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Chapter 6: Band-in-a-Box PowerGuide
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This illustrates a held chord on bar 10.
The chord on bar 10 is held (sustained) until the next chord on the
Chordsheet. The held chord is typed in as a C followed by three
periods.
“Breaks” for only some instruments.
You can specify that some instruments not be affected by the break. The coded names for the instruments are:
- B for Bass
- D for Drums
- P for Piano
- G for Guitar
- S for Strings
C.bd
To exempt instruments, add their letters following the break. Typing
c.bd will put a rest on all instruments EXCEPT the bass and drums.
C...p
This will put a held chord on all instruments except the piano.
Pushes
Pushes in Styles.
“Pushes” (also called anticipations) are chords that are played before the beat. For example, in Jazz Swing, the
piano player often “pushes” a chord change by playing the chord an eighth note before the beat. Styles can push any
instrument so that the instrument plays before the chord begins. This is very common in Jazz and other Pop music,
and gives the music a more natural sound.
You need not be concerned with pushes that are in the styles as they happen automatically. You need only to be
aware that the styles can push the instruments. This makes styles sound much better, and more syncopated.
Pushes in Songs.
Chords can be pushed by an 8
th
or 16
th
note. For example, you can specify a chord to occur a 16
th
note before the
beat and all instruments, including drums, will play this.
You can also specify that a chord change should happen before the beat. To do this, you can either use keystrokes,
or the chord options dialog box. To use keystrokes:
- Type the caret symbol (^) before the chord. (The caret symbol is located above the 6 on the keyboard).
- Type a single caret to get a chord an eighth note before the beat.
e.g.
^C7
- Type a double caret to get a chord a sixteenth note before the beat.
e.g.
^^C7
In Jazz styles (and other triplet feels), the chord will be pushed by a triplet, regardless if there is a single or double
caret (^^).
Shots, Holds and Pushes in RealTracks
Simply type in the chords as you normally would, adding periods (…) for shots and holds, and the RealTracks will
play them. Note that for this, you need the LibraryM/Holds folder in your RealTracks folder.
Not all RealTracks styles have shots, holds, and pushes available, so check the “H” column in the RealTracks Picker
to see if the style has them.
- If the column is blank they are available and installed.