User Guide

Chapter 14: User Programmable Functions
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Chapter 14: User Programmable Functions
The StyleMaker
The StyleMaker is the section of the program that allows you to create brand new styles or edit existing styles. This
is done by recording patterns for each of the drums, bass, piano, guitar and strings parts, or by entering these parts in
the StyleMaker Pattern Editor notation window. If you don't want an instrument in a style you don't need to record
any patterns for it. The StyleMaker window is accessed from the Styles menu by choosing any one of:
- New – Make a New Style to create an entirely new style from a blank template.
- Edit a Style (Alt+F9 keys) to open any style for editing.
- Edit Current Style (Ctrl+Shift+F9 keys) to open the current style in use for editing.
StyleMaker Pull-Down Menus
The StyleMaker has a separate pull-down menu to the main program. Many of the menu commands can be accessed
directly with the on-screen buttons in the StyleMaker window.
File
Save Style
(F2)
Saves the style, using the current style name. This will overwrite a previous style!
Save Style As
(Alt+F2)
This saves the style, allowing you to rename the style if desired.
Exit
(Alt+F4)
Exits the StyleMaker, prompting you to Save the Style. If you don't save the style upon exit you
will lose any changes that you've made.
Edit
Cut Pattern Cuts whichever pattern is highlighted in a row.
Copy Pattern Copies a pattern to the clipboard.
Paste Pastes a single pattern from the clipboard. Can paste between styles by opening and
closing styles and copying and pasting.
Delete Pattern (Delete) Erases a Pattern. Can also delete a Pattern by typing a weight of 0.
Cut from Notation Highlight and cut notes from a pattern.
Copy from Notation Highlight and copy notes in a pattern.
Paste from Notation Paste notes into a pattern.
Pattern
Play Pattern
(F4)
Plays the pattern using the currently selected style. Loops after 2 bars. If you want to
play the song while the StyleMaker is open, you need to press the PLAY button on the
Main screen, as the F4 key will not play the song, it will play the StyleMaker pattern.
Play Pattern on Chord This plays back a pattern as it would sound in a song on a certain chord. This is useful to