User Guide

Chapter 5: Guided Tour of Band-in-a-Box
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You can open an entire MIDI file into Band-in-a-Box. The chords will get auto-interpreted by the Chord Wizard
and the MIDI file will play and display on the Melody track. A “Silent” style will be loaded so you'll only hear the
MIDI file. When the file is saved, the extension will be MGX, allowing you to easily identify the BB songs that you
have that contain entire MIDI files.
Automatic Songs - “The Melodist”
Feel like composing a brand new song? With Band-in-a-Box you can compose a new song, in the style of your
choice complete with intro, chords, melody, arrangement, and improvisations, all created by the program! All you
have to do is pick from one of the “Melodists” and press [OK] - the program then automatically generates the intro,
chords, melody, and arrangement in the chosen style. It even auto-generates a title! You can go from nothing to a
completed song in less than 1 second!
You can also auto-regenerate any part of a song and modify it to suit you. The Melodist will also generate a melody
over an existing chord progression. A “Melodist Juke Box” mode creates and performs new compositions in
succession.
Launching the Melodist
To launch the Melodist, press the [Melodist] button on the main screen, or use the Shift+F5 hot
keys.