Hi curiouscat,

Using "p" is a shortcut for adding a "Part Marker". It's not deleting a bar.

For example, here's a 4-bar sequence.



Now I press "p" after I've clicked on bar 3 and I get the below 4-bar sequence. As you can see, all the chords are still in there same bars (i.e. the bar numbers are the same). All that's been introduced is a Part Marker for bar 3.



A Part Marker is a way of getting an accompaniment variation happening. In the above, because bar 3 begins with a Part Marker that's the same colour (blue) as the previous Part Marker at bar 1, this means that a drum break of some kind will happen in bar 2 as it leads in to bar 3.

If I click on the blue Part Marker at bar 3, it turns green (shown below).



Now if you regenerate the song, you'll hear that there's a drum break in bar 2 and then the accompaniment changes at bar 3. For most styles, green Part Markers are a busier version of the loaded style.

I suggest you have a look under "Help" and then search the "Index" for Part Marker. This will give a more thorough explanation.

Hope this helps,
Noel

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