Melodist

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 PG Music Inc.
Phone. [phone] or 1-888-PGMUSIC
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Welcome to the Band-in-a-Box Melodist
™
Feel like composing a brand new song? Using the “Melodist” feature in Band-in-a-Box, you can compose a new song in the
style of your choice - complete with intro, chords, melody, arrangement, and an original title. All you have to do is pick from
one of the many “Melodists” available and press the [OK] button. The Melodist will automatically generate a completely new
song and arrangement in any given style.
The Melodist will also generate a melody over an existing chord progression, including ones you type in yourself. Once the
song is generated, the chords and melody are part of the regular Band-in-a-Box tracks. They can be edited, printed, saved as
MIDI file, etc. You can also auto-regenerate any part/section of a song to further refine your compositions.
Installation
Note: since this installation changes some program files, close down all programs (e.g., Band-in-a-Box) before installing. If you have
modified or created your own Melodists, you should also back up the Default.MEL file found in the program folder (e.g., C:\bb).
Installing the Melodist Sets on Windows
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XP:
1. Insert the Band-in-a-Box Melodist Disc Set CD-ROM into the CD-ROM Drive. The contents of the CD-ROM should
display on your screen.
2. Double click on the Melodist.exe or the Setup.exe icon within the window displaying the contents of the CD-ROM.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions which will guide you through the rest of the installation process. This will copy all
of the Melodist files to your Band-in-a-Box directory/folder (e.g., usually C:\BB).
Installing the Melodist Sets in Windows
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9x:
1. Insert the Band-in-a-Box Melodist Disc Set CD-ROM into the CD-ROM Drive. The contents of the CD-ROM should
display on your screen.
(Note: If the CD-ROM’s contents window fails to appear, double click on My Computer on your desktop and then
select the appropriate drive icon to display the CD-ROM’s contents.)
2. Double click on the Melodist.exe or the Setup.exe icon within the window displaying the contents of the CD-ROM.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions which will guide you through the rest of the installation process. This will copy all
of the Melodist files to your Band-in-a-Box directory/folder (e.g., usually C:\BB).
Automatic Songs in Hundreds of Styles
Band-in-a-Box includes Melodist Set #1 with a large variety of Melodists in many styles, and we are continually adding new
ones. These specialty add-on Melodists are available for purchase separately. Visit our web site at www.pgmusic.com
for
news about the latest additions.
- Melodist Set #2 – Country, Pop and EZ Listening
- Melodist Set #3 – Bluegrass
- Melodist Set #4 – Jazz
- Melodist Set #5 – Bluegrass 3/4 and Irish 12/8