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 7: Notation and Printing 95
allows you to read along with the solo, or print a hard copy. Why not mute the
Soloist track and play the Solo yourself. Just press the button to change the
track. You may do this while the song is playing.
Note: The instrument tracks are not created by Band-in-a-Box until you press
[Play], so you may notice that the track is blank (or shows a previous song) until
the song has been played once!
Exploring the Notation
Current Time position.
This vertical line, called the time bar, indicates the current time position. You
can click anywhere on the Current Time line to set a new position. This is
useful to set a different location to type in chords, or to play from a different
location.
The clef is displayed, and the key signature of the song. If you
want some extra space for the notation, you can press the options
button and set “Show Key Signature” to “No,” and this key
signature won't be displayed.
Setting the Key Signature.
The key signature of the song is set by the Key Signature area, which is outside
the Notation window and is under the Title of the song. You'll get a popup
menu that allows you to choose a key, and optionally transpose the song.
Typing chords in Notation.
Chords can be typed in the Notation window and entered at the current position
of the time bar. The chords that are typed in the Notation window will also
show up on the chordsheet.