[Harp-L] Band-in-a-Box Jam Track Tutorial -- 3 of 3

[Elizabeth Hess <TrackHarpL@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

[Continued from Previous Post]
[Sorry for the delay, folks.  I initially sent this with the wrong 
return email address, and it didn't make it onto the list with the 
others.]

Let's adjust the instrumentation.  Because we can.

At the very top of the screen are names of instruments.  Click on 
'Piano'.

To the right of the instrument names is a small (white) block of text 
with square "buttons" under it numbered 1-10. When *I* click on button 
number 1, I get 'acoustic piano', which I prefer over the (my) previous 
'rock organ'.

I don't love any of the bass selections, but select on 'Bass', and try 
a few by clicking on the numbered buttons while your song is playing.

Personally, I have not yet found a guitar offering that I like.  You 
can adjust the volume of any instrument by selecting it, and then 
clicking on one of the depicted piano keys (near the top): Left-most 
for volume 0, right-most for volume max.

In the process of writing this, I just found that you can right-click 
on an instrument and get a pop-up menu with additional options, 
including 'Mute'.  High time!

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You can change the tempo:  Back in the area where we changed the number 
of choruses, look for 't = 120'.  (The actual number may differ.) 
 Hover the mouse cursor over the number.  If you squint, you can see 
that it offers you +1, +5, -1, or -5 depending on the exact vertical 
position of the mouse cursor.  Click to adjust the number of beats per 
minute.

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Let's change the key: To the left of 't = 120', you should see the 
letter 'C'.  For the sake of practice, let's change the key to 'E'. 
 Click on the 'C'.  There will be a drop-down menu of keys, Select 
'E'.  When you see the pop-up window asking if it's 'OK to transpose 
Lead sheet?' select 'Yes'.

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Finally, lets save our work:  Click on the icon labeled 'Save As'.  
(It's below the piano keyboard(s), fourth from the right.)

I called mine, "Blues in E".

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My apologies for the length of these posts.  I don't intend to make a 
habit of it.  I hope it will be seen as an investment:  Now that we've 
done this much, the rest should be refinements (I hope), and 
question-and-answer posts should be shorter.

I welcome both questions and corrections, on- and off-list. Please do 
not include the entire text of my posts in your reply/response.  Thank 
you.

Elizabeth (aka "Tin Lizzie")