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HOW TO CUSTOMIZE .INI FILES PARAMETERS

Required Parameters

List of params:

  • complexity: determines the complexity of the chord progressions (super_simple, simple, semi_complex
  • section: this will always be labeled as consecutive id and should not be changed (i.e. section: id: 0).
  • tse: time signature (i.e. tse: ‘4/4’).
  • bpm: tempo in beats per minute (i.e. bpm:100)
  • energy: the number of layers in a range playing during a section (low, medium, high). Each of these categories represents a range of layers that can be playing. For instance, 'low' can be 1 - 4 layers while 'high' can be 3 - 12 layers.
  • duration: min and max number of seconds a section can be (i.e. 'duration: 10 to 20 seconds').
  • durationInMeasures: number of measures a section can be. Can be one or two options to choose between (i.e. durationInMeasures: '4', durationInMeasures: '2 or 4').
  • slope: the rate of change in the density level of a section (stay, gradual, steep).
  • direction: determines whether layers will be added or removed during a section (up - adds layers, down - removes layers).

Optional Parameters

List of params:

  • similarTo: this allows the user to repeat previous sections specified by the section id (i.e. similarTo:0).
  • mustHaveLayer: midi layers specified by the user that will be included in a given section (i.e. mustHaveLayer1: 'bass1'). Multiple layers can be included by enumerating each paramater (i.e. mustHaveLayer1: 'bass1', mustHaveLayer2: 'bass2').
  • mustNotHaveLayer: midi layers specified by the user that will be excluded in a given section (i.e. mustNotHaveLayer1: 'bass1'). Multiple layers can be excluded by enumerating each paramater (i.e. mustNotHaveLayer1: 'bass1', mustNotHaveLayer2: 'bass2').

Refer to the provided .ini files for further examples of how to implement parameters.

MIDI LAYER NAMES

Instruments:

  • bass1 (simple bass with root motion)
  • bass2 (slightly more complex, adds some rhythmic variation and the fifth)
  • bass3 (more complex rhythmically and harmonically)
  • loStrings (includes cellos and basses, sustained notes, follows root, low register)
  • midStrings (includes viola, sustained notes, chord tone, mid register)
  • hiStrings (includes violin 1 and violin 2, sustained notes, chord tone, high register)
  • arpStrings (sustained notes, scale tones, meant to be used with arpeggiators)
  • leftPianoBass (root notes + octave above)
  • rightPiano (chords with different voicings, rhythm follows chord progression rhythm)
  • rightPiano2 (chords with different voicings, rhythm follows chord progression rhythm)
  • piano1 (arpeggiated piano texture)
  • brassRhythms (chords with different voicings, rhythm linked to bass 3)
  • rhythmChords (chords with different voicings, varied rhythm)
  • mel5 (melody / lead)
  • drumsKit (drums - includes kick, snare, hi-hat)
  • fillsForDrums (drum fills - includes kick, snare, hi-hat, toms, crash)
  • drumsLatinPop (Latin percussion, syncopated rhythms)
  • drumsBass (bass drum, slower rhythms)
  • notationLP (root notes, meant for exporting to notation and not playback)
  • notationRP (chords, meant for exporting to notation and not playback)