User Guide

Chapter 9: Automatic Music Features
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Insert the title of your ‘soloist’ in the Title box, and any memo note you wish to add. (The Num field will be filled
in for you.)
For the Memo box, you can put in information like “extra legato, straighter 8th notes, on top of the beat, laid back,
etc.
The “Soloist is” box allows you to define what type of notes the Soloist will play (i.e. swing 8th notes, straight 8th
notes, 16th notes, etc.)
There are several databases of Solo ideas to choose from. This button will launch an Open File dialog
for the \bb folder where you can the select a database (ST2 or ST3) appropriate for the
type of song the Soloist will be playing over (e.g., J_SWING.ST2 for Jazz Swing songs).
Note: If you have an .ST3 database available for the style of soloing you want to generate, you can still choose the .ST2,
and the program will automatically substitute the appropriate .ST3 file if, (a) it is available and, (b) you have selected the
“Use Large Soloist files” checkbox in the “Select Soloist” dialog.
Press the [Choose] button in the Soloist Editor to select the instrument the Soloist should play
(i.e. Tenor Saxophone).
You may also select an instrument from the “Patch Change” window, but selecting an instrument with the [Choose]
button also fills in the specific note range for that instrument.
If you wish to have a harmonized solo, select the
harmony type by clicking on the Harmony box
and choosing from the drop-down list.
“Change Instrument” allows you to quickly set how
the Soloing will “take turns” with other instruments. Use this option to change instruments every chorus, every 4, 8,
16 bars, etc. Press the [Set..] button to choose the instruments you would like to change to, including the appropriate
note rang for each instrument.