The Melodist works in the same fashion as the Style files in that there are selected phrases that fare given weighting when you generate a new performance.

That means that you will indeed notice some phrases that are the same within a given Melodist file.

Hitting the Gen/Play (or Play button in older versions, does the same thing), generates a new performance of Style accompaniments. If I have something in the way of a performance that I prefer, I have found that reclicking the Gen/Play can get it back again. Then Freeze that particualr performance.

Likewise, I have found that going back into the Melodist and choosing to REgenerate a particular Melody can yield those different performances as well. So if I'm not liking some of what a Melodist generated, I will indeed go back and run it again, looking for a different Melody arrangement.

One trick I like to use is to SaveAs with a slightly different filename for each iteration generated.

ex:

MySongMeldst01

Then regenerate a new Melodist:

SaveAs MySongMeldst02

etc.

Then I have a few different iterations in which to load and audition, from there I can better make decisions.

Of course, if you are in need of a specific Melody line, the Melodist is NOT the way to get it. Instead it should be entered onto the Melody track as a MIDI instrument, either thru Step-Entry methods, use of the marvelous QWERTY Keyboard Wizard, or a fullblown MIDI controller recording in realtime.


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