User Guide

Chapter 8: Automatic Music Features 115
Automatic Intros
The Melodist will automatically generate an introduction for the songs it creates.
It is also possible to generate an introduction for any song from the Edit | Intro
Bars Auto-Generate menu option (Ctrl+Shift+B).
This will create a chord progression that gets inserted as an intro to the song,
based on the optional settings you choose.
Chord Types can be Jazz or Pop.
Intro Length can be 2, 4 or 8 bars to suit the tempo of the song.
Starting Chord (after intro) is lets the intro lead in to the song correctly.
Pedal Bass has a list of pedal bass options, based in the key entered in the box.
Press the [(Re)-Generate Intro Chords] button to auto-generate chords for an
intro.
Press the [Remove Intro] button to remove the intro from the song.
Automatic Song Title Generation
The Melodist will optionally give a title to the songs it writes. Song titles can
also be generated on demand with the User | Auto-Generate Song Title menu
command (Ctrl+Shift+S). The song title will appear in the Title window.
Repeat the Auto-Generate Song Title command until the program comes up with
a suitable title for your song. Band-in-a-Box will keep generating new titles for
as long as it takes to get the right one.
Automatic Solo Generation – “The Soloist”
Pick any song or chords in any style, and choose a “Soloist.” Band-in-a-Box
then creates and plays a professional quality solo in the style of your choice. In
addition to great Band-in-a-Box accompaniment, you can hear sensational solos
as well - showing you exactly what notes are played. Choose from “soloists” in
a style similar to great Jazz musicians such as Django Reinhardt, John Coltrane,