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First post here - hoping you can all help with something that should be simple but I can’t seem to find it!
Ok, so I make a 16/16 pattern then want to expand it to say 32 or 64 -no problem with that.
The issue then is - I want to edit the 2nd bar only - can I do a focus on that 2nd bar so it just repeats while I edit it??
At the moment I have to cycle through all 4 bars of my 64/64 pattern just to hear my edit in the 2nd bar - it’s very frustrating!
Obviously I’m missing something - surely this is possible right?
My Tempest dos this easily in grid mode - I just turn on looping for the current bar - easy.
Cheers!

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Nope, not possible.

You’d have to use another sequencer that could do that and record it to the mnm.

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Easiest way for me is to use song mode and set it to play the range that you want to edit. Steps 17-32, 33-48 etc.

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Ahh, thanks. The song mode workaround is a great suggestion!

I suppose this is the same issue on the MD and OT??

Seems like such an obvious option to want/ have - guess ill head over to the user requests thread then…

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They’re all like this…it would be such an improvement to loop a chosen bar/page, but at least song mode is a workaround, even if a bit awkward.

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Ok, the song mode workaround works but it is definitely a pain to have to do it that way.
I can’t believe that there is not a simple [Shift Scale] command to implement in pattern mode or something.
Surely this must have come up a million times before??

Totally love the machine but that one thing would make such a difference to the work flow.
Thanks for the help though guys.

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That’s a great suggestion. I use song mode a lot to finish arrange my tracks, but never thought to use it in the composition phase.

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Another old-school workaround is to shift your pattern with Func+<>.

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You can also use copy page and paste it on an other pattern, work it and then copy back in place.

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[quote=“” elenacortes""]
You can also use copy page and paste it on an other pattern, work it and then copy back in place.
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Brilliant. Why have I never thought of this?

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Can you shift, then limit to 1 bar, and then go back to x bars, and shift back without losing anything? Seems like another good way (but still a PITA).

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[quote=“” poonti""]

[quote=“Allerian”]Another old-school workaround is to shift your pattern with Func+<>.
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Can you shift, then limit to 1 bar, and then go back to x bars, and shift back without losing anything? Seems like another good way (but still a PITA).[/quote]
Yup. But I am beginning to prefer Elena’s approach.

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Can you shift, then limit to 1 bar, and then go back to x bars, and shift back without losing anything? Seems like another good way (but still a PITA).[/quote]
Yup. But I am beginning to prefer Elena’s approach.[/quote]
Yes, I just saw that one: seems the simplest! Ladies & gents, we have a winner!

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That’s how I work. Least amount of steps to.

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I missed that Copy Page option.
Need to read the manual more closely I guess.
It’s a good option too.
Cheers!

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But hang on … Doesn’t copy page only copy the selected track ?
Really I want all 6 tracks of that page copied to a new pattern for editing in detail.
Also my undo page doesn’t work for that mode (but does for others)- I’m on os 1.21 , is it time to upgrade?

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Nope…
options are:
Scale setup + Copy: Copy current page trigs on current track, nothing more
Rec lit: Func + Copy: Copy current track and all its trigs
Rec unlit: Func + Copy: Copy current pattern and all that comes with it.

Edit: Oops, I just noticed this is a Monomachine thread, not an Octatrack one. So there might be more possibilities I’m not aware of, but these, at least? :slight_smile:

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[quote=“” josker""]

Edit: Oops, I just noticed this is a Monomachine thread, not an Octatrack one. So there might be more possibilities I’m not aware of, but these, at least? :slight_smile:
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Yup, that’s all there is.

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Here comes the question: Is the FUNC+<> trick MIDI assignable (i.e. externally controlled by a controller)? :wink: It is a great trick for live performances.

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[quote=““Rady Valkov””]
Here comes the question: Is the FUNC+<> trick MIDI assignable (i.e. externally controlled by a controller)? :wink: It is a great trick for live performances.
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Good question. A quick flip to the back of the manual should tell ya.