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Chapter 12: Other New Features 38
In the Import Band-in-a-Box Song dialog, choose the range that you want to import (Import from Bar and # of
bars), and the destination bar (Import to Bar). You can also choose which information to import, and the insert
mode (insert/overwrite).
Karaoke MP3/CDG Files. Audio Karaoke files are popular using several formats. The most common is CDG
format, which includes the lyrics in graphical format on audio CDs. Since the computer user doesn’t typically
use audio CDs, there is now a format that combines MP3 (containing the music) and CDG (the graphical lyrics).
Now you can open up MP3/CDG files inside Band-in-a-Box and see the scrolling lyrics from your Karaoke
files. Best of all, you can use the Audio Chord Wizard to figure out the chords as well, making Band-in-a-Box
a great choice to play your Karaoke files!
To Open a Karaoke File, use File | Open, and find a WAV, MP3, or WMA file that has a same named
CDG file in the same folder. Then the Karaoke window will open and display the lyrics.
The BigLyrics window has some options for the Karaoke window.
You can choose to have a background to the window, either a moving one, or fixed picture. These pictures are
in the c:\bb\KaraokeBMP folder, and you can add your own BMP or JPG image to that folder.
File |Open now shows and opens all available file types (MGU, WAV, WMA, MP3, MID, KAR, CDG,
and CDA). And it remembers your preference, so you can restrict it to a certain file type.
If MySong.MGU is loaded, and a same named audio file (MySong.WMA, MySong.MP3, MySong.WAV, etc.)
is present, Band-in-a-Box will open the audio file to the audio track. This allows third parties to make audio