Style Sampler Help

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SuperJAM! and the Power Series


Style Collection List Box

Click on a Style Collection name to choose from any of the six Styles Collections from the Power Series. Each Styles Collection contains ten different styles, which may be auditioned from the Style list box.


Style List Box

Click on the style name you want to hear, then click on the Audition button to hear a MIDI file using that style.


Audition Button

Click on the Audition button to hear a MIDI file created by SuperJAM! using the selected style in the Style list box.


File Menu

File/Exit: Closes the Style Sampler.


MIDI Menu

MIDI/Base Level: Uses MIDI channels 13-16. If your sound card is Base Level compatible, it uses channels 13-15 for melodic instruments and channel 16 for percussion. The MIDI/Base Level setting uses Base Level-compatible versions of the MIDI files.

Note: In some of the more complex styles, additional instrument parts are provided using MIDI channels 11 and 12.

MIDI/Extended Level (General MIDI): uses MIDI channels 1-10. If your sound card is Extended Level-compatible, it uses channels 1-9 for melodic instruments and channel 10 for percussion. The Extended Level (General MIDI) setting uses Extended Level-compatible versions of the MIDI files.

Note: When the Power Series Style Collection Sampler is run for the first time, it performs a test which properly configures this option to insure that the MIDI files play correctly on your system. If this test is not able to configure your MIDI setup, it defaults to Extended Level (General MIDI).


Help Menu

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SuperJAM! and the Power Series

Each of the Style Collections represented in the Style Sampler are members of the Power Series. The Power Series is a collection of add-ons and extras designed to make SuperJAM! even more versatile and powerful. Each Style Collection contains ten new SuperJAM! styles, plus style demonstrations and chord changes which can be used in your own compositions.

Each MIDI file in the Style Sampler was created using SuperJAM!, interactive music software for the tone-deaf and talented, alike! Using SuperJAM!'s easy method of song construction, you can be writing music in minutes. No musical knowledge or instruments are required! All you need is a Windows-compatible sound card. You choose the style, groove, instruments, and chords, and let SuperJAM! do the rest. It's the easy way to make music!

Here's a brief tour of some of the Windows you'll see in SuperJAM!:

Section creation, editing, and saving.  Build songs section by section using limitless combinations of different styles, keys, and tempos. Interactive section design allows you to hear your sections performed flawlessly while you add chords, embellishments, and grooves.

Unlimited song construction and arranging.  Perform your SuperJAM! compositions from SuperJAM!'s Song window. Using the handy mouse editing tools, you can create, edit, remove, arrange, and audition your song's sections. You can even add your own lead line to give your song the finishing touch!

Style creation, editing, and saving.  Design your own styles with SuperJAM!'s sophisticated style creation tools. For example, all of the Style Sampler's styles were created within SuperJAM!. Edit existing styles or build new styles from scratch. Discover how remarkably easy it is to create your own styles.

Pattern Grid Editor.  Edit your Style Patterns graphically in the interactive, looping, Pattern Grid Editor. Interactively record notes using your mouse or MIDI Keyboard, or draw notes directly into a Style Pattern using the Pattern Grid.

Chord creation, editing, and saving.  Design and edit your own chords in SuperJAM!'s Chord window. Interactive chord design allows you to hear the chord performed in a particular style as you add and remove notes from it. Configure the Chord Palette with just the chords you wish to use.

Interactive Keyboard window.  SuperJAM!'s Keyboard window is where it all begins. From the Keyboard window you can audition any style, groove, tempo, band, key, chord, or embellishment. The Keyboard window is also where style, chord, band, and section creation is initiated.

MIDI File saving.  Export your SuperJAM! compositions as standard MIDI files for use with other applications. Almost all music programs, including notational, sequencing, and multi-media presentation packages, are compatible with MIDI files created with SuperJAM!.

Additionally, SuperJAM! includes the following features:

30 styles.

30 section demos.

Unlimited style access.  SuperJAM! allows you to install any number of styles in its Style Palette. In addition to the 30 styles included, you can load any of the 60+ styles from the Power Series Style Collections (plenty more on the way...)!

Ready-made musical arrangements and chord progressions.  Choose from dozens of pre-arranged chord changes, useful for effortless song construction.

Unlimited Chord types.  SuperJAM!'s Chord Palette comes with a huge variety of chord types, including sophisticated two-octave chord configurations. You can even create your own chords.

Handy mouse editing tools.  Make changes to songs, sections, styles, and patterns quickly and easily.

MIDI input support.  Use your MIDI instrument to interactively play chords and melodies.

Full Featured Bands with user-configurable performers.  Maintain separate bands for each section you create with SuperJAM!. Assign any instrument to each of the performers, and even set their volume and panning graphically!

Snapshot editing and recording.  Capture your performances using SuperJAM!'s SnapShot feature. Customize them to your liking so you can hear them again and again.

If you'd like to learn more about SuperJAM! or the Power Series, please call The Blue Ribbon SoundWorks at 1-800-226-0212.

The Blue Ribbon SoundWorks

1605 Chantilly Drive NE

Venture Center, Suite 200

Atlanta, GA 30324

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