Gannon said synthetic sounds were decreasing in popularity and real audio tracks were becoming so much easier to record. ![]() In November 2006, PG Music released "RealDrums", which was the first step in providing users with tracks recorded by real instruments. The latter allowed users record their vocals and instruments directly into songs. Progression from synthesized sounds to real instruments īand-In-a-Box used only MIDI until 1999, when digital audio was added. Oliver Gannon retired from PG Music in 2008. Their father, Joe Gannon, was a professional pianist in Dublin, Ireland, before moving the family to Winnipeg in 1957. Those solos were likely due to the company's musical director for many years, Vancouver Jazz guitarist Oliver Gannon, the older brother of company founder Peter Gannon. Jazz guitarist Geof Dresser, whose day job is a network software developer said," It's playing hipper lines than I can". Gannon said, "We started out with Band-in-a-Box as a MIDI program, generating MIDI and synth accompaniments." In late 1997, the "soloist" feature was introduced, allowing the software to generate solos choosing from a menu that includes emulations of jazz luminaries, past and present e.g., Miles Davis or Freddie Hubbard in what reviewer Peter Hum calls "credible imitations". ![]() It became popular in karaoke venues which touted "Band in a Box Karaoke" in advertisements. Widely known as "BIAB" by its users, the software was initially advertised as "accompaniment software" as a practice aid for musicians but became popular for " one-man bands" to play at weddings or similar venues.
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