User Guide

Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
PG MUSIC INC. LICENSE AGREEMENT.............................................................................................................2
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................................3
CHAPTER 1: WELCOME TO BAND-IN-A-BOX!...............................................................................................12
WHAT IS BAND-IN-A-BOX?......................................................................................................................................12
INSTALLING BAND-IN-A-BOX FOR WINDOWS ..........................................................................................................13
Minimum System Requirements...........................................................................................................................13
Installing the Program.........................................................................................................................................13
Band-in-a-Box External Hard Drives..................................................................................................................13
MIDI SETUP .............................................................................................................................................................14
Output to Software Synthesizers (DXi and VSTi).................................................................................................15
AUDIO SETUP ...........................................................................................................................................................19
ASIO Audio/Software Synth Drivers....................................................................................................................19
Understanding Latency........................................................................................................................................21
CHAPTER 2: QUICKSTART..................................................................................................................................23
STEP 1 – TYPING IN THE CHORDS .............................................................................................................................23
STEP 2 – CHOOSING A STYLE....................................................................................................................................26
STEP 3 – PLAY YOUR SONG!......................................................................................................................................28
CHAPTER 3: BAND-IN-A-BOX 2010.5 .................................................................................................................29
WELCOME TO BAND-IN-A-BOX 2010.5 ....................................................................................................................29
40 New Features!.................................................................................................................................................29
NEW FEATURES INCLUDED IN BAND-IN-A-BOX 2010...............................................................................................30
Band-in-a-Box 2010 added over 50 cool new features!.......................................................................................30
THE DETAILS............................................................................................................................................................31
MORE NEW REALTRACKS........................................................................................................................................32
RealTracks Sets 83 - 101 .....................................................................................................................................32
QUICKSTART TUTORIAL FOR THE VERSION 2010 AND 2010.5 NEW FEATURES........................................................36
Quick Song Settings.............................................................................................................................................36
Quick-Load Songs and Styles ..............................................................................................................................36
Easy Big Lyrics Display.......................................................................................................................................36
Improved Audio Rendering..................................................................................................................................36
DAW Plug-in Mode..............................................................................................................................................36
Freeze Tracks ......................................................................................................................................................37
RealTracks Enhancements...................................................................................................................................38
Audio Reverb .......................................................................................................................................................39
Rendering Tracks.................................................................................................................................................40
New Favorite Songs/Styles Dialog ......................................................................................................................41
StylePicker Enhancements...................................................................................................................................42
Lyrics Enhancements...........................................................................................................................................43
CHAPTER 4: THE MAIN SCREEN.......................................................................................................................45
MAIN SCREEN OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................................45
Personalizing the Main Screen............................................................................................................................46
Descriptive Hints.................................................................................................................................................47
Options and Utilities............................................................................................................................................48
STATUS BAR.............................................................................................................................................................48
SYNTH WINDOW / PIANO KEYBOARD.......................................................................................................................48
Toolbars...............................................................................................................................................................52