User Guide

Chapter 12: Wizards, Tutors, and Fun
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Auto-interpret MIDI file. (Default = Yes)
When set, the Style Creation Wizard will set the channels, BB Parts, and snapshots for you. Normally this setting
should be left on.
Delete existing patterns (when adding to the style). (Default = No)
If this option is set when you create style patterns to add to an existing style, the entire instrument will first be erased
in the style for any instrument used in the new style. When you generate a style by adding to an existing style, the
StyleMaker is then opened up, allowing you to pick a new name for the style (so you don't overwrite the existing
style).
# columns to leave unused in the style. (Default = 0)
If set to zero (the default), the Style Creation Wizard can create the biggest style possible – filling up the rows
completely with patterns. But if you set this to a non-zero value it will limit the # of patterns that can be made.
Since there are 30 rows in the StyleMaker, you can set this setting from 0 to 29.
Generate new pattern after # duplicates
The Style Creation Wizard won't insert patterns unless they are unique compared to the ones already entered. But
(with this setting at the default of 8), after 8 duplicates of the same pattern, a 2
nd
pattern will get entered that is a
duplicate of another pattern. Setting this to zero would mean that every pattern would get entered (regardless of
whether it was unique); setting it to a high number like 200 would mean that only truly unique patterns are entered.
To maintain the correct balance in the style, since the maximum weight of a pattern in the StyleMaker is 8, this
setting should be left at 8 in most situations. If your style is “filling up” all of the available columns, then set this to
a higher number.
Allow Pitch Bend in style
If set, pitch bend present on the MIDI file will be included in the style. Make sure that the MIDI file pitch bend
range = two semitones.
Allow pushes in style
If set, the style will allow pushes (playing instruments before the beat). This is done by setting the push values in
the individual pattern’s options.
Repeats and Endings Wizard
Tutorial
For this tutorial, we’ll be using demos from the “Tutorial– Repeats and Endings” folder.
Load in the Song “Miles1 Tutorial (no repeats yet)” from the Tutorial – Repeats and Endings folder. You’ll see
that this is a 1-32 bar form. There are no repeats and endings entered for this song. We’ll be adding them now.
When you load in a song, you’ll notice some “Form Marker” features that happen for any Band-in-a-Box song.