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After getting the chords to a song I try to generate a solo. It does, but changes the whole style!so I have to start over again.
How can I add a solo and keep the same style?

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We need to know your procedure for adding a solo. There are some Soloist that will change the style. Those are marked with * and it says it will autoload a style. I think this is limited to Midi soloists.

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Just expanding a bit on what Rachael said, if you use the "Generate and Play a Solo" and select a style with a *, then in the "Select Soloist" window you must make sure to push the "Clear" button alongside 'Style'.


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That drives me crazy, too. Changing the style of an entire song is almost never wanted by me on the song I am working on. The default should be to never automatically change the style.


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As already stated above, if you do not want a Soloist that includes its own Style, pick one that does not have an asterisk in front of it.


There is also a checkbox to prevent any of 'em from loading or changing the style...


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Is there a quick reference to tell me what all the charcters (like " * ") mean when used in the name of a particular style?


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- An asterisk (*) or (^) caret means the style is a "perfect" or "good" match to the prototype style.

Using ZZJazz as an example.

Styles that are similar to the prototype are indicated with an asterisk (*). These are styles that have the same feel (triplets/ eighths/ sixteenths) and a similar tempo range. Styles with similar feel but a different tempo range are marked by a caret (^) symbol. So you can quickly see styles that are similar to Jazz Swing. The styles J_BASIE and J_DIXIE could be substituted with a perfect match so are marked with an asterisk (*). Styles like J_DJANGO are marked with a caret (^) because they sound best in a much faster tempo than the prototype Jazz Swing style.

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