User Guide

Chapter 15: Reference
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Roland GS submenu
Reset Roland GS (Quick) and Reset GS (all ID’s) reset the module to factory settings.
Set Reverb Type or Set Chorus Type (GS Module): Roland GS instruments allow different type of reverb and
chorus settings. These settings boxes allow you to select them.
Assign Part/Channel etc. for GS Module The GS Part settings are for GS compatible synthesizers only. These
synthesizers have 16 parts. The default is for part 1 to be channel 1, part 2 channel 2 etc., but you can change a part
to another channel. This allows you to use the same channel for 2 parts, so that you hear a layer of 2 instruments
playing the same part.
Send MIDI Message submenu
Send General MIDI mode ON, & BB Patches sends a General MIDI mode ON message to the external MIDI
device and the sends the startup Band-in-a-Box patch changes.
Send General MIDI mode ON (no patches) sets the external module to General MIDI mode. This command will
ensure that the module is ready to accept GM-specific MIDI data such as Bank, Controller, and Patch information.
Send GS Mode On Message (Roland) / Send XG Mode On Message (Yamaha): Since the inception of the GM
(General MIDI) standard, there have been two major subsets/extensions of this standard; GS (Roland) and XG
(Yamaha). Therefore, in addition to the GM Mode-on menu item feature there are additional commands to send a
GS mode ON or a XG mode ON message at any time by accessing the GM menu.
Auto-Send GM Mode On at startup sends a “General MIDI mode on” message when the program boots up.
Auto-Send GS Mode On at startup sends a Roland GS system on message when the Band-in-a-Box program
boots up.
Auto-Send XG Mode On at startup sends a Yamaha XG system on message when the Band-in-a-Box program
boots up.
Turn Local OFF / ON (external MIDI keyboard)
“Local” refers to music playing on an external MIDI keyboard. If set to “Off,” Band-in-a-Box will play the
keyboard via the THRU part. If set to “On,” both Band-in-a-Box and the keyboard might be playing the same Thru
part.
When program quits, turn Local ON automatically turns the external MIDI keyboard back on at the end of the
Band-in-a-Box session.
Master Tuning… allows you to master tune your sound card or sound module. This is useful if you're playing
along with an instrument or recording that can't easily be re-tuned like an acoustic piano. A setting of 0 is the
default A = 440.
Note: Not all sound cards/ modules support Master Tuning. To see if your sound card supports Master Tuning, press the
[Test..] button.