User Guide

Chapter 15: Reference
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Launch Audio Chord Wizard… (WAV, WMA, MP3, WMV, CDA) will open the Audio Chord Wizard to
analyze chords in an existing Band-in-a-Box song (that has a WAV file on the audio track).
Audio Chord Wizard Utilities opens a dialog with handy options to
- Make/Remove tempo map in Band-in-a-Box
- Remove audio file from song.
- Auto-set Key signature, with button present in the Audio Chord Wizard.
- Enable/disable the BB MIDI style.
Import Chords from MIDI File uses the MIDI File Chord Wizard to interpret chords from any MIDI file, and also
import tracks to the Melody and Soloist tracks.
Open Karaoke (KAR) File opens Karaoke files directly in Band-in-a-Box, displaying the lyrics and chord symbols
for the song.
Import MGU Song imports part or all of an existing Band-in-a-Box song to your current song, with options to
specify source and destination range, type of information to import (chords, melody, lyrics, etc.), and more.
Medley Maker opens the Medley Maker, allowing you automatically make a medley of Band-in-a-Box songs.
Open Special opens a submenu with more options for opening songs.
Open (Using Custom Dialog) uses the custom dialog that allows long-file-names, font selection, and even
remembers its settings (unlike the standard windows 95/98 dialogs).
Open Using Standard Dialog uses the standard windows 95/98 dialog.
Open with Melodies lists only song files that have melodies (*.mg?).
Open Song by Title allows selection of songs by displaying the full title of the song (not 8 character file name).
A search function allows you to search the title list for a word or phrase to quickly find a title. For example, type
in “Oldfolks” and the search will find the song title “Old Folks at Home,” as well as any other songs with
“Oldfolks” in the title.
Open Favorite Songs opens the dialog that shows the last 150 songs played.
Open Filtered by Style loads only song in current style.
Open Next Song and Open Previous Song will open the next/previous song in alphabetical order. If the song
loaded has a file name of “Paul,” choosing load-next-file will find the next file in alphabetical order after Paul,
maybe it would be “Peter.” Shift+F8 and Ctrl+Shift+F8 are the hot keys for this.
Import Chords from PG Music MIDI file will read in the chord symbols from PG Music MIDI files made by
programs like Band-in-a-Box or PowerTracks Pro Audio. Note that it won’t read in the chords from a MIDI file
that doesn't have special chord symbols typed in to it, i.e., it doesn't interpret chords.
If you want to interpret chords from any midi file, use the File | Import Chords From MIDI File option instead.
Tip: If you're working with a lot of Band-in-a-Box songs doing editing etc., remember the “Open Next Song” commands –
they will save you a lot of time!
Save song saves current song under original title.
Save song As... is to save songs (*.?G?).
Save Song with Patches & Harmony. All settings are normally saved with Band-in-a-Box files. If you would like
to save certain patches with a song, then type in the number of the patch (instrument) that you would like. Leave the
other instruments at zero (0) for No Patch change. Remember that - as with all other Band-in-a-Box functions - you
use the General MIDI number for the instrument, regardless of the synth you are using. You can also freeze selected
tracks in this dialog.