User Guide

Chapter 11: User Programmable Functions
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Import Instr. from Style
(Alt +F3)
Import an instrument from one style into another. See Import Instrument dialog box.
Import Drums from
.MID to Drum Kit
Since you can define a custom drum kit for the grid editor, this function allows you to use
the instruments that are found in a MIDI file. A quick way of building up a kit. For
example, if you are making a Latin style called “mambo”, you could load in a Mambo
MIDI file that you made, and then the StyleMaker’s “Style | Import notes from .MID to
Drum Grid…” menu command would extract the drum notes from the MIDI file, and put
them on the drum grid.
Define a Custom Drum
Kit
Since the Drum Grid Editor uses 19 instruments, this allows you to define which
instruments will be used, and create a custom drum kit.
Copy all “a” substyle
patterns to “b”
Copies all “a” substyle patterns to “b” slots. This feature is handy when only a volume
increase tweaking is required for the “b” substyle.
Copy Current Row to
Row ___
Copies an entire row of patterns to the new row specified.
Delete all Patterns in
this Row
Deletes all of the patterns in the selected row.
Style Checker Analogous to a “Spell Checker,” this function analyzes your style-in-progress and
identifies possible problems.
The Style Checker results are output to a text window, allowing you to examine the patterns and fix them if
required. It identifies patterns that might be “too busy” or incorrect macro notes etc. in a text report about the style,
listing possible problems with the style. Here is a sample printout.
-----Start of style checking ------JAZQUINT.STY
Drums: Row 1, Column 1 First pattern of instrument shouldn't contain masks in it. It should be generic.
Bass: Row 1, Column 1 First pattern of instrument shouldn't contain masks in it. It should be generic.
Piano: Row 1, Column 3 Non Chord tones found (other than C, E, G, Bb) and pattern is not set to a chord mask, riff
based or MACRO
…etc., etc.
-----end of style checking ------
Style Summary This displays a text window summary of the style, including lots of information about the
style such as # patterns, # patterns for each substyle, patches, pushes, volume changes, guitar
patterns, and more.
Help
These menu items are quick links to the main Help, and to StyleMaker topics in particular.
Index (F1)
Topic Search (Ctrl+F1)
StyleMaker Overview
Tutorial 5 Editing an Existing Style
Tutorial 6 Making a New Style
Drum Patterns
Bass Patterns
Piano/Guitar/String Patterns
How To (Shift+F1)