User Guide

Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
PG MUSIC INC. LICENSE AGREEMENT.............................................................................................................2
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................................3
CHAPTER 1: WELCOME TO BAND-IN-A-BOX!...............................................................................................12
WHAT IS BAND-IN-A-BOX? ......................................................................................................................................12
INSTALLING BAND-IN-A-BOX FOR WINDOWS ..........................................................................................................13
Minimum System Requirements...........................................................................................................................13
Installing the Program.........................................................................................................................................13
Band-in-a-Box External Hard Drives..................................................................................................................13
MIDI SETUP .............................................................................................................................................................14
Output to Software Synthesizers (DXi and VSTi).................................................................................................15
AUDIO SETUP ...........................................................................................................................................................19
ASIO Audio/Software Synth Drivers....................................................................................................................19
Understanding Latency........................................................................................................................................21
CHAPTER 2: QUICKSTART..................................................................................................................................23
STEP 1 – TYPING IN THE CHORDS .............................................................................................................................23
STEP 2 – CHOOSING A STYLE....................................................................................................................................26
STEP 3 – PLAY YOUR SONG!......................................................................................................................................28
CHAPTER 3: BAND-IN-A-BOX 2011 ....................................................................................................................29
50 NEW FEATURES!..................................................................................................................................................29
101 NEW REALTRACKS............................................................................................................................................32
More about RealTracks .......................................................................................................................................35
QUICKSTART TUTORIAL FOR BAND-IN-A-BOX 2011 FOR WINDOWS........................................................................35
NOW LET’S TAKE A QUICK TOUR AROUND THE PROGRAM. .....................................................................................36
Open up the StylePicker.......................................................................................................................................36
NOW LET’S MAKE A SOLOIST MEDLEY....................................................................................................................37
CHAPTER 4: THE MAIN SCREEN.......................................................................................................................39
MAIN SCREEN OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................................39
Personalizing the Main Screen............................................................................................................................40
Descriptive Hints.................................................................................................................................................41
Options and Utilities............................................................................................................................................42
STATUS BAR.............................................................................................................................................................42
SYNTH WINDOW / PIANO KEYBOARD.......................................................................................................................42
Toolbars...............................................................................................................................................................46
Floating Toolbars................................................................................................................................................48
TITLE WINDOW ........................................................................................................................................................50
CHORDSHEET AREA .................................................................................................................................................52
Chord Entry.........................................................................................................................................................53
Chordsheet Options.............................................................................................................................................53
Part Markers........................................................................................................................................................54
MultiStyles ...........................................................................................................................................................55
Play Selected Area as a Loop..............................................................................................................................55
CHAPTER 5: PLAYING SONGS IN BAND-IN-A-BOX ......................................................................................56
OPENING FILES.........................................................................................................................................................56
Find File ..............................................................................................................................................................56
File Associations..................................................................................................................................................57