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PG Music Band-in-a-Box for Mac (boxed)

Accompaniment and Composition Software for Mac OS X with Style, Time Signature, Instrument, and Chord Options, and Notation Feature - Mac
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PG Music Band-in-a-Box for Mac (boxed)
PG Music Band-in-a-Box for Mac (boxed)
PG Music Band-in-a-Box for Mac (boxed)

An Amazing Accompaniment and Composition Tool for Your Mac!

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The PG Music Band-in-a-Box for Mac is a snap 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 this incredible software does the rest. Band-in-a-Box 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). You can even export your files to Apple's GarageBand program! It's now easier than ever to get amazing, realistic-sounding arrangements straight from your Mac with the PG Music Band-in-a-Box for Mac.

PG Music Band-in-a-Box for Mac OS X Accompaniment and Composition Software at a Glance:
  • Intelligent accompaniment
  • Powerful composition tool
  • Time signature and chord options
  • Loaded with features

Intelligent automatic accompaniment program computer
You can hear and play along to many song ideas and go from "nothing" to "something" in a very short period of time with Band-in-a-Box for Mac as your "on demand" backup band.

Composition tool
Band-in-a-Box is a powerful and creative music composition tool for exploring and developing musical ideas with near-instantaneous feedback.

Time signature and chord operations
Previous versions of Band-in-a-Box supported only X/4 time signatures, but now it's loaded with added support for odd-time signatures like 9/8, 11/8, 13/16, 19/16, etc. The count-in and the style plays in the odd-time signature feel, and you can even change time signatures during the song.

Features galore
Band-in-a-Box for Mac gives you an amazing amount of features, including Notation, Lyrics, Melody Tracks, Harmonization, and a programmable StyleMaker. The Soloist and the Melodist are two major "intelligent" features; the Soloist generates awesome-sounding solos over any chord progression, and the Melodist can create songs from scratch with chords, melodies, intros, solos, and even a title!

PG Music Band-in-a-Box for Mac OS X Accompaniment and Composition Software Features:
  • Requires OS X 10.4 or higher
  • New and improved styles, soloists, harmonies, and song demos
  • Faster notation redraws, faster song and soloing generation
  • Notation, lyric, melody tracks, harmonization, and programmable StyleMaker features
  • Odd time-signature support
  • Easy-to-use, powerful composition tool
  • Capability to export files to Apple Garage Band program
Some of the New Features in PG Music Band-in-a-Box 12 for Mac:
  • Bass player plays better "5ths" over some Jazz chords
  • Load Previous Style, Load Next Style
  • "Chase Volumes" added for playback
  • Option to hear the drum count-in even if the drums are muted or disabled
  • StylePicker Enhancements
  • Mono/Stereo menu options are available
  • Video and Audio Memo support
  • Soloist "Note-density" option for setting the max number of notes per quarter note
The PG Music Band-in-a-Box for Mac makes it easier than ever to create and play great-sounding arrangements on your Mac!

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