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Table of Contents
PG MUSIC INC. LICENSE AGREEMENT.............................................................................................................2
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................................3
CHAPTER 1: WELCOME TO BAND-IN-A-BOX!.................................................................................................6
WHAT IS BAND-IN-A-BOX? ........................................................................................................................................6
INSTALLING BAND-IN-A-BOX FOR WINDOWS
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CHAPTER 2: QUICKSTART..................................................................................................................................11
STEP 1 – TYPING IN THE CHORDS .............................................................................................................................11
STEP 2 – CHOOSING A STYLE....................................................................................................................................13
STEP 3 – PLAY YOUR SONG!......................................................................................................................................15
CHAPTER 3: BAND-IN-A-BOX VERSION 2005 .................................................................................................17
NEW FEATURES IN BAND-IN-A-BOX 2005................................................................................................................17
QUICKSTART TUTORIAL FOR THE VERSION 2005 UPGRADE.....................................................................................22
CHAPTER 4: THE MAIN SCREEN.......................................................................................................................30
MAIN SCREEN OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................................30
STATUS BAR.............................................................................................................................................................32
SYNTH WINDOW / PIANO KEYBOARD.......................................................................................................................33
TITLE WINDOW ........................................................................................................................................................38
CHORDSHEET AREA .................................................................................................................................................39
CHAPTER 5: GUIDED TOUR OF BAND-IN-A-BOX .........................................................................................41
LOADING AND PLAYING SONGS................................................................................................................................41
ADD A MELODY – MIDI AND/OR AUDIO..................................................................................................................45
ADD A SOLO - “THE SOLOIST”..................................................................................................................................47
VIEW AND PRINT NOTATION ....................................................................................................................................48
PIANO ROLL WINDOW..............................................................................................................................................50
LEAD SHEET NOTATION WINDOW............................................................................................................................57
THE GUITAR WINDOW .............................................................................................................................................60
BIG PIANO WINDOW.................................................................................................................................................65
PLAY THE JUKEBOX..................................................................................................................................................65
IMPORT A MIDI FILE................................................................................................................................................67
AUTOMATIC SONGS - “THE MELODIST” ...................................................................................................................68
MAKE YOUR OWN SONGS ........................................................................................................................................69
SAVING YOUR WORK...............................................................................................................................................77
BURN YOUR OWN AUDIO-CD..................................................................................................................................78
CHAPTER 6: BAND-IN-A-BOX POWERGUIDE ................................................................................................80
OPENING FILES.........................................................................................................................................................80
CHORD ENTRY .........................................................................................................................................................81
REPEATS AND ENDINGS............................................................................................................................................84
PLAYING/PAUSING/STOPPING SONGS .......................................................................................................................84
ADDITIONAL PATCHES .............................................................................................................................................87
CHANGING VOLUME, PANNING, REVERB, CHORUS, BANK.......................................................................................89
EDIT FUNCTIONS ......................................................................................................................................................90
APPLYING STYLES....................................................................................................................................................93
BREAKS - RESTS, SHOTS, AND HELD CHORDS..........................................................................................................99
SONG SETTINGS DIALOG ........................................................................................................................................101