Well, it sure sounds like a great idea. Until I went and actually tried to use it. Here's what I've got going on. I would like to put together a "long-form" AABA song. BiaB restricts the AABA form to a total of 32 bars. What I want to do is assemble an AABA tune where each A and B section are 32 bars long. So the piece will end up being 128 bars in total.

I've written the A and B sections, and I've designed the B section specifically for it to be inserted where I want it to be.

The Medley Maker seems easy enough to follow. I loaded A then appended another A, then appended B, then appended another A. It would seem to be very straightforward. But what I get is what I can only describe as the MM reinterpreting what I've written. It's added chords that I don't want, changed others, and even added two measures. Down in the bottom left corner, I unchecked all the boxes except "Chords" and "Melody/Soloist Tracks"

It has this "Chord transition" function, where it will insert chords for a number of bars I specify between the inserted tunes. Well, I didn't want transitions, I just want the tunes to play front-to-back, so I indicated "0" in that box.

Below that I indicated 2 choruses and did not check "Loop." I also did not check "Include lead-in when playing."

All the info on top was loaded correctly. Now, what's curious is, if I highlight the song I want to "Demo", it plays the correct piece, even showing the correct chords. So, why the changes? I don't want the MM to get creative. I want it to be completely unimaginative, and just do its job.

Oh, also one curious thing -- dunno if it matters. The first piece I imported (ie, "A"), it didn't recognize the file name and imported all three instances of it as "Untitled Song," but the second piece, "B", was added showing its correct file name. I don't know if this makes a difference or not, especially since MM got the B part wrong just as much as it did the A part.

So, is there any way to get the MM to behave or am I just stuck with this unwanted creativity? I know, I know, I can just go back and edit things, but it fouled up the melody too, so editing won't be so simple.

Best,
Michael

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