Not too OT: Band in a box
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Not too OT: Band in a box
Has anyone heard of this product? I have a very old piece of software called "The Jammer". It let's you enter a series of chord names (C, D etc) and it will compose a rhythm around your chords. It's old and has horrible MIDI sound but it's really nice for practicing. Great for speed training too.
Now there's a "Band in a Box" which is supposed to be similar but better.
Now there's a "Band in a Box" which is supposed to be similar but better.
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eskin wrote:I use it all the time for practice. If anyone else has it, I'd be happy to send along my tune books and styles...
Cool. I don't really want to buy the 250.00 version. All I really want are some blues styles, jigs, reels, bluegrass and country. I don't know what the basic setup comes with but I'm currently checking their web site.
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Maybe you have already looked into it, but MIDI sound fonts? Lots of hard disk space and a high speed connection are suggested.Flyingcursor wrote:THanks for the input. I've been to their site. I guess I'll have to download the demo. The problem with anything that generates midi is the so-called instruments sound like an old PC speaker buzz. That's with a GOOD soundcard.
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Using the Roland Virtual Sound Canvas software synth you can get quality multitimbral playback from Band-in-a-Box that rivals expensive dedicated hardware synths:
http://www.pgmusic.com/rolandvs.htm
here's some recordings comparing the soft syth output with the real devices:
http://www.pgmusic.com/dare_to_compare.htm
I've used this setup on several laptops with very good results, and it doesn't require a lot of CPU, easily runs on pretty much any Pentium-3 system with no problem. I've even run VSC with BIAB it on an old P-166 HP laptop, and while it wasn't very zippy, it did work.
BIAB is a very capable platform for use as a practice tool. I've been a great fan of PG Music for many years.
http://www.pgmusic.com/rolandvs.htm
here's some recordings comparing the soft syth output with the real devices:
http://www.pgmusic.com/dare_to_compare.htm
I've used this setup on several laptops with very good results, and it doesn't require a lot of CPU, easily runs on pretty much any Pentium-3 system with no problem. I've even run VSC with BIAB it on an old P-166 HP laptop, and while it wasn't very zippy, it did work.
BIAB is a very capable platform for use as a practice tool. I've been a great fan of PG Music for many years.