User Guide

Chapter 8: Notation and Printing
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Note / Rest checkboxes
These determine whether a Note or a Rest will be inserted when
the mouse is clicked.
Mono Mode
When this is selected, the notation is entered as monophonic
(one note only) to avoid extra notes in a single note melody line.
Clean Notation
The Clean Notation Mode cleans up the notation by eliminating
display of redundant grace notes and glitches for easier reading.
Loop Screen
While a song is playing, click the “LoopScn” button and the
song will loop the bars shown on the notation screen.
Track Select
You can display or print any track from the program. Press the
appropriate button to change to the desired track.
Event List Editor
You can edit events including all MIDI events and lyric events
using the Event List Editor.
Lyrics Button
To enter note-based lyrics press the Lyrics button on the
Notation toolbar.
Zoom Buttons
The zoom buttons make it easy to increase or decrease the font
size of the notation.
Section Text
Add or edit Section Text on the Notation.
Scrub Mode
When this button is pressed in you can drag the mouse over
notes to hear them.
Chord Step Advance
Use the Ins and Del keys on the numeric keypad to step advance on any track by one chord. The track MIDI data
can display on the on piano, guitar, lead sheet, drums, and notation window(s).
This feature advances the current track and displays the next group of notes on that track. For example, if the
current track is set to the Melody track, pressing the chord advance buttons will display the next note or chord of the
melody. The Chord Advance feature is a great way to study the notes being played, and to navigate around the
track.
Note: In this context, “chord” is referring to any group of notes, or a single note, that occurs in a track at or near the same
time. You can adjust the width of what Band-in-a-Box determines a 'chord' to be in the Notation Options - More dialog.
Standard Notation Window
The Standard Notation window displays the notation for any individual track, and allows for the entry of chords and
lyrics. Features include:
- Notation display for the Bass, Drums, Guitar, Piano, Strings, Melody, or Soloist track.
- Optional display of guitar chord diagrams.