PG Music Inc. has released Band-in-a-Box 2006 for Windows, with over fifty new features, including VST support.

New features include:

• Live looping and playback control.
• Enhanced TC-Helicon Audio Harmonies.
• New notation symbols.
• ASIO Audio/Software synth driver support.
• VST support.
• Half-speed (and slower) audio playback.
• Three new DirectX plug-ins, PG Vinyl, PG RTA and PG Vocal Remover.
• Support to have different instruments (patches) for the "a" and "b" substyle.
• Multi-channel leadsheet display and specific channel recording.
• MIDI normalize option.
• Great new ear training games.
• Bar range for MIDI file creation.
• 11th chord support.
• Direct open or import of WMA, MP3, and CD-Audio files.
• Piano Roll improvements.
• Batch conversion from Band-in-a-Box songs to MIDI files.
• and much more.

BIAB 2006 costs from $88 and various upgrade options are available for owners of a previous version.