Section Tracks
All the vertical parts except “Chord Name” correspond to section tracks and can be switched on and off. Section tracks are used to define the visibility of chord, melody and drum patterns.
In the background, Lessonator™ maintains a MIDI song with a set of predefined tracks. These tracks will produce one or several MIDI tracks. For example, a keyboard chord section track can produce a background pad as well as a lead piano groove. Section Track visibility dictates what can be seen on screen. What you see is what you hear. If it’s not on screen you can’t hear it.
The predefined section tracks are:
Vox Melody – Define the vocal melody. Arguably the most important element in a song.
Lead Melody – Defines the lead instrument’s melody. This could be a guitar lick, a sax line or any other monophonic lead instrument sound.
Bassline – The monophonic bassline for the song.
Guitar Chord – Guitar chords for the song.
Keyboard Chord – Keyboard chords for the song.
Drums – All drum and percussion for the song.
Switching section tracks on and off can be done using the menu or by clicking on the popup box labelled “Section Tracks” at the center top of the Timeline work view.