User Guide

Chapter 6: Band-in-a-Box PowerGuide
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RealDrums style change at any bar (F5)
The Edit bar settings dialog opens with the menu command Edit | Bar Settings, with the
F5 function key, or the keystrokes Alt+B.
Tip: If the F5 key (or F8 key) does not perform the expected function in Band-in-a-Box you
will need to go to the Apple System Preferences and uncheck the system setting in the
Keyboard Shortcuts list.
In this dialog you can change the style of RealDrums at the current bar (location of the
highlight cell). The change can affect all choruses, or just a selected chorus.
The [R.Drums] button opens the RealDrums Picker to select a
new RealDrums style from the list.
Click on [Clear RealDrums change]
to remove the change.
Song Settings
Song settings include the title, key signature, and tempo for a song and the Band-in-a-
Box style for its arrangement.
Main Settings
The Main Settings dialog shows all the settings for the song. Go to Song |
Title/Key/Tempo/Embel… or use the keystrokes Command+K to open the dialog.
Title, Key Tempo
The Title: field will show the current title from the Title window. For a new song it will
be “Untitled.” Type in the title for your song here.
Settings for Key and Tempo can be typed directly into the dialog.
If you aren’t sure of the exact number value for the tempo of your song, you can click the
metronome four times in tempo to set it automatically.
The Title, Key, and Tempo settings can also be made in the Title window on the main
screen.