User Guide

Chapter 12: Tutors, Wizards, and Practice Aids
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Press the [Open (Change)…] Button to select the MIDI file that you'd like to import.
Once you've selected the file, you can press the [INTERPRET CHORDS
NOW] button.
When you do that, the chords will be interpreted from the MIDI file, and written onto the chord sheet. Prior to
pressing the [INTERPRET CHORDS NOW] button, you might want to make some custom settings.
When you load in the MIDI file, Band-in-a-Box interprets many things
from the MIDI file for you automatically. Normally you'd want this to happen, but if you'd prefer to make the
settings yourself, you can set the Auto Interpret settings from MIDI file to false.
Once you have loaded in the MIDI file, and assuming that you have the “Auto Interpret” set to true, you'll see that
the dialog displays the settings that the Chord Wizard has found for the key signature, and channels used for the
song.
Let's work with an example song called Violet Song.MID. This should be included in your c:\bb directory.
- Start with a blank worksheet by choosing File | New.
- Choose the MIDI File chord Wizard dialog by choosing File | Import Chords from MIDI file.
Press the [Open (Change)…] button to select the MIDI file, and then choose the file that
you'd like to import. In this case it is “c:\bb\Violet Song.MID.”
Once you load in the MIDI file, you'll see that the Chord Wizard has analyzed it and made these determinations.