Assuming that you've currently got a Waltz style selected (indicated with a "W" in StylePicker), select the non-waltz (4/4) style you would like to use instead (so you get 4 beats per bar). Then select from the menu, "Melody, Edit Melody Track, Utilities, Transform Waltz Melody & Soloist to 4/4". This will convert your waltz (3/4) melody and soloist tracks to 4/4.

You can go from 4/4 to 3/4 also by selecting a waltz style, then selecting from the menu, "Melody, Edit Melody Track, Utilities, Transform 4/4/ Melody & Soloist to Waltz".

In the help menu, you need to look for "Strauss", as PGMusic calls this "Strauss-" or "De-Strauss-" the melody/soloist.

Here is the text as written in the help file:

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Transform 4/4 Melody to a Waltz 3 /4 ("Strauss-in-a-Box").

You can now automatically transform any 4/4 song/melody to a Waltz 3/4 feel. Simply load in any 4/4 song and change the style to a Waltz style. The program will offer to transform the melody so that it works as a Waltz (or choose the added menu item Melody-Edit-Utilities-Transform to 3/4). This function is referred to as "Strauss" in honor of Johann Strauss - the famous Waltz composer. It’s fun and educational to hear and play familiar songs in a Waltz feel. Band-in-a-Box uses intelligent algorithms to transform the melody to the new time signature.

Transform "Waltz" Melody to 4/4 ("De-Strauss" the Melody).

If you have a song with a 3/4 time signature, you can now instantly hear it as a 4/4 feel. Simply load the Waltz song and then change the style to a 4/4 style. Band-in-a-Box will prompt you to transform the melody to a 4/4 feel and will then will change the melody. There’s also a dedicated menu item for this, Melody-Edit-Utilities-Transform to 4/4. Band-in-a-Box uses intelligent algorithms to transform the melody to the new time signature. (Note: If loading from the StylePicker window, you need to have "Prompt w/preview" for the prompt option to appear.)



Hope that helps.

John

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