2011 (Windows)

Chapter 10: StyleMaker Enhancements48
Chapter 10: StyleMaker Enhancements
The StyleMaker is a powerful Band-in-a-Box feature that gives you control
over your own styles and arrangements. Now it’s even easier to edit and
personalize Band-in-a-Box styles for the way you play.
Style Checker
Analogous to a “Spell Checker”, this function analyzes your style-in-progress
and identifies possible problems. The results are output to a text window,
allowing you to examine the patterns and fix them if required. It identifies
patterns that might be “too busy” or incorrect macro notes etc.
To access the Style Checker, open up the StyleMaker (Ctrl-F9), and choose
Style | Style Checker. You'll then get a text report about the style, listing
possible problems with the style. Here is a sample printout.
-----Start of style checking ------JAZQUINT.STY
Drums: Row 1, Column 1 First pattern of instrument shouldn't contain
masks in it. It should be generic.
Bass: Row 1, Column 1 First pattern of instrument shouldn't contain
masks in it. It should be generic.
Piano: Row 1, Column 3 Non Chord tones found (other than C,E,G,Bb)
and pattern is not set to a chord mask, riff based or MACRO.
…
-----end of style checking ------
Style Summary
This displays a text window summary of the style, including lots of information
about the style such as number of patterns, number of patterns for each
substyle, patches, pushes, volume changes, guitar patterns, and more.
To access the style summary, from the StyleMaker, choose Style-Style
Summary. You'll then see a detailed text summary of the Style. Here is an
example printout.
-----Start of style Summary ------JAZQUINT.STY
Style Name: JAZQUINT.STY
Style Memo: Jazz Hot (40's Swing) (p,b,d, g! - vibes-pad at b)