Well, Spalding, I wish I could say I knew all about making styles from scratch, and knowing about NTT, but I don't make styles that way.

Creating from scratch never held much interest for me, so I didn't pursue it...it just didn't suit my lazy nature, and creation by taking parts from other styles (Yamaha, and later, styles from other brands that were converted) saved me time and the result was usable right away...NTT and NTR were already done.

Yamaha's "Style Assembly", which is only one part of Style Creator, is perfect for what I want to do with styles.

I have a large cache(still growing) of styles that I take parts from...some with cool string lines/pads, some with guitar parts I may find useful, others with bass lines, drums and phrases that may come in handy.

I also start with a template, a style of a certain genre that contains certain characteristics I have programmed into it...intro and bar lengths, for example.

I also use the "Groove and Dynamics" section of Style Creator quite a bit, not only for changing the swing/feel/groove, but also to make parts from other styles(usually of a different genre) fit into a new style.

I started making/assembling styles out of necessity, mainly because I found the transition from one variation to the next not to my liking, and never had any plans for making them for others, but I do share them with friends that may find use for them.

I'm sure there are others on this forum that can create from scratch...I hope they can offer you more than I can...I keep things pretty basic.

Ian



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