2012 (Macintosh)

Chapter 4: Guided Tour of Band-in-a-Box 27
Change the Sound
Band-in-a-Box has several instrument parts - Bass, Piano, Drums, Guitar, Solo,
Strings, Melody, and Thru. You can change patches on any part.
The easiest way to change patches on a part is to select the part by clicking on
the desired part to change.
Click on the Instrument Panel box. You will then see a menu of 128 instrument
names. This list is the General MIDI patch list. Scroll down the list to find the
patch that you want.
Or click on the numbered buttons below the Instrument Panel box to choose
from the 10 most common instruments chosen for that particular part.
If you have a General MIDI module, or any of the units that have a patch file for
higher banks (*.PAT file) listed for them, then press the '+' button on the main
screen to choose the .PAT file from the Synthkits folder.
This is an especially useful feature if you have a synthesizer or sound source that
has patches on higher banks beyond the basic 128 General MIDI instruments.
The window that appears when you click on this button looks like this:
This will provide you with a list of all the patches available to you by name on
the left, and where the patch is located (patch #, bank) on the right.