User Guide

Chapter 6: Band-in-a-Box PowerGuide 64
The song continues to play in one substyle until it encounters a new part marker.
There will always be a part marker at bar 1 so that Band-in-a-Box knows what
substyle to begin with.
Substyle “a” is usually used for the Verses of the song.
Substyle “b” is usually used for the Bridge of the song, and for soloing in the
Middle Choruses. All of the middle choruses of the song will automatically play
in the “b” substyle. This is great for Jazz songs, allowing you to play swing
throughout the middle (soloing) choruses and revert to the “a” substyle for the
last chorus.
Note: If you want to keep the same substyle in the middle choruses, you would need
to uncheck the “Vary Style in Middle Choruses” option in the Additional Song Settings
option on the Song menu.
Placing Drum Fills.
A one bar drum fill will play in the bar preceding (leading into) a part marker,
just as a live drummer will play a fill to accent the transition between sections of
a song. If you want a drum fill to play in bar 7 of a song, insert a part marker at
bar 8. You can either retain the current substyle or change the substyle (“a” or
“b”) when you place the part marker.
Edit Bar Settings
After you have selected a bar, press the F5 function key or the keystrokes
Option+B, or select Bar Settings from the Edit menu, to open the Edit Bar
Settings dialog. Settings such as number of beats per bar, tempo changes, style
changes, patch changes, and harmony changes can be made in this dialog.