Songwriting with Band-in-a-Box
Studio wiz Eli Krantzberg presents a comprehensive set of Band-in-the-Box video tutorials! If you're looking for a
one-stop shop to tum your raw song ideas into complete, fleshed out arrangements, this is the video series for
you. Eli takes you through the software's extensive feature set, concentrating on the key elements geared toward
songwriters, and demonstrates how to build a finished song from even the humblest beginnings. These videos are
for new Band-in-a-Box users. (Note that Band-in-a-Box can be used as a stand-alone product or a plugin within
your favorite DAW.)
Videos
Creating a Melody (07:25) - In this first video, use the Band-in-a-Box Melodist function to create a melodic
idea for a chord progression and arrangement in a DAW.
Exploring the Melodist Maker (10:26) - Learn to use the Melodist Maker to create a custom Melodist and
hear how it interacts with different styles. Three separate melodies are generated and brought into the DAW,
where they're edited together to create a single, unified melody that matches the chords and arrangement.
Using the Chord Wizard (07:31) - Next, discover the Band-in-a-Box Audio Chord Wizard and hear how its
sed to generate chords and tracks supporting a melodic vocal idea for a song chorus.
Creating Harmonies (07:15) - Explore Band-in-a-Box's ability to generate doubling and harmony parts from
existing audio, Hear examples on vocals and guitar!
Creating a Guitar Part (07:27) - Leam how the Band-in-a-Box MultiRiff feature is used to create multiple
variations of a guitar part - based on your chord progression and rhythms - with custom shots and pushes.
Creating Better Harmonies (07:40) - In this video, discover Band-in-a-Box's advanced harmonizing options,
including the ability to export MIDI conversions alongside the generated audio.
Creating a Piano Part (08:19) - Lea how to have Band-in-2-Box create a fully fleshed out piano part based
(on your original simple chords, in your choice of musical styles, using RealTracks.
Creating an Arrangement (10:36) - See how the Auto Generate Chord Substitutions and Auto Generate
Chord Reharmonization functions can be used to reinvigorate a simple melody, with examples in various
styles
Creating a Solo (11:24) - Next, explore the Band-in-a-Box Soloist Maker and its al
solos and fill ines.
Creating an Intro (08:50) - Hear the Band-in-a-Box's intro generating feature in action as it's used to create
inspiring intros to match specific styles and chord progressions.
Creating a Chorus (06:31) - In this video, see the Band-in-a-Box automatic generation feature in action,
creating a chorus that harmonically and stylistically matches the preceding verses.
Generating Random Ideas (05:47) - Finally, learn how Band-in-a-Box is used to generate random ideas
based on your user input. Individual parts from multiple ideas can be used either independently or in
ination as the basis for songwriting inspiration!
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