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Overall I'm very happy with this program. It has a very realistic sound and it's easy to use. some of my guitar playing friends state they couldn't tell the difference between this and a track of a live guitar player. The program also has a help line which is actually very helpful. I would have given it an excellent rating but the program lacks some abilities. It can not change a chord on an off beat, and it can't crescendo, and it can't slow the tempo in the middle of a bar (only at the start of a bar), so it looses some musicality. Some of the guitar strum styles are limited, so if you're using it for several songs the styles will start sounding alike, but it's still very workable. Still, even with the limitations, I recommend this program. It is likely the best one of it's kin and really does sound very real.Read full review
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Very easy to get started with a basic simple non complicated song but finessing that song into something takes a lot of effort. You really have to dig into the help menu and some of the explanations are really not too helpful. A musical novice would struggle, I struggle and I've been in the music game for decades. What irritates me most is that all the features work irrespective of the level of pack you have bought. Unfortunately that means when you load up a style or realtrack that is not included in the purchase, your composition plays and sometimes no sound comes out. Two more irritations, the font which illustrates the musical notation doesn't automatically load and I have found no way at present to get the program to recognise it even though I have downloaded it and I have found no way to load the onbaord midi package, every time I go to load it it tells me to install it. I install it but it's not recognised. Final point, the help menu font and size is pretty poor, but trawling through the 650 page pdf manual is even more traumatic. If I new then what I know now, would I buy it? Probably not.Read full review
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It is what it claims to be, a Band In A Box. Well, in my case it's actually a band-in-the-hard-drive-of-my-PC as I've ordered the software download version and not the boxed, physical version. The MegaPak version of this software includes over 800 Real Tracks played by real musicians. It is like having your private session musicians waiting for you at all times. I am new to this kind of backing track software but I was thrilled as soon as I started using it. I could have gotten by with the MegaPak version; but, I liked it so much, I quickly upgraded to the UltraPaK which includes even more Real Tracks. Although, as will all professional software (think Photoshop, Pro Tools, Cubase, etc.) you muse invest the time it takes to assimilate and learn how to use the program and its intricacies. Read full review
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Be prepared ..there is a huge amount of stuff here,the pdf alone is 675 pages ,downloading and installing takes some time and patience but works straight away . Huge learning curve if you want to go in depth but instant rewards from the go ,definitely recommend at this price point..might even be worth getting the full monty ..may upgrade once i have got my head round all it can do ..5 stars!
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Brilliant, such fun to use and the results are outstanding. I can't praise this product enough, I have tried several DAW's but this is by far the best at helping to create original songs. However I still have a lot to learn as with any program they are so deep, yet to actually get up and running Band in a Box is so easy. Thank you Band in a Box programmers it is incredible!.
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