@Andrew Nast: 2 Octatracks? But I can barely handle one of them! I have that, and a Tempest to manage already. I think it’s’ something I just have to work into the song somehow.
@StinkyBeat: Interesting idea, so you’re saying I could use the arranger to store patterns with their desired tempo and then just invoke the arranger as a shortcut to load the pattern with it’s desired tempo? That could be helpful. I’m hoping to avoid abrupt shifts in tempo so I would probably want to use it while the sequencer is stopped. Kind of like a “setlist”.
What I have done in some cases is either filter the master down to the point where I just have a pumpy kick sound, slow it down way down beyond where I need it to be, then raise the tempo back up stopping where I aim to go and using that as a transition into the next tune. Another option is to have a synth pad or something that sustains beyond the stoppage of the sequencer, then switch patterns/tempo and start the sequencer back up again.
I think my problem was two fold -
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How to recall patterns with tempo
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Performance tricks to shift between songs with two tempos
I got ideas for solutions to each problem from both answers so thanks for that!