Pg Music Band In A Box 2010 5 Windows User Guide Manual

2015-07-27

• PG Music Inc. License Agreement
• Table of
  • What is Band-in-a-Box?
    • Band-in-a-Box is so easy to use!
      • And that’s not all...
  • Installing Band-in-a-Box for Windows®
    • Minimum System Requirements
    • Installing the Program
      • Method 1 – Auto Run.
      • Method 2 – My Computer.
      • Method 3 – Start Menu.
    • Band-in-a-Box External Hard Drives
      • Hard Drive Setup
      • Installing From the External Drive
  • MIDI Setup
    • Output to Software Synthesizers (DXi and VSTi)
      • DirectX Instrument Synthesizer (DXi plug-in) Support
      • VSTi Instrument Synthesizer (VST plug-in)
      • Driver Latency
      • General MIDI 2 (GM2) Support
  • Audio Setup
    • ASIO Audio/Software Synth Drivers
    • Understanding Latency
      • Now you’re ready to have fun with Band-in-a-Box!
• Chapter 2: QuickStart
  • Step 1 – Typing in the Chords
    • Enter Chords Using the Computer Keyboard
      • Enter Chords Using a MIDI Controller Keyboard
      • Enter Chords Using the Chord Builder
      • Import Chords from a MIDI File
      • Import Chords from the Audio Chord Wizard
      • Loading an existing Band-in-a-Box format Song
  • Step 2 – Choosing a Style
    • What’s a Style?
      • Four Fast Ways To Pick A Style
      • Method 1:
      • Method 2:
      • Method 3: Styles t
      • Method 4:
  • Step 3 – Play your song!
    • Framing the Song
      • Setting the Key
      • Setting the Tempo
      • More fun with Band-in-a-Box…
• Chapter 3: Band-in-a-Box 2010.5
  • Welcome to Band-in-a-Box 2010.5
    • 40 New Features!
  • New Features included in Band-in-a-Box 2010
    • Band-in-a-Box 2010 added over 50 cool new features!
  • The Details
    • The New Features in Band-in-a-Box 2010 for Windows are...
  • More New RealTracks
    • RealTracks Sets 83 - 101
  • QuickStart Tutorial for the Version 2010 and 2010.5 New Features
    • Quick Song Settings
    • Quick-Load Songs and Styles
    • Easy Big Lyrics Display
    • Improved Audio Rendering
    • DAW Plug-in Mode
    • Freeze Tracks
    • RealTracks Enhancements
      • Shots, Holds, and Pushes
    • Audio Reverb
    • Rendering Tracks
    • New Favorite Songs/Styles Dialog
    • StylePicker Enhancements
    • Lyrics Enhancements
      • Multiple Undo Support
      • Always Save All Song Settings
• Chapter 4: The Main Screen
  • Main Screen Overview
    • Personalizing the Main Screen
      • Screen Layout
      • Display Options
      • Color Schemes
    • Descriptive Hints
    • Options and Utilities
      • Language Selection
      • Edit Chord Shortcuts file (shortcut.txt)
      • Refresh Chord Shortcuts…
  • Status Bar
    • Taskbar hint
  • Synth Window / Piano Keyboard
    • The Piano Keyboard:
      • Instruments and Parts:
      • Instruments - Choosing
      • Audio
      • Harmony
      • Loop Section Settings
    • Toolbars
      • Transport Controls
    • Floating Toolbars
  • Title Window
    • Style Display Window
      • Key Signature
      • Chorus Control
      • Title window checkboxes
      • Automatic Memo-Generation
  • Chordsheet Area
    • Chord Entry
      • Shortcut Chords:
      • Add your own chord shortcuts.
    • Chordsheet Options
      • Transpose Chordsheet option
    • Part Markers
      • Section Paragraphs
    • MultiStyles
    • Play Selected Area as a Loop
• Chapter 5: Playing Songs in Band-in-a-Box
  • Opening Files
    • Find File
    • File Associations
    • Open File Dialog
    • Custom File Selection Dialog
      • Favorite Folders
    • Favorite Songs (and Styles)
      • Favorite Styles in the StylePicker
  • Global Song Overrides
  • Loading and Playing Band-in-a-Box Songs
    • The SongPicker
      • Filter
      • Folder Settings
    • Change the Style
      • RealStyles and Styles with RealTracks
    • Make a MultiStyle Song
  • Settings for Playback
    • Patch Changes
    • General MIDI 2 support
    • Additional Patches
      • Patches on Higher Banks Dialog
      • Converting Synthesizer Patch Lists in Band-in-a-Box
      • Solo an Instrument Part
      • Mute All Parts
  • Changing Volume, Panning, Reverb, Chorus, Bank
    • Chase Volumes.
      • Solo an Instrument Part
      • Muting Instruments
  • Playing/Pausing/Stopping Songs
    • Lead-In Counts and Metronome
    • Slide Tracks
      • Allow Any Slides
      • Humanize Slides
    • Play Selected Area as a Loop
    • Loop any Section of the song.
    • “Conductor”- Live Looping/Playback control.
    • Play along with your MIDI Controller Keyboard
    • Play Along with the Wizard
      • MIDI Keyboard Wizard
      • Changing Instruments / Settings for the Wizard
    • MIDI Normalize
    • Outputting MIDI to an External Device
  • Add Real Instruments – RealDrums and RealTracks
    • RealDrums
    • RealTracks
      • What are RealTracks?
      • Using RealTracks in Songs - Assign RealTracks to Track Dialog
  • Freeze Tracks
  • The Guitar Window
    • Launching the Guitar Window
      • Automatic Settings for Guitar Display
    • Guitar Window Toolbar
  • Big Piano Window
  • The Conductor
    • Customizing the Sections
  • The Jukebox
    • Jukebox Options
      • Preview:
  • Medley Maker
• Chapter 6: Making Songs in Band-in-a-Box
  • Make Your Own Songs
    • Getting Started
      • Clear the Chordsheet
      • Name the Song
      • Choose a Key
    • Setting the tempo
      • Tap the tempo
    • “Framing” the Song
  • Chord Entry
    • Computer Keyboard Entry
      • Enter Chords From MIDI Keyboard
    • Audio Chord Wizard (Chords from MP3)
    • Copy and Pasting Section of Chords
    • Deleting Chords
    • Previewing Chords
    • Support for other chord display types
      • “Fixed Do” Notation
    • Advanced Chord Entry and Editing Features
  • Breaks - Rests, Shots, and Held Chords
    • Chord Options
      • Pushes
      • Velocity Boosts for Pushes, Shots, and Held Chords
  • Part Markers and Substyles
    • Part Markers
      • Section Paragraphs
    • MultiStyles
      • Part Markers
      • Changing Substyles
      • Placing Part Markers
      • Placing Drum Fills
      • Section Paragraphs
  • Applying Styles
    • Load Previous Style, Load Next Style.
      • Current Style Window
      • Filters
      • Styles with RealDrums
      • Technical Information about the BBW.LST file
      • Technical Information about the BBW.LST file
      • File Rules:
      • Third Party Styles – LS3 Files
      • Forced Styles option
      • MultiStyles in Styles (“+” Styles)
      • Standard Pop Song form with 4 substyle MultiStyle
      • Making your own MultiStyles in Styles
      • MultiStyles in Songs
  • Using RealTracks and RealDrums in Songs
  • Arranging Your Song
    • Tap the tempo
      • Vary Style in Middle Choruses
      • If set to “Yes,” the song will play in substyle “b” throughout the Middle Choruses. The Middle Choruses are considered all choruses except the first and last ones.
      • Allow Pushes in Middle Choruses
      • Allow Rests in First/Middle/Last Chorus
      • Allow Pedal Bass in Middle Choruses
      • Allow Embellishment of Chords
      • Tag Settings
      • Song Endings
  • Add a Melody – MIDI and/or Audio
    • Embellishing the Melody
      • Set the start point for the recording.
      • Press [Record].
      • Press [Stop] or press the [Esc] key.
      • Live Harmonies While Band-In-A-Box Is Stopped
      • Playing the Wizard
      • Melody Wizard
      • MIDI Keyboard Wizard
  • Import a MIDI File
  • Add a Solo - “The Soloist”
    • • RealTracks Solos
      • Using the Soloist Feature
  • Automatic Songs - “The Melodist”
  • Edit Functions
    • Highlighting Regions
      • Copy and Pasting a Section of Chords
      • Copying Chords to the Windows Clipboard
      • Pasting Chords from the Windows Clipboard
      • Additional Copy function for Chords/Melody
        • ”K” Quick Copy Method
      • Copy Rests
      • Erase From.. To..
      • Intro Bars – Auto Generate (or Remove)
      • Insert / Delete Bars
        • Unfold (convert To 1 BIG Chorus)
      • Set Time Signature (range of bars)
      • Transpose
      • ‘Jazz Up’ The chords
      • ‘Jazz Down’ The chords
      • Chord Settings
      • Settings for Current Bar
      • The number of beats per bar, tempo changes, patch, style, and harmony changes can be made by selecting the Settings For Current Bar option on the Edit menu or by pressing F5 after you have selected a bar to edit.
      • Example: A song in 4/4 time with a single bar of 6/4 time.
      • Style Changes
  • Piano Roll Window
    • Note Selection
      • Event Selection
      • Snap-to-Grid
      • Note Duration
      • View/Insert Channel
      • Ghost Notes
      • View/Edit Graphic Data
      • Controller Type
      • Cursor Location Info Panel
      • Splitter Bar
      • Note Velocity Line Tool
      • Edit Events
      • Insert Events
      • Delete Events
      • Zoom to Selection
      • Un-Zoom
      • Zoom All
  • View and Print Notation
    • Clean Notation
      • Beat Divisions
      • Lyric Edit Window
      • Viewing the Lyrics
  • Lead Sheet Notation Window
  • Digital Audio Features
    • Chordsheet Overview
      • Record a Vocal or Any Live Instrument
      • Punch-In Recording
  • The Medley Maker
  • Saving Songs
    • Saving Song Settings
      • Saving Frozen Tracks
      • MIDI File Options
      • Include 2 bar lead-in in MIDI file
      • Write Section Text as Text Events
      • Include Volume/Reverb/Chorus/Panning
      • Include Forced Channel Meta Event
      • Include Guitar Position Controller
      • Write Soloist Part On Channel 5
      • Write Harmony To MIDI File
      • MIDI File Harmony on separate tracks
      • Write Guitar part on 6 channels
      • Save Options
      • MGX Files
  • Saving Audio Files
    • Frozen Tracks
  • Save your Configuration
  • Burn Your Own Audio-CD
    • To burn your CD:
• Chapter 7: RealTracks and RealDrums
  • RealTracks
    • More RealTracks
  • RealTracks Settings
    • RealCharts (notation from some RealTracks)
      • RealTracks Folder
      • Applying RealTracks Settings
  • Using RealTracks
    • Using RealTracks in Songs - Assign RealTracks to Track Dialog
      • Finding all styles that have RealTracks.
      • Rendering RealTracks to .WAV
      • Are other RealTracks available?
  • RealDrums
    • RealDrums Selection in the StylePicker
  • Audio Controls for RealTracks and RealDrums
    • Auto-Add Reverb
      • Audio Playback Settings
  • Reverb Settings
• Chapter 8: Notation and Printing
  • Chord Step Advance
  • Resolution
  • Beat Resolution
  • Entering Notes
  • How is the length of the notes determined?
  • Entering Rests
  • Forced Rests (Hard Rests)
  • Moving a note in time.
  • Changing the pitch of a note.
  • Insert Bends In Notation.
  • Edit Current Chord
  • Insert Section Text opens the Section Text Event dialog box where either regular or boxed section text is entered along with its time and vertical position in the window.
  • Section Letters
  • Notation Symbols for Expression and Articulation
  • Cleanup Orphaned Notation Controller Events
  • Chord height adjustment
  • Modes
  • Using the Mouse to Edit Velocity and Duration
  • Piano Roll Window
  • Track Type
  • Triplet Resolution (Swing)
  • Show Bar/Beat Lines
  • Show Note Durations
  • Duration Line Color (Green /Blue)
  • The [Update] button applies the changes made to the Notation Window Options. Pressing [OK] will have the same effect.
  • Snap to grid lines
  • Scroll Ahead
  • Highlight playback notes in Red
  • Note Colors
  • Note Names
  • Notation Fonts
  • Jazz Chord Symbol Graphics (circles, triangles)
  • Bars/Screen
  • Guitar Chord Diagrams
  • Tab
  • Show fret #s on chord diagrams
  • Load notation layout w/songs
  • Show Key Signature
  • Transpose Options
  • Transpose
  • Clefs split at
  • Max Ledger Lines
  • Show Velocity Lines
  • Use chord scale for enharmonics
  • Engraver Spacing
  • Tick Offset
  • Minimize Rests
  • Detect Fine Resolution Notation
  • New Line each
  • R/L Cursor Edits
  • Bar Number Font and %
  • Display Font Size %
  • Chord Vertical Position
  • Lyric Position
  • Auto-Hand split Piano track
  • [More] button
  • Inserted Note Defaults
  • Duration %
  • Velocity
  • Channel
  • Play Inserted Notes
  • Advanced Notation Settings
  • Chord Note Separation in MS and Chord Total Separation in MS
  • Glitch Duration in MS and Glitch Velocity
  • Line Thickness Settings
  • Show Popup Hint for Note Properties
  • Confirmation Required to enter a note more than X Ledger Lines
  • Defaults button
  • Easy Entry of Section Text on Notation Window
  • Selecting Parts in the Lead Sheet
  • Treble Clef and Bass Clef
  • AutoSet Clefs
  • Clef Sign Every Line and Key Signature Every Line
  • Chords and Staff Lines
  • Show Bar #s
  • Show Title
  • Fakesheet bars/line
  • Restore Defaults
  • Notation Options
  • Margins
  • Show Chords above each track
  • Show track names for multi-track notation
  • Harmony display
  • Staves Per Page
  • Font Size
  • Lyric Edit Window
  • Lyrics Event List
  • The Lyrics Menu
  • Lyric Window Options
  • Karaoke MP3/CDG Files
  • Chords
  • Notes
  • Staff Lines
  • Treble Clef
  • Bass Clef
  • AutoSet Clefs
  • Clef Split At
  • Show Bar #s
  • Template
  • Bar #s Below By
  • Lyrics
  • Clef Sign Every Line
  • Key Signature Every Line
  • Print Note-based Lyrics
  • Print Range
  • (First Chorus/Last Chorus/Whole Song)
  • Custom
  • Include Lead-In
  • Staves per page
  • Title/Style/Tempo/Composer/Copyright
  • Setup Printer
  • Display Options
  • Saving the page(s) as Graphics files
  • Printing from the Print Preview
  • Chords-Only Lead Sheet Display and Printout
  • Printing Multiple Parts
• Chapter 9: Automatic Music Features
  • Generate Chords / Generate Melody / Generate Intros / Auto-Titles
    • Insert Bass Pedals
      • Solo in Middle Choruses
      • Allow Style Changes
      • Form
      • Tempo / Auto Tempo
      • A2 Transpose
      • Replace Thru form
      • Instrument / Harmony / Style / Change Instruments
      • The Melodist Juke Box
      • Write to track
      • Customizing the song title generator
      • Solo Mode
      • Fills%
      • Around Melody
      • Trade
      • Soloist Wizard
        • Custom Solo Generation
      • Auto-Suggest
      • Load/Save settings w/song
      • Force to # of Choruses
      • Solo Which Choruses?
      • Melody Influenced Soloist Settings
      • Soloist Maker
      • Select the Guitarist to use.
      • Select Melody (or Soloist) track.
      • Confirm the Guitar Patch selection.
      • Select the Range of the song to use.
      • Select the Main Guitar Position to use.
      • Press OK to generate the Solo.
        • ONCE YOU HAVE GENERATED A GUITAR CHORD SOLO…
      • Humanize
      • Adjust Octave
      • Anticipations
      • Less Anticipations
      • Grace Notes
      • Doubled Notes
      • Extra Notes
      • Note Turns
      • Vibrato
      • Embellisher Presets
• Chapter 10: Working With MIDI
  • [Cancel] ends the recording session; nothing is saved. To start again press the [Rec.] button or the [R] key.
  • Copy 1st chorus to whole song
  • Overdub Underlying melody
  • Retain Melody past last recorded
  • Removing All Tracks Except Melody From A Midi File
  • Recording Your Own Parts To The Melody Sequencer
  • Import Which Channel(s)?
  • # bars to offset from start of MIDI file
  • How Many Bars to import?
  • # blank bars to insert at beginning
  • Include notes early by (120 PPQ)
  • Include continuous controllers and pitch bend / Patch changes / Lyrics
  • Merge with Existing Data on the track
  • Intelligent Humanize of Melody and Soloist Track
  • Note Panel
  • Splitter Bar
  • Note Velocity Line Tool
  • Edit Events
  • Insert Events
  • Delete Events
  • Graphic Event Panel
  • Event Selection
• Chapter 11: Working With Audio
  • Master Tone and Reverb
  • Reverb Parameters
  • Saving Settings to Presets
  • Using the Half-Speed Audio feature to help you transcribe a piece of music.
  • Set the Recording Properties
  • Set the start point for the recording.
  • Also Record MIDI?
  • Press [Record].
  • Press [Stop] or press the [Esc] key.
  • Pitch Styles
  • Melody Pitch Tracking
  • Chordal Harmony
  • Saving as Windows Media File
  • Rendering Options
  • Burn List
  • Add Files to the Burn List
  • Remove Files from the Burn List
  • Change the Order of Tracks in the Burn List
  • Audition Tracks in the Burn List
  • Burner Controls
  • Test Mode Checkbox (Simulate Burn)
  • Cache Files Checkbox
  • Use Burn Proof Checkbox
  • Burn CD + Finalize (Make Playable CD)
  • Burn CD – No Finalize (allow tracks to be added later)
  • Finalize Only (Make Playable CD without adding new tracks)
  • Stop Burn
  • Burning Progress
• Chapter 12: Tutors, Wizards, and Fun
  • Chord Edits
• Chapter 13: Tools and Utilities
  • Clear
  • Evt #
• Chapter 14: User Programmable Functions
  • What are alternate notes?
  • Relative Weight (Usual Setting =5)
  • Playback Bar Mask (Usual Setting =0)
  • Drum Fill On Substyle (Usual Setting =0)
  • Late Triplets (Usual Setting =0)
  • Thru Patch
  • Melody Patch
  • Style Name
  • Waltz?
  • Jazz Style?
  • Tempo
  • Resolution
  • Use Latin Drum Kit
  • Velocity Boost of pushes
  • # ticks to push
  • Allow Volume Changes with Style (Usually = No)
  • Guitar Macros
  • Allow Late Notes
  • Relative Weight (Usual Setting = 5)
  • Playback Bar Mask (Usual Setting =0)
  • Playback Beat Mask (Usual Setting=0)
  • Roman Numeral Mask (Usual Setting = 0)
  • Chord Type (Usual Setting = Any)
  • Interval To Next Chord (Usual Setting = Any Interval)
  • Half Octave Range (Usual Setting = Full Octave)
  • Play Pattern Pushed – how often (Usual Setting = 0 %)
  • # Ticks to push pattern (Usual Setting = 0)
  • OK to use Macro Notes (Usual Setting = No)
  • List of Piano Macro Notes (same as Guitar/String macro notes)
  • Transpose Root Pattern (Usual Setting = No)
  • Embellish Pattern (Usual Setting = None)
  • Transpose Down Limit (Usual Setting = 6)
  • Voice Leading (Usual Setting=Transpose)
  • LongName (32 chars)
  • Waltz?
  • Jazz Style?
  • Tempo
  • Resolution
  • Use Latin Drum Kit
  • Velocity Boost of pushes
  • # ticks to push
  • Allow Volume Changes with Style (Usually = No)
  • Guitar Macros
  • Allow Late Notes
  • • Late Notes
    • Include Chords with this # of Notes
• Chapter 15: Reference
  • Soloist/Melody Velocity Adjust
  • Play
  • Tempo
• PG Music Inc.
• Appendix: RealTracks Sets
• Index
• PG Music Registration Form