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Melodist 64-bar issue

Trying to figure out how to get around the issue about generate melody on a already done 64-bar chorprogression. , or generate part of song (melody and or chords) in 64-bar layout, without getting the result in double time.

As it is now Biab can generate a whole song with melody in 64-bar mood., but not when i write chorprogression first, and then trying to generating a melody idea, because the result will be in double time. The same goes when i try to generate chords, and or melody for part of a song, in the 64-bar mood.

In 32-bar layout on other hand, this work fine. So if i want to get an idea of a chordsprogression, and or melody for part of a 64-bar layout, my solution is to reduce it to 32-bar > generate ideas, > and then expand the idea to the 64-bar mood again, and work from there., that´s not that handy of course, but something anyway.

Excuse my English, i actually speak Swedish.

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René,

I would never have known that you weren't a native English speaker!

In relation to your question, are you using the Melodist generator with the 64 bar options (similar to the ones I've highlighted in the image below)?

Also, have you tried turning the Auto Tempo (#2 on image) off and then setting the tempo manually in the box beside Auto Tempo?

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Thanks Noel, well i try with the language anyway :-) mostly promlems with the gramma. This time it seems to worked fine, as i undertand.

About the issue Generating Chords ans/or melody

Yes, i using the Melodist generator with the 64 bar options (similar to the ones you have highlighted in your image).

I examinated your tip about the autotemp thing a little bit today on a 64-bar layout, and notised that that it worked to generate a chordprogression, and then generate a melody to it, when the Autotempo is unchecked., but only one time. Second time i tryed, to the same chordprogression, the melody comes in double time, and do not fit at all of course., the same thing happened when tryed to generate a melody to a new chordprogression. So this part seems to work sometimes, and sometimes not. On other hand, when the Auto Tempo is unchecked, i can generate chords for part of a song, and seems to work fine. (Tryed a few times). On other hand, when i do the same with a melody, trying to generete a melody for part of a song, the result will be in double time, on a 64-bar layout.

When generating a solo works fine in 64-bar layout., everytime.

So it work partimes anyway now. So far so good.

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Hi René,

Now that you've told me a bit more about it, I'll have a play around over the next day or so and let you know how I go.

It's been a long time since I last played with the Melodist and when I was trying it out today to get a better understanding of your problem, I was impressed all over again. BIAB is an incredible piece of software!

Back in touch in a day or two,
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Hi Noel,

Thank´s, that would be great.

My guess is that it´s a programming issue though... propably a hard task,... - so the solution so far is; to uncheck the "Auto Tempo - combined with the Reduce to 32-bar/Expand to 64-bar procedure, as i told about before, and work from there.

/René

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