User Guide

Chapter 6: Making Songs in Band-in-a-Box
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And when you have found a new favorite style, just change the alias. You can also load or save sets of “Alias” files
and share them with others.
To type in a style name that you don't have, use the [Custom] button.
1. To create a new alias, click on an empty spot (i.e. no alias defined) in the alias list, or click on the alias you
wish to edit if you wish to change an existing alias.
2. Press the [Choose] button below the Original style box and select the style you wish to be replaced.
3. Press the [Choose] button below the Substitution box and select the replacement style (alias).
If you have made a mistake and wish to change your style selection, press the [Clear] button. When you have
successfully made an alias, you will notice that there will be a small arrow in the Styles box on the main screen
indicating that you have an alias loaded.
You can Export and Import alias files to share with your friends by clicking the [Import..] button to read an alias file
from a floppy, or click the [Export..] button to send one out to a disk.
Tip: You can temporarily totally disable the Alias feature by unchecking the “Allow Any Style Aliases” checkbox. You can also
have confirmation of alias substitutions by checking the “Confirm Substitution” checkbox.
Enable/Disable Style menu item. (Alt+S E)
The Styles menu has an item to Enable/Disable the style. When disabled, the name of the style will have an X at the
beginning, which indicates a disabled style. The disabled style won't sound or write any data to the MIDI file. The
most common use for disabling a style is when a MIDI file is loaded to the Melody track. Then the style won't
sound and conflict with the full arrangement on the Melody track.
Forced Styles option
This allows you to keep a style in memory. This way, all subsequent songs that are loaded will not change the style
(even if they have a different associated style), so you can easily play songs in the same style. If you've found a new
favorite style, you can try it out in all kinds of songs without having to reload the style each time.
For example, let's say we've discovered the “GARNER” style, and want to try it out on all kinds of songs. Select
Styles | OK to load styles with songs so that the item is NOT checked. Now when you load a song the new style
doesn't load and you can play the song in GARNER.STY. You can temporarily override this setting by loading in
another style using the [STY] button or the Style menu, and the new style loaded will stay in until you choose
another one.