

The low bit-rate results in low fidelity, but you will still be able to hear all the parts, and you won't have to wait long for the music to start. They were encoded at a low bit-rate and in mono so they will download fast, even for those with a dial-up connection. Note: The audio MP3 files were recorded using Band-in-a-Box and the Edirol VSC3 Virtual Sound Canvas synthesizer. So here we go: Click the Demo link to listen to the MP3 demo. The best way to describe what is on this disk is to list the styles and post the demo songs. Hoffstetter, and by word of mouth in over 75 different countries by musicians like you. Norton Music Style Disks have been recommended in Keyboard Magazine, Electronic Musician Magazine, The Micro Computer Journal, Music & Computers Magazine, Jazz Times Magazine, on the internet, the McGraw-Hill textbook, Multimedia Literacy by Dr. If you EXPAND your song in Band-in-a-Box, each measure in Band-in-a-Box is only a half measure in the EXPANDED styles - so you can get twice as many chords in per measure. What you hear is what you get!īecause Jazz, Pop, and R&B songs often use more than 4 chords per measure, or have one chord before the beat and another chord on the same beat, I have included a few EXPANDED styles. Listen to the demo files and I know you will agree.

That fact makes this a very useful disk for all Jazz, Blues, Rock and Country musicians. Of course, those elements are added by you when you construct the song in BAND-IN-A-BOX and are not included in the styles. More than the rhythm, what defines these different genres of music are the chord progressions, melodies and words.

This cross pollination has contributed to more variety and greater creative potential in each of these different types of music. With the 70s, 80s and 90s migration of musicians from the Rock and Jazz world to Nashville, even Country and Western rhythms now have strong Blues, Dance and Jazz influences. Conversely, Rock, Rap and Pop Dance rhythms are appearing in both hard core Jazz and what has become known as Smooth Jazz. The rhythm patterns which used to be reserved exclusively for Jazz are now showing up in Pop music with great frequency. The lines that define different styles of music are not as distinct as they once were. It utilizes the “live drum” feature of Band-in-a-Box (V7.0g or higher required) to create some great grooves.
