2011 (Windows)

Chapter 2: Summary of New Features 7
Chapter 2: Summary of New Features
Band-in-a-Box 11 adds 50 new features and enhancements to make your music
look and sound better, to make it easier, and to make it more fun!
“Thank you” to all of the Band-in-a-Box users who have made suggestions in
the PG Music forums and/or posted to the Band-in-a-Box wish list on our web
page at www.pgmusic.com. It’s great to hear from you!
The New Features in Band-in-a-Box Version 11 are ...
MIDI File Chord Interpretation Wizard
Many people who play music by ear think of songs in terms of “Chords and
Melody.” However many MIDI files lack chord symbols, so they become
difficult to learn without the user figuring out the chords in a time consuming
process. Now you can open up any MIDI file in Band-in-a-Box, and Band-in-
a-Box will
automatically
figure out the chords of the song for you. It
automatically analyzes the MIDI file, figures out where the bass, piano, melody
and other tracks are, and then works out the chord changes for the song. The
chords are written onto the Band-in-a-Box chordsheet like any other song.
This allows you to quickly learn how to play a song from a MIDI file - just
read it into Band-in-a-Box and you'll see the chord symbols, and then learn the
Melody! You can also read tracks into the Melody and Soloist tracks.
Jazz Music Fonts for Notes, Symbols, Chords and Titles
Rich Siegler's Jazz Music fonts have become popular notation fonts, especially
for displaying and printing Jazz and Pop music. Rich has designed customized
“Band-in-a-Box” versions of his Jazz Music, Chords and Title Fonts, and they
are included in Version 11. You can easily switch back and forth between the
Regular fonts and the Jazz fonts. The Jazz fonts have the “handwritten
manuscript” look. It's a great alternative to music fonts that look too
“computerized.”