User Guide

Chapter 9: Automatic Music Features
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The Favorites button in the Generate Chords and/or Melody dialog allows you to pick a
Melodist that you've used recently.
The Favorite Melodists dialog keeps track of the
last 50 melodists that you've used, so you can
easily recall them.
Highlight the melodist you want to use and press
the [OK] button, or double-click on the selection
you would like to make.
If you'd like to create your own Melodists, or permanently change the settings of existing
Melodists, press the [Edit…] button to launch the Melodist Maker.
Automatic Intro – Song Intros
With a single button you can generate a 2, 4, or 8-bar intro for any song. The chords will be different each time, and
you can keep pressing until you get the progression that you want. The intro generated is an appropriate chord
progression in the chosen style of music (e.g. Jazz/Pop), with optional pedal bass, and leads correctly to the first
chord of the song. Intros can also be removed.
Press the [Intro] button or select Edit | Intro Bars to generate an intro. Once you press the [Intro] button,
the Intro Dialog is displayed.
Pressing this button will insert or replace an intro in the song, with the given
settings.
Chord Types - You can choose between Jazz and Pop styles of chords.
Intro Length (bars) - This sets the duration of the intro to 2, 4, or 8 bars.
Starting chord (after intro) is - This setting assures the generated intro smoothly transitions into the song.
Remove Intro - Pressing this button removes the intro.
Pedal Bass - Inserts a pedal bass figure throughout the intro.
Use Maj7 instead of Maj6 - Choose between using Maj7 or Maj6 chords.
Note: The Melodist also has settings to auto-generate intros and song titles.