Multi Style Support Idea...

[carneyweb]

Hi Mike,

I recently (2-11-13) posted in the Feature Requests thread about combination styles, in which the A section and B section of a tune had different rhythm styles in the first and last choruses, and all of the middle choruses used the B section style. This description fits the Latin/Swing and the new Swing Two/Four styles to which we already have access. Your idea is completely different and very interesting. My question to you is: do you want to change rhythm styles by section in all choruses, or only in the first and last choruses? If only on the first and last choruses, what rhythmic style do you want for the middle choruses? How would you indicate this for playback?

I'd like a couple of new combo styles, including a Ballad/Double-Time style (slow ballad for the first and last choruses, double time for the middle choruses) and a Bossa/Swing style (just like the Latin/Swing style, but with Bossa instead of Latin on the A sections of the first and last choruses).

I agree with you--this is a wonderful app.

Keith

Re: change rhythm styles by section in all choruses.

Well... if we wanted to be complete, you'd have some sort of grid with a precedence that describes what happens if you don't have something specific defined... For instance:

- Overall style for the tune... this wins out if nothing else is defined
- Overall style for middle choruses
- Overall IN/A/B/C/D/V/Coda styles
- IN/A/B/C/D/V styles for middle choruses

The rule for picking the style would be, for each section, start at the bottom of the list and work your way back up until you find a match... So, let's say I'm in a middle chorus in a section labeled C...

- Is "C" style defined for middle choruses? Yes... use it. No? then
- Is Overall style "C" style defined? Yes... use it. No?
- Is Middle chorus overall style set? Yes... use it. No?
- Use overall style for the tune

Something like that. Then... mix and match to your heart's content :-)

- Mike.