Onyx Arranger 2.1 Features
General Features and Editing
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
Orchestrating
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
Harmonizing
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
Song Managing
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
StyleMaker Mode
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
Main and Orchestrator Tracks
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
Real-time MIDI Processing and offline tools
Event Filter
Quantizer
Modeler
Controller Adjuster
Drum Adjuster
Time-Pitch Adjuster
Interpolator
AutoPhraser
Chord/Key Transposer
Save/Load MFX Chain
FX Applying
Additional Views, Tools and Options
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
OOStyle Sets
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 for purchase. Users are free to sell or distribute OOStyles created by them.
PMStyle Sets
The Onyx Arranger 2.1 uses PMStyles of NTONYX's 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.
System requirements
Windows 98/ME/NT4/2000/XP/2003/7/8/8.1/10/11 (32-bit and 64-bit)