologuitar the most.
I made it after sitting in a car for hours (as a passenger) with aweful music on the radio. At home, making this song was the first thing I did. I don't make Bluessongs so often, but sometimes I have to make one. Like that carride...

The style is Soultry, the tempo 95. The key C#.
I haven't change one instrument, only added the sologuitar: 576 RealTracks.

Posted at 09:54 AM

November 06, 2019 Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Mac Upgrade & Full Manuals Available!

The Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Mac Upgrade & Full program manuals are available to view as an Online Manual or PDF download!

Choose from this list:
Online Manual - Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Mac
PDF Download - Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Mac
Online Manual - Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Mac New Features Guide
PDF Download - Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Mac New Features Guide
All available online manuals

Posted at 11:46 AM

November 06, 2019 User Showcase Song - Ice Cream

hi guys and galm,

https://www.bandlab.com/fmmfmm/ice-cream1-89c72d41?revId=cb894c8c-e1dc-e911-b5e9-2818789a0161

Started this in biab plugin which is working very well these days using mixcraft then to bandlab for final mixing real tracks style is velvet jazz with sax 1434 bass jazz funky popy,realdrums southern pop ev 16,2277 synth,rhythm discoelpianolow ev 120,1236 guitar,electric,rhythm smoothjazzpoppy ev 090,1776 sax,tenor,soloist jazzfunkmovin ev 130 thanks for taking time to listen eric

Posted at 11:37 AM

November 06, 2019 Happy National Saxophone Day!

Today's the day we say "Happy Birthday" to Adolphe Sax, the creator of the Saxophone!
(Adolphe was born November 6, 1814 - 32 years later he patended his saxophone creation!)

We have 35 different RealTracks Sets available for Band-in-a-Box® that include Saxophone RealTracks !

RealTracks Set 304: Blues Shuffle Horn Section
RealTracks Set 294: Big Band "Crooner Shout" Soloist!
RealTracks Set 266: Jazz & Funk Potpourri
RealTracks Set 265: Crooner Ballad Big Band!
RealTracks Set 264: Crooner Bossa Big Band!
RealTracks Set 244: Jazz Background Horns with Jack Stafford
RealTracks Set 236: Cocktail Jazz Horns!
RealTracks Set 220: Flute and Saxes with Jack Stafford
RealTracks Set 217: Jazz Pollwinners 8 – Jazz Waltz Sax Solos
RealTracks Set 216: Jazz Pollwinners 7 – Swingin' Sax & Guitar Soloing
RealTracks Set 215: Jazz Pollwinners 6 – Sax & Guitar Soloing, Ballads & Bossas
RealTracks Set 209: Rockin' Blues Baritone Sax with Gary Smulyan
RealTracks Set 207: Funky Horns
RealTracks Set 194: Jazz Pollwinners 1: Great Saxes: Phil Woods & Gary
RealTracks Set 189: Blues Baritone Sax with Gary Smulyan
RealTracks Set 188: Slow Background Pop Horn Section
RealTracks Set 183: Country Soloists: Sax and More!
RealTracks Set 176: R&B Horns
RealTracks Set 175: Texas Blues-Rock: Smokin' Blues Sax
RealTracks Set 160: Jazz-Funk Movin'
RealTracks Set 145: Jazz-Funk Breezy
RealTracks Set 127: Groovin' Jazz Funk
RealTracks Set 91: Smooth Jazz - Sax Soloing
RealTracks Set 58: Jazz and Pop Waltzes
RealTracks Set 57: Jazz Swing, Laid Back
RealTracks Set 55: Fast Bebop Jazz
RealTracks Set 54: Slow Jazz Ballad
RealTracks Set 52: Fast Samba
RealTracks Set 51: Slow Bossas and More
RealTracks Set 32: Blues
RealTracks Set 19: Jazz Ballad
RealTracks Set 17: Bossa
RealTracks Set 15: Mainstream Swing
RealTracks Set 13: Older Jazz Swing Soloists
RealTracks Set 7: Acoustic Jazz Bass and Rock Sax

Which one is your favorite?

Check our our Saxophonist programs for Windows:
The Jazz Saxophonist
The Rock Saxophonist

Posted at 10:44 AM

November 05, 2019 User Showcase Song - この次の恋 (Translation: My Next Love)

Sometimes I would like to make a sad song with French Chanson feel and I tried to make it. Any comments encouraged. Always welcome.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi

https://soundcloud.com/animarorecords/my-next-love

Title: この次の恋 (Translation: My Next Love)
Vocal: Yoko K., my friend

Style is _BALFRED.STY
RealTracks in style: ~481:Bass, Acoustic, Jazz Ballad Sw 085
RealTracks in style: ~487:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm Jazz Ballad Sw 085
RealTracks in style: ~555:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm Jazz Ballad Freddie Sw 085
RealDrums in Style: JazzBrushesSticks#1: a: JazzBrushesSticks#1b: JazzBrushesSticks#1
Additional Accordion played with Ethnophere
Additional 4 part Strings played with EastWest symphonic orchestra,
Additional Elec. Guitar played by Yamaha teacher
Scored by me

Posted at 08:42 AM

November 04, 2019 User Showcase Song - Small Town Boy

Hey guys, On this song I used: Style: Railway.sty Railway songwriter Train Beat

https://www.soundclick.com/music/songInfo.cfm?songID=13940038

I added a piano part with my Genos and the vocals
The song is fairly auto biographical...hope you enjoy, all comments are welcome...Dan

Posted at 12:08 PM