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.)
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.
They'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 part, allowing you to automatically create up to 4-part vocal harmonies from your singing part. These are actual audio harmonies of your sining 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!
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. Now you can 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 is a fun (Strauss in a Box) feature that converts any 4/4 song/melody into a Waltz, or any Waltz into a 4/4 song. There's new support and styles made for odd-time signatures, like 11/8, 13/16. etc ... and much more.
Other New Features
Improved song list dialog
Solo an instrument part
Mute all parts
Transpose each chorus
Copy, repeat X times with Transpose
Copy Dialog has additional functions
- a 'copy 1st chorus to whole song' option
- copy to specific chorus option
- option to include part-markers/bar settings
- show less/show more options button
Songs with multi-channel MIDI information on Melody or Soloist will be displayed
Maximum number of Soloists increased to 1024 (from 256), and new Soloists added.
Bar settings Dialog-Status display at top of Band in a Box windows
'Count-in' can be drum patterns instead
Harmony - low root features
Customize the relative volumes of the drum kit instruments
Additional options for changing volumes of parts
- Alt (or control) clicking down on volume control increases other volumes
- Alt (or control) clicking up on volume control decreases other volumes
- Clicking up past 127 on volume control decreases others
Improved rendering of mp3s
Improved MIDI Driver Wizard to auto-suggest which MIDI driver you should be using
The harmony track names written to the MIDI files are now more descriptive
Improved Chord Wizard pop ballad preset
Option to auto-open Song Menu Window
Option to auto-open Big Lyrics or Lyric View Windows
Playback metronome option
Track copy with channel filter optionally
Simulate Numpad keyboard for Notebook users
'Search again' button added to StylePicker and SongPicker dialogs
StylePicker dialog 'show all' button added which removes any filter set
StyleMaker 'mute a pattern' option added
StyleMaker instrument has been enhanced
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