User Guide

Chapter 6: Making Songs in Band-in-a-Box
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With the Section Paragraphs feature you’ll see each section on a new line so that the form of the lead sheet is easier
to see. Sections can be as short as 2 bars.
The feature is configurable and optional with the “New line for every section (part marker)” setting in the
Display Options dialog (Opt. | Preferences [Display] button).
Applying Styles
There are many styles available for use with the Band-in-a-Box program. Styles refer to styles of music like Jazz
Swing, Latin, Blues, Pop, Rock, or Country. You can pick a musical style either before or after you have entered the
chords to a song. Once a style is loaded, the song will be played back using your chosen style. All style files have
the .STY extension.
In the chordsheet or notation you can quick-load a style by typing only “style” followed by a style name, e.g.,
stylezzbossa<Enter> will load in zzbossa.sty.
Note: The program defaults to the “Jazz Swing” style or it may be “aliased” to another style, such as the newer J_WYNT_K
style.
When a requested style is not found, Band-
in-a-Box makes an intelligent substitution.
This feature is available for every style that PG Music has made, and also can be customized by third-party or any
users by making a text file (*.NA) with suggested alternative styles.
Load Previous Style, Load Next Style.
This function, analogous to the Load Next Song function, loads in the previous (or next) style in alphabetical order
of the file name. These functions are found in the Styles menu, or use the hot keys Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F8 (or
Alt+Shift+F8).
Current Style Window
The name of the current style is shown in the window below the song title.
The full (long) style name is displayed in a pop-up hint and at the top of the screen.
There is a convenient “Load Song Demo” option for style demos.
Click on the name of the style on the main screen, and the menu that
displays will include the option to “Load Song Demo” for the current
style.
The [Style] button opens the StylePicker window. The [F] button opens a window with tabs for
lists of Favorites and Recently Played styles.