PG Music Inc. has released Band-in-a-Box 2006 for Windows, with over fifty new features, including VST support.
New features include:
- Live looping and playback control.
- Enhanced TC-Helicon Audio Harmonies.
- New notation symbols.
- ASIO Audio/Software synth driver support.
- VST support.
- Half-speed (and slower) audio playback.
- Three new DirectX plug-ins, PG Vinyl, PG RTA and PG Vocal Remover.
- Support to have different instruments (patches) for the "a" and "b" substyle.
- Multi-channel leadsheet display and specific channel recording.
- MIDI normalize option.
- Great new ear training games.
- Bar range for MIDI file creation.
- 11th chord support.
- Direct open or import of WMA, MP3, and CD-Audio files.
- Piano Roll improvements.
- Batch conversion from Band-in-a-Box songs to MIDI files.
- and much more.
BIAB 2006 costs from $88 and various upgrade options are available for owners of a previous version.