User Guide

Chapter 11: Wizards, Tutors, and Fun
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Approaching Bar 5, the automatic tempo tracking begins to drift. The current position of the Location cursor is
where Bar 5 SHOULD be. That is easy to fix.
If you prefer real-time control, just tap Tab or the F8 key where the downbeat should actually be.
If you prefer stopped-time editing, you can either mouse-drag Bar 5 to its desired position, or drag the playback
Location cursor to the desired position and then tap Tab or the F8 key.
When we tap the Tab key, or alternatively click on the [Tap Barline] button, the Audio Chord Wizard will
automatically recalculate the bars to the right of the playback position as playback continues.
Now the Good Bar Line is drawn red to show that it was edited. The chords are now much better.
In the case of this song, setting this one bar line is sufficient to get good tracking to the end. Songs which have
drastic tempo changes, loose feel, or time signature changes could require a few more adjustments.
When satisfied with the bar lines and chords, click the [OK – Send to BIAB] button to return the chords and tempo
map to Band-in-a-Box.
Special Cases
Time Signature:
If a song is not in the default 4/4 time signature, set the Time Signature very early before you do anything else.
Bad Initial Tempo Estimates
Double/Half Tempo:
Sometimes Audio Chord Wizard will guess double or half of the tempo you might prefer.
Slightly Wrong:
Sometimes syncopated songs can have musical anticipations which make ACW guess a tempo slightly too fast or
slightly too slow.