Stylemaker Enhancements
When importing patterns from a MIDI file, the new import # patterns option allows you to import more than one at a time. The "map to C7" chord function. Now you can read in any track of music (e.g. from a MIDI file that you've created), and quickly convert it to patterns in the StyleMaker. Since the StyleMaker wants all patterns based on a C7 chord, this function automatically maps the entire track to notes on a C7 chord. You can then import any # of patterns (using the new function to choose the # of patterns to import. "Shift pattern X ticks" allows a pattern to be time-shifted. The StyleMaker now auto-transposes the THRU part to adjust for instruments like BASS that have an octave adjustment. The StyleMaker screen displays the # of patterns and current file size. There is a more efficient file save routine that minimizes the file size of styles, allowing for more patterns per style. (NOTE: we also added new StyleMaker features recently in version 7.0g - definable instruments on drum grid, 32nd notes on drum grid, live drums, read in patterns from MIDI file to drum grid or live drums and more.)

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"Soloist" Enhancements
We've improved the popular "Soloist" feature of Band-in-a-Box that generates solo improvisations to any chord progression. Custom Solo Generation allows you to generate/regenerate a solo for a selected number of bars, optionally preserving or deleting the previous generated solos. There is now better soloing over "slash chords". BB's soloist now analyzes slash chords (like C/Bb) to determine the best scale type to use (e.g. Bb Lydian). There is a new type of "Fours" soloing type which can generate first 4 or second 4 bars. We've also updated the Auto-Soloist picks for the newest styles disks and soloists.

Guitar Fretboard Window
This is a window for guitar and bass players! On-Screen fretboard displays any track on guitar or bass. This has many new features such as auto-setting of correct positions, notes named on screen, auto-octave adjust to play in selected position, and sizable guitar fretboard. Guitar players will be able to "read-along" with a Melody/Solo simply by looking at the guitar fretboard. An easy, intuitive and fun way to learn guitar!

Automatic Intros
Now, with a single button, you can generate a 2,4 or 8 bar intro for any song. The chords will be different each time, and you can keep pressing until you get the progression that you want. The intro generated is an intelligent chord progression, appropriate for an intro, in the chosen style of music (jazz/pop), with optional pedal bass, and leads correctly to the first chord of the song. Intros can also be removed.

Pedal Bass Options
You can set the bass part to play a pedal bass at any bar for a range of bars. For example, you could set the bass to pedal on a G note, on beat 2 and 4, throughout a chords are changing C6 Ebdim Dm7 G7. This is useful for intros, interludes and endings of choruses.

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