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Norton Music's User Style Disk #24
For Band-in-a-Box
...plus...
Free MIDI Intro/Ending disk #11

Volume 5 - styles of the Korg PA80 Arranger
20 more great styles inspired by the PA80

Plus 60 FREE MIDI intros and endings!!!
(buy the style disk and get the intro/ending disk free - $33.95 value)

80 NEW BIAB and MIDI files in all!!!
Put a Korg PA80 in your box!

EDM - Electronic Dance, Trance, Techno, HipHop and even some Smooth Jazz crossover styles

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The previous editions of styles from the Korg PA80 arranger got rave reviews and many requests for more. So you asked for it -- and here is the next installment.

Ever since I released disks #4 and #5 for Band-in-a-Box, (styles inspired by the Korg i3 keyboard), people have been asking me to write more styles inspired by those great auto-arrangement keyboards. By far the keyboard requested most often has been the Korg PA80. This disk is not a direct copy of the styles on the PA80. That would be impossible as there are some significant differences between Band-in-a-Box and the Korg. The Korg has up to 7 instruments per style and a different set of percussion instruments. On the other hand, because they "think" about music differently, Band-in-a-Box has many ways to improve the musicality of the styles: (1) My BiaB rhythm patterns are less repetitive than those of the Korg (2) The Korg has only two drum rolls per style, I usually use 5 or more (3) My BiaB styles provides more authentic guitar chord inversions than the Korg (4) BiaB supports many more chord variations (5) Since the cords are entered before the song plays, BiaB knows what chord is coming next and can choose an appropriately musical pattern for that chord. I think the results more than compensate for the differences between the Korg and BiaB.

Buy this disk and get a FREE intro/ending disk. Fantastic MIDI file intros and endings. You can use them in "Real Band" or export your BiaB file as a MIDI file, import it into a sequencer, and add these fantastic intros and endings. Whether you use it on BiaB files or your own MIDI sequences or not, you get the Intro/Ending disk FREE.

** PLUS, the new styles come in Mix&Match Mega-Style pairs. Sometimes the variations are subtle, sometimes pronounced, and always at least 4 different sub-styles are compatible, so you can have an A, B, C and D section in any song you like! This was a Norton Music innovation many years before PG Music incorporated it into Band-in-a-Box.

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. Fred T. Hoffstetter, and by word of mouth in over 100 different countries by musicians like you.

Click me to discover the advantages of these ALL MIDI styles ( = will open in a new window)

The best way to describe what is on this disk is to list the styles and post the demo songs. So here we go:
Note: The PC Demo files were made with either the software synth that came with BiaB (VSC3, Coyote etc.) or the MS Wavetable Synth
Pro Demo files will be made with a better synth (Ketron SD-2, Edirol SD-90, etc.)
Style Name/
File Name
Information
mp3 Demo
Dream X / #Dream_X.sty (Mix&Match Mega **) First in a pair of ethereal, "straight eight note" Dream Trance dance music styles; With syncopated Synth Bass, Organ, Electronic Drums, Echo Sweep Synth and Warm Synth Pad for 21st century Electronic Dance Music
PCDemo

SD90Demo
Dream Y / #Dream_Y.sty (Mix&Match Mega **) Second in a pair of ethereal, "straight eight note" Dream Trance dance music styles. This one has busier drums and gets more complex with arpeggios that fade in and out: With syncopated Synth Bass, Organ, Electronic Drums, Echo Sweep Synth and Warm Synth Pad for 21st century Electronic Dance Music
PCDemo

SD90Demo
These Dream X & Dream Y compatible MIDI file Intros and Endings are included in the FREE Bonus Disk
PCDemos Intro #1 | Intro #1 | Intro #3 | Ending #1 | Ending #2 | Ending #3
HipHop 4X / #HipHp4x.sty (Mix&Match Mega **) First of a pair of HipHop styles that are equally at home in dance clubs and smooth jazz radio. The instrumentation on this one is; Fretless Bass, Electric Piano 2, Room Drum Kit (change the kit to Jazz in BiaB to make a smooth jazz style), Muted Electric Guitar and String Ensemble
PCDemo

SD90Demo
HipHop 4Y / #HipHp4y.sty (Mix&Match Mega **) Second of a pair of HipHop styles that are equally at home in dance clubs and smooth jazz radio. The instrumentation on this one is; Fretless Bass, Electric Piano 2, Room Drum Kit (change the kit to Jazz in BiaB to make a smooth jazz style), Muted Electric Guitar and Square Wave (change to strings or mellow brass for smooth jazz)
PCDemo

SD90Demo
These HipHop 4X & HipHop 4Y compatible MIDI file Intros and Endings are included in the FREE Bonus Disk
PCDemos Intro #1 | Intro #2 | Intro #3 | Ending #1 | Ending #2 | Ending #3
HipHop Soul X / #HHSoulX.sty (Mix&Match Mega **) First of a pair of styles Korg calls HipHop Soul - I think funk and soul but not really HipHop - this could also work for smooth jazz. Featuring Fretless Electric Bass, Rhodes Piano, Room Drum Kit (change to Jazz kit for smooth jazz), Clean Electric Guitar and Rock Organ
PCDemo

SD90Demo
HipHop Soul Y / #HHSoulY.sty (Mix&Match Mega **) Second of a pair of styles Korg calls HipHop Soul - I think funk and soul but not really HipHop - this could also work for smooth jazz. Featuring Fretless Electric Bass, Rhodes Piano, Room Drum Kit (change to Jazz kit for smooth jazz), Clean Electric Guitar and Rock Organ
PCDemo

SD90Demo
These HipHop Soul X & HipHop Soul Y compatible MIDI file Intros and Endings are included in the FREE Bonus Disk
PCDemos Intro #1 | Intro #2 | Intro #3 | Ending #1 | Ending #2 | Ending #3
House 5 X / #House5x.sty (Mix&Match Mega **) First in a pair of pulsing, throbbing, 16 beat, 21st Century House style rhythms - perfect for an Electronic Dance Music club. This one features Synth Bass 2, Saw Wave synth, Room Drum Kit, Polysynth pad, and Strings
PCDemo

SD90Demo
House 5 Y / #House5y.sty (Mix&Match Mega **) Second in a pair of pulsing, throbbing, 16 beat, 21st Century House style rhythms - perfect for an Electronic Dance Music club. This one features Synth Bass 2, Saw Wave synth, Room Drum Kit, Polysynth pad, and Strings
PCDemo

SD90Demo
These House 5 X & House 5 Y compatible MIDI file Intros and Endings are included in the FREE Bonus Disk
PCDemos Intro #1 | Intro #2 | Intro #3 | Ending #1 | Ending #2 | Ending #3
House Garage X / #HouseGx.sty (Mix&Match Mega **) First in a pair of styles. House Garage (sometimes called Garage House) is an Electronic Dance Music style midway between a House Beat and a Garage Beat or a merging of both EDM styles. This one features Fingered Electric Bass, Fifth Lead synth, Room drum kit, Orchestra Hit and Strings
PCDemo

SD90Demo
House Garage Y / #HouseGy.sty (Mix&Match Mega **) Second in a pair of styles. House Garage (sometimes called Garage House) is an Electronic Dance Music style midway between a House Beat and a Garage Beat or a merging of both EDM styles. This one features Fingered Electric Bass, Fifth Lead synth, Room drum kit, Orchestra Hit plus Brass on the A substyle and Strings on the B
PCDemo

SD90Demo
These House Garage X & House Garage Y compatible MIDI file Intros and Endings are included in the FREE Bonus Disk
PCDemos Intro #1 | Intro #2 | Intro #3 | Ending #1 | Ending #2 | Ending #3
Jungle X / #jungleX.sty (Mix&Match Mega **) First in a pair of Jungle (aka Drum & Bass) Electronic Dance Music styles. Jungle is incorporates breakbeat hardcore with reggae/dub and dancehall styles. This one features Synth Bass 2, Polysynth pads, Room Drum Kit, and Metal pad on the B substyle
PCDemo

SD90Demo
Jungle Y / #jungleY.sty (Mix&Match Mega **) Second in a pair of Jungle (aka Drum & Bass) Electronic Dance Music styles. Jungle is incorporates breakbeat hardcore with reggae/dub and dancehall styles. This one features Synth Bass 2, Saw Wave Pad, Room Drum Kit, Metal Pad and Square Wave pad
PCDemo

SD90Demo
These Jungle X & Jungle Y compatible MIDI file Intros and Endings are included in the FREE Bonus Disk
PCDemos Intro #1 | Intro #2 | Intro #3 | Ending #1 | Ending #2 | Ending #3
Progressive X / #prog__X.sty (Mix&Match Mega **) First in a pair of Progressive Trance styles. Progressive is a sub-genre of Classic Trance music that incorporates Progressive House and Electro House elements. This style features two Synth Bass 1 patches, TR808 drums, Metal Pad and Sweep Pad
PCDemo

SD90Demo
Progressive Y / #prog__Y.sty (Mix&Match Mega **) Second in a pair of Progressive Trance styles. Progressive is a sub-genre of Classic Trance music that incorporates Progressive House and Electro House elements. This style features two Synth Bass 1 patches, TR808 drums, Echo Sweep Pad and Sweep Pad
PCDemo

SD90Demo
These Progressive Trance X & Progressive Trance Y compatible MIDI file Intros and Endings are included in the FREE Bonus Disk
PCDemos Intro #1 | Intro #2 | Intro #3 | Ending #1 | Ending #2 | Ending #3
Rap 1 X / #Rap_1_X.sty (Mix&Match Mega **) First in a pair of styles Korg calls Rap 1. You can rap to this but it also holds its own as a Funky HipHop style with or without Rap on top. Change a few instruments and you have a smooth jazz style. This style features Synth Bass 2, Rhodes Piano, Room Drum Kit, Charang Lead patch, and Square Wave patch
PCDemo

SD90Demo
Rap 1 Y / #Rap_1_Y.sty (Mix&Match Mega **) Second in a pair of styles Korg calls Rap 1. You can rap to this but it also holds its own as a Funky HipHop style with or without Rap on top. Change a few instruments and you have a smooth jazz style. This style features Synth Bass 2, Rhodes Piano, Room Drum Kit, Bass & Lead patch, and Square Wave patch. The Bass & Lead changes to a Muted Electric Guitar on the B substyle
PCDemo

SD90Demo
These Rap 1 X & Rap 1 Y compatible MIDI file Intros and Endings are included in the FREE Bonus Disk
PCDemos Intro #1 | Intro #2 | Intro #3 | Ending #1 | Ending #2 | Ending #3
Techno 4X / #Tekno4x.sty (Mix&Match Mega **) The first of a pair of Techno styles. Invented in Detroit, Techno is one of the originators of EDM and has evolved into many sub genres of Techno through the years. This style features Synth Bass 2, Charang Synth patch, Room Drum kit, Synth Bass 1, and Synth Strings. The B substyle substitutes a Saw Wave for the Charang.
PCDemo

SD90Demo
Techno 4Y / #Tekno4y.sty (Mix&Match Mega **) The second of a pair of Techno styles. Invented in Detroit, Techno is one of the originators of EDM and has evolved into many sub genres of Techno through the years. This style features Synth Bass 2, Orchestra Hit 1, Room Drum kit, Orchestra Hit 2, and Synth Strings. The B substyle substitutes a Saw Wave for O.Hit 1 and Charang for O.Hit 2
PCDemo

SD90Demo
These Techno 4X & Techno 4Y compatible MIDI file Intros and Endings are included in the FREE Bonus Disk
PCDemos Intro #1 | Intro #2 | Intro #3 | Ending #1 | Ending #2 | Ending #3
Underground X / #under_x.sgu (Mix&Match Mega **) The first of a pair of mellow, (for Electronic Dance Music), sensual, funky styles that Korg calls "Underground". This style will also work for Smooth Jazz tunes. This one features Fingered Electric Bass, Rhodes Piano, Electronic Drums, Clean Electric Guitar and Synth Brass Section.
PCDemo

SD90Demo
Underground Y / #under_y.sgu (Mix&Match Mega **) The first of a pair of mellow, (for Electronic Dance Music), sensual, funky music styles that Korg calls "Underground". This style will also work for Smooth Jazz tunes. This one features Fingered Electric Bass, Rhodes Piano, Electronic Drums, Clean Electric Guitar and Strings on the A substyle and Synth Brass Section on the B
PCDemo

SD90Demo
These Underground X & Underground Y compatible MIDI file Intros and Endings are included in the FREE Bonus Disk
PCDemos Intro #1 | Intro #2 | Intro #3 | Ending #1 | Ending #2 | Ending #3

 

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Disk #2
(Variety)
Disk #3
(All Request)
Disk #4
(Rock - From Top40 to Hard)
Disk #5
(Jazz - From Big Band to Fusion)
Disk #6
(Country, Retro Rock & Crossover)
Disk #7
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Disk #8
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Disk #9
(Jazz & Blues)
Disk #10
(All Request)
Disk #11
(All Request)
Disk #12
(8 Beats, 16 Beats & Ballads)
Disk #13
(All Request)
Disk #14
(Mix & Match Mega Styles)
Disk #15
(Super-Styles of the Super-Stars)
Disk #16
(Mix & Match Mega Styles for Jazz)
Disk #17
(All Request - All EXPANDED)
Disk #18 with FREE intro/ending disk
(Styles of the Korg PA80 Vol.1 - 8Beats)
Disk #19 with FREE intro/ending disk
(Korg PA80 Vol.2 - 8Beats and 16Beats)
Disk #20 with FREE intro/ending disk
(Korg PA80 Vol.3 - Mostly Ballads)
Disk #21 with FREE intro/ending disk
(Styles of the Technics KN7000 V.1 - Variety)
Disk #22 with FREE intro/ending disk
(Technics KN7000 V.2 - Variety)
Disk #23 with FREE intro/ending disk
(Korg PA80 Vol.4 - Mostly 3/4, 6/8 & 12/8)
Disk #24 with FREE intro/ending disk
(Korg PA80 Vol.5 - Dance, Trance, Techno)
Disk #25 with FREE intro/ending disk
(Technics KN7000 V.3 - Country)
Disk #26 with FREE intro/ending disk
(Korg PA80 Vol.6 - Latin American)
Disk #27 with FREE intro/ending disk
(Korg PA80 Vol.7 - European Styles)
Disk #28 with FREE intro/ending disk
(Korg PA80 Vol.8 - Rock & Roll)
Disk #29 with FREE intro/ending disk
(Korg PA80 Vol.9 -
Smooth Jazz, Fusion & Jazz Rock)
Disk #30 with FREE intro/ending disk
(Korg PA80 Vol.10 -
Nashville: Country & Country Rock)
Disk #31 with FREE intro/ending disk
(Korg PA80 Vol.11 - Pop, Rock & Motown)
Don't want to purchase and entire style disk? SINGLE STYLES are available here
PLUS - Roy Hawkesford and Sherry Mayrent Style/Arrangement Disks for Band-in-a-Box
RH Disk #1    RH Disk #2    RH Disk #3    RH Disk #4    RH Disk #5    RH Disk #6    RH Disk #7
Sherry Mayrent's Klezmer Style/Song disk for Band-in-a-Box
 

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"Thanks for the great work you do! I've used many of PG Music's styles as well as yours in creating our backing tracks and find yours bring them to life much more easily and with much less tweaking." - Mike Dustan, Maple Ridge, BC, Canada


"I decided to check out your styles disks, because everyone in the user group was "talking about them. WOW! I listened to your samples and what a difference they are from the standard BIAB styles. ...Your styles are GREAT! Fantastic! Creative! Outstanding! -- I can't come up with enough superlatives to describe them. Thank you for taking the time to create them and for sharing them with others! ~ Alice Bartley" - Renton WA

 

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