2012 (Macintosh)

Chapter 10: Built-in Drums 142
Numeric Keypad Drum Keys
Strike computer keys to play drums.
Drums are grouped on the computer keyboard by category. The kick, snare, and
hi-hat sounds are on the lowest keyboard row. The lower-middle row contains
toms and cymbals. The upper-middle row contains Latin drums, and the top
row contains Latin hand percussion.
The numeric keypad keys contain the remainder of the Latin hand percussion
plus the electronic tones.
Drum Kit Main Window
The Drums main window can be resized to tile with other Macintosh of interest.
On 256 color displays, the image does not look its best. The window looks its
best if the computer is in Thousands-of-colors (16 bit) or Millions-of-Colors (24
bit) video mode.
Drum Transport Controls
Place the mouse cursor on each control to see its function.
- Record: Place Band-in-a-Box in Record mode so drum instruments can be
recorded.
- Play: Start Band-in-a-Box song playback.
- Rewind: Stop and return to song start.
- Stop: Stop Band-in-a-Box playback.
- Size Buttons 1/1, 1/2, 1/4: Preset the window to full size, half size, or
quarter-size. If the window has been changed to a size different from these,
by dragging a window border, none of the size buttons will be down.
Settings Dialog: Adjust program behavior.