PG Music Band in a Box - 2012 (Macintosh) manuals

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Table of contents

Version 12 for Macintosh

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Printed in Canada

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Table of Contents

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Table of Contents 4

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Chapter 1: Introduction

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Chapter 1: Introduction 7

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Chord Wizard Dialog

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Step 2 – Choosing a Style

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Step 3 – Play your song!

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Framing the Song

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Setting the Key

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Setting the Tempo

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Press Play

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Odd-Time Signature Support

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New Count-In Options

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Harmony – Low Root Feature

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Strauss-in-a-Box

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Drum count-in options

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StylePicker Enhancements

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Mono/Stereo menu options

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Video and Audio Memo support

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New Hot Keys

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Configuration Files

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New Program Hints Added

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Loading and Playing Songs

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Change the Style

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Change the Sound

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Add a Melody

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Harmonize the Melody

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Play along with the Wizard

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Add a Solo

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View and Print Notation

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Editable Notation Mode

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Play the Jukebox

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Import A MIDI File

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Make Your Own Songs

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Choose a Style

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Frame the song

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Set the Tempo

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Record a Melody

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Have Fun!

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Chapter 5: The Main Screen

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Status Bar

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Plug-ins

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The Piano Keyboard

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Synthesizer Window

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Description of the Wizard

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Tool Bar

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Title Window

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Harmony Area

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Chordsheet Area

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Song Settings

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Setting Tempo

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Additional Song Settings

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The Chordsheet

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MIDI Chord Recognition

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Erase Chords

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Insert or Delete Bars

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Copy Chords and/or Melody

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Erase Chords and/or Melody

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Part Markers

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Edit Bar Settings

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Chord Preview/Builder

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Previewing Chords

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MIDI file “Chord Wizard”

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Applying Styles

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Style Aliases

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Playing Songs

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Pausing Songs

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Stopping Songs

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Saving Songs

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Other Edit Functions

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Shrink/Expand

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Slide Tracks

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Song Memo…

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Enter/Copy/Move Lyrics

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MIDI Setup

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MIDI Settings

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Setting the Harmony Channels

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The JukeBox

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Jukebox Options

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Notation

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Exploring the Notation

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Notation Modes

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Printing

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Print Options Dialog Box

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LIKE THIS

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Launching the Melodist

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Editing Melodists

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Using the Melodist

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Automatic Intros

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Select a Soloist

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Editing Soloists

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Using the Soloist Feature

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Solo Modes

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Generate a Guitar Chord Solo

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Select Guitarist Window

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Redo Part of the Solo

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Saving the Guitar Chord Solo

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Editing Guitarists

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Chapter 9: Recording Tracks

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Step Edit Notes

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Record using The Melodist

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Time Shift Melody

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Melody Embellisher

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Using the Embellisher

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Embellisher Settings

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Chapter 10: Built-in Drums

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Drum Display

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Multi-Note Drums Instruments

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Computer “QWERTY” Drum Keys

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Drum Kit Main Window

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Drum Window Settings

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The StyleMaker

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Editing Existing Styles

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Creating New Styles

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Intelligent Guitar Styles

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The Harmony Maker

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The Soloist Maker

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The Melodist Maker

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Default from 110 to 180 bpm

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The Guitarist Maker

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MIDI File Chord Wizard

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Presets for Chord Options

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MIDI file

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The Guitarist

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Guitar Tutor

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Using the Guitar Tutor

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Chord Substitution Wizard

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Chord Builder

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Selecting a MIDI Driver

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Chapter 14: Reference

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Chapter 14: Reference 214

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Chapter 14: Reference 215

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Edit Menu

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Chapter 14: Reference 217

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Chapter 14: Reference 218

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Preferences dialog

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Chapter 14: Reference 219

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Chapter 14: Reference 220

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(patches on higher banks)

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Chapter 14: Reference 221

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Preferences 2

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Chapter 14: Reference 224

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Chapter 14: Reference 225

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Song Menu

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Chapter 14: Reference 227

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Chapter 14: Reference 229

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Chapter 14: Reference 230

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MIDI Menu

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Chapter 14: Reference 232

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Chapter 14: Reference 233

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Chapter 14: Reference 234

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Chapter 14: Reference 235

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Hp Menu

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User Menu

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Chapter 14: Reference 238

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MEL Menu

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Chapter 14: Reference 240

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Chapter 14: Reference 241

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Chapter 14: Reference 242

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Utilities

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SOL Menu

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Chapter 14: Reference 245

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Chapter 14: Reference 246

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Chapter 14: Reference 248

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GS Menu

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Chapter 14: Reference 250

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Har Menu

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Chapter 14: Reference 252

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Windows Menu

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Keystroke List

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Additional Hot Keys

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Direction

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During Playback

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Muting Parts

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Selecting Parts

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Chapter 14: Reference 257

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Band-in-a-Box

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Index 259

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Index 260

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Index 261

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Index 262

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Index 263

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Index 264

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Index 265

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Index 266

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Registration Form

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