Dave, I am on MIDIMAG now. I rejoined after 12 or so year hiatus. Jackie McBride is still the MIDIMAG mom after all these years. Great to see her. Band in a box looks like what I need and you’re right BIAB is a common subject on Mini mag from what I recall. Sent from my IPhone
> On Sep 25, 2025, at 2:13 AM, Karen Lewellen <[email protected]> wrote: > > You are most welcome! > Speaking personally it just rocks watching you work through choices. > Recent midimag posts regarding band in a box speak well of its mac access too. > joyous happy creating, how ever it is done. > Karen > > > >> On Wed, 24 Sep 2025, Phil Halton wrote: >> >> Hi Karen, I took a look at it and it’s not quite what I was looking for. I >> thought the app might’ve been referencing was banned in a box as that app >> allows you to type in cords into a cord grid and play those chords in any >> style that you like. I’ve contacted the manufacturer pg music and they say >> they have done a lot of work with voiceover users and their app band in a >> box works well on the Mac. I think I’m gonna give that a try. I’ve used it >> before the decade earlier so on windows machine and I remember it was pretty >> good. Thanks for the info >> Sent from my IPhone >> >> >>>> On Sep 24, 2025, at 11:07 PM, Karen Lewellen <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Phil, >>> Sorry, busy work day. >>> its called the key musician >>> www.keymusician.com >>> Owner is an amazing human being, I am actually building my mac choices >>> around using the program. >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Wed, 24 Sep 2025, Phil Halton wrote: >>>> >>>> Karen, thank you for that. It sounds very promising and worth >>>> investigating. Do you think it would be possible for you to tell me the >>>> name of the program? I haven’t been on the midi mag list in a very long >>>> time and I’d rather not go hunting and searching through their archives. >>>> Anything you can tell me that would point me in a direction that I can >>>> start investigating that program would beappreciated. >>>> Sent from my IPhone >>>> >>>> >>>>>> On Sep 23, 2025, at 11:13 PM, Karen Lewellen <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> There is a program I have noted referenced on the midimag list. It >>>>> allows you to use a standard computer keyboard for composing, and the >>>>> samples sound terrific. >>>>> Works in the mac and voiceover as well. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, 23 Sep 2025, Herbie Allen wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> That doesn’t create music though. There are somethings you can do in >>>>>> regards to recording, but it doesn’t have builtin instruments or >>>>>> anything like that. >>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sep 23, 2025, at 20:35, Lorie McCloud <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> there’s also Amadaeus Pro but that’s more of a recording program if >>>>>>> you’re on facebook you could go to ai for the blind and ask there. they >>>>>>> talk about creating music using prompts. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sep 23, 2025, at 8:09 PM, Herbie Allen <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> What about Garage Band? There’s also Reaper and Logic pro. Those are >>>>>>>> the ones I have heard of blind people using. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Sep 23, 2025, at 18:59, Phil Halton <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I need to be able to create some simple backing tracks for jazz. I >>>>>>>>> used to use band in a box a long time ago but I don’t know if it’s >>>>>>>>> accessible on Mac I used to use it on windows back in the day. I >>>>>>>>> don’t really even want to use band in a box because it has such a >>>>>>>>> steep learning curve. I’m looking for something simple that I can >>>>>>>>> just type in some cords, select a style, and let it rip. I don’t >>>>>>>>> suppose there’s people out there that have any experience with this >>>>>>>>> sort of software Can you make any recommendations? >>>>>>>>> Sent from my IPhone >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>>>>>>>> Visionaries list. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, >>>>>>>>> or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact >>>>>>>>> the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list >>>>>>>>> itself. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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