User Guide

Chapter 6: Making Songs in Band-in-a-Box
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Standard Notation Window
The Standard Notation window can be used for notation display and the entry of chords and lyrics. Just type a chord
name and it will be inserted at the current time line location (the black vertical stripe just under the tool bar.)
Click on the instrument buttons to see the notation for the different parts: Bass, Drums,
Piano, Guitar, Strings, and the Melody [M], or the Soloist [S].
Press the [Opt.] button to set Notation window options such as track type, bar resolution, lyric font size,
and position, transpose options, and Regular or Jazz fonts.
This button opens the Lead Sheet window, which provides a full screen of notation either for an
individual instrument or for multiple instruments that you choose to view together by clicking the
instrument buttons while holding the Ctrl key.
Print out any part with the Print Button. In the Print Preview window save your notation as a graphic
file to upload to the Internet or to e-mail.
The [#] button opens the Event List for editing the Melody or Soloist tracks.
This is the button for note-based lyrics, which are automatically aligned with the corresponding note in
the Melody track.
Use the plus and minus buttons to zoom the Notation in and out.
The text button lets you enter section text or boxed text into the notation.
When the Scrub button is selected, notes will play as the mouse is dragged over them while holding
down the left mouse button.
Switch to Editable or Staff Roll notation modes with these buttons.
Editable Notation Mode
Click on the Editable Notation button to go to Editable Notation mode. Chords, lyrics, and text can be
entered as in the Standard Notation window; the Editable Notation mode also permits point-and-click entry
of notes and rests as well as drag-and-drop editing.