2012 (Macintosh)

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Select your MIDI file to import with the [Open (Change)…] button. The Chord
Wizard will automatically detect the settings for your song, choosing a Preset
will help the Chord Wizard make the correct choices for the type of song you
are importing.
Make Your Own Songs
Now that you know how much fun it is to play music with Band-in-a-Box,
you’ll be pleased to see how easy it is to make songs of your own. This section
shows you how to make a new song, with step-by-step instructions from start to
finish.
Start with a clean sheet. Use either the menu command File | New or Edit |
Clear Lead sheet, or the keystrokes Cmd+N to blank the chordsheet.
Name the song. Enter the title of the song by clicking in the title area.
Select the Key
Click on the key select list and change the key of your song
instantly. Click on “YES” to the “OK to transpose Lead sheet?”
prompt and Band-in-a-Box will automatically transpose the entire
song.
Type in the chords
The chords we will enter are F for 1/2 a bar, Bb for 1/2 a
bar, and C7 for a bar.
Mouse click on the first cell in the chordsheet and type in the chord symbol.
The chord name will appear in the chord box. Press the return key to enter the
chord on the chordsheet and advance the chord cell ½ bar. To enter two chords
in a chord cell, type the chord names separated by a comma, e.g., f,bb. Continue
until the song is complete.
This song will have no intro, and the chorus will be 32 bars long. The
chordsheet we want to end up with will look something like this: