User Guide

Chapter 6: Band-in-a-Box PowerGuide
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When making any changes to a measure using the Edit bar settings dialog box, Band-in-
a-Box will place a colored indicator box around the measure number of the edited
measure.
Settings apply to Chorus # is a setting that lets you apply the changes at the specified
bar in all choruses or just in the chorus you choose.
Change the Number of beats/bar.
The initial time signature of the song is determined by the style (e.g. Jazz =4/4, Waltz
=3/4). In certain songs you will want to insert time signature changes at a certain bar.
For example you might want a single bar of 2/4, or 8 bars of 3/4 time etc.
This option allows a change of time signature during a song. The change takes place at
the beginning of the bar and continues until a new time signature change is specified.
You can select # beats per bar from 1 to 4 beats per bar. A setting of 0 beats/bar is used
for no change of time signature.
Examples:
- A song in 4/4 time with a single bar of 6/4 time. Since the maximum # beats per bar is
= 4 we will split the 6/4 bars into 2 bars, a 4/4 bar and a 2/4 bar. Insert a # beats per bar
= 2 at the beginning of the 2/4 bar and then restore the time signature to 4/4 by
assigning # beats per bar = 4 for the next bar.
- A song in 5/4 time throughout: To do this we will alternately create a 3/4 bar + 2/4
bars. On odd numbered bars insert a # beats per bar = 3, and on even bars insert # of
beats per bar = 2. This needs to be done for every bar.
Style Changes at any Bar.
You can specify a new style at any bar of the song, so that you can use many styles
within the same song. To change styles at any bar:
- Move the cursor highlight bar to the bar for the style change.