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5 stars
Version: Band-in-a-Box 9.0
"Top Notch"
Pros: This is a great program for those wanting someone or something to practice with, especially for jazz.. There are THOUSANDS of songs out there already put together that you can use to practice with. The sound is pretty good, though not as good as with many play-along CD's. Its real strength is its ability to allow you to easily change the tempo or key of the song. Entering lyrics and changing notes or chords is pretty easy as well. I think you can do that by midi input, but I haven't tried. You can also modify how it prints out music after a bit of a learning curve (fake book style, piano style, guitar chord and lyrics only..).
I like to sing and using this program in conjunction with the play-alongs I have works great. You can record yourself singing along if you like, but I haven't tried that yet.
It seems to be a strong program that has gradually improved itself over the years. To me this means that there are good people behind it and there will likely be support there if I need it. I used a friends software before buying it, so I don't know how limited the trial version is.
Cons: Bit of a learning curve to get all the goodies out of the program (adding lyrics, changing notes, printing out in different formats). Sound isn't as good as play-along CD's but what do you expect for a software program? Many songs in BIAB format don't have lyrics included, so you generally have to add them yourself. This may have more to do with copyrights than anything though, and it's better to have the music without the lyrics than not have it at all!
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