User Guide

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- “Jazz Up” - This function simply converts triads to 7
th
chords, producing a
lead sheet more suitable for Jazz. If you have a song with triad chords like
C or Dm, you can choose to “Jazz Up” the chords. When you do this, you
get an option of whether you'd like to see Maj7, Maj6 or Dominant 7
th
for
the major triads.
- “Jazz Down” - This function converts 7th chords to triads, for a lead sheet
more suited to Pop music.
Applying Styles
There are many styles available for use with the Band-in-a-Box program. For
the purposes of this program, styles refer to styles of music, i.e. Jazz Swing,
Tango, Blues, Pop Ballad, etc. Either before or after you have entered the
chords to a song, you will have to pick one of these styles. Once a style is
loaded, the song will be played back in that style.
Current Style Window
The name of the current style appears under the name of the song in the Title
window. It is also displayed under User | Current Style and information on the
current style can be viewed by selecting Style Information… from the User
menu.
The favorite styles button [F] activates a window that
keeps a list of the 150 styles you have used most
recently. (User | Open Favorite Styles... or Shift+F9
also opens this window.)
This lets you quickly load in styles that have been used your last few sessions
with Band-in-a-Box. This will likely become your preferred method of
choosing styles, since your favorites are usually near the top of the list. Click
the “Play When Chosen” checkbox to have Band-in-a-Box play your song
immediately upon selecting a style.
Tip: Click the “Play When Chosen” checkbox at the bottom of the window to have
Band-in-a-Box play your song immediately upon selection.
Types of Styles
Built-In-Styles