User Manual

NOTE AND AUTOMATION EDITING
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Drawing pattern automation
You can draw pattern automation clips on a Pattern Select lane as follows:
1. Activate Snap and set the Snap value to the note position where you want to insert the pattern change clip
(see “Snap”).
It is probably a good idea to set the Snap value to “Bar”, at least if you are working with patterns of a length corre-
sponding to the time signature (e.g. 16 or 32 step patterns and 4/4 time signature). However, if you are working
with patterns of another length, it can make sense to use other Snap values when drawing pattern automation
clips.
2. Select the Pencil Tool.
A Pattern/Loop drop-down list appears in the Inspector. Use this to select the pattern you wish the clip to play. For
Dr. Octo Rex devices, the Bank is of no importance.
3. Draw a clip for length you want the selected pattern to play.
4. Continue using the same method to draw clips for all the patterns you wish to use.
q Don’t draw pattern change clips with Snap turned off, unless you want chaotic pattern changes!
D If you want to add single pattern change clips, you can also double click with the Selection (Arrow) tool on the
Pattern Select lane.
This will create an empty pattern change clip with the length of the current Snap value setting (e.g. 1 bar). To cre-
ate longer clips, double click, keep the mouse button pressed and drag to the right.