Multistyles are extremely powerful as they give you several variations in a single style to allow you to really add dynamics to your song. So, how do I find them all in StylePicker?
if I type + in the Filter String field (with no other selections) I get 1,014 styles
if I type Multi in the Filter String field (with no other selections) I get 867 styles
if I type Multistyle in the Filter String field (with no other selections) I get 405 styles
if I select Multistyles from Category dropdown (with no other selections) I only get 199 styles from 2007-2015
if I select Multistyles from Category dropdown AND type + in the Filter String field I only get 137 styles from 2007-2014
I usually look for them a little differently from what you describe since I already have a song idea in mind. I first filter for the tempo, style and feel of the song I'm working on, then sort by the #substyles field. The multistyles of course have more than two substyles. Good luck!
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OK, just to update, searching on + does not work as the vast majority of styles that come back in that search are not multistyle. This is a perfect example of what frustrates me about BIAB.
Just using "Multistyles" with 199. Isn't that correct?
Of the various methods I listed how would anyone know which is correct? I would expect that the one in the dropdown might be the most correct. Charlie Fogle is usually quite knowledgeable about these things but he claims there are over 1,000 multistyles and I'm pretty sure that's not right.
If you haven't already tried this, it might help. It's possible to use the "User Category" filter in Stylepicker to find multistyles. I'm not sure if this is all the multistyles but I'm guessing that PG Music has probably grouped them together to make it easier for users.
If you follow the 1 - 5 on the image below, you should end up with just multistyles showing in stylepicker. (That's how it worked for me, at least.)
> OK, just to update, searching on + does not work as the vast majority of styles that come back in that search are not multistyle. This is a perfect example of what frustrates me about BIAB.
The filter is a text search of all fields, so as expected you’re going to get more styles than Multistyles in that.
Try +.sty as a search and you’ll only get Multistyles.
Note that there is also a dedicated column in the StylePicker for “# of substyles”. You can sort by that and then the Multistyles are all at the top (with more than two substyles).
> OK, just to update, searching on + does not work as the vast majority of styles that come back in that search are not multistyle. This is a perfect example of what frustrates me about BIAB.
The filter is a text search of all fields, so as expected you’re going to get more styles than Multistyles in that.
Try +.sty as a search and you’ll only get Multistyles.
Note that there is also a dedicated column in the StylePicker for “# of substyles”. You can sort by that and then the Multistyles are all at the top (with more than two substyles).
Thank you Peter! I tried using "+.sty" and that returned 250 styles!
I would respectfully suggest that next time the documentation/help file is updated this be changed to what you have shared. So this,
Quote:
You can use these Substyles easily, just enter the StylePicker and filter the styles list by the "+" character.
Would become this,
Quote:
You can use these Substyles easily, just enter the StylePicker and filter the styles list by "+.sty".
If you haven't already tried this, it might help. It's possible to use the "User Category" filter in Stylepicker to find multistyles. I'm not sure if this is all the multistyles but I'm guessing that PG Music has probably grouped them together to make it easier for users.
If you follow the 1 - 5 on the image below, you should end up with just multistyles showing in stylepicker. (That's how it worked for me, at least.)
All the best, --Noel
Thanks Noel! But the results returned with that approach are mostly not multistyles even though they are classified as being in a multistyle set.
Thanks for the added information, John. I didn't check to see if they were multistyles. I should have taken the time to check. This section seems to need attention, then, as the listing definitely refers to multistyles.
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