Alyn,

I read with regret your account of the episode. Asylum is a funny word. On the one hand, it means an inviolable place of shelter, refuge and protection (say, for debtors and thieves). That's why refugees seek it in other countries. On the other hand, the connotations are so bad that in this country - I think it was in the 80's - all the asylums were emptied and the residents booted onto the streets to fend for themselves. Many died as a result of blundering into the dangers of the "real" world. My matter of fact, lighthearted introduction was a solid, proximate metaphor for the real reason behind my absence.

Now, on the construction of Psycho, in BIAB under bar settings, the default number of beats to a measure is listed as zero. This can be changed to any integer value not greater than 4. So, one measure of 4 followed by one measure of 3 beats gives the seven beats, understood to be a single measure. These get copied and pasted up to the point where a measure of 2/2 happens. Use the bar settings to change the beat value to 2. The drum track consisted almost entirely of fills. I never expected it to work as well as it did, but it did seem to work.

And thank you for the generous comments.

Dean