User Guide
Table Of Contents
- PG Music Inc. License Agreement
- Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Welcome to Band-in-a-Box!
- Chapter 2: QuickStart Tutorial
- Chapter 3: Band-in-a-Box 2010.5 for Macintosh
- Welcome to Band-in-a-Box 2010.5
- New Features in Band-in-a-Box 2010
- More New RealTracks
- QuickStart Tutorial
- Quick Song Settings
- Save Default Mix
- Improved Audio Rendering
- DAW Plug-in Mode
- Freeze Tracks
- RealTracks Enhancements
- New Favorite Songs/Styles Dialog
- Rendering Tracks
- StylePicker Enhancements
- New in the StyleMaker
- Chapter 4: The Main Screen
- Chapter 5: Guided Tour of Band-in-a-Box
- Chapter 6: Band-in-a-Box PowerGuide
- RealTracks
- RealDrums
- Song Settings
- The Chordsheet
- Chord Preview/Builder
- MIDI file “Chord Wizard”
- Applying Styles
- The StylePicker
- Playing, Pausing, and Stopping Songs
- Changing Volume, Panning, Reverb, Chorus, Bank
- Freeze Tracks
- Saving Songs
- Preferences – User Settings
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- Show Chords with push/rest chars
- Metronome During Recording
- Harmony Volume Adjust
- OK to Load Style with songs
- Write Guitar part on 6 channels
- Turn External Keyboard’s Local On at end of session
- OK to beep with messages
- OK to prompt to reduce/expand
- For Roman Numerals in minor keys, use relative major
- Save Button on main screen works as Save As
- Name MIDI files with .MID extension
- Allow larger fonts on Chordsheet
- Color for Chordsheet Area
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- Other Editing Features
- MIDI Setup
- The JukeBox
- Chapter 7: Notation and Printing
- Chapter 8: Automatic Music Features
- Chapter 9: Recording Tracks
- Chapter 10: Audio Features
- Chapter 11: Wizards, Tutors, and Fun
- Chapter 12: User Programmable Functions
- Chapter 13: CoreMIDI and Apple DLS Synth
- Chapter 14: Reference
- PG Music Inc.
- Index
- Registration Form

Chapter 6: Band-in-a-Box PowerGuide
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If set to 1, almost all MIDI drums will be substituted by RealDrums. If set to 5, only RealDrum styles that match
the style perfectly will be substituted.
For RealDrums substitutions, choose different ^variations with each PLAY
This feature selects variations of RealDrums instruments with each PLAY.
Most RealDrums styles contain many instrument variations (brushes vs. sticks, hi-hat vs. ride cymbal, percussion
only, etc.). Now, by selecting “…choose different ^variations with each PLAY,” you can hear a different variation
each time play is pressed, so the song sounds fresh each time. One time you’ll hear it with brushes, the next time
with sticks and ride cymbals, etc.
Favor Brushes/Sticks
When selecting RealDrums styles to use for a style, Band-in-a-Box will use your preferences for brushes and sticks.
For example, if you choose “Favor Brushes” Band-in-a-Box will always choose from among variations that include
brushes (when available).
Favor Artists
We have “artist” support. This allows you to choose among different drummers playing the same style. For
example, we have multiple artists playing the “JazzBrushes” style. You can set Band-in-a-Box to choose a different
artist with each play, or always choose a specific artist.
If RealDrums style not found…, use other RealDrums style
Use “If RealDrums style not found, use other RealDrums style” to replace RealDrums styles that you don’t have
(i.e., haven’t purchased yet) with ones that you do have. This feature also has a range of settings from 1 to 5. If set
to 1, almost all missing styles will be substituted. If set to 5, only RealDrum styles that match the style perfectly
will be substituted.
Technical note: The a_pgmusic.ds text file controls this feature.
RealDrums For Individual Songs
Individual songs can have RealDrums added to them.
Click on the [RD] button to select a specific RealDrums style to use in a particular song. This will launch
the RealDrums Picker with a list of all available RealDrums styles.
F or this song, choose different ^variations with each play
When this is set, if you save a specific style with a song, you’ll hear a new variation of that style each time you press
PLAY, with different drum instruments.
Developer Mode
Only set this when you are a developer making a RealDrums style and want to see additional debug information
such as the /Applications/Band-in-a-Box /drumaudioresults.txt file and messages about errors in the _style.txt file.
Hi-Res Quality at half-speed
When selected, RealDrums will use a higher quality (more CPU intensive) method to play the drums when playing
at ½ or ¼ speed (from the Play menu).