User Guide

Chapter 11: User Programmable Functions 146
B patterns This row is for 1 bar drum patterns for the “b” substyle.
Fills This row is for 1 bar drum patterns for the “a” substyle.
Endings This row is for endings. Endings are 2 bars (2 patterns of 1 bar
each).
Tip: If you are making a simple style, you only need to use the top row (“a” patterns).
Bass / Piano / Guitar / Strings patterns:
- Are played in real time from a MIDI keyboard, MIDI guitar, etc. by
clicking on [Rec] or typing “r” with the cursor placed on the first dot of the
A or B section of the desired instrument starting with 8 Beat.
- Are played in based on a C7 chord (C E G Bb) though all 12 notes may be
used.
The patterns for Bass/Piano/Guitar/Strings are classified by the length of the
pattern, i.e., the number of notes that the chord lasts without a change of chord.
Click on the Piano/Guitar/Strings buttons to toggle
between each instrument’s A/B recording sections.
You get to the instrument screen by mouse clicking
on the instrument name button.
For example, click on the Bass button and you will see similar to the following:
The important rows are indicated with an asterisk *, meaning that if you are
making a simple style you'll only have to use these rows. The “a” and “b” refer
to the “a” and “b” substyles found in Band-in-a-Box. The numbers 1, 2, 4, 8
refer to the length of the recorded patterns in terms of number of beats. For
example, a 2 bar pattern would be = 8 beats.
Explanation of the numbers
on the StyleMaker screen.
The StyleMaker screen is full of patterns, mostly empty indicated by a period (.). When a
pattern has been recorded, there is a number in place of the period for example (5).
These numbers indicate whether a pattern has been recorded at the location.