User Guide

Chapter 7: RealTracks and RealDrums
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You can then substitute all four parts by pressing the RealTracks toolbar button and then clicking on Select
better RealTracks for this tempo.
The Tempo Swapping (TS) column of the RealTracks Assign dialog shows which RealTracks are eligible for
Tempo Swapping. The tempo swapping only occurs if you have the RealTracks in your installation.
This “speed up” feature works automatically and uses
CPU resources during playback. If you have a multi-core machine, you may not notice this at all, since it will use
different cores than the main Band-in-a-Box thread. If you have an older machine, low on memory, slow hard drive
etc., or notice audio glitches during playback you can disable this feature to ensure that your machine is doing less
CPU work.
This improve the quality of tempo and pitch
stretching by a small amount. You can set this if you have a fast computer and are not hearing stuttering sounds
during playback.
This setting is normally left off, but enable it if you have
a slower machine.
4-bar endings allow time for a natural decay of the instruments. By “4-
bar-endings” we are referring to a 2-bar ending that has an additional two bars to allow for the natural decay of the
audio instrument (instead of being quickly faded out). 4-bar endings are on by default. You can disable 4-bar
endings globally by leaving this box unchecked or on a song-by-song basis in the Song Settings dialog, Edit |
Settings (for this song).
When this is set, reverb will be added to the RealTracks
and RealDrums.
RealTracks support Shots, Holds, and Pushes. Simply type in the
chords as you normally would, adding periods (…) for shots and holds, and the RealTracks will play them.
Note: You need a Library\Holds folder in your RealTracks folder.
The RealTracks Assign dialog that lists each RealTrack has the last column called “Holds”
that lists whether that RealTrack supports Shots, Holds, and Pushes. If there is a number
there (other than a blank field), then they are all supported.
If there is an “n” this means that they are supported, but you don’t have the Holds_## files in the
RealTracks\Library\Holds folder.
Assuming that you have the Holds files for the RealTracks that you are generating, then you just use Band-in-a-Box
as you would normally, and type chords with shots (e.g. C.. ), holds (C…), or pushes (^C or ^^C for 8
th
or 16
th
note
push), or combinations of push and hold (^C….).