The Melodist may appear complicated, but a complete song can be generated by a swift click on the 'OK' button.īIAB has certainly been around for a long time (it was last reviewed in SOS October 1992) and is clearly still being developed.
Version six was released some time later and then BIAB seemed to disappear - quite odd, when you consider that around 150 new features and improvements have been added in the course of its last two versions. The former added System 7 compatibility and improvements to the Style creator, while the latter incorporated more instruments, the all‑important General MIDI support, and support for a single melody line, making BIAB not dissimilar to a basic sequencer. On moving to the Mac platform I tracked BIAB through versions four and five. It offered three‑part accompaniment, the facility to enter lyrics, a print‑out capability and MIDI File compatibility, along with incredible ease of use. Way back in August 1991, I concluded that the original Atari ST version of the Band‑In‑A‑Box auto‑accompaniment program was "cheaper than almost any ST sequencer but with facilities belying the price" in a review appearing in the now‑defunct ST Format.
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