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- The Form selection box allows you to choose between a song generated

with a specific form (AABA 32 bars) or no form. The AABA defaults to

32-bar form, which is the most popular song form.

Note: Melodists may alternatively be set to 64 bars (e.g. Melodist # 18 ColeP 64 bar form).

The song “form” refers to the pattern that the verse and chorus repeat. An “AABA 32” form

has 4 sections of 8 bars each - the “a” section is the verse and the “b” is the chorus (or

bridge) of the song. If you'd prefer for the song to have no form, you could set the song to

“no form” This wouldn't be a very musical setting, but might be useful for practicing or ear

training.

- The # choruses setting determines how many choruses of the song form

(Melodies) are to be generated. For example, if set to 5, the Melodist will

generate 5 choruses, enough for an intro chorus, ending chorus, and 3

Middle Choruses. The # choruses setting defaults to the # choruses present

in the current song.

Preset Buttons

There are convenient buttons that will set these settings to popular presets. For

example, pressing the “Chords & Mel” button will set the checkboxes to

Generate Chords & Melody (but not Solos). The “All” button will generate

Chords, Melody and Solos. The Chords button sets the options to generate

Chords only (no Melody), and the Melody button will set the options to generate

only a Melody (no chords) over an existing chord progression.

The [Defaults] button sets the Melodist settings back to

Defaults.

The Tempo setting determines the Tempo of the song, and defaults to the current

tempo of the previous song. If “Auto-Tempo” is checked, the tempo will be set

by the tempo range stored with the Melodist. For example, if a Melodist is

called “Fast Waltz,” it would have a fast tempo range stored inside the Melodist

and the song would be generated at a fast tempo if the “auto-tempo” option is

set.

In songs with an AABA form, it is common for the second “a” section to be

transposed. For example, the first “a” section might be in the key of Eb, and the

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