Ok, that makes more sense. I thought they were referring to Pattern in terms of the next level of a project (IE all 16 tracks). In scenes mode where that only means one track it’s much more understandable. Thanks for clarification.
I’m just resigned to needing to load a 2nd project for 1+ hour sets. I’ve been doing it for a few years now with longer OP-Z sets, no one seems to mind a quick pause mid set to load. Seems like the XY loads projects pretty quick too, it’s not like waiting 60 seconds for my 707 to load a set.
yeah you’re understanding it correctly.
120 notes per pattern. If you shred a fat run of notes you’re going to run out.
Here is a work-around for specific use cases:
Maestro and Arp work independently of this, so for example you can put 4 notes down, and add arpeggio to the track and end up playing 1000 notes, it still only counts as the original 4 notes since those are technically the only ones you’re programming and the arp takes care of the rest of the details. Same with Maestro, you could program in an 8 note chord and play it with one finger (one note) and even tho it’s 8 notes it only counts as 1.
That said, since those are per-pattern, you are either using it or not, you can’t afaik use Arp/Maestro for certain sections of a pattern and not others.
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Yeah but the problem with this is if the composition requires more patterns to complete it … this pause when switching won’t work well for me. On opz I could chain up to 10 projects seamlessly. That’s 160 seamless patterns on the opz when project chaining. Opxy it’s only 72 patterns per project and no seamless chaining between projects.
Thought I was going mad and imagined it so searched Google.
Was definitely for the OP-1
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Ah, I didn’t realize you were talking about a separate app, thought you meant on device randomization. 
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Is it a smiling computer chip?
My xy minus button did not work
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Can someone please check me on this possible bug? The tonality step component “transpose only” behavior differs between the OP–Z and the OP–XY. The way it behaves on the OP–Z is to transpose every note on the step (eg a chord) the exact number of semitones, regardless of whether the resulting note ends up outside the detected scale (vs the normal master transpose behavior, which will keep all notes quantized to the detected scale). On the OP–XY, “transpose only” behaves the same as default transposed behavior, ie results in the transposed notes still being forced into the scale. I’ve tried the exact same set up on both the Z and the XY and the behavior is definitely different.
It doesn’t scramble everything though, only some of the params. I can’t remember which ones right now and the manual doesn’t say.
Would be cool if this could be used as some type of granular synthesis type thing. As you said, radom waveform, but the slices of it across the multisampler are tiny (only a few microseconds). There’d be no way to shift the loop start/end point on the fly though.
One other thing I was looking at (and I’ll need to wait until I get my hands on an OP-XY first to explore), is something like that AI sample generator app that TE had up for thr EP-133 for a while. Would be cool to be able to ask a ChatGPT type LLM to create a plucky bass sound, or an 80’s lead, etc. and then it would output the multiple frequencies that are mapped automatically across the keys via the json preset parameters.
Another thing I want to explore too is not in the multisampler, but the other symth presets. I ssume these would also use the json preset file too to save the settings for export/import. Anyone want to share an exported preset with me? It would be cool if we could also create these presets in an app also.
This is something that annoys me in the OP-1 too. When just selecting the synth engine on its own, not a preset it still has the settings of the last loaded preset in it. It would be good to have it reset to a init state, with no effect or LFO set either.
My way of tackling this is to use the Brain and Punch in FX as ways for composing and creating progressions and the synth tracks for more timbral changes… Its a bit of new way of working if your used to Elektrons way of just adding patterns.
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Exactly, and don’t forget the tape track. One pattern on the OP-XY is not equal to one pattern on an Elektron box, as everything is so interchangeable within different scenes, as the tape track, punch in FX and brain all have their own 9 patterns - also with different pattern lengths. E g. set the brain track to 3 bars while the rest of your patterns are 4 and you just transformed all your patterns to 12 bar variations, basically. Same for the send FX. The variations you can get from combining all these options is huge, but it means adapting to another approach of making music.
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On the AI tip, would be amazing if xy had voice to text for inputting file names etc. so done with scrolling letters
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I think that is the main thing for people used to “normal” xox sequencing.
Ive had my transformation with the OP-Z so im already accustomed to the XYZ way of working.
But if you are coming from Elektrons, you basically need to reset your brain a bit.
Going into the OP-XY with the mindset of doing things like Elektrons, you will probably be a bit let down.
But if you accept the downsides and fully embrace its strengths, then you can go really deep and in the process have a lot of fun!
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Yes, was a great web app. Actually got some decent patches out of the randomness.
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Is there a reference for what each punch in track does? I’m finding the ‘per-track’ punch in fx much more useable for altering arrangements than going via the aux track, but I assume they must really be doing the same thing?
What exactly happens when you see the icon? Does it get less responsive to input? Any freezes?
Im not sure if they changed it but in early alpha version it turned red when shit hit the fan.
So, the icon it self was more of a foreshadowing and if it turned red, then you started hearing drop outs and what not.
Is anybody having issues with Bluetooth MIDI?
I turn it on, connect the iPad or Mac, switch to COM / Controller mode and nada.
I tried the MIDI Out track as well.