User Guide

Chapter 6: Making Songs in Band-in-a-Box
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To turn song endings off for all songs, choose Opt. | Preferences and then press the [Arrange] button to open the
Arrangement Options dialog.
Set the “Allow any Endings” checkbox = “Off” (cleared).
Fade Out Song
You can now quickly choose a fadeout ending, just
press the [Fade] button in Song Settings, and Band-
in-a-Box will fadeout the last “x” bars of the song (you can specify how many bars). Or customize the fadeout with
precise values for each bar.
Sections on a new line (for this song) is an option to enable/disable the Section Paragraphs feature for this
particular song.
RealTracks options for this song only set the RealTracks options for the song without changing the global
RealTracks Settings.
Solos should have a ‘bluesy’ feel
When set, any soloist or RealTracks background soloist, will treat any major triad (C, F, etc.) like a dominant
seventh (C7, F7) and use flatted 7
th
for soloing.
Allow RealTracks substitutions based on tempo
When set, the program will find the best RealTracks to use at the current tempo. For example, it might substitute an
acoustic bass recorded at a higher tempo, closer to the tempo of your song. The RealTracks name will appear on the
main screen with a tilde (~) to indicate the substitution.
Allow RealTracks Shots, Holds and Pushes
When set (recommended), Band-in-a-Box will create realistic shots, holds, and pushes in your song. If unchecked,
Band-in-a-Box will simulate a shot. Not all styles have these available. Check the RealTracks\Library\Holds folder
and the RealTracks Picker “Holds” column listing the set number.
Allow RealTracks Half-time/Double-time
When set, this song will allow RealTracks to play at half time (twice the usual tempo) or double time (half the usual
tempo). This allows you, for example, in a ballad at a tempo of 70, to add a RealTracks Sax solo with a tempo of
140, and play it as a double time, which will match the ballad tempo of 70.
Allow Style Aliases (auto-substitution of style) for this song
If this is set, and Auto-replace MIDI styles with RealTracks styles when songs loaded is checked on the RealTracks
toolbar menu, auto-substitution with a RealStyle is allowed.
This song has playback problems, disable Fast Generation