I allways hoped that they would finally make this program real time
Untill i realized that the main reason it sounds better and more dynamic then real time arrangers is the fact that its not real time.

No, its not an arranger, but if you just want to tag along a great style then this is a very very sweet program and it comes with litteraly thousands and thousands of the best styles..

To bad you cant run it on your arranger...

Unless offcourse you are running Varranger..



The only downside now is the price, its over $500 for the full version, and comes with hefty update costs every year.

Great karaoke/backing track song creator...who needs a arranger Kb with this?

The answer is simple to that question, we all do... Because we think the added flexibillity of playing realtime chords allows us more freedom..

But does it really?

people who dont know how to play will love BIAB to create music. Just put in the chords and start it up simple.Great songwriting tool also.
BTW how much is this program?

Considering the hundreds of hours we spend prepping our arrangers,filling in some chords doesn't sound like much of a chore. You do give up some spontaneous flexibility however, and won't sell my arrangers just yet. However, there is a lot to like, and maybe incorporating it with my vArranger is a workable idea.

playing a KB is where the fun lies.....in years to come so many other forms of music creation will arise for sure. It's continually changing.....we have so many choices now.

Its between $129 and $669 depending on how much content you want in your package...

With a yearly payed upgrade.

Personally i love it for playing piano along the styles...

couldn't playing Piano wot styles be done easily with an Arranger Kb
and what sound source is BIAB drawing from on your computer or module?

Hello Bernie,

I have just sent you an email with a new version of vArranger

You have asked me long time ago to be able to make some changes in volumes, sounds , mute tracks, transpose... in a midifile based song and SAVE SONG

So now it is done.

Let me know if it is working OK for you

The time it took the gentleman to explain the chord progressions that he was going to play I could've played them in my arranger . If you are so musically minded that you know what a chord will sound like in a progression before playing it then band in a box might be an advantage . But if like most musicians, you like to hear what something will sound like and experiment with progressions before you know whether you like it or not ,this just sounds really awkward both as a performance and songwriting tool to my mind . it' no easier to use than an arranger and if you wish to change chords within a bar and not squarely on the beat or just off the beat how easy is it to conceptualise this and input correctly in Band In a box in as opposed to actually playing it ?

Don't get me wrong I'm sure someone can find a use for this but for me it's superfluous to my arranger