User Guide

Chapter 11: User Programmable Functions
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Playback Weight (usual setting = 5)
Set this number higher/lower if you want the pattern to be played more/less often than the
other patterns on the same row. This number is also displayed on the main StyleMaker
screen.
A setting of 9 (always) is a special setting that instructs the pattern to always be played
instead of the other patterns on the same row. These patterns always have other options
set which specify the times that this pattern would be eligible to be played.
Playback Bar Mask (usual setting = 0)
Playback Bar Mask determines on what bars of the song the pattern will play. The bar
numbers are counted relative to the last part marker, and range from 1-8. Bar 1 is the first
bar after a part marker for example.
Other bar mask settings:
1. pattern played at odd number bars only 1, 3, 5, 7, 9,...
2. pattern played at even bars only 2, 4, 6, 8, 10...
3. pattern played on 3rd of 4 bar (3, 7, 11, 15..)
4. pattern played on 4th of 4 (4, 8, 12, 16, 20...)
5. pattern played on 5th of 8 (5, 13, 21...)
6. pattern played on 6th of 8 (6, 14, 22...)
7. pattern played on 7th of 8 (7, 15, 23...)
8. pattern played on 8th of 8 (8, 16, 24...)
Special bar masks:
1. PRE-FILL special value - refers to the bar before a fill.
2. FILL refers to the bar of a fill (this allows you to put in “piano fills” for
example).
3. POST-FILL refers to the bar after a fill (same as the first bar after a part
marker).
Playback Beat Mask (usual setting = 0)
Set the beat mask to a beat from 1-4, if you want the pattern to only be played on certain
beat numbers. 1= Beat 1, 2= Beat 2, 3= Beat 3, 4= Beat 4.
Roman Numerals (usual setting = 0)
If you have a pattern that should only be played on the I chord or the IV chord (of the
key), you can use these Roman Numeral Masks. This setting is rarely used.