Upgrade Manual

Chapter 4: RealTracks™ 20
Note: We use this naming convention for Real Styles. This is optional.
The first letter of “=” indicates that at least one instrument is a RealTrack.
The last letter(s) indicate(s) which instrument it is.
“P”= Pedal Steel, “G”=Guitar, “PG”=Pedal Steel and Guitar.
So the name “=GeorgeP.sty” tells you that it is a style called George, that has RealPedalSteel. The MIDI tracks will be the same as another
country style that we have called C_George.STY
Load in the song c:\bb\Tutorial BB2008\=GeorgeP.mgu
You will see that the Strings part at the top of the screen is highlighted in green. That indicates that
this is a RealTrack.
To play the song, just press [Play]. You’ll then hear pedal steel guitar on the String part.
You can adjust the volume of the pedal steel part with the Volume control for the String part,
just as with any Band-in-a-Box part, or mute it by right clicking on the String part.
Note: The RealTrack can optionally be generated on the Piano, Guitar, or Strings parts in a Band-in-a-Box style.
Finding all styles that have RealTracks.
Open the StylePicker and locate the category called RealTracks styles. It will list any styles that are
present that include RealTracks.
Using RealTracks in Solos.
Press the Soloist button (Shift+F4) and launch the Select Soloist dialog. Get to Soloists in the range
361-363. You can do that either by:
1. Typing 361 and pressing [Go To #].
2. Choosing Favorites will allow you to return to a recently chosen Soloist
3. Choose the Genre “RealSax” from the list of Genres to see
all available Soloists that use RealSax.
As with other Soloists, press the [All Solo] button to make sure that the Soloist will be generated for
all choruses, or “Melody and Solo” if you just want the Soloist for a certain chorus.
Configuring Real Tracks - RealTracks Settings Dialog
The RealTracks styles are stored in c:\bb\RealTracks (assuming that c:\bb is your Band-in-a-Box folder). You
can choose an alternate location, in the Preferences [RealTracks] dialog. You don’t need to visit this folder
when using RealTracks; it is used internally by Band-in-a-Box. So you shouldn’t add or remove files from this
RealTracks folder, unless you “know what you’re doing.”