User Guide
Table Of Contents
- PG Music Inc. License Agreement
- Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: QuickStart Tutorial
- Chapter 3: Summary of New Features
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- All New 32-bit PPC Carbonized Engine.
- Odd-Time Signature Support.
- Maximum Number of Soloists increased
- New Count-In Options
- Harmony – Low Root Feature.
- Strauss-in-a-Box
- Transform 4/4 Melody to a Waltz 3 /4 \(“Strauss-
- Transform “Waltz” Melody to 4/4 \(“De-Strauss” t
- Bass player plays better “5ths
- Load Previous Style, Load Next Style.
- “Chase Volumes” added for playback.
- Drum count-in options
- StylePicker Enhancements.
- StylePicker Dialog “show all” button
- Mono/Stereo menu options
- Video and Audio Memo support
- Soloist “Note-Density” option.
- Dedicated menu items added on GM Menu
- New Hot Keys
- Configuration Files
- About Hot Key Names on the Menus
- New Program Hints Added
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- Chapter 4: Guided Tour of Band-in-a-Box
- Chapter 5: The Main Screen
- Chapter 6: Band-in-a-Box PowerGuide
- Chapter 7: Notation and Printing
- Chapter 8: Automatic Music Features
- Chapter 9: Recording Tracks
- Chapter 10: Built-in Drums
- Chapter 11: User Programmable Functions
- Chapter 12: Tutors and Wizards
- Chapter 13: CoreMIDI and QuickTime OS X
- Chapter 14: Reference
- PG Music Inc.
- Index
- Registration Form
Chapter 6: Band-in-a-Box PowerGuide 50
Chapter 6: Band-in-a-Box PowerGuide
In the QuickStart Tutorial it’s as “easy as 1-2-3” to make great music on your
computer using the intelligent automatic accompaniment features of Band-in-a-
Box. This PowerGuide provides detailed song making instructions and
configuration settings for the Band-in-a-Box “power user.”
Song Settings
Song settings include the title, key signature, and tempo for a song and the
Band-in-a-Box style for its arrangement.
Main Settings
The Main Settings dialog shows all the settings for the song. Go to Song |
Title/Key/Tempo/Embel… or use the keystrokes
+k to open the dialog.
Settings can be entered directly into the dialog.
Most of these settings can be made in the Title window on the main screen.
Band-in-a-Box Title window.
Key Changes (Transposition)
The key signature of the song is displayed in the Title window.