User Guide

Chapter 10: Audio Recording and Rendering
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Rendering is a 3 step process:
It's quickest to do this with a small sample of the wave file. Once you have the volume mixed properly, you can
record (render) the whole file. This process takes as long as the song takes to play in real time, typically 3-4
minutes.
1. Set Recording Properties
Set the inputs to record your outgoing MIDI. This would be MIDI if you use a sound card for MIDI, and
Line-In for an external module.
2. Render the song
Press the [(Re)-Render to WAV File…] button and wait as the song is recorded (rendered) in real time.
When you press the render button, a dialog will pop up indicating that the rendering is proceeding. You can STOP
this at any time, and if you stop it early, you'll be able to listen to the portion of the file rendered.
When rendering is finished, the name and size of the saved file will be displayed at the top of the Render to Audio
File dialog.
3. Test the file.
You can then use the [Test WAV] button to test the WAV file. For testing, Band-in-a-Box uses Windows
Media Player (MPLAYER.EXE) to play the wave file, compressing the WAV file using the Windows Audio
Compression Manager (ACM Drivers).
Saving in other audio formats
When you choose this option, Band-in-a-Box will
launch the Windows Audio Compression Manager.