PG Music Inc.

29 Cadillac Ave.,
Victoria, BC
Canada V8Z 1T3
Phone. 250-475-2874 Fax. 250-475-2937
Web Site www.pgmusic.com

Styles Disk #21: Top 40'

Styles for Band-in-a-Box

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Introduction and Overview

Thank you for purchasing Styles Disk #21 featuring 21 great new 'Top 40' styles for Band-in-a-Box.
Note: As these styles use some of the newer Stylemaker features, you must have Band-in-a-Box Version 8.0c (or higher) for
these styles to work properly.
Get ready for Styles Disk #21, with over 20 great new contemporary 'Top 40' styles. Over the last few years, the
charts have been dominated by such groups as BritneyS, SmashM, SherylC, RickyM, Madonna, Enrique, Cristina, Mariah,
Brandy, Blink, BS-Boys etc.
Styles Disk #21 features over 20 new contemporary styles in genres such as Pop, Rock, Funk, Pop-Latin, Soca,
Grunge and Pop Ballads, in straight-8th, straight-16th and Funk 16th rhythms, in slow, medium or fast tempos. Youll find lots
of the current Top 40 styles and sounds in this great collection.
More detailed information about each style is available by pressing the Memo button of the Demo tune. The Demo
tunes for these styles follow the same naming convention as the styles themselves. So, for example, the DEMO song for
AGUILERA.STY is AGUILERA.MGU.
We invite you to visit PG Music's home page on the Web at www.pgmusic.com. Youll find lots of interesting
downloads, demos, magazine and customer reviews, even radio interviews with Peter Gannon who describes many of the
features found in our 38+ programs. Review your favorite products or stop by the Styles wish-list page, where you can request
specific styles or leave feedback and suggestions. Drop in check it out.
We hope you enjoy these Top 40 styles.
Have fun.

Styles Disk # 21 Documentation

Top 40 styles
PG Music Inc. 2000
29 Cadillac Ave.,
Victoria, BC V8Z 1T3
Canada
Phone. 250-475-2874 Fax. 250-475-2937
Web Site www.pgmusic.com

There are 21 new Top 40' Styles on Styles Disk #21.

Band-i n-a-Box Style Descriptions
FILE NAME

STYLE NAME

AGUILERA.STY
BACKST_8.STY
BAKST_16.STY
BLINK_1.STY
BRANDY.STY
BRTNY_16.STY
BTNY_BAL.STY
BTNY_POP.STY
BTNYSOCA.STY
CAREY128.STY
CRISTINA.STY
ENRIQUE.STY
MDON_LAT.STY
POP_3_4.STY
RIKY_MED.STY
RIKY_ROK.STY
RIKYFAST.STY
ROBBIE.STY
ROCKSOCA.STY
SHERYL.STY
SMASH_M.STY

Aguilera - Top 40 16ths

Back Street 8 - Top 40
Back Street 16 - Top 40
Blink 1 - Top 40 Grunge
Brandy - Top 40 16th arps.
Brtny 16 - Top 40 slow 16s
Btny Ballad - Top 40 Ballad
Btny Pop - Top 40 st.16 Rock
Btny Soca - Top 40 Reggae
Carey 12/8 - Top 40
Cristina - Top 40-Rock 16th
Enrique - Top 40 Latin
Madona Latin - Top 40
Pop 3/4 - Top 40 16ths
Riky Med - Top 40 Latin
Riky Rock - Top 40 Funk
Riky Fast -Top 40 Fast Latin
Robbie - Top 40 Funk
Rock Soca - Top 40 Funk
Sheryl - Top 40 - Funk 16
Smash M - Top 40 - Rock

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DESCRIPTION
Pop 8ths w/ big back-beat on beat 3.
Med. St.8ths w/push into 3rd beat of every 2nd bar.
Med. St.16ths w/ minor descending bass line.
Metal/Grunge w/ repeated st. 8-note mt. bass.
Med-slow Pop w/ 16th-note Harp arps. & high pno fills.
Slow st.16ths. Bass & Drums push into 2nd beat.
Slow st.16s Pop Ballad style.
Med-slow Rock 16s. 8th-note push - fill bars to new sec.
Soca (Salsa-Caribbean) funk in sw.16ths.
Medium-slow Pop 12/8 tempo.
Energetic Rock 16ths w/ power drums & big back-beat.
2 guitars play strong st.16 strum - Spanish Pop style.
Latin style w/ Samba rhythmic motif thru-out.
Slow & smooth, st.16s 3/4 (Waltz) tempo
Contemporary Pop Samba-Salsa style.
Med-slow st.8ths (loose) Rock style with a bite.
Energetic fast Rock back-beat & Latin sounds.
Med-slow (slightly) sw.16 funk feel w/power drums b/b.
Funky Pop-Reggae-Soca (swing 16) style.
Funk (swung) 16ths Pop style.
Med-fast Rock w/ slight swing 16 feel.

Styles Disk #21: Top 40 Documentation

21 Top 40 Styles
AGUILERA.STY Aguilera - Top 40 8ths
Memo: Half-time-feel and big back-beat on beat 3 make this style feel like 16ths. The electric piano plays held
chords, acoustic guitar plays rhythm. 5 inst. -electric piano, b34, dr17, guitar 2 5 & str51 at 'b'. Tempo = 138
Examples: Baby Im a Want You, The Weight
BACKST_8.STY Back Street 8 - Top 40
Memo: Features a push into 3rd beat of every 2nd bar. Medium straight 8ths style with 5 instruments: guitar 25,
guitar 26, b39, drums, strings 50. Guitar 26 strums, guitar 25 plays arpeggios and fills. Tempo = 100
Examples: How Deep Is Your Love, Handyman
BAKST_16.STY Back Street 16 - Top 40
Memo: Medium straight 16th-note style with 5 instruments: electric piano 6, bass, drums 25, polySyn & Synth
Strings . Minor descending bass line on minors. At 'b', the 3rd beat is pushed in strings and synth. Tempo = 108
Examples: Keep Me Hanging On, Lady Marmalade
BLINK_1.STY Blink 1 - Top 40 Grunge
Memo: Metal/Grunge style w/ repeated st. 8-note mt. bass & dist. guitar, & ovdr. Guitar power chords. 5
instruments: guitar 30, guitar 31, bass 29, Poly Synth & drums . More intense w/ pushes at 'b'. Tempo = 145
Examples: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Any Metal/Grunge
BRANDY.STY Brandy - Top 40 16th arps.
Memo: Medium slow Pop w/ 16th-note Harp arpeggios & high piano fills. 5 instruments: piano, bass, drums, harp
& Synth Strings (low at 'a', high at 'b'). Bass & bass drum on '4' thru-out. Tempo = 92
Examples: Take My Breath Away, California Dreaming
BRTNY_16.STY Brtny 16 - Top 40 slow 16s
Memo: Slow straight 16ths style w/5 instruments: electric piano, acoustic guitar, frt. bass, drums 17 (power) & Pad
Bell. Acoustic guitar arps & fills. Bass & Drums push into 2nd beat. More intense at 'b'. Tempo = 95
Examples: Youve Got a Friend, Fire & Rain
BTNY_BAL.STY Btny Ballad - Top 40 Ballad
Memo: Slow Pop 16s Ballad style w/ 5 instruments: Poly Syn, bass, drums 17 (power), nylon guitar & muted
guitar. Tempo = 75.
Examples: Yesterday, any ballad
BTNY_POP.STY Btny Pop - Top 40 st.16 Rock
Memo: Med-slow Rock 16s feel. 8th-note push from fill bars to new sec. Piano plays light 8-note high chords. 5
instruments: piano, bass, drums, orch hit. Strings at b. Tempo = 95
Examples: Carry That Load, Take My Breath Away
BTNYSOCA.STY Btny Soca - Top 40 Reggae
Memo: Soca (Salsa-Caribbean) funk with a swing 16 feel. 5 instruments: strat, harpsichord, syn Bass, drums &
Oohs54 at 'b'. Surdo & Low Tom are quieter than RockSoca.sty variation. Tempo = 93
Examples: Self Control, Reggae feels
CAREY128.STY Carey 12/8 - Top 40
Memo: Medium-slow 12/8 tempo with 5 instruments: electric Piano 6, bass (34), muted guitar (29), drums, Strings
(50). At 'b', add Slow strings, Pno & guit arps. & more intense. Tempo = 70
Examples: You Send Me, Maxine

CRISTINA.STY Cristina - Top 40 - Rock 16th

Memo: Energetic Rock 16ths w/ power drums & big back-beat. 5 instruments: piano, bass, power drums ,
PizzStrings (46) arps & Strings(52). Pno plays chordal figure at 'b'. Low drum 16ths figure on every 2nd bar. Tempo
= 87
Examples: After the Love Has Gone, 16 th Ballads
ENRIQUE.STY Enrique - Top 40 Latin-Samba
Memo: 2 guitars play strong st.16 strum in this Spanish Pop style. 5 instruments: Nylon guitar, acoustic guitar, Frt.
bass, drums , perc & Synth. Back-beat on 2 & 4. More intense, higher strings & claps at 'b'. Tempo = 100
Examples: Hotel California, Brazil
MDON_LAT.STY Madona Latin - Top 40
Memo: Latin style w/ Samba rhythmic motif thru-out. 5 instruments: Poly Syn, bass 40, drums , Harpsichord &
Pad 90. Tempo = 98
Examples: La Copa De La Vida, Hotel California
POP_3_4.STY Pop 3/4 - Top 40 16ths
Memo: Slow, smooth, tranquil, st.16s 3/4 (Waltz) tempo. 5 instruments: electric piano, frt. bass, drums, nyl. Guitar
(arps), Slow Strings. Low strings at 'a' -higher at 'b'. Back-beat on the downbeat of every 2nd bar. Tempo = 90
Examples: He Was Beautiful, Send in the Clowns
RIKY_MED.STY Riky Medium - Top 40 Med Latin
Memo: Contemporary Pop Samba-Salsa style w/ 4 instruments: piano, bass, drums, brass (fills and shots). Lots of
percussion. Piano comps at 'a'. Plays Salsa-style at 'b'. Tempo = 135
Examples: Cumanchero, Brazil
RIKY_ROK.STY Riky Rock - Top 40 Funk Rock
Memo: Med-slow st.8ths (loose) Rock style with a bite! 5 instruments: Pol Syn, bass, drums 17 (power), guitar 28
low, & guitar 28 high (on 2 & 4). Power-drums w/ added Slap & Sticks on back-beats. Tempo = 100
Examples: Superstition, For the City
RIKYFAST.STY Riky Fast - Top 40 Fast Latin
Memo: Energetic fast Rock back-beat & Latin sounds and rhythms. 5 instruments: electric piano (8th-note offbeat
comp), strat (lite-strum), frt. bass, drums, strings at 'b'. Tempo = 183
Examples: Besame Mucho, Black Magic Woman
ROBBIE.STY Robbie - Top 40 Funk med-slow
Memo: Slightly sw.16 funk feel w/ big (power drums) back-beat. Mt.g plays 16th-note popcorn rhythm. 5
instruments: PolySyn, mt.g, bass, drums 17, slow strings (low at 'a', higher at 'b'). Tempo = 90
Examples: Weve Only Just Begun, Won't Last a Day
ROCKSOCA.STY Rock Soca - Top 40 Funk
Memo: This funky Pop-Reggae-Soca (swing 16) style is a variation of the BtnySoca.sty. This has louder Surdo &
Low Tom. 5 instruments: strat, harpsichord, syn Bass, drums & Oohs-54 at 'b'. Syncopated B-drum & bass. Tempo
= 93
Examples: Rock-Reggaes
SHERYL.STY Sheryl - Top 40 - Funk 16
Memo: Funk (swung) 16ths Pop style w/ 5 instruments: organ19, strat, bass 40, synth 91 & drums. Te mpo = 115
Examples: Stayin Alive, Everybody
SMASH_M.STY Smash M - Top 40 Med-fast Rock
Memo: Med-fast Rock w/ slight swing 16 feel. 5 instruments: clav, SnBass, drums, strat, PolySyn pad. Clav comps,
strat high chops, low pad at 'a'. At 'b', more intense, higher pad. Tempo = 120
Examples: You Wont See Me, Josie