Technical information

Chapter 14: Reference
272
- Resolution. Choose the division you would like the
track quantized to. Choosing 16 will Quantize to
16th notes.
- Starting at Bar# and Chorus #. Quantization will
begin at the place you select and applied for the
number of bars.
- % strength. Choose 100% if you want the notes
quantized exactly to the division. Otherwise, the
notes will be moved the % toward the target
quantization.
- Quantize Start Times. By default, this option is set
to “Yes.” If you don't want the beginnings of the
notes quantized, set it to “No.”
- Quantize Durations. This quantizes the END of the
notes. By default, this is set to “Off.”
Humanize with Straight Feel / Humanize with Swing Feel
Band-in-a-Box uses intelligent humanization routines, which can humanize a melody from one feel to another, from
one tempo to another, and vary the amount of swing in 8th notes (but not randomly). The results are very musical
with natural sounding MIDI melodies.
Humanize Melody
Opens the Melody: Quantize to New Tempo or Feel dialog. The humanize effect is broken down into 5 main
categories: Tempo, Lateness, 8th Note Spacing, Legato, and Feel.
Transpose Melody only… allows you to transpose the melody track without affecting the other tracks in the song.
Copy 1st chorus to whole song stretches the melody track out over the entire song (i.e. first, last, and middle
choruses).
Kill entire melody erases the melody track and any data that was contained therein.
Kill Melody Choruses eliminates the Melody from the First Chorus, Middle Choruses, or Last Chorus as selected
from a list box.
Adjust Level of melody allows you to increase or decrease the volume (velocity) of the Melody track without
affecting the other tracks.
Timeshift Melody (ticks) allows you to move the Melody forwards or backwards in small increments relative to the
rest of the song tracks. (Measured in ticks or parts per quarter, PPQ).
Insert Beat(s) in Melody allows you to insert a blank beat or beats into the song relative to the current time
signature.
Delete Beat(s) from Melody allows you to delete a beat or beats from the song relative to the current time
signature.
Copy to Soloist Track copies the entire contents of the Melody track to the Soloist Track. Useful for a temporary
holding area for your Melody or bouncing tracks.
Move to Soloist Track copies the entire contents of the Melody track and erases the original data from the Melody
track, preparing it for a new track or data.
Swap Melody and Soloist Track performs a “double copy/move” so that the data that was in the Melody track gets
transferred to the Soloist track and visa versa. This is also known as track bouncing.
Map Melody track to C7 chord is a useful tool when making styles.
Convert Harmony to Melody Track… converts a single line Melody track to include the current harmony
selection.