2012 (Macintosh)

Chapter 3: Summary of New Features 16
New Count-In Options
“Count-in” can be Drum Patterns instead of “1-2-1234.” There is a new
option in Preferences to select count-in type. You can specify to have Band-in-
a-Box play 2 bars of a drum pattern instead of the count-in. You may prefer
hearing the drum beat to a simple count-in, since it provides more information
about the upcoming groove. If you’re playing with Band-in-a-Box live on a
“dance floor,” this setting is a great way to avoid “dead air” between songs, and
keep the drumbeat going. Includes options to have “a” or “b” drum fills or
patterns play for the 2 bars.
To set this, choose Prefs | CountIn, and set Lead-in Type to one of “b” substyle
fills/ “a” substyle fills/ or fill-pattern or pattern-pattern combinations.
Harmony – Low Root Feature.
The Harmony Edit dialog now has settings for “low root harmony” which adds a
voice that plays the root of the chord. This is useful for a cappella or baritone
sax harmonies, where the lowest voice is playing the bass roots. You can set the
low-high range. The root played will always be at least one octave from the
melody note (assuming it can still be inside the set low/high range). We include
many harmonies that are preset to use this low root harmony feature. They are
in the range starting at harmony #153.
The Harmony Edit dialog now has settings for “low root harmony” which adds a
voice that plays the root of the chord. This is useful for a cappella harmonies
where the lowest voice is playing the bass roots. You can set the low-high
range. The root played will always be at least one octave from the melody note
(assuming it can still be inside the set low-high range).
You can edit any harmony to add a low root harmony by pressing Edit Harmony
(on the Harmony selection dialog), and then selecting “Low Root” and then
inputting the range of acceptable notes for the low root voice, and a velocity
boost if applicable.