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using style phrases (midi) in style maker #150695 02/15/12 05:54 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 18 US Virgin Islands zokk OP Enthusiast
OP zokk Enthusiast Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 18 US Virgin Islands	Last night I got a question from my guitar player as he sat and helped get some chord progressions laid out for a song. At one point the bass made a nice change at a certain point. Played it again and it wasn't there. I told him that's because it didn't get picked again. I never really worried about that before. I've been doing the arrangements by myself for past 16 years and just get it laid out, get my ending together then make midi file, put it to cakewalk and edit further from there. Is there in depth info on how to work the style maker out there? I know you can weight the phrases, but to tell the truth never bothered with it before other than to change instruments. hp envy I5 6 gigs ram 2012.5 biab sonar x2 in studio 2 Blue Shoes Band 14th hardest working band in St Thomas"

Re: using style phrases (midi) in style maker zokk #150696 02/15/12 07:06 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,696 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Ian Fraser Expert
Ian Fraser Expert Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,696 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada	Hey zokk - yes everytime you play the midi styles it's like shaking the die. However I have worked with the "weighting" of the midi segments in the midi styles. I'm not at my BIAB computer, but if you get into style creation, you will come to a page with tiny squares with numbers (the weight). You can actually audition each square, find the bass part you like and change the number of the weight from say 5 to 9. Be sure you rename the midi style of you will lose the default make up. By the same token you can lessen the weight number of one (i.e. 5 to 1, or indeed erase it altogether) you don't like. Again - be sure you save as a new style name so that you don't lose the original. Look under edit current style - I don't use it much anymore. Ian Ian My "Original Tunes" Site My gene pool needs more chlorine.

Re: using style phrases (midi) in style maker Ian Fraser #150697 02/15/12 08:16 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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jford Veteran Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 12,584 Pensacola, Florida	Careful changing it to 9. 9 is a special weighting which is used with style masks in order to specify the situations in which you want that pattern to play. Best to up it to 8. John Laptop-HP Omen I7 Win11Pro 32GB 2x2TB, 1x4TB SSD Desktop-ASUS-I7 Win10Pro 32GB 2x1.5TB, 2x2TB, 1x4TB SATA BB2024/UMC404HD/Casios/Cakewalk/Reaper/Studio One/MixBus/Notion/Finale/Dorico/Noteworthy/NI/Halion/IK http://www.sus4chord.com

Re: using style phrases (midi) in style maker jford #150698 02/15/12 04:51 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP zokk Enthusiast Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 18 US Virgin Islands	Thanks both to Ian and John.I needed a little back up on it...the style mask might be something that we could use in this particular situation, now I have to get to computer with BIAB on it and check..masking option still available in 2011.5v ? I stopped at 2010.5 I'm sure I can check it out on my version. Looks like Dr Gannon and crew are about to make improvements on the midi portion of the software and I'll be upgrading. Being able to use BIAB on my cell phone was not that appealing, oh yeah and I don't have a cell phone.... hp envy I5 6 gigs ram 2012.5 biab sonar x2 in studio 2 Blue Shoes Band 14th hardest working band in St Thomas"

Re: using style phrases (midi) in style maker zokk #150699 02/16/12 05:57 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Muzic Trax Veteran Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,025 California	Be sure to rename your style so the original one does not get over-written. Trax

Re: using style phrases (midi) in style maker Muzic Trax #150700 02/16/12 04:59 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP zokk Enthusiast Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 18 US Virgin Islands	Yeah I'm careful about that I only over write when I change instruments I like accoustic bass....thanks Trax hp envy I5 6 gigs ram 2012.5 biab sonar x2 in studio 2 Blue Shoes Band 14th hardest working band in St Thomas"

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