User Guide

Chapter 8: Automatic Music Features 118
words, wherever a THRU harmony is selected, the Soloist part will use
the THRU Harmony settings.
2) We have designed the Soloist not to repeat any solo ideas so that the
solos are always fresh, with new ideas forming and playing all the time.
As a result, we have included a Refresh Soloist menu item under the
SOL menu that, when selected, will allow the Soloist to “think about”
all of its musical notions again. Choosing the “Refresh Soloist” option
(Shift+F7) is like telling the soloist “It's OK, you can play whatever
you like, even if it's something that you played 5 minutes ago.”
3) The Soloist menu contains many options. It has all of the same editing
options found in the Melody menu, so you can treat the Soloist track as
a 2nd melody track. Even if you don't plan to use the Automatic
Soloist feature, you can just use the Soloist track as a 2nd track for
counter melodies, overdubs etc. The result; two melody tracks, two
solo tracks, or one melody and one solo track all at your disposal for
any song, without having to resort to an outboard sequencer.
Solo Modes
As well as the normal mode of soloing for a
number of choruses while the melody is
silent, the Soloist has several other modes.
For example, Fills will “noodle” over the
changes for a percentage of time. Other
modes are Solo Around Melody, Trade 4s,
Solo Wizard, and Custom Solo for a Specific
Range of Bars.
Around Melody option.
This option for the Soloist part creates a solo around the melody, that is, at times
when the melody is silent. To solo around the melody, do the following:
1. Open up a song that has a melody, preferably a sparse melody with some
space in it that a Soloist might be able to “jump in.”
2. Press the Soloist button. Select the Solo Mode “Around Melody.”
3. Set the Soloist to play in All Choruses, and uncheck the “Mute Melody in
Middle” option.
4. Press [OK] and the solo will be generated, playing riffs at times when the
melody isn't playing.