2012 (Macintosh)

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Example of odd-time signature support:
Load in a demo song like Songs: 11_8_Pop.MGU.
This loads in the “11/8 Pop” Style.
When you press Play, you’ll hear a count-in in 11/8 time.
The 11/8 time signature is stored within the style, so you can switch at any bar
to a 4/4 style, and the song will change time signatures easily. Also, if you
change from a 4/4 style to an 11/8 style, the Melody will still stay nicely in time
with the bars.
With the pro version we include 5/4, 7/8, 24/16, and 11/8 time signatures. There
are 20 more available on the “About Time” Styles disk #38. There is also an
“About Time Video” available that demonstrates using odd time signatures in
BB, and how to “count” in odd-time signature styles.
Maximum Number of Soloists increased
Maximum Number of Soloists increased to 1,024 (from 256), and new
Soloists added. The previous limit of soloists was 256, and we had already
defined 253 of them! We’ve now increased this limit to 1,024, and have added
new soloists. The default Soloist file for the OS X version of Band-in-a-Box is
now called Default_OS X.SOL. (the OS9 version is called DEFAULT.SOL)