The MegaPAK version of Band-in-a-Box includes all of our Style Sets
0-76, regular Soloist Sets 1-11 and 16-20, Melodist Sets 1-8,
RealTracks Sets 1-3, RealDrums Sets 1-3, The Band-in-a-Box Video
Tutorial PAK, and the FREE BONUS 12-PAK.
The
new MegaPak puts all the Band-in-a-Box add-ons- every Style Disk and
Soloist disk available plus the MIDI Fakebook and both volumes I and II
of the Inside Band-in-a-Box instructional videos into one Mega package
for the Band-in-a-Box enthusiast who wants it all on one convenient
CD-ROM. It includes the latest version of Band-in-a-Box, more than 300
styles on Styles Disks 1 through 11, over 50 Megabytes of hot solos on
Soloist Disks 1-7, 300 Classical, Traditional and Bluegrass songs in
The MIDI Fakebook Plus the new PowerGuide CD with both volumes I &
II of the hugely popular " Band-in-a-Box" videos feature
Peter Gannon.
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.
MegaPak includes:
- Band-in-a-Box 2008.5
- Style Sets 0-76
- Soloist Sets 1-11, 16-20
- Melodist Sets 1-8
- RealTracks Sets 1-3
- RealDrums Sets 1-3
- Video Tutorial PAK
- FREE BONUS 12-PAK
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
