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Keystroke Commands - Hot Keys
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Songs will always be saved with last letter of extension “U,” regardless if
they are chosen with a Built-in style or not. For example, if you make a song,
and choose ZZJAZZ.STY as the style (i.e. one of the 24 built-in styles) previous
versions of BB would save the song as MySong.MG1 (the '1' indicates Style #1
– ZZJAZZ). Now it will be saved as MySong.MGU. Older songs loaded in
with .MG1 will still get re-saved as MG1 to prevent duplicate song files.
Tip: If you'd like Band-in-a-Box to save every song with a 'U' extension, including
loaded files already saved with a '1..9','A.. N' extension, then select the Option |
Preference | Prefs2 “Always save songs with 'U' extension” option.
“What add-ons do I have?...” dialog links to www.pgmusic.com/addons.htm
for a listing of newest add-ons.
… and much more!
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Keystroke Commands - Hot Keys
It’s often faster to use keystrokes instead of using the mouse. For example,
there are keystroke “hot keys” to mute instruments or to adjust volume, panning,
reverb, chorus, or bank of instruments.
Muting Parts
Alt+3 Mutes the Bass
Alt+4 Mutes the Piano
Alt+5 Mutes the Drums
Alt+6 Mutes the Guitar
Alt+7 Mutes the Soloist
Alt+8 Mutes the Strings
Alt+9 Mutes the Melody
Selecting Parts
Ctrl+3 Selects the Bass
Ctrl+4 Selects the Piano
Ctrl+5 Selects the Drums
Ctrl+6 Selects the Guitar
Ctrl+7 Selects the Soloist
Ctrl+8 Selects the Strings
Ctrl+9 Selects the Melody
Instrument Part Settings
Hold down Ctrl+Shift and the letter to change these instrument settings.
Q,W Decrease/Increase Volume
E,R Decrease/Increase Panning
T,Y Decrease/Increase Reverb
U,I Decrease/Increase Chorus
O,P Decrease/Increase Bank