I have tried to find out why Band in a Box sometimes turns an entered Ebj7 chord into a D#j7 when entering chords. The chord representation with sharp or flat in Band in a Box somehow refers to the diatonic steps of the key selected at the time of chord input. In this way it is even possible to display an Ebmaj7 and a D#maj7 simultaneously in one piece or even in one bar. That's a bit bizarre, but it works, I just tried it out.
Example:
- Select key "C"
- Enter Ebj in the first bar, then there is an Ebj7.
- then set the key of the piece to "E" (without transposing)
- Then enter D#j in the next bar and voilá: D#j7 appears next to Ebj7.
You can then reset the key again, nothing changes, not even after saving and reloading. Unless you go into the bars and change the chords again, then the chord name will be changed according to the basic key.
Are there any good reasons for this automatic reinterpretation? If not, it would be good if this behavior could be controlled via a switch in the presets (Checkbox: typed chords are enharmonically reinterpreted or not).


Biab/RB latest build, German Language Pak, Win 10/64 Pro, 1 TB SSD, 32 GB RAM. Notation SW Finale, StaffPad, SmartsScore – Playing Double Bass, Guitar, Piano