User Guide

Chapter 11: User Programmable Functions
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You make Copy a Harmony to the ClipBoard, and then move to a new harmony and
PASTE the harmony to the new location.
For example, if you want to make a harmony similar to the Shearing Quintet harmony,
choose [Copy], move to a new harmony, and choose [Paste]. Then rename that harmony
“Shearing - modified” and you can make changes to it (such as using different
instruments).
You should never have to press these [Save] buttons since the harmony is saved
automatically for you. All of the 256 harmonies are saved in a single.har file called
default.har. If you have run out of harmonies, you can start a new harmonies file by
pressing the [SaveAs]. For example, if you want to make a disk of add-on harmonies,
you can make one and save it as MyName.HAR. Then you could share it with other
Band-in-a-Box users who could load in your bank of harmonies (from the Har| Edit a
Harmonies File…) without disrupting their own existing default.har file.
As stated above, each .har file has 256 harmonies, so you probably need only 1 file
(default.har) for all your harmonies. But if you've made a great harmony and want to
give it to your friend for example, you can export a single harmony as a.h1 file. Your
friend can then import this harmony into their .har file. Or, you could upload some.h1
files that you've created to your favorite web site for other Band-in-a-Box users to enjoy
by importing them into their default.har harmonies file.
The best way to develop a harmony is to hear it as it’s playing. The preferred way to do
this is to have a song playing that has a melody in it. Any changes to the harmony will be
heard on the melody as soon as you press the [Update] button. You can also play along
as the song is playing, and hear the new harmony on the Thru channel.
If you don't want to have a song playing, and want to hear the harmony, then set the Test
Chord to a certain chord. Then you can play on the MIDI keyboard (with no song
playing) and hear your harmony. This allows you to examine exactly what notes Band-
in-a-Box is using to make your harmony.
Additional Harmony Settings are accessed by pressing the MORE button, which brings
up the following dialog box: