User Guide

Chapter 6: Band-in-a-Box PowerGuide
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Write Chords, Part Markers META event
Writes the chords and part markers to the MIDI file.
Include Guitar Position Controller
This will insert a controller 84 which PG Music uses to indicate the fret position. Since
some synths also use this for “Portamento Control,” you should use this setting with
caution.
Write Soloist Part on channel 5
Normally the program writes the Soloist part on channel 8. Since that could also mean
the left hand of a piano track using the convention of channel 8/9 for piano, this option
allows you to write it on channel 5 instead.
Write Harmony to MIDI file
If checked, the harmony will be written to the MIDI file. If not, just the melody will be
written to the MIDI file.
MIDI file Harmony separate tracks
If checked, the harmony will be written to the MIDI file on separate tracks for each voice.
You could use this to print out individual parts to your printer for example.
Write Guitar part on 6 channels
If set to YES, the styles that are Intelligent Guitar Styles will result in a MIDI file that has
the Guitar part written on six channels (11-16). Then, when you read it in PowerTracks,
or another sequencer that uses the convention of 11-16 for guitar strings, the guitar part
will display correctly.
If song has RealDrums, also generate MIDI drums is an option when saving a Band-
in-a-Box arrangement to a MIDI (*.MID) file. It can be unchecked if your song uses
RealDrums and you don’t want MIDI drums included in the MIDI file.
If song has RealDrums, generate xxxx_RealDrums.AIFF audio saves the RealDrums
(which are audio) as a separate AIFF file. This allows you to easily import the entire
Band-in-a-Box song into another program for editing.
Number of Levels of Undo
Set the number of levels of undo from 5 to 999. Undo takes up memory, so don’t use
huge values unless you have a lot of memory or make a lot of mistakes.
More Preferences – Preferences 2
More preferences are accessed with the [Preferences 2] button in the Preferences dialog.
Click on [Preferences 1] or [Soloist Prefs] to jump to the dialogs for those settings.
OK to save/load rev/vol/chorus w/songs
Offers global control over additional song settings (i.e. reverb, chorus, etc) that can be
saved and/or loaded with each song.
Send GM mode at startup
For sound modules that are GM compatible, this command will ensure that the module is
ready to accept GM-specific MIDI data such as Bank, Controller, and Patch information.
Send GS Mode On at startup
For sound modules that are GS compatible, this command will ensure that the module is
ready to accept GS-specific MIDI data such as Bank, Controller, and Patch information.