Technical information

Chapter 4: The Main Screen
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The Audio Edit window displays a graphical waveform and allows editing. Hold Shift when pressing to
open a moveable window.
Use the Print button to launch the Print Options dialog, which allows you to print Lead Sheet or Fake Sheet
style notation.
The Drum button launches an animated Drum Kit window. Press it to launch this fully functional (and fun)
GM-MIDI “virtual” drum kit.
The Song Title button generates a song title for the current song. Each time it is pressed a new title is
generated.
This button opens the Big Lyrics window for full screen “Karaoke-style” scrolling lyrics.
The Audio VU meters display the input volume for audio recording and the output volume for audio
playback.
There’s a Lyric Document window so you can easily copy and paste lyrics to and from your favorite word
processor.
This button opens the Windows Recording mixer where you set your recording inputs. Select Microphone
or Line-in to record audio.
The [Pref] button will bring up a dialog box where you can set various settings all at once and access most
of the program options.
The StyleMaker button opens the current style in the StyleMaker, allowing you to edit the style by editing
the patterns.
This button opens the “Hybrid Styles” feature that allows you to create a new style by using instrument parts
from up to five different styles.
This opens the Style Creation Wizard dialog, where Band-in-a-Box will automatically convert a MIDI file
into a Band-in-a-Box style.
This is the Chord Builder button. Chords may be heard and entered to the chordsheet by clicking in this
dialog.
The MIDI Monitor button launches a MIDI Monitor that displays the MIDI Data flowing in and out of your
computer/synth.
The tuner button opens the Guitar Tuner so you can tune a guitar or other instrument that is plugged into the
sound card.
The SB button opens the Sound Blaster control panel, but only if you use a Sound Blaster card. Sound fonts
are loaded in the control panel.
This button toggles the chord display among standard (CMaj7), Roman Numeral (I
maj7
), Nashville (1
Maj7
),
and Solfeggio (Do
Maj7
).
This runs the stand-alone Title Generator program, which will generate and print 50 new song titles at a
time.