User Guide

Chapter 14: Reference
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Chapter 14: Reference
Band-in-a-Box Menu Descriptions
This chapter gives line-by-line descriptions for all Band-in-a-Box menus.
File Menu
New is used to blank the chordsheet and start a new song.
Open (BB song) is used to open an existing Band-in-a-Box song.
Open MIDI file loads a MIDI file into Band-in-a-Box and the MIDI file will play with the chords intelligently
interpreted on-screen.
Open Audio (WAV, WMA, MP3, WMV, CDA) will open an audio file in WAV, MP3, Windows Media Player
(WMA, WMV) or CD Audio (CDA) format. Play back at 1/2, 1/4, or 1/8 speed for transcribing or analyzing.
Open Audio w/Chords (WAV, WMA, MP3, WMV, CDA) command will open a WAV, WMA, MP3, WMV, or
CD Audio file and also figure out the chords and bar lines.
Launch Audio Chord Wizard… (WAV, WMA, MP3, WMV, CDA) will open the Chord Wizard to analyze
chords in an existing Band-in-a-Box song (that has a WAV file on the audio track).
Import Chords from MIDI File uses the MIDI File Chord Wizard to interpret chords from any midi file, and also
read tracks to the melody and soloist tracks.
Open Karaoke (KAR) File opens Karaoke files directly in Band-in-a-Box, displaying the lyrics and chord symbols
for the song.
Open Special opens a sub-menu with more options for opening songs.