User Guide

Chapter 5: Guided Tour of Band-in-a-Box
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Chords can be copied, pasted, cut, or erased and new
chords can be entered from the Chord Builder.
The Chord Settings allow pushes, rests, and pedal bass to
be applied.
The Bar Settings let you refine your arrangement with
changes in tempo, meter, key signature, styles,
RealDrums, volume levels, patches, and harmonies.
Song Settings allow rests and pushes, and also control
tags, endings, and fadeouts.
Global system settings are found in the Preferences.
The highlighted bar can be set as the beginning or end of a
chorus, or as the end of the song.
Play the song from the current bar (highlighted) in any
chorus.
Choose a Style
The chords, tempo, number of repeats and other information that you enter in the Chordsheet tell Band-in-a-Box
what to play. The style you choose tells the program how to play it. When a style is loaded, the song will be played
play back in that style.
The Style Picker window allows easy selection of Styles by Category, Full Style Title, Memo, and examples of
songs that work in that style.