Erol,

Thank you for the extra information it helps a lot.

I'm not an expert at using Stylemaker but when I tried the above, I couldn't replicate your problem; it worked for me. Do you use BIAB 2017? (I'm using the current version with the latest build.)

While this might be due to my limited understanding, one thing I noticed when playing around in Stylemaker is that it doesn't seem possible to predict what octave a bar's first bass note will play in when a song/style is generated.

For example.... Using the style I created, with the bass static on the root note, I entered the progression C-Dm-G-Am-Em-F-C. When I generated the song the first time...

  • the bass began on C (as expected) and, from there, followed the below pattern.
  • rose a 2nd to D
  • **rose a 4th to G
  • **jumped down a 7th to A
  • rose a 5th to E
  • climbed a 2nd to F
  • **dropped a 4th to C

The next time I generated the song...

  • the bass started on C
  • rose a 2nd to D
  • **dropped a 5th to G
  • **rose a 2nd to A
  • rose a 5th to E
  • climbed a 2nd to F
  • **climbed a 5th to C

I've used ** to show where bass changes into different octaves occurred between the two generations.

Because it doesn't seem possible to know whether a bass note will rise or fall when chords change, my present opinion is that it's probably necessary to consider both options when using Stylemaker. (I anticipate that this is why both those options are present.)

Thus, when one sets up a bass riff (say), it's necessary to preempt the above two up/down possibilities that may occur when the computer generates the song.

As an example, if I use a riff that I want to play when the bass (or chord, presumably) rises a 5th, I also need to set up a partner (or complimentary) riff that will be used in the event that the bass drops a 4th rather than rises a 5th (see image below).

Computers can only do what they are told and by not considering both up/down options when a chord changes,(e.g. the bass goes down a 4th rather than up a 5th and there are no instructions regarding what to do in this event), instrumental silence could occur periodically.

Also, here's something else to try... I found it useful to set the "Relative Weight" to 9 rather than the default 5. (This forces the pattern to play always when the programming requirement is met.)

Hope these thoughts make sense and provide some thoughts that might help. As already mentioned, please keep in mind that I'm not and expert with Stylemaker. Let us know how you go. I'm very interested.

Regards,
Noel

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