User Guide

Chapter 14: User Programmable Functions
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Relative Weight (Usual Setting = 5)
Set this # higher/lower if you want the pattern to be played more/less often than the other patterns on the same row.
This number is also displayed on the main StyleMaker screen. A setting of 9 (always) is a special setting that
instructs the pattern to always be played instead of the other patterns on the same row. These patterns always have
other options set which specify the times that this pattern would be eligible to be played.
Playback Bar Mask (Usual Setting =0)
Playback Bar Mask determines on what bars of the song the pattern will play. The bar #s are counted relative to the
last part marker, and range from 1-8. Bar 1 is the first bar after a part marker for example.
Other bar mask settings:
- Bar 1 of 4
- Bar 2 of 4
- Bar 3 of 4
- Bar 4 of 4
- Bar 5 of 8
- Bar 6 of 8
- Bar 7 of 8
- Bar 8 of 8
Special Bar Masks
- pre-fill - refers to the bar before a fill
- fill - refers to the bar of a fill (this allows you to put in “bass fills” for example)
- post-fill - refers to the bar after a fill, which is the same as the first bar after a part marker.
Playback Beat Mask (Usual Setting=0)
Set the beat mask to a beat from 1-4 if you want the pattern to only be played on certain beat #s. 1= Beat 1, 2= Beat
2, 3= Beat 3, 4= Beat 4.
Roman Numeral Mask (Usual Setting = 0)
If you have a pattern that should only be played on the I chord or the IV chord (of the key), you can use these
Roman Numeral Masks. This setting is rarely used.
Chord Type (Usual Setting = Any)
This setting is very useful because it allows you to record patterns that will only work on certain types of chords.
For example you can record a specific riff that will only work on a minor 7th chord. You then play the pattern on a
Cmin 7, not a C7. There are chord types for most types of chords.
Interval To Next Chord (Usual Setting = Any Interval)
This setting allows you to restrict the pattern to be played only if the next chord is a certain interval away. For
example you can record a bass pattern that is walking up a fourth and then assign a Interval of Up 4th so that the
pattern would only be played if you're going up a 4th.
Half Octave Range (Usual Setting = Full Octave)
Usually a pattern will be picked on any of the 12 roots. You can select a smaller range, either A to D or Eb to Ab.
In this case the pattern would only be picked if the chord in the song is in that range.
Play Pattern Pushed – how often (Usual Setting = 0 %)
# Ticks to push pattern (Usual Setting = 0)
Pushed patterns are patterns that are played before the chord begins. Jazz styles typically use pushed patterns for the
piano. Patterns are recorded in the normal way (non pushed) and then you assign the % of time and amount (in
ticks, 120 ticks = 1 beat) to push the pattern. The pattern only plays pushed in the song, not when played in the
StyleMaker window.
OK to use Macro Notes (Usual Setting = No)
Piano Macros are special notes that you record. When they are played back they are replaced by a function, as listed
below.