User Guide

Chapter 6: Making Songs in Band-in-a-Box
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You can enter pedal bass with any chord. For example, if you are in the Key of F, and would like a pedal on a C
note for 2 bars (on an Fm7 chord), then type in the settings as shown. This will play the rhythm specified – in this
case the pattern will play on beat 2 and 4.
The [Clear All] button erases all Rests/Shots/Pushes/Pedal Bass from a song.
Settings for Current Bar
The number of beats per bar, tempo changes, patch, style, and harmony changes can be made by selecting the
Settings For Current Bar option on the Edit menu or by pressing F5 after you have selected a bar to edit.
Settings Apply to Chorus #
You can specify the changes you make to happen for every chorus and/or a specific chorus. This applies to bar
settings like tempo changes, style changes, RealDrums changes, patch changes, volume changes, and harmony
changes.
Number of Beats this Bar
The initial time signature of the song is determined by the style (e.g., Jazz =4/4, Waltz =3/4). In some songs you
will want to change the time signature, for example, you might want a single bar of 2/4, or 8 bars of 3/4 time. 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 from 1 to 4 beats per bar. Time signature changes are printed on the Notation/Lead Sheet.
Example: A song in 4/4 time with a single bar of 6/4 time.
The maximum # beats per bar is =4, so we’ll split the 6/4 bar 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, then restore the time signature to 4/4 by assigning # beats per bar =4 for the
next bar.