Instruction Manual

Chapter 5: Guided Tour of Band-in-a-Box
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Use the arrows keys or the mouse to move the
highlight cell to the destination bar where you
want to paste the chords.
Paste the copied section with press Ctrl+V command, or select the Edit | Paste menu item. The chords will then
appear at the new location.
Import Song
Use the File | Import MGU Song menu command to easily import part or all of an existing Band-in-a-Box song to
your current song, with options to specify source and destination range, type of information to import (chords,
melody, lyrics, etc.), and more.
Choose a Style
Pressing the [Style] button will open the Select Style dialog box where you can choose from the
hundreds of available styles.
Styles can be selected from the full list of All Styles or by categories. They can also be filtered by feel and tempo
and there is a search function to find styles by key words in the title, description, or memos.
RealDrums selection can be made from the StylePicker with an override option for styles with MIDI drums.
Load Previous Style, Load Next Style.
This function, analogous to the Load Next Song function, loads in the previous (or next) style in alphabetical order
of the file name. These functions are found in the Styles menu, or with the hot keys Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F8 (or
Alt+Shift+F8).
“Framing” the Song
A typical song contains the following three basic components:
- Intro: If present, an intro is typically 4 bars long.
- Chorus(es): Typically 3 or 4 choruses in a 3 minute song.