User Guide

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Chapter 6: Band-in-a-Box PowerGuide
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Click on the [Vocalist] button if you have such a device connected to your MIDI system. Band-in-a-Box will then
send it the appropriate chord information automatically as your song is playing (e.g., root position triads) and the
Vocalist will harmonize your voice according to the root position chords that Band-in-a-Box is sending to it.
For any other devices, you will need to know a little more information as to what your external device needs to
“see” for it to function correctly, such as channel, velocity, chord type, etc. Then type the appropriate values in the
spaces provided in the Output Chords To External Device window (shown above).
The JukeBox
Overview of the Jukebox
The Jukebox will Load and Play an entire folder of songs. Songs play continuously, one after the other. The
Jukebox will continue to play while you move to other programs, so you can use the Jukebox to provide background
music for your Macintosh!
To play the Jukebox, click on the toolbar button, press Command + J, or choose Juke Box
Play from the Song menu to open the Juke Box Options dialog. Then choose how you want
your songs to be selected and played.
Make your choices of options as described below, and then click on the [Play Juke Box] button to start the Jukebox
playing.
Press the
and arrows onscreen, or the [ or ] keys to select the “Previous Juke Song” or the “Next Juke
Song” respectively, or choose these options from the Song menu.
Jukebox Options
Include Songs without Melodies: If checked, the program plays songs with and without melodies - that is songs
within the Songs folder. If not checked, the Jukebox will include only songs with the MG? extension.
Audible lead-in: While listening to the Jukebox, you might not want to hear the count-in click. If not checked, you
won't hear the count-in click.
Vary Melody Instrument: Hearing a song after a song is played with the same melody instrument would get a
little monotonous. If you check this option, the program will randomly change the melody instrument between your
favorites.