User Guide

Chapter 6: Band-in-a-Box PowerGuide
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Fill Patches
To fill the patch boxes with your current patch settings, press the [Fill Patches] button. This saves you having to
type in the patches to save with songs.
controller settings, harmonies, Soloist, mixer settings, and RealDrums style in a particular song.
You can also save the instruments as “On” or “Off” for each song. For example, you could have a song with no
piano part. Usually, these settings are set to “On,” as you would normally like all members of your “band” to
participate.
To change a patch click on the down arrow beside the patch name and make a selection from the General MIDI
patch list.
Forgot the number of the patch you wanted? No problem. Just click on the [View Patches] button and up pops
your numbered patch list.
Tip: Remember that - as with all other Band-in-a-Box patch functions - you use the General MIDI #'s for the instrument, regardless
of the synth you are using.
Fill Patches
To fill the patch boxes with your current patch settings, press the [Fill Patches] button. This saves you having to
select the patches to save with songs.
Zeros
Click on this button to clear all patch changes, then no patch changes will occur.
Frozen
This will set the track into a frozen state where it gets saved with the specific arrangement and won’t get overwritten
by Band-in-a-Box. You can still edit the frozen track.
Use the [All] button to set all tracks to Frozen.
The [None] button set all tracks to not-frozen (normal).
Save Settings for…
Other parameters that can be saved (volume, reverb, etc.) are shown on the right side of the window.
You can save all settings, including patches, by selecting “Save all settings with Songs.” Uncheck this box to
customize the settings that are saved with the song.