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- “Jazz Up” - This function simply converts triads to 7

chords, producing a

lead sheet more suitable for Jazz. If you have a song with triad chords like

C or Dm, you can choose to “Jazz Up” the chords. When you do this, you

get an option of whether you'd like to see Maj7, Maj6 or Dominant 7

for

the major triads.

- “Jazz Down” - This function converts 7th chords to triads, for a lead sheet

more suited to Pop music.

Applying Styles

There are many styles available for use with the Band-in-a-Box program. For

the purposes of this program, styles refer to styles of music, i.e. Jazz Swing,

Tango, Blues, Pop Ballad, etc. Either before or after you have entered the

chords to a song, you will have to pick one of these styles. Once a style is

loaded, the song will be played back in that style.

Current Style Window

The name of the current style appears under the name of the song in the Title

window. It is also displayed under User | Current Style and information on the

current style can be viewed by selecting Style Information… from the User

menu.

The favorite styles button [F] activates a window that

keeps a list of the 150 styles you have used most

recently. (User | Open Favorite Styles... or Shift+F9

also opens this window.)

This lets you quickly load in styles that have been used your last few sessions

with Band-in-a-Box. This will likely become your preferred method of

choosing styles, since your favorites are usually near the top of the list. Click

the “Play When Chosen” checkbox to have Band-in-a-Box play your song

immediately upon selecting a style.

Tip: Click the “Play When Chosen” checkbox at the bottom of the window to have

Band-in-a-Box play your song immediately upon selection.

Types of Styles

Built-In-Styles

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