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The Tempo Range setting determines the tempo range that the tune will be

created with (it will be a random tempo in the range). The auto-tempo setting

must be set on the Melodist Selection screen for the tempo range to work.

Transpose A2 Section Default = 30

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

second would be transposed up to the key of Gb. Melodists store these settings,

and some Melodists are set to transpose the A2 sections. This setting determines

the % chance that the song will be generated with a transpose. The transpose

will be usually 2, 3, or 4 semitones. The song will only be transposed if the “A2

transpose” setting isn't set to “none” on the Melodist selection screen.

Anticipations in Phrases Default = 20

Melodic phrases often begin a little before the beat; this is referred to as an

anticipation. This setting determines what % of the phrases will be anticipated.

Since Melodists can also generate Solos, a specific Soloist can be set in this

setting. If set to “0 - no Soloist,” the program will intelligently pick a Soloist.

Melodists can be copied and pasted to quickly make new Melodists that are

variations of each other.

You can export (save) and import (load) individual melodists to/from .M1 files.

This would be useful if you wanted to send a Melodist to a friend for example.

The entire Melodist file, with 256 Melodists may be saved to a .MEL file. The

usual file is DEFAULT.MEL. The DEFAULT.MEL file is auto-saved every

time the OK button is pressed, so you don't need to explicitly save by the [Save

As] button unless you want to save alternate .MEL files and go beyond 256

Melodists.

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