User Guide
Chapter 6: Band-in-a-Box PowerGuide
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Style Aliases Dialog
This dialog is found in the Styles menu.
Let's say you've got a new style for Jazz called “Wynt_K.” You can create an alias so that when Band-in-a-Box
looks for a Jazz Swing style, it will load in “Wynt_K” instead, so you don't have to make changes to all your songs.
And when you have found a new favorite style, just change the alias. You can also load or save sets of “Alias” files
and share them with others.
To type in a style name that you don't have, use the [Custom...] button.
1. To create a new alias, click on an empty spot (i.e. no alias defined) in the alias list, or click on the alias you
wish to edit if you wish to change an existing alias.
2. Press the [Choose …] button below the Original style box and select the style you wish to be replaced.
3. Press the [Choose] button below the Substitution box and select the replacement style (alias).
If you have made a mistake and wish to change your style selection, press the [Clear] button. When you have
successfully made an alias, you will notice that there will be a small arrow in the Styles box on the Main Screen
indicating that you have an alias loaded.
You can Export and Import alias files to share with your friends by clicking the [Import..] button to read an alias file
from a floppy, or click the [Export..] button to send one out to a disk.
Breaks - Rests, Shots, and Held Chords
Breaks are points in a song when one or more of the instruments rests, plays a shot, or holds a chord.
- Rests can specify any, some, or all instruments to rest at any bar. For example, you could rest all instruments
except the bass for the first 4 bars, and then add the piano for 4 bars, and then add the entire band for the rest of
the song.
- Shots can specify certain instruments play a “shot,” where the chord is played and then a rest follows. For
example the song “Rock Around The Clock” has a shot on beat 1 followed by a rest for 2 bars. The duration of
“shots” is 60 ticks per beat.
- Held chords specify that certain instruments hold a chord sustained for a certain number of bars. For example,
you can have the bass and piano hold a chord sustained while the drums continue to play a pattern
A chord can be specified as a REST by adding a period after the chord.