User Guide
Chapter 4: The Main Screen
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The SB button opens the Sound Blaster control panel, but only if you use a Sound Blaster card. Sound fonts
are loaded in the control panel.
This button toggles the chord display among standard (CMaj7), Roman Numeral (I
maj7
), Nashville (1
Maj7
),
and Solfeggio (Do
Maj7
).
This runs the stand-alone Title Generator program, which will generate and print 50 new song titles at a
time.
Title Window
The Title window shows the basic information about the current song at a glance - its title, style, key, tempo, and the
length and number of choruses. It also gives quick access to the Song List, the StylePicker, Memos, and Song
Settings.
The [Song] button launches the Load Song by Full Titles dialog box.
The [F] favorites button opens a list of the last 150 songs played.
The [Style] button launches the StylePicker window. This window offers detailed information about
each style.
The [F] favorites button opens a list of the last 150 styles chosen.
The names of the last five songs are listed at the bottom
of the File menu, and are numbered from 0 to 4.
Note: Pressing Shift+F3 on your computer keyboard
will bring up a list of the last 150 songs that you’ve
loaded.
The Song Title window allows you to enter the name of a song.
Click in the box with your mouse to start an insertion cursor and type in the name of your song. The title is
automatically included when the song is printed.
Style Display Window
This window displays the current style in use. This window displays the current style in
use. Mouse over the style to see the full name or right mouse-click on the style name for a
menu of
style utilities. These include choosing and changing styles as well as playing the
demo song for the currently loaded style.
Key Signature
The key signature of the song is displayed on the main screen under the title. To change the key, click
on the key signature to choose a new key from the dropdown list box. Band-in-a-Box then asks you if
you would like to transpose the song or not. Press [Yes] to confirm, or [No] to leave the melody and chords
untransposed (only the key signature will change). An instance where you would say "no" is where you have
entered a song without first setting the key signature and you want to apply the correct key signature.