jazz ballad/double time style request

[Keith88]

Hello,

In the Jazz Styles Pack, there is a Latin/Swing style that is very useful and demonstrates the capability of the program to change styles during the playing of a song. I suggest that the developers create a ballad/double-time style that plays a song at the set tempo in a ballad style for the first and last choruses and plays in double-time for all of the other choruses.

In addition, I strongly agree with a post by thesoundsmith on 1/4/2012 that a new style that plays in 2 for the first and last chorus and in 4 for the middle choruses would be very useful.

iReal b is a great app and seems to have a lot of flexibility. These two styles would really enhance the program for me (and my style of playing).

Thanks to the developers! Please take these suggestions under consideration.

 

[thesoundsmith]

Keith, FWIW, if you have a decent basic audio editor, take the WAV exports into it and merge/mix/mash the way you wish. I do this all the time, perhaps using, for example, a bossa bass with smooth jazz strings and rock drum kit. Then at the end, I just copy/paste the last four for a tag. Combining the export capability with the editor - I use Adobe Audition, but anything would do - gives a VERY powerful and quick gig development toolkit. Use the double-time and ballad exports (at the same tempo, of course). This also works if you want a key change option like in "Mac the Knife" where you play 4x in C then go up 1/2 step for three more - do one straight, one with the key set to transpose each loop, then combine.

Keeping in mind this is all happening in real time on a handheld device, I am impressed as hell with the programming skills of these guys (I used to code, so I know how tough it is on these small devices.)