User Guide

Chapter 9: Automatic Music Features
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Target Phrase Anchor Point score – phrase anchor points are points where both the pitch and timing of the
Melody note and the riff match each other.
Rhythm Matches – per cent of time that a melody note is found at the same time as the note in the riff at the same
point (pitch is irrelevant).
Density -# of Notes Matches – the number of notes in the melody compared to the number of notes in the solo. For
example, 8 melody, 10 solo = 80%. Note: If set to exactly 49, 59, 69 etc., soloist will stay quieter when the melody
is not playing.
If Melody is not playing, then soloist is not playing
Passing Notes acceptable % - percentage of time that passing notes in the riff are OK (if not found in the melody).
For example, if set to 20%, it is OK if 20% of the notes are passing notes.
Melody – Favor phrases that match melody – higher numbers will make the soloist follow the melody more.
Soloist Maker
The [Soloist Maker [Edit] button launches the Soloist Editor module where you can make
your own or modify an existing Soloist. This feature allows you to define your own
Soloists. See the following Soloist Maker topic for a full description of this feature.
This button launches the More Soloist & Melodist Settings dialog.
This dialog can also be accessed from the Opt. |
Preferences [Soloist] button.
Set “Use MIDI Volume for Soloing Wizard” to true if
you want MIDI velocity information sent to the Soloing
Wizard. If you have a velocity sensitive MIDI device
attached to your computer and you want to control the
dynamics of the Soloist, you should enable this feature.
Set the “Trigger Playback Early” to true to enable
song playback to start before the Soloist has actually
completed composing a solo. Otherwise, Band-in-a-
Box will completely compose a solo before song
playback begins.
Soloist/Melody Velocity Adjust
This box allows you to quickly boost or reduce the volume of the Soloist part relative to the other instrument parts.
For a realistic mix the soloist instrument is set slightly louder than the other instruments/parts in a song. The default
is 5.
Use large soloist files (ST3) is selected to use the optional large soloist databases, *.ST3 files, instead of the
smaller ST2 files. The ST3 files have improved phrases, but the solos take longer to create.
Create Long Phrases
Set this checkbox to “true” (enabled) if you would like the Soloist to use the longest musical phrases it “knows.”
If OK to treat the V Major triad as a V7 is set, all Jazz MIDI soloists and some Jazz and Country RealSoloists
will treat the V chord as V7 (dominant seventh).
Using the Soloist Feature
1. Generate a Soloist and practice the solo by looping it, slowing it down, or printing it out, until you can perform
a great solo on any chord changes!
2. Generate a Soloist and attach a Harmony such as “Big Band Brass” to create phenomenally quick and
interesting Big Band Arrangements automatically. Generate a standard MIDI file or print them out for you and
your friends.
3. Have the Soloist play a solo according to your accompaniment and arrangement (along with the other members
of your Band-in-a-Box, of course!)
4. Trade 4’s in a call-response fashion with the Soloist (you solo for 4 bars, Band-in-a-Box solos for 4 bars, etc.)