Technical information

Chapter 3: Band-in-a-Box Version 2005

So you use the “Allowable Keys” preset in this dialog, and

set it to “Jazz keys,” and then the Vocal Wizard revises its

recommendation to the key of C.

If you select “Auto-transpose to best key when a song is loaded,” every song will automatically be transposed to the

best key for your vocal range when loaded. For now, let’s de-select that option, since we don’t want songs to be

transposed when loaded.

Note that the Vocal Wizard can also be used for instruments, like tenor sax or trombone, to determine the best keys

for playing the melody on those instruments.

Let’s check out the new PLAY LOOP feature.

On the Chordsheet, select the 2 bars from 9 to 10 by dragging the mouse to make the bars black.

Now, press the [Loop] button on the toolbar, or press F10, or choose the Play | Play (loop) Highlighted

Section menu item. The 2 bars from 9 to 10 will play in a loop.

We can use the new Favorite Folders feature to quickly OPEN or SAVE a song from/to a different folder than we

are in now.

Hold the Shift key as you click the [Open] button. This will launch the Favorite Folder dialog, allowing

you to pick the folder to load from, and then the typical dialog will open up. This saves you time.

Similarly, Shift-clicking on the [Save As] button will allow you to choose a favorite folder prior to

seeing the Save As dialog.

The TC-Helicon Harmonies are improved. Let’s load in the Tutorial Demo from 2004, called c:\bb\Tutorial – Audio

Harmonies\Listen.MGU. We’ll now add audio harmonies, and the audio harmonies will now have vibrato!

After loading in Listen, launch the TC-Helicon Harmony dialog. Choose Harmonize to the MIDI

Melody, and harmony #172, and click OK.

Now, in the TC-Helicon Harmony dialog, notice the new combo boxes at the bottom of the screen for Pitch Style

presets (vibrato and scooping).