Instruction Manual

Chapter 5: Guided Tour of Band-in-a-Box
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A Sequencer Window dialog allows for easy editing of the channels and patches with commands for deleting and
re-channeling.
If you want a metronome to play while you are recording, you can select it in the Opt. | Preferences dialog. You can
even have a visual metronome if you like.
Press the [Rec] toolbar button to begin recording. This launches the Record Melody dialog box, which prompts
you to set the position (bar and chorus) where you wish to start recording.
Pressing the [Record] button will start
Band-in-a-Box recording what you play
on the Thru track. An audible count-in is
played prior to recording.
You can punch in/out, overdub, and record
directly to the ending or the tag, and use
the filter to choose which MIDI events are
recorded.
Once you have completed recording your
melody, Band-in-a-Box will ask you if you
would like to keep the take and if you
would like to copy the recorded chorus to
the whole song.
Tip: Looking for inspiration? At the click of a button, the Band-in-a-Box Melodist will write entire new songs from scratch, complete
with Chords, Intro, Melody, Solo, Ending, and even an original Title. Or you can enter your own chord changes and let the Melodist
create a new melody over them. There are more than 100 Jazz, Pop, Rock, Latin, Country, and Classical melody styles.
Embellishing the Melody
When musicians see a Lead Sheet that has a melody written out, they almost never play it exactly as written. They
change the timing to add syncopation, change durations to achieve staccato or legato playing, add grace notes, slurs,