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Availability: Expected: 12-07-2010.
List Price: $129.00
Discount: 29%
Our Price: $92.07
At Musiciansfriend.com on December 02, 2010.

A simple-to-use software solution to help inspire and enliven your compositions.

PG Music's Band-in-a-Box Pro 2010 for MacIntosh is the "tried and true" version of Band-in-a-Box. This music software package includes the Pro RealCombos: 12 RealTracks in 3 Bands (Jazz Swing 140, Pop/Rock 120, and Country Ballad 85) and RealDrums Set 1, plus Styles Sets 0-3, Soloist Set 1, and Melodist Set 1. If you are looking for the basic package, without a lot of extra add-ons, this is the purchase for you.

Band-in-a-Box Pro 2010 for MacIntosh 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, automatically generating a complete professional-quality arrangement of piano, bass, drums, guitar, and strings or horns in a wide variety of popular styles. Live audio tracks can be created using the included RealDrums and RealTracks, now combined into one called RealCombos.

This audio production software is a powerful and creative music composition tool for exploring and developing musical ideas with near-instantaneous feedback. Version 2010 is designed for MacIntel, and boasts major new features like RealDrums, RealTracks and the Audio Chord Wizard. RealDrums adds the human element of a live drummer while RealTracks add even more live session musicians, bringing the entire Band-in-a-Box arrangement to life. The Audio Chord Wizard has the amazing ability to analyze, extract, and show the chords from audio recordings onscreen and then write them to the PG Music Band-in-a-Box chord sheet.

What are RealCombos?
RealCombos are a band of RealTracks and RealDrums in the same style. For example, the Jazz Swing 140 RealCombo includes 5 RealInstruments (Bass, Piano, Guitar, Sax, and Drums) that play at a medium swing tempo. RealCombos have an ideal tempo listed—they can be played at any tempo, but sound best near the ideal (originally recorded) tempo. The Band-in-Box 2010 Pro for Mac RealTracks Collection includes 12 RealTracks, in 3 Bands: Jazz, Pop/Rock, Country

PG Music Styles Sets 0-3
The Band-in-a-Box Pro 2010 for Mac includes the starter set of PG Music's Sets 0-3. The Style Sets included contain starter sets that range from a mellow bossa nova quartet to a 60's British rock ballad, a BeeGee's inspired disco track to a modern Christina Aguilera-like pop progressions. There's also funk, country swing, blues, new wave, alternative rock, jazz, hip-hop, waltz, heavy metal, and more. It's a diverse mix to get you inspired.

PG Music Soloist Sets
Soloist add-ons work with Band-in-a-Box's Soloist feature, which generates solos to go with your song. The more Soloist add-ons you have, the greater the variety of solos Band-in-a-Box will be able to generate. This Mac version comes with Soloist 1 to give you an idea of what the Soloist feature can do for you.

PG Music Melodist Sets
Melodist add-ons work with PG Music Band-in-a-Box's Melodist feature. The Melodist can compose a song, complete with intro, chords, melody, arrangement and improvisation, with the push of a button. The more add-ons you have, the wider the variety of songs the Melodist will be able to generate. This Mac version comes with Melodist 1 to give you an idea of what it can do for you.

PG Music Band-in-a-Box Pro 2010 for MacIntosh Features:

  • Includes:
  • Band-in-a-Box 2010 for Mac
  • Styles Sets 0-3
  • Soloist Sets 1
  • Melodist Sets 1
  • Pro RealCombos (12 RealTracks, in 3 Bands)

    PG Music's Band-in-a-Box 2010 Music Composition Software
  • Use standard symbols to enter chords for your song into the Chord Sheet window—it only takes 3 minutes to enter chords for a typical song
  • Arrange and edit your song using automatic intros, endings, style variation, drum fills, and much more
  • Choose styles from a wide variety of genres using the searchable and informative StylePicker window
  • When you play your song, it generates an original, professional quality arrangement using the style of your choice
  • Loop parts of the song, transpose each chorus, play along with your keyboard, and much more
  • RealDrums can replace the MIDI Drum track in any style with real recordings of top studio jazz/rock/country drummers and play in perfect sync with other Band-in-a-Box tracks
  • RealTracks can be added to any song giving it an ultra-realistic feel, since RealTracks use audio recordings of actual musicians
  • The Melodist can create an entire original song from scratch, including chords, melody, arrangement, solo, intro, and title
  • The Medley Maker allows you to combine multiple Band-in-a-Box song files into one continuous performance
  • Use the Soloist to automatically create and play original, professional quality solos in the genre and style of your choice
  • Automatic harmonization of Melody track, Soloist track, or live playing on Thru channel: Select from over 200 included harmony types, with 2 to 5 part harmonies like SuperSax, 5 part trumpets, etc.
  • Render your songs to WAV/MP3/WMA for further editing in other programs, for use on the internet, or to make audio CDs of your music
  • Audio Chord Wizard automatically figures out chords in MP3/WAV/WMA files and CD-Audio tracks, and displays them
  • Record your own MIDI part to the Melody or Soloist track from a MIDI keyboard, MIDI guitar, or MIDI wind controller
  • Full-featured Notation Window displays chords and lyrics, as well as musical notation for all instrument tracks
  • Notation Window's 'Editable' and 'Staff Roll' modes allow you to quickly and easily enter or edit notation and lyrics
  • You can view and edit all MIDI and lyric events in the Melody and Soloist tracks using the Event List Editor
  • Lead Sheet window allows you to view multi-line, full-page notation, lyrics, and chords in typical lead sheet style
  • Your Band-in-a-Box songs can be printed, producing a lead sheet style printout, or you can save the song as a graphics file (e.g. BMP, JPG)
  • Piano Roll Window allows you to edit your tracks using an intuitive graphical window similar to the type found in many sequencer programs
  • Sequencer Window allows you to control multichannel Melody or Soloist tracks (i.e. tracks with than one instrument), selecting the patch and volume for each channel, and more
  • Record an audio track along with your Band-in-a-Box song, then edit the track, adding audio effects and harmonies
  • TC Helicon Harmonizer to automatically create up to 4 part audio harmonies to recorded vocals and other audio
  • Load and save many file types, including standards like MID, KAR, WAV, WMA, MP3, and CD-A
  • The SongPicker window provides an easy way to organize, search, and open all of your songs
  • Export your songs as standard MIDI files, enabling you to play or edit them with other software, etc.
  • MIDI File Chord Wizard will analyze any MIDI file, figure out the chords, and import chords and melodies
  • Chord Substitution Wizard will reharmonize a song so you can perform or practice a familiar song in a brand new way
  • Melody Embellisher automatically adds notes (e.g. grace notes) and effects (e.g. vibrato) to the Melody track, making it more lively and realistic
  • Use the Reharmonist to automatically develop chord progressions in the genre of your choice, based only on the melody
  • Jukebox will load and play an entire folder of songs, great for listening, practicing, and live performances
  • Conductor Window allows complete control of your song while it is playing by pressing hotkeys on your computer or MIDI keyboard—excellent for live performances
  • Supports the TranzPort hardware device, which allows you to control Band-in-a-Box remotely through walls from 30 feet away
  • SoundTrack Generator will create royalty-free music of a specified length, for you to use in home videos, presentations, jingles, etc.
  • Big Piano window displays the notes of any track on a resizable piano keyboard
  • Animated Guitar Fretboard window displays any track on guitar, bass, ukulele, mandolin, banjo, and violin
  • Guitarist feature intelligently creates a guitar chord solo based on an existing melody track, using correct guitar fret positions
  • Guitar Tuner includes a tone generator, a pitch meter, fine-adjustment controls, a hum filter, and much more
  • Improve your ear using the Interval and Chord Tutor modules in the Ear Training Window
  • Pitch Invasion is an arcade-style music game designed to teach you to recognize specific pitches from a variety of instruments and octave ranges
  • Music Replay, another ear-training game, is designed to teach the player to recognize and play back melodies and rhythms
  • Convenient Practice Window is where many features and add-ons useful to learning can be launched
  • StyleMaker allows you to create your own new styles from scratch, or edit existing styles
  • Hybrid StyleMaker allows you to easily make a new style by combining instruments from different styles
  • StyleWizard automatically creates a style from a MIDI file
  • MultiStyles can be used which have anywhere from 4 to 24 substyles (average is 2)
  • MIDI Monitor displays a listing of data received from computer MIDI Input and/or Band-in-a-Box output, useful for educational or diagnostic purposes
  • Animated Drum Kit Window is an animated, 3D display of a complete drum kit
  • Use the Big Lyrics Window for a Karaoke style display of chords and lyrics while your songs are playing
  • Will play through an internal or external MIDI synthesizer of your choice, including DXi and VSTi synthesizers
  • Many specialized MIDI options are available, which can help you customize it to make the most of your specific MIDI setup
  • Look can be customized with various chord sheet fonts, colors, floating/dockable toolbars, and more
  • Vocal Wizard transposes any song to the best key for your vocal range—ideal for vocal practice, karaoke, and live performances
  • Chord Builder allows you to hear and build chords up by clicking on the root, extension, and alternate slash root, if applicable
  • Using MIDI Chord Detection, play any chord on your MIDI keyboard, and Band-in-a-Box will recognize it instantly and insert it onto the Chord Sheet
  • The Transpose dialog has options to automatically transpose live playback to a different key, transpose a song every chorus, and more
  • Automatically add a smooth fadeout to the end of your song
  • The Find File feature is a "Swiss Army Knife" that allows you to search for files using keywords
  • Supports entry, display, and printout of song forms using repeats, 1st/2nd endings, and DC/DS al coda
  • Track-to-Track Copy dialog allows you to freeze Band-in-a-Box generated tracks by copying them to the Melody track, and more
  • Multiple options to customize the count-in and metronome sounds according to your preferences.
  • Descriptive hints and keyboard shortcuts throughout the program, a comprehensive help file and manual, and dedicated customer support help make it easy to use

    New-to-the series features
  • Plug-in mode makes BIAB open as a small, always-on-top window, and acts as a plug-in for your favorite DAW/sequencer so that you can drag-n-drop MIDI and audio (AIFF) tracks from BIAB to your favorite sequencer (Work in your favorite sequencer, type a progression in Band-in-a-Box, and then simply drag the track from Band-in-a-Box to your sequencer's track at the desired track and bar location)
  • RealTracks generate much faster, 4X faster on average (down from 20 seconds to 5 seconds) generate will generate now in about 5 seconds
  • If you freeze some, or all tracks, in the song, playback of RealTracks is almost instantaneous
  • Time for generation of MIDI arrangement is much faster (less than 1 second)
  • Freezing (locking) MIDI or Real tracks/RealDrums so it won't be changed or re-generated, saving time when replaying previous songs, and allows you to freeze an arrangement that you like
  • All tracks can be edited and saved
  • Soloist generated RealTracks are now saved with the song, so you will hear the RealTracks play the same solo when you reload the song
  • RealTracks now support new features, including Shots, Holds, and Pushes: Simply type in the chords as you normally would, adding periods(...) for shots and holds, and the RealTracks will play them
  • RealTracks endings have been enhanced, and are now 4 bar endings instead of 2 bar, allowing time for a natural decay of the instruments
  • Multiple Undo support for up to 999 levels of undo (configurable)
  • Now all settings are saved with songs, including patches, reverbs, volume etc., so that the song will play the same way each time, without having to set this in the Save With Patches dialog
  • Reverb control added for individual tracks with RealTracks or RealDrums, so you can easily add reverb (0 to 127) for any RealTrack
  • Reverb type also settable, and saved with the song
  • Bass/Treble Tone Control added for individual tracks with RealTracks or RealDrums, so you can easily adjust the bass/treble EQ for any RealTrack (Settings save with the song)
  • Band-in-a-Box window is now sizable: when size changes, chord sheet, notation, and other windows redraw in proportion to the new size, allowing you to have BIAB open as a small window on screen with other programs, and you still see a full chord sheet
  • The screen size is remembered between sessions
  • New favorite songs/styles dialog, with separate lists of recently played and favorite songs or styles: Now there are 2 tabs in this dialog, showing you both recently used songs/styles, and a new list of favorites that you select as a favorite songs or styles (You can add an unlimited number of favorites)
  • Double time and half-time support for RealTracks added
  • Tempo swapping of similar RealTracks happens either automatically or manually
  • If you set "Auto RealTracks substitution based on tempo" to true in RealTracks Settings dialog or Additional Song Settings dialog, BIAB will automatically choose the best one to use
  • Rendering now has a Normalize option to normalize individual tracks or the complete arrangement, boosting the volume to a maximum level without distortion
  • RealDrums picker dialog has been enhanced with information about Artist name, Artist bio, and Real Drums Set number
  • Songs saved as a different name now have the new name added to the Recently Used song dialog
  • Support enhanced for non-concert instruments (Bb/Eb sax, trumpet etc.) so when chord sheet is transposed, you can type in chords in the transposed key, and they will show up as you have entered them instead of requiring you to enter the chords in the concert key
  • More Soloists are now available (up to 2000)
  • RealTracks Picker dialog enhanced: opens up faster, and New Columns added (tempo swappable, holds type)
  • Many messages changed to "yellow alerts" at top right of screen so you don't have to respond to the message, interrupting work flow
  • Looped playback of any selected region
  • Mouse scroll wheel support added to the main window, notation window, and many dialogs
  • The ability to have endings use a held chord, (RealTracks and MIDI)
  • For songs with no ending, the last chord of the song can be a held chord (RealTracks and MIDI)
  • And many more

Hey Mac (user), need some "virtual bandmates" to jam with? Get them in this box. Order them today.

PG Music Band-in-a-Box Pro 2010 for MacIntosh Specifications:

  • System Requirements
  • Mac OS X 10.4 or later, Intel Processor
  • Minimum 512 MB RAM recommended
  • Screen Resolution: 1024x768 or higher
  • Hard Disk space: 500MB free hard disk space to install Band-in-a-Box program and MIDI styles
  • Additional hard disk space is required for RealTracks, about 1GB per set and RealDrums require about 100MB per set

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