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But of all the bands I have played in for the past five years, I have yet to find anyone using it. Even to attempt this, I would have to give every backing at least a 4-bar intro.īest thing of all is to find someone local who uses the system and watch it in action. I've never tried it and it might be tricky to get both to show the right way in their respective windows.
#Band in a box files jazz standards software
If you are adept enough, I suppose you could launch your software notation program to show your chart and then launch BiaB to play, toggling back to the chart window while BiaB plays through - all on the same monitor.
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Some people swear by it, while I swear at it. Theoretically, BiaB could then show you the chords as they play as well as the melody line for you to play. There is a way to notate in BiaB, but I never was able to get the hang of it. But it does get a little tricky in BiaB if you have a key change in the middle of the chart and you want to modulate the chart to a different key to start out with. If you use another monitor, you can change the key on your chart as easily as you can in the BiaB backing.
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After you buy it, you can always go to your account and download it if something happens to the hard drive.Īlso know that you will need either a print out of your chart or use another monitor. It can take QUITE a while to download some of the large bundles and you may have to run the whole thing off an external hard-drive anyway, so I would have them send it on a hard drive.
#Band in a box files jazz standards upgrade
You could start on the Pro and upgrade if it isn't enough. I haven't hardly scratched the surface, although there probably is a lot I will never want to use. But you have to ride that computer-thing learning curve to get there and you expressed that you would rather not have to do that.
#Band in a box files jazz standards how to
Once you know how to navigate BiaB, it's easy.
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I have done over 400 BiaB backings for my own personal use, so I can cobble one up in about 5 minutes. Again, you will have to learn how to either deal with them or just go along with them. I like my backings unfolded so I can very easily make changes to them. True, some of them are quite good, but I believe the majority of them sound datedĦ) Very often, you will find repeats, codas, lyrics, etc in the backings. I like original source material if at all possibleĤ) There may be midi and/or wave files associated with the songs and you will have to know how to get rid of themĥ) They are arrangements from young iterations of BiaB that used midi files. However, there are YouTube tutorials, so it's not impossible.Īnd I wouldn't recommend using the BiaB accompaniments that can be found on the Internet for the following reasons:ġ) You don't know what, if anything, might be imbedded in those filesĢ) They are someone else's idea of how a song backing should soundģ) The backings have often had the original chord progression modified. But for you to start cold, unassisted would be - difficult, I believe. If I could sit down with you, I could cut through it for you and show you in about 3 minutes how to get it going. For a beginner at it, the learning curve is akin to Excel or Paint Shoppe Pro. Quite honestly, given the limitations you have expressed, I don't really believe BiaB is for you. I don't need or want 10,000 customizable options.
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So if it delivers a decent experience, I am not concerned if it perhaps costs $50 more than it should.īut, if it is complicated, has a messy menu, and offers little that I can't get online for free, or if there is another product that is simpler to use, less expensive, and is just as good or nearly as good, that would be good to know. I don't mind the price of Band in the Box if it delivers pretty good backing tracks and has a simple menu and is easy to use. I just want to push a button, turn a few dials, and have fun with my trombone in my den. I am a very, very basic (simple) computer and recording person (and have no idea what MIDI is). At this point, I'm primarily interested in backing tracks for basic Big Band standards (The Nearness of You, I'm Getting Sentimental Over You) and not overly complicated jazz and blues tunes with some improv (New Orleans style/Tuba Skinny). I want something fun and easy, repeat, easy, to use at home. I've listened to some home recordings that used Band in a Box for the backing tracks. Opinions and advice concerning Band in a Box.