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 59
2 bars of C chord (no break on bar 2).
This is the usual situation without
any break. Note that the piano
plays rhythmically on bar 2.
Rest on bar 2.
This rests the instruments until the
next chord on the chordsheet. The
rest is typed in as a C chord
followed by one period.
A shot is put on bar 6.
The shot plays a staccato
chord on bar 6, and then
rests until the next chord
on the chordsheet. The
shot is typed as a C chord
followed by two periods.
This illustrates a held chord on bar 10.
The chord on bar 10 is held
(sustained) until the next
chord on the chordsheet. The
held chord is typed in as a C
followed by three periods.
“Breaks” for only some instruments.
You can specify that some instruments not be affected by the break. The coded
names for the instruments are:
- B for Bass
- D for Drums
- P for Piano