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 73
- Press the keystrokes
+a, or
- Press the F4 function key, or
- Select the menu command Song | Play.
To play a song in Band-in-a-Box from a particular measure,
- Press the
button and select the bar from which to play,
or
- With the song stopped, type the letter x on the computer keyboard to restart
from the current location of the highlight cell, or
- Select Play From Bar # from the Song menu, or
- Press Ctrl+f.
Double clicking on the spreadsheet or notation will start playback from that
point, without re-generating the song (unless needed due to a change in the
song).
Replay plays a song without constructing it first. To replay a song in Band-in-a-
Box,
- Press the
button, or
- Select Replay Already Constructed Song from the File menu, or
- Press the keystrokes
+r, or
- Press the x key.
Pausing Songs
There are several ways to pause a Band-in-a-Box song.
- Press the
button.
- Select Hold (Pause) from the Song menu.
- Press the delete key.
Stopping Songs
To stop a Band-in-a-Box song;
- Press the
button, or
- Select the Stop option from the Song menu, or
- Press the esc key.