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General Features and Editing |
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- Tracks, measures, notes, events, envelope editing
- Bank/Patch selection, Volume, Pan, Key+, Time+, Vel+, Mute/Solo control
- Controllers envelope drawing
- Chords Pane
- Record/Play/Loop functions
- Multi-port MIDI Output
- Drag-and-drop operations
- Onyx Arranger Project Files
- Undo/Redo
- Customizable zoom ratios
- Customizable toolbars
- System and user-defined function presets
- Embed summary information in project
- Brightness/Contrast controls and colors scheme selection
- Sending of GM, GS, XG Sysx from the main toolbar
- Import of Cakewalk .ins files
- Parameters Optimization
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Orchestrating |
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- Selection of an OOStyle at any measure in a song
- Any number of OOStyles in any order
- Independent generation of arrangement modes for each style
- Using OOStyle in any Meter (for example, 3/4 to 7/8 and vice-versa)
- Tempo/Meter adjustment to fit an OOStyle into a song
- Score Morphing for each chromatic track, and Drum Converter for a drum
track
- Manual tempo/meter adjustment to fit an OOStyle into a song (if it is
necessary)
- Fine adjustment of the morphing process in the Common Morphing Parameters dialog
- User Fill mode
- Expanding/collapsing sections in Orchestrator
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Harmonizing |
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- Recognition of Key/Scale and search for the best harmony sequences
- Indication of qualitative estimations of the created chord progressions
- Automatic creation of the chord progressions in any key chosen by a user
- Selection of a harmonization style according to genre (Jazz, Pop, Classic,
etc.) in 5 basic scales - Major, Minor, Blues Major, Blues Minor, Gypsy
- Flexible harmonization algorithm with controllable settings
- Factory and user presets
- Expanding/collapsing sections in the Harmonizer
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Song Managing |
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- Selection of chords from a comprehensive list (Associated, Inversions,
Limited, Any Chords - total number of more than 100 types) and input chords
from PC keyboard with time snap from one measure to 1/8 note
- Indication if the chord doesn't belong to the chosen (or recognized)
Key/Scale
- Flexible editing of the chord progression
- Harmony is always appropriate for any meter
- Saving and loading of a chord progression at any measure in a song
preserving initial meter or transformation into the current one
- Selection of OOStyles from a list
- Chaining together any number of OOStyles into a song
- Markers, Lyrics, Orchestra Fill inserting
- All markers drag-and-drop editing
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StyleMaker Mode |
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- Open & select a part of a midi file to create an OOStyle
- Use automatic Track Type recognition (Bass, Chords, Pedal, Tune, Drums, Ef)
- Process raw or edited data and save as an OOStyle
- Use StyleMaker Assistant for step by step support
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Main and Orchestrator Tracks |
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- Each track can be assigned an MFX Chain of Modeler, Controller Adjuster,
Quantizer, Drum Adjuster or Event Filter independently as MIDI FX or they can
be applied as offline tools. Time/Pitch Adjuster might be applied only as a
tool for Main Track pane
- Clip editing flexibility for Orchestrator tracks including time
overlapping between assigned styles
- MIDI FX Chain editing of each track
- Each track has the following controls: Mute/Solo, Patch Change. Bank
Change, Volume, Panning, etc.
- Main and Orchestrator Track Manager settings
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Real-time MIDI Processing and
Offline Tools |
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- Event Filter
- Quantizer
- Modeler
- Controller Adjuster
- Drum Adjuster
- Time-Pitch Adjuster
- Interpolator
- AutoPhraser
- Chord/Key Transposer
- Save/Load MFX Chain
- FX Applying
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Additional Views, Tools and
Options |
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- Piano-Roll view
- Event List view
- Keyboard view
- Tempo view
- Meter view
- Sysx view
- Auto Track Type definition
- Chords Audition MIDI data rendering
- Orchestrator Tracks rendering
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OOStyle Sets |
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- 100 OOStyles included in Onyx Arranger basic package and 400 OOStyles are
available for free download from our site. 10 additional style sets are now
available. Users are free to sell or distribute OOStyles created by them.
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PMStyle Sets |
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- The Onyx Arranger 2.1 uses PMStyles of Style Enhancer Micro 2.0
with special Onyx Arranger edition. More than 100 PMStyles are included in the
Onyx Arranger. Additional Styles Sets, grouped by instruments, are available
for purchase.
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Minimum System Requirements |
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- 500 Mhz processor, Windows-compatible sound card, 128 MB RAM, 30 MB
hard-disk space for program installation, Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP.
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