Band-in-a-box alternatives?

[Bobvdp]

Just though I'd pop in and let you all know that a new version, 12.01, of MMA is available. Get it while it's hot


http://mellowood.ca/mma/index.html

[southernutahsaxman]

I recently found a web-based version of band in a box at www.jam-buddy.com. It uses Java to run. For whatever reason I can't get it to play on my work desktop and laptop (both of which use XP) I think because of the company firewall. However, it works well on my Vista computer at home. It's free and while it's not the most sophisticated, it works well. It also has a bunch of pre-loaded changes for many standards and some rock tunes also. Check it out!

[davinci]

Just though I'd pop in and let you all know that a new version, 12.01, of MMA is available. Get it while it's hot


http://mellowood.ca/mma/index.html

I certainly hope to try it out!

[mi000ke]

irealbook for ipad is fantastic. It cost me $10. They had to stop including the 1200 tunes from the various real books due to copyright issues, but you can still download them for free from their web site forum, and it loads to the ipad automatically. I just plug the ipad into my keyboard amp and I have a nice backing band. You can use the editor to add or modify tunes. You can change tempos, keys, etc. You can also create playlists - so for example I have created lists for each volume of the real book for the tunes I am shedding. Also, I often create a playlist for the tunes I'll be playing on a gig so I can give them a quick run down. They also sell additional style packs for just a few dollars.

[jocaef]

You can try Chord Pad actually a chord sequencer-it is very easy to create chord progressions in 300+ styles and have backing tracks in seconds:
http://www.desktopmetronome.com/c5/i...ord_sequencer/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBRlJDuavk0