Upgrade Manual

Chapter 3: QuickStart Tutorial
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Piano Roll Tutorial
The Piano Roll window enables precise graphic editing of note timing and duration. You can also graphically edit
Note Velocity, Controllers, Program Changes, Channel Aftertouch, or Pitch Bend.
The Piano Roll may be opened as a movable window (which floats above the Band-in-a-Box main window), or it
may be opened embedded, which occupies the same position as the Chordsheet/Notation panel in the Band-in-a-Box
main window.
Let’s load the song “PianoRollDemoSong.MGU.” This is a medium Bossa Nova with some horn noodling to
demonstrate Piano Roll features. The song contains example use of several MIDI data types with which to
experiment.
To open the Piano Roll, in the Band-in-a-Box Window menu, select the item Piano Roll Window.
Playback Control
In addition to other Band-in-a-Box methods, you can start playback by double-clicking the Chords Ruler above the
Note Time Ruler. When polishing edits, it can be convenient to double-click the Chords Ruler to hear a couple of
bars, and then click the Ruler or tap the Space Bar to stop playback and continue editing. When you click or drag in
the Chords Ruler, it sets the Insertion Point. The Insertion Point determines the location that pasted events would be
added to the track. It also determines the Playback Start bar if you use the Ctrl+G "Play from here" keyboard
shortcut.