User Guide

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Chapter 14: Reference
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Drums – Demos
Every RealDrums style has a Band-in-a-Box demo song, which can be loaded directly from this folder as a song file.
Once a demo song has been played from this folder, you can then use the SongPicker (Select Song by Title) dialog
to choose songs from a list.
Manuals
This folder includes a manual with a guide to latest features in the current Band-in-a-Box upgrade, Band-in-a-Box --
-- Upgrade Manual.pdf, plus a recent version of the full manual named Band-in-a-Box ---- Mac Manual.pdf. These
files are bookmarked for easy reference, and individual pages can be printed out as required.
Helpful supplements are sometimes included, such as the Band-in-a-Box CoreMIDI help.pdf that explains how to
set up external MIDI devices to the Macintosh.
Melodist Demos
These are Band-in-a-Box songs made with the Melodist feature that generates complete songs with chords and
melodies. You can select individual songs to hear an example of the different Melodist styles, or you can play them
all by clicking on the [Juke Songs Now] button in the Melodist dialog.
Preferences
The Preferences you set in the program are saved in the Preferences folder, and this folder also has a file named
Intrface_X86.BBW with all the program settings including MIDI and audio driver setup. If this file is removed to
the trash the program will open like a new installation the next time it runs. It will prompt for all of the initial setup
selections. This is useful as a “global reset” if system settings have been changed by accident and are difficult to
restore.
RealTracks
This folder has subfolders containing the files for all of the RealTracks instruments installed in your program. It is
the default location recognized by Band-in-a-Box when it installs RealTracks sets and generates RealTracks.
If this folder is moved or the RealTracks files are installed in a custom location, the new location must be entered in
the RealTracks Settings dialog so that Band-in-a-Box knows where to find them.
RealTracks – Demos
Every RealTracks instrument has a Band-in-a-Box demo song, which can be loaded directly from this folder as a
song file. Once a demo song has been played from this folder you can then use the SongPicker (Select Song by
Title) dialog to choose songs from a list.
Soloist Demos
These are Band-in-a-Box songs made with the many soloist styles available. There are subfolders for every Soloist
set. Once you select a song from the File | Open menu command you can use the [Song] button to choose from a
list of songs in the subfolder.
Soloists
Soloist files are stored here, both for MIDI soloists and solos that use RealTracks instruments. If you install soloist
add-on sets this is where to put them.
Songs
This is the default folder for storing your Band-in-a-Box songs, the default folder that is selected by the File | Open
Song menu command. It includes the basic Band-in-a-Box song library, and the songs you make yourself will be
stored here unless you specify a custom folder for them.
Band-in-a-Box accompaniments are saved with the file extension *.sgu. If a melody has been recorded the file
extension will be *.mgu. The “u” indicates a song made with a user-editable style.
The original 24 Band-in-a-Box styles are an exception, they use song file names ending in numbers from 1-9 and
letters from A-O, but all later styles end in “u.”
Songs and Lessons
Band-in-a-Box comes with a large library of songs that demonstrate some of the most popular styles of music as
well as songs for listening, learning, and jamming. This folder is packed with musical content for a variety of tastes
and purposes.