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Chapter 8: Automatic Music Features
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Chapter 8: Automatic Music Features
Automatic Songs – “The Melodist”
Feel like composing a brand new song? Using the “Melodist” feature you can compose a new song in the style of
your choice, complete with intro, chords, melody, arrangement, etc. All you have to do is pick from one of the
many “Melodists” available and press [OK] button. The program then creates the intro, chords, melody, and
arrangement in any given style. The Melodist will also generate a melody over an existing chord progression.
This feature can be a powerful practicing aid for sight reading and improving your ear.
Press the on-screen [Melodist] button to launch the Melodist.
The left side of this screen displays the list of the Melodists available, including Pop, Swing, Bossa, Waltz, Rock,
Bebop, and Jazz Ballads. The Melodist will generate Intro, Chords, Melody Harmony, Style, and Solos using the
group of settings preset with the selected Melodist. Scroll down the list, and pick a Melodist that you'd like to use.
Generate Chords / Generate Melody / Generate Intros / Auto-Titles
The items that are selected will be generated. The convenient preset buttons will automatically set the appropriate
settings to popular presets.
The [Chords & Mel.] button will set the checkboxes to Generate Chords & Melody (but not
Solos).
The [All] button will generate Chords, Melody, and Solos.
The [Chords] button sets the options to generate Chords only (no Melody).