User Guide

Chapter 12: Wizards, Tutors, and Fun
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− Picking the channels to use for the BB Parts.
− Picking the snapshot bars for the “a” and “b” substyle.
− Pressing the [Generate NEW style…] button.
This section will discuss the various items in the Style Wizard dialog and the Style Wizard Additional Settings.
The Style Wizard is used to generate a Band-in-a-Box Style from a MIDI file. The Style Wizard does this by
analyzing the file and creating patterns emulating the notes and rhythms for the style. First off, you'd need to get a
MIDI file to use.
Important: You should use a MIDI file that you have composed and arranged – if not, you need to first get permission of
the composer and arranger before making a style from the MIDI file.
Using the MIDI File to Style Wizard
The Style Wizard converts any MIDI file to a Band-in-a-Box style. In this tutorial, we're going to load in the
Violet.MID found in the \bb folder and convert it to a style - which we'll call Violet.STY.
Start with a new song and press the Style Wizard button or choose Styles | Style Wizard to launch the Style Wizard.
The dialog is largely empty because we haven't chosen a MIDI file yet.
Press the [Open] button and load in the file c:\bb\violet.MID. The Style Wizard then does the
following automatically:
The chords for the MIDI file are interpreted and written on the Chordsheet.
The “part markers” for the file are displayed on the Chordsheet. For Violet.MID, the Style Wizard has found the
correct part markers – by looking for drum fills and other signs of a part change – and has assigned substyle “a” to
all of them. We'll change some of them to “b” later.