Band in a box 2019 is here and it now functions as a plugin inside your favorite (windows) daw..

Would love to see this for Varranger too

yep. this is a superb program. My copy is on order and I'm looking forward to using the newest features and the 202 new real tracks!

Biab has really grown to something great during the years.
My brother in law has been using it for ages, buys every update, and he loves it.

Does anybody think band-in-a-box is any different from a backing track, midi file, sequence, Etc, versus playing live with a style? As many here judging y their posts look down upon anything but playing with a style?

Yes its very different...
Biab is a tool to easilly create your own backing tracks/midifiles/audio files..

Its much more like an arranger that only works with a chord sequencer
On top of that, you can add some instrumental solo’s..

So basically in opposite to what you ask... its the tool to create them..

Thanks Bachus,
Figured it must be round the time for the 2019 version to be released, Haven’t done a full upgrade for the last couple of years, ( just the program itself) but seriously considering the full upgrade this time round. Something different to play around with.

Hi Donny,
a lot of the styles use audio tracks so they sound great.
I would have thought anyone that is a singer, their main instrument would be their voice, would it really matter what one used for backing, be it a keyboard, midifiles, or band in a box, as long as the backing sounds good.

Maybe the same would go for an instrumentalist . my son is taking up guitar again, biab could be a great teaching tool for practicing or for backing. I think I could show him how to use biab, far easier, than it would be for him to use the keyboard I gave the grandkids a couple of years back.

I am thinking of upgrading my BIAB which is ancient. I am thinking of midi or real track sequences and wonder what use BIAB tracks would be in my Pa4X, which shows me the lead notation. I presume you have to choose midi over real tracks, and would that play in my Korg?

The second question is related to the computer that would be needed for the whole program in general. If I buy the Ultimate+ flash drive, I wouldn't have to worry about capacity so much as disk speed for audio. I haven't touched BIAB in years, so I apologize for these fundamental questions. I would appreciate any advice offered.

Bernie

I have to say...this new plugin feature has got me intrigued. Just may have to upgrade my 2017 version.

Maybe this time I’ll even try to learn it

Wouldn’t it be great if arrangers would show up in your daw as a plug-in and transfer parts
to separate tracks. Imagine the possibilities (Yamaha...hint...hint)