User Guide

Chapter 6: Band-in-a-Box PowerGuide
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C.bd
To exempt instruments, add their letters following the break. Typing
c.bd will put a rest on all instruments EXCEPT the bass and drums.
C...p
This will put a held chord on all instruments except the piano.
Pushes
Pushes in Styles.
“Pushes” (also called anticipations) are chords that are played before the beat. For
example, in Jazz Swing, the piano player often “pushes” a chord change by playing the
chord an eighth note before the beat. Styles can push any instrument so that the
instrument plays before the chord begins. This is very common in Jazz and other Pop
music, and gives the music a more natural sound.
You need not be concerned with pushes that are in the styles as they happen
automatically. You need only to be aware that the styles can push the instruments. This
makes styles sound much better, and more syncopated.
Pushes in Songs.
Chords can be pushed by an 8
th
or 16
th
note. For example, you can specify a chord to
occur a 16
th
note before the beat and all instruments, including drums, will play this.
You can also specify that a chord change should happen before the beat. To do this, you
can either use keystrokes, or the chord options dialog box. To use keystrokes:
- Type the caret symbol (^) before the chord. (The caret symbol is located above the
6 on the keyboard).
- Type a single caret to get a chord an eighth note before the beat.
e.g.
^C7
- Type a double caret to get a chord a sixteenth note before the beat.
e.g.
^^C7
In Jazz styles (and other triplet feels), the chord will be pushed by a triplet, regardless if
there is a single or double caret (^^).
Shots, Holds and Pushes in RealTracks
Simply type in the chords as you normally would, adding periods (…) for shots and
holds, and the RealTracks will play them. Note that for this, you need the
LibraryM/Holds folder in your RealTracks folder.
Not all RealTracks styles have shots, holds, and pushes available, so check the “H”
column in the RealTracks Picker to see if the style has them.
- If the column is blank they are available and installed.
- If the column shows the letter “n” the Holds files are available but not installed. Check
the support pages of the PG Music web site, www.pgmusic.com
, for RealTracks
updates.
- If the column shows a dash “–” no holds are available for the style.
Assuming that you have the Holds files for the RealTracks that you are generating, then
you just use Band-in-a-Box as you would normally, and type chords with shots (e.g. C..),
holds (C…) or pushes (^C or ^^C for 8
th
or 16
th
note push), or combinations of push and
hold (^C…).