How to change patterns via midi?

[PeterHanes]

@TapeTwelve

Anyone know if you can use a foot switch to increment patterns?

Here is an example:

Incrementing/decrementing pattern number using sysex

OK,now I understand a little more what you want to do. As far as I can see, you don’t need MIDI SysEx messages at all. All the Elektron instruments allow you to select the next pattern by sending a MIDI Program Change message with a value that matches the pattern that you want to switch to (value 0 = pattern A01, value 1 = pattern A02 etc). I looked at the User’s Guide for the Soleman and saw that its Scene Mode steps through its own programs in sequential order and that you can use the Solema…