User Guide

Chapter 4: The Main Screen

Main Screen Overview

The main screen gives direct access to the major features and program settings of Band-

in-a-Box for ease and convenience during a session.

There are five different areas on the main screen.

1. The Status Bar is used to show program running status messages and path names of

the currently loaded song.

2. The Synth Window is the area between the Menu Bar and the Piano Keyboard

where Instruments patches are set and levels are adjusted. It also includes buttons

for adding harmonies to the Melody, Thru, or Soloist parts.

3. The Tool Bar area under the Piano Keyboard has buttons for direct access to

important program features and menus. Hold the mouse cursor on any button to see

a pop-up hint that describes its function.

4. The Title Window shares the Tool Bar area. In addition to the song title, it includes

all the other settings for the song such as its Key Signature, Tempo, and Chorus

settings.

5. The Chordsheet Area occupies the lower part of the screen. Chord changes for the

song are typed into the numbered bars (cells) in the sheet. Part markers (a, b, c, etc.)

are entered here to switch between Band-in-a-Box substyles.

To resize the window, just use the sizing control at the bottom-right

corner of the window. Hold down the mouse button while you drag

the sizing control.

This allows you to have Band-in-a-Box open as a small window on screen with other

programs, and you still see a full chordsheet. The screen size is remembered between

sessions.