User Guide

Chapter 4: The Main Screen
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This opens the previous song in the folder in alphabetical order.
This opens the next song in the folder in alphabetical order.
This allows you to freeze any or all tracks so that Band-in-a-Box will not overwrite them
with new arrangements. Tracks play back instantly. You can still edit the tracks yourself.
This launches the Reverb Settings dialog with setting for the type and amount of reverb to
use. These settings apply only to the RealTracks, as there is a separate MIDI reverb control.
The Reharmonist creates a chord progression based only on the melody of the song. It can
also reharmonize existing chord progressions.
The grace note button opens the Melody Embellisher dialog for customizing the Melody
Embellisher.
Press the ChdSolo button to launch the Generate Guitar Chord Solo dialog. Based on the
existing Melody track, this generates a guitar chord solo using correct guitar fret positions.
This button connects to the
www.pgmusic.com web site.
The Song Title button auto-generates a song title for the current song. Each time it is
pressed, a new title is generated.
This launches the Chord Builder window. Chords may be auditioned and then entered into
the Chordsheet by clicking in the menus in this dialog.
Use these buttons to jump to the next page in the Chordsheet. Each page is 64 bars, for a
total of 256 bars.
Title Window
In the Title window you can create a Song Title, change the Style of the song, change the Key Signature the song
is using, define the Tempo of the song, define where the Chorus begins and ends and how many Choruses the
song has. To change these settings, click on the setting you wish to change.
Favorite and Recently Played Songs and Styles
The [F] buttons beside the song title and style name launch the Favorites / Recently Played
dialog. This allows you to quickly load songs and styles that have been used in your last sessions
with Band-in-a-Box.