User Guide

Chapter 8: Automatic Music Features
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4. The Track Type for the Melody has been set to Guitar, and the MIDI file will be
saved with the Guitar Channels (11-16) preserved which preserves the fret positions.
Note: All of these items can be customized in the Guitarist Maker, which is launched
by the [Edit...] button in the Select Guitarist dialog.
Redo Part of the Solo
Let's redo part of the solo at a higher fret position. This particular song GIT_TEST.MGU
has 6 choruses, and the last 3 choruses have a much higher range of soloing. Let's redo
that part of the solo, using a higher fret position. We'll press the [Ch. Solo] button again,
de-select the auto-set position button, and choose the 12 position. Since we only want to
regenerate this for the choruses 4 to 6, we set the range to “Part of Song” and the range to
start at chorus 4, bar 1, and range of 96 bars. This will rewrite the solo, by first removing
the existing guitar chord solo (if any) and then generating a new one.
Technical Note: Since some of the guitarists can be assigned to strum the chords in
a delayed fashion, if you repeatedly re-generate the solo, the melody will become
more and more delayed. The solution(s) would be to choose Edit | Undo Solo prior to
re-generating the solo, or picking a Guitarist that doesn't delay the strum. The Strum
delay status is indicated on the “Info” panel of the Select Guitarist screen.
Saving the Guitar Chord Solo
Once you have generated a Guitar chord solo it becomes part of the notation track. You
can edit it like any other part by deleting/inserting notes, etc.
The solo will be saved with the song (MGU) and exported to a MIDI file, with the string
positions intact (because we use channels 11 to 16 for the Guitar part). You can remove
the solo at any time, even after the solo has been saved/reloaded, by choosing Melody |
Remove Harmony (or guitar solo) from Melody Track.
Guitar Settings
The Guitar Settings dialog allows you the ability to adjust various parameters on the on-
screen guitar fretboard so that music can be displayed effectively (and easily) on this