User Guide

Chapter 6: Band-in-a-Box PowerGuide
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List Management
This adds the currently selected style to the list of Favorite
styles. Favorites have a letter “F” beside their name in the left
column of the Styles list, they also appear in the Favorite Styles dialog.
If this option is selected, only styles that are favorites
will appear in the Styles list.
If you have added new styles to Band-in-a-Box (or edited the
BBW.LST file) the StylePicker’s [Re-Build] button will update
the styles list.
This will copy the Styles List to the clipboard. It can then be
printed as a text file from any word processor.
This sets the StylePicker to show all styles. It is an easy way to
restore the full list after a filter has been applied
The [Search] button lets you find data in any of the fields.
Click on the [OK] button to make your selection.
Support for Third Party Styles
Third party styles with LS3 files are supported in the StylePicker. LS3 files have the
information for Third Party styles. If you have third party styles and an LS3 file from the
third party, add these files to the Data folder. Then press the Rebuild
button inside the StylePicker, to see your styles listed.
About LS3 Files
LS3 files add information to the StylePicker dialog about your styles. The LS3 files are
for third party added styles and style data descriptions.
An LS3 file cannot exceed 65,000 bytes (65K). If you need more, use 2 LS3 files. The
style data and descriptions show up in the style picker dialog.
- Lines beginning with @ are for style descriptions (memos etc.).
- Lines beginning with the 3 chars ;^@ are for the style data.
More information on the format of the style data line is found at
pgmusic.com/styledata.htm.
Here's a summary of the style data line (on the next 4 lines):
; stylename,soloist# to use (1-255),soloist type to use (see list on web),double time OK
(false/true),
; time sign. (3 or 4),straight or swing (sw/ev),16ths or 8ths (8/16),tempolow(30-500),
; tempo high range (30-500), tempo mid range (30-500), style disk # (0-30000) PG uses
1-255),
; melody patch to use (1-128 or higher-see list on web),soloist patch to use (1-128 or
higher-see list).
Choose a “Built-In” style or click on the [User Song+Style] button to choose from the
file dialog.