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Compose MIDI pattern over single measure and have it transpose to follow chord sheet? #467280 04/14/18 10:09 PM Beginners Forum
Joined: Mar 2017 Posts: 756 Ashkelon, Israel DeaconBlues09 OP Journeyman
OP DeaconBlues09 Journeyman Joined: Mar 2017 Posts: 756 Ashkelon, Israel	I would like to compose a MIDI pattern over one, or multiple, measures and have the same intervals and note durations transpose to follow the chord sheet. It would be even better if I could compose a four pattern sequence, say in A major, and then if I have a minor playing for two bars, it would follow the first two bars of the original pattern, and if I input one bar in, for example, a half diminished chord, than it would employ just the first measure's pattern for that chord, etc. Thanks in advance! Band-in-a-Box 2021 PlusPAK w 2019 Bonus Pak. Custom Build Desktop PC W/ Windows 10 Home 64-bit. CPU: Intel Core i5-9600k @ 3.7GHz (6 core x 6 threads) RAM: 16GB DDR4. Storage 238GB SSD + 2.7 TB HDD. GPU: ZOTAC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB

Re: Compose MIDI pattern over single measure and have it transpose to follow chord sheet? DeaconBlues09 #467293 04/15/18 01:15 AM Beginners Forum
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Re: Compose MIDI pattern over single measure and have it transpose to follow chord sheet? Pipeline #467295 04/15/18 01:21 AM Beginners Forum
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OP DeaconBlues09 Journeyman Joined: Mar 2017 Posts: 756 Ashkelon, Israel	Thanks Pipeline! I was hoping this was something I could accomplishe w/o paying extra money for a stand-alone program :-( (not that I don't appreciate your input!) Band-in-a-Box 2021 PlusPAK w 2019 Bonus Pak. Custom Build Desktop PC W/ Windows 10 Home 64-bit. CPU: Intel Core i5-9600k @ 3.7GHz (6 core x 6 threads) RAM: 16GB DDR4. Storage 238GB SSD + 2.7 TB HDD. GPU: ZOTAC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB

Re: Compose MIDI pattern over single measure and have it transpose to follow chord sheet? DeaconBlues09 #467298 04/15/18 01:31 AM Beginners Forum
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Pipeline Veteran P Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 7,954	It works as a vst in Biab or RealBand. https://www.dropbox.com/s/k7q8ikg7e3pgx0g/Biab-RC-Ample-Bass.mp4?dl=0 Biab Track Injector for Reaper Free Biab Chord Picker Tool

Re: Compose MIDI pattern over single measure and have it transpose to follow chord sheet? Pipeline #467302 04/15/18 02:29 AM Beginners Forum
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OP DeaconBlues09 Journeyman Joined: Mar 2017 Posts: 756 Ashkelon, Israel	I gotta say, that does look pretty awesome! Band-in-a-Box 2021 PlusPAK w 2019 Bonus Pak. Custom Build Desktop PC W/ Windows 10 Home 64-bit. CPU: Intel Core i5-9600k @ 3.7GHz (6 core x 6 threads) RAM: 16GB DDR4. Storage 238GB SSD + 2.7 TB HDD. GPU: ZOTAC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB

Re: Compose MIDI pattern over single measure and have it transpose to follow chord sheet? DeaconBlues09 #467316 04/15/18 04:40 AM Beginners Forum
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Dave Journeyman D Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 647 Burlington, Ontario, Canada	BIAB stylemaker should work - it does for me. All patterns are built around a C7 chord. BIAB can then transpose and make all the non-major chords from that. I built my styles using existing BIAB styles, although BIAB provides a tool called Hybrid which allows you to pick patterns from other styles to make your style. You can select pattern from any instrument. I guess you could use drums, but I stayed away and use real drums. You can import a A part, a B part, or both, and even combine an A from one instrument / style with a B from another. I never built patterns from scratch, but I did change octave on occasion. BIAB for Windows Version 2019 (643) Windows 10 (1909)

Re: Compose MIDI pattern over single measure and have it transpose to follow chord sheet? Dave #467364 04/15/18 08:38 AM Beginners Forum
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Noel96 Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 18,887 Australia	Originally Posted By: Dave BIAB stylemaker should work - it does for me. All patterns are built around a C7 chord. BIAB can then transpose and make all the non-major chords from that. I built my styles using existing BIAB styles, although BIAB provides a tool called Hybrid which allows you to pick patterns from other styles to make your style. You can select pattern from any instrument. I guess you could use drums, but I stayed away and use real drums. You can import a A part, a B part, or both, and even combine an A from one instrument / style with a B from another. I never built patterns from scratch, but I did change octave on occasion. I agree. If you want to use what's available in BIAB, it sounds like Stylemaker will do the job for you. It's worth checking out. As Dave mentions, Stylemaker will build all BIAB's chords from the pattern you define as MIDI entry. If you go to the link below... http://www.pgmusic.com/videos.bbwin.htm ...and look under the "Advanced" section, you'll find a 37 minute video on how to use Stylemaker. While the video clip uses an older version of BIAB, the principle is exactly the same today except that Stylemaker is now found under "File >> Stylemaker". Regards, Noel my latest song: He’s An African Rhino (2018) MY SONGS... Audiophile BIAB 2024 audios on Soundcloud

Re: Compose MIDI pattern over single measure and have it transpose to follow chord sheet? DeaconBlues09 #467370 04/15/18 09:24 AM Beginners Forum
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Dave Journeyman D Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 647 Burlington, Ontario, Canada	Or just look for the "Top Hat" on the tool bar. BIAB for Windows Version 2019 (643) Windows 10 (1909)

Re: Compose MIDI pattern over single measure and have it transpose to follow chord sheet? DeaconBlues09 #498776 10/31/18 08:20 PM Beginners Forum
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Pipeline Veteran P Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 7,954	Originally Posted By: DeaconBlues09 Thanks Pipeline! I was hoping this was something I could accomplishe w/o paying extra money for a stand-alone program :-( (not that I don't appreciate your input!) In REAPER there's a free REATRAK that will fit any midi to chords, it also has a snap to scale: https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=212645 https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=212645#17 https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=212645#18 Biab Track Injector for Reaper Free Biab Chord Picker Tool

Re: Compose MIDI pattern over single measure and have it transpose to follow chord sheet? Pipeline #499968 11/07/18 12:36 AM Beginners Forum
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