Chords In CASM

[Normanfernandez]

On Careful inspection,
I've Noticed
Track A and B having the same Allowed Chords

Would This Mean that the Channel / Style Part Would have Parts from Two Tracks Playing at the Same time ??

Thanks again,
Regards Norman ,,

[Ed B]

Hi
The fact that the tracks have the same allowed chords/or notes does not define whether they play at the same time or not. They  may but it depends on what notes are assigned.
A style is a midi file with additions such as the Casm and markers signifying the various sections of the style. Each of the various channels 9 to 16 are assigned specific roles. The Casm defines limits for the specific track. For example high note and low note define the range that the instrument assigned to the track normally plays in. (ie flute c4to d7)
Hope this helps.
Regards
Ed B

[pjd]

Hi Norman --

You may be reading too much into the meaning of "Pad", "Chord1", "Phrase2", etc. I regard these names as a way of remembering the default use for a style part according to the published Yamaha convention:

    Rhythm 1 (9)
    Rhythm 2 (10)
    Bass (11) 
    Chord 1 (12)
    Chord 2 (13)
    Pad (14) 
    Phrase 1 (15)
    Phrase 2 (16)

These names reflect the typical use for a part.

The actual behavior of a part is determined by its specific parameter settings: Source Root, Source Chord, NTT, NTR, High Key, Note Limit, RTR. Thus, you could have two parts behave like a pad or whatever.

Looking at the part names in the example -- and maybe reading too much into those names! -- the strings are divided into two parts, track name "Strings" and track name "StrRoot". It would be interesting to see the content of the two tracks.

The screen shot looks to be Mix Master. In this case, I would concentrate on the Source Track values, 7 and 8. Those numbers identify the MIDI channel (style part). The Mix Master Style Part values don't convey a lot of meaning to me here.

Yes, I think both parts will sound for the chord types that they have in common.

Hope this helps -- pj

[MBedesem]

Norman

A lot of detail on the definition and action of the CASM settings is in the Style Description document attached. See sections starting at 5.2, page 35.

Regards, Michael