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Adjusting the Pattern Length
You can adjust the length of your Patterns to fit your needs. The Pattern Length is measured in
bars and beats, and Patterns can be up to 256 bars long. When you create a new empty Pat-
tern (see
↑
7.7.3, Creating Patterns ), the Pattern has the default length as defined in the De-
fault page of the Preferences panel (see
↑
2.6.1, Preferences – General Page ).
You can adjust the Pattern Length in two ways:
►
To adjust the Pattern Length, click the Pattern Length: field and drag it up to make the
Pattern longer or drag it down to make it shorter. You can also double-click the displayed
value, enter a new value with your computer keyboard, and press [Enter] to confirm.
or
►
To adjust the Pattern Length, drag the end marker of the Pattern (white arrow) in the
timeline:
With either method, the available lengths will depend on the current Pattern Grid resolution
(see above).
Reducing the length of a Pattern might exclude the last events from the Pattern. However
these events are not deleted: They simply appear darker in the Event area and will be included
back into the Pattern next time you extend it.
Events beyond the Pattern’s end can be edited in the software. However, you cannot edit them
from the controller. See section
↑
7.4, Editing Events for more information on editing events.
Working with Patterns
Pattern Basics
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