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- Contact: John Ellinger
- MiBAC Music Software, Inc.
- P.O. Box 468
- Northfield, MN 55057
- (507) 645–5851
- AppleLink : MIBAC
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- MiBAC™ Jazz Improvisation Software Version 1.2.2 Release
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- Northfield, MN--June 26, 1990--MiBAC Music Software, Inc. has recently
- delivered a free upgrade of MiBAC Jazz Improvisation Software for Macintosh
- family computers to all registered users. Responding to market forces and user
- requests, MiBAC has: 1) Removed copy protection, and 2) Reduced the price to
- $125.
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- The new version, 1.2.2, is now Apple MIDI Manager compatible. Other changes
- include enhancements to the Change Styles routines, and the addition of a new
- MIDI Echo Thru feature, useful when controlling a MIDI sound module through a
- keyboard controller.
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- MiBAC Jazz Improvisation Software is designed for playing and studying jazz.
- With MiBAC and the appropriate MIDI synthesizers, your Mac becomes a three
- piece jazz band that really swings! MiBAC gives you a way to quickly create
- and play along with a jazz trio consisting of piano, bass, and drums. You can
- now easily practice, compose, and arrange songs with a jazz band that is ready
- to play whenever you are. MiBAC Jazz Improvisation Software represents three
- years of research and development, and brings jazz study into the age of MIDI
- technology.
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- “MiBAC Jazz Improvisation Software is a music industry first, making it
- convenient to produce your own jazz improv play-along accompaniments... [MiBAC
- is] an innovative product with a multitude of jazz education applications...
- Its compositional creativeness and flexibility are impressive,” writes John
- Kuzmich, editor of the International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE
- Journal, Spring 1990).
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- David N. Baker, Distinguished Professor of Music at Indiana University,
- remarks, “MiBAC Jazz Improvisation Software represents a breakthrough in jazz,
- sure to have an impact on generations of musicians.”
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- MiBAC songs can be written and played in four jazz styles: Jazz 4/4, Latin,
- Slow 4, and Jazz 3/4. There are three tempo dependent substyles within each
- style. Styles and substyles can be combined within a song. The song form can
- be up to 128 measures long with an Introduction, Coda, and repeating Chorus.
- The total song length can be 480 measures or greater, depending on the total
- RAM memory available. Songs can be looped so they will play as long as the
- user wants. The MiBAC screen display closely resembles standard sheet music,
- so musicians feel at home the first time they use the program. The user sets
- the form, key, tempo, and then types the chords. At the click of a button
- MiBAC composes and plays the music. Because all of the musical ideas used in
- MiBAC were played by jazz musicians, MiBAC creates the spontaneity of a live
- performance. MiBAC's extensive library of musical ideas insure that every
- repeating chorus will sound unique. MiBAC songs can be saved as Standard MIDI
- files, which can be read by other sequencer and notation programs.
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- MiBAC Jazz Improvisation Software will increase the productivity of the jazz
- student, the jazz educator, and the professional jazz player. Jima Britain,
- Manager of the University of Oregon Center for Advanced Technology in Education
- says, “ With MiBAC I can write a song in seconds that would take me hours or
- days to write using a sequencer program.”
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- Registered users who purchased MiBAC prior to June 25, 1990 will be granted
- free upgrades for the life of the program and a free release version of the new
- MiBAC music product available at the end of 1990. Technical support is
- provided to all MiBAC registered users.
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- MiBAC Jazz Improvisation Software requires a Macintosh Plus or later model, two
- drives, MIDI Interface, and MIDI synthesizers capable of producing piano, bass,
- and drum sounds.
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- Priced at $125.00, MiBAC is available now directly from MiBAC Music Software,
- Inc., and is also distributed by
- ThinKware
- Attn : Ray Bachand
- 130 9th St. #303
- San Francisco, CA 94103
- (415) 255 2091
- (800) 369 6191
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- MiBAC Music Software, innovative software for the creative musician.
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- Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. MIDI
- Manager is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., and MiBAC is a
- trademark of MiBAC Music Software, Inc.
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- A Demo is available on AppleLink (Path: 3rd Party Connection: Software Demos:
- Music: MiBAC 1.2.2 Demo.PKG
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- This information is provided to the Apple Developer Group by the product’s
- developer. Apple cannot warrant any third party’s product. Please consult the
- Apple Products & Ref Library, MENU/Software Library, or Redgate Buyer’s Guide
- Library on AppleLink, or contact the third-party company directly for more
- information.
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