User Guide

Chapter 11: User Programmable Functions
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OK to solo for an extra beat
Usually, Soloists end a little after a bar's end – they play a couple of extra notes, spilling over to the next bar.
Selecting this option the gives Band-in-a-Box soloist this ability also.
Overwrite existing solo in range
If you want to “overdub” a solo and have multiple solo tracks going at once, deselect this checkbox, and avoid
getting a little messy.
Generate Solo Now
Once you press this button, the portion of the solo that you have selected will be generated. The song will start
playing two bars before the new part, so you can quickly hear the new solo. Remember that the custom solo
generation can be used with different soloists, so you can use a “tenor sax jazz” soloist for a few bars, and then
insert a custom “bluegrass banjo” soloist for four bars and so on.
Tip: Band-in-a-Box even solos over the “slash chords.” The Band-in-a-Box Soloist feature analyzes slash chords like C/Bb
to determine the best scale type to use (e.g. Bb Lydian). There's nothing you need to do, as this happens automatically!
The Melodist Maker
In addition to the Melodists supplied with the program, this module lets you define or edit your own Melodists. You
can choose the parameters to control the type of chords, melody and intro to be generated, as well as a number of
settings controlling song form, theme continuity, endings type, anticipations, feel, style, harmony, soloist, patch
changes and more.
Press the Melodist Maker [Edit] button from the Select Melodist dialog to launch the
Melodist Editor.