User Guide

Chapter 6: Making Songs in Band-in-a-Box
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To use the Filter, press the [Filter] button on the StylePicker to launch the StylePicker
Filter dialog. Here you can set the various filters, to narrow down your search for styles.
Filters
- "8ths /16ths" filters the list of styles to display 8th note based, or 16th note based styles.
- "Swing/ Even" filters the list of styles to display Even 8th note based, or Swing (triplet feel) styles.
- "Tempo" filters the list to only show styles that would work well at the indicated tempo."
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This button sets the tempo filter to be the current tempo.
- "Min. # instruments" filters the style list to include only styles that have at least this many instruments."
- "Max # instruments" filters the style list to include only styles that have at most this many instruments."
- "Genre" filters the list of styles to include only styles that match the genre."
- "Patch " will show only styles that include the instrument, either in a MIDI style, or a RealTracks style."
- "Include Similar Patches (same family)" allows similar family instruments to be included. For example, if
Acoustic Piano is selected, styles with any type of piano will display.
- "RealTracks Artist" filters the list of styles to display only styles that include RealTracks recorded by the listed
artist.
- "RealDrums Artist " filters the list of styles to display only styles that include RealDrums recorded by the listed
artist."
- "Show Styles by 'Feel' and 'Tempo’" filters the list of displayed styles to match the settings of the prototype style,
which is the current style loaded in Band-in-a-Box.
- "Show MIDI and/or Real Styles" filters the list of styles to include MIDI styles and/or RealTracks styles.
- "Only show styles disk #" filters the list of styles to only show styles present on a certain styles disk.
- "Only Show Favorites" will only show styles that have been designated as favorites. You can designate styles as
favorites from the StylePicker window (Fav button), or the Favorite Styles dialog on the main page.
- "Only Show Multistyles." Multistyles are styles with more than two substyles, e.g., a/b/c/d. The number of
substyles is listed in the style memo.