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5/4 time signature
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engelbach
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IReal Pro seems to be set up to put an even number of beats across each line, and you have 15 beats.
One workaround is to add an extra blank measure of one beat to each line to bring the number of beats up to 16. It won't look pretty, but the extra blank measure won't play.
Cheers,
Jer
)BOB
As you might have worked out by now, for most songs you can just change the time signature and it will play (although some styles will not play in some time sigs, like Swing 3/8) without having to change now many spaces are within each measure. The player will look at the time sig, spacing of the chords and how many spaces are in the measure to work out where it will play the chords. You might have to use 5 spaces in some measures, other times, perhaps a couple of spaces for a measure where there is only one chord should work. 5/4 will work with 4 spaces. Try different placements of the chords in different spaces within the measure. You will get errors on pressing play if the player does not know what to do.
There is no rhythm notation input the player knows, so the player is a bit limited if you need a specific rhythm.
There is no rhythm notation input the player knows, so the player is a bit limited if you need a specific rhythm.
Just change the time signature in the Edit mode. Works for me. Even the count off is in five.
P.S. Make sure you put your 2nd chord in the spot where you would put beat 3 in a bar of 4/4. That way you'll get 3/4-2/4
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engelbach
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It depends on what you want to do with the tune. It does work fine to leave four beats in the measure and specify a 5/4 time signature.
However, I often like to have more control over the actual bass line, so I would probably prefer to use measures with five beats in them.
Cheers,
Jer
However, I often like to have more control over the actual bass line, so I would probably prefer to use measures with five beats in them.
Cheers,
Jer
nimbleswitch
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Control over the actual bass line would be great. I've asked if Massimo could add the ability to designate actual bass notes from /B0 to /G4, which would cover double bass, and also bass guitar, I think. Hoping that can be done. It'd be a lot of fun to have that ability.
engelbach
Well-known member
Jack,
Right. We do have control over the notes in the bass, but as you indicate, not the octave.
Cheers,
Jer
Bass lines
Even Band-In-A-Box (which costs hundreds of dollars more) you don't a lot of control over the bass line without editing. In BIAB you can mute the regular bass part and write in your own. The cost of iReal doesn't need to go up hundreds of dollars. We're getting a big bang for the buck as it is now. More styles are what's desired as far as far as I'm concerned. Ray
Even Band-In-A-Box (which costs hundreds of dollars more) you don't a lot of control over the bass line without editing. In BIAB you can mute the regular bass part and write in your own. The cost of iReal doesn't need to go up hundreds of dollars. We're getting a big bang for the buck as it is now. More styles are what's desired as far as far as I'm concerned. Ray
