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Band-in-a-Box!

This is a site license version of BIAB 12 MegaPAK for Mac, 10 or more seats, available to qualifying educational facilities.

The PG Music Band-in-a-Box 12 MegaPAK for Mac is a snap to use with your Mac computer - 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 12 MegaPAK for Mac 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 Mac with the PG Music Band-in-a-Box 12 MegaPAK for Mac.

PG Music Band-in-a-Box 12 MegaPAK for Mac Accompaniment and Composition Software at a Glance:

• Includes RealDrums
  
• Audio Chord Wizard
  
• Loaded with new features
  
• Style Sets

Includes RealDrums
Band-in-a-Box 12 MegaPAK for Mac features RealDrums. These are audio drum styles that replace the MIDI Drum track with actual recordings of top studio Jazz/Rock/Country drummers. These are not "samples" of single drum hits; they are full recordings, lasting from 1 to 8 bars, playing along in perfect sync with the other Band-in-a-Box 12 MegaPAK for Mac tracks. The results are dramatically better than MIDI; they sound like a real drummer because they are recordings of a real drummer. And adding a real instrument to the mix makes all of the Band-in-a-Box 12 MegaPAK for Mac parts sound more authentic.

Audio Chord Wizard
The amazing Audio Chord Wizard feature automatically figures out the chords from any MP4A, AIFF, M4A, or audio cd, and displays them in Band-in-a-Box 12 MegaPAK for Mac. Just load in any supported file and you'll instantly see the chords. The Audio Wizard also figures out tempo, bar lines, key and fine-tuning from the audio file.

Feature-laden software
A new Soundtrack feature allows you to generate new royalty-free music of a specified length of time for use in home or corporate videos, soundtracks, etc. The Reharmonist feature figures out a chord progression for any melody, which allows you to create a new chord progression or enhance an existing one. Solos are enhanced with features that allow the solo to be influenced by the melody, just like a musician. Band-in-a-Box 12 MegaPAK for Mac also adds some other great new features, including Save as AIFF, save as MP4A, TranzPort wireless controller support, Auto-memo generation, Chord Breaks, Practicing Window, Melodist/Soloist/Notation enhancements, and more.

Style Sets
Styles Sets add-ons expand the variety of musical styles in which Band-in-a-Box 12 MegaPAK for Mac can generate the accompaniment to your song. There are hundreds of styles available, either in individual sets as listed below, or as a complete package in the Band-in-a-Box 12 MegaPAK for Mac.

PG Music Band-in-a-Box 12 MegaPAK for Mac Accompaniment and Composition Software Features:

• Audio to Chords, Reharmonist, Soundtrack, and Lyric Block functions and screens
  
• RealDrums drum samples
  
• Chords from MP4A feature
  
• TranzPort wireless controller support
  
• Auto-memo generation
  
• Chord Breaks function
  
• Save as AIFF/MP4A capability
  
• Notation enhancements
  
• Includes Style Sets 0-77, Soloist Sets 1-11 and 16-20, Melodist Sets 1-8, and The Video Tutorial Pak

The PG Music Band-in-a-Box 12 MegaPAK for Mac makes it easier than ever to create and play great-sounding arrangements on your Mac!

Specification Detail Software Type Music Composition and Arrangement Supported Computer Format Mac Supported Plug-In Formats No supported plug-in formats Supported Audio Formats WAVE, AIFF Hardware Requirements - Mac Intel processor, 512MB RAM Hardware Requirements - PC Not Windows compatible OS Requirements - Mac Mac OS X 10.4 or later OS Requirements - PC Not Windows compatible Manufacturer Part Number PG-BBMP-M-Sla

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