Click the button and choose a percentage or use the Custom Tempo % menu item to set any value between 1% and 800%. This button allows you to quickly set the relative tempo.

You can also press the key to increase the tempo by 5. Right+click to change by 1 beat per minute at a time. Left+click to change by 5 beats per minute at a time. Click on the arrow buttons to adjust the tempo up or down. When choosing File | New the tempo will be set to the best tempo for the current style.

For example, type t140 and Enter to set the tempo of the song to 140.Ĭlick on the tempo box (hot key is Ctrl+Alt+T, or menu item Edit | Tempo | Set Tempo…), and a dialog will open up allowing you to type in a tempo. You can quickly enter a specific tempo for the song by typing the letter “t” together with the tempo and pressing the Enter key. The tempo is displayed next to the key signature. You can have multiple keys in a song by changing the key signature in the Edit Settings for Current Bar dialog ( F5 function key). If you select from the “Just Set Key Signature (no transpose)” column, the key signature will be changed but the song will not be transposed. If you select from the “Transpose and Set Key Signature” column the song will be transposed to the new key signature you choose. Typing trf and pressing Enter would transpose the song to the key of F, typing trab would transpose the song to Ab.Īnother way to set a key signature is to click on the button and choose the key of your song from the lists of all major and minor keys. The “tr” operator sets the key signature and transposes the song. Note that this sets the key signature but does not transpose the song. Typing tkc plus the Enter key will set the key of the song to C. You can use the special operators “tk” and “tr” to set or transpose a key signature. Name the SongĮnter the title of the song by clicking in the title area and typing in the name. You can also select the File | New menu item. Clear the Chord SheetĬlick on the button if you need to blank the Chord Sheet. This section gives you step-by-step instructions from start to finish. It’s fun to play music with Band-in-a-Box, but it’s even more fun to make songs of your own. Chapter 6: Making Songs Make Your Own Songs

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