Pattern Switching Within Sequence?

Ah okay. I understand how to make patterns and where they go, but I just discovered where you assign it to pads. I see what you are saying now. I may still be doing it wrong, but once you assign patterns to pads is there a way to have mute groups for patterns?

Also can you change the patterns that are assigned to pads per track or per sequence?

Thanks again for your help. I am starting to understand now.

did you should try it first before of asking me to hold you hand?

datahowler wrote:I may still be doing it wrong, but once you assign patterns to pads is there a way to have mute groups for patterns?

probably just user error

OK mutes first. I am on OS3 now so its all from memory btw. I pretty sure you can make mute patterns that mute but that is not what you are asking though might be an idea to play with. If you read the manual you will see no mutes for patterns, but you will also see that if you hit a pad it stops so its the same as hitting a pad to mute. So it kinda makes it redundant don't you think? So this is more for looping patterns really instead of one shot. but its exact same action with exact same outcome.

datahowler wrote:Also can you change the patterns that are assigned to pads per track or per sequence?

I do recall mentioning sets some where. Hmm in this very thread above no less. Come on, keep up and pay attention.

Sets is the answer. But i just have 4 banks usually and just use a foot switch to cycle through banks and means I do not have to change sets. In fact I believe its all in the program save so then different patterns can be put onto another program on another track but assigned out to many other tracks (specially for separate synths). So just one set in one program has 64 patterns over 4 banks of 16 pads. I doubt you made that many yet. Why do you not just change bank instead of making sets? I mean you can go either way but am interested why you wanna do it this way when you can use programs or banks methods. Unless it has changed but I don't think it has. Try it, try two different programs and give different pad assigns and that is two 'sets' of patterns but this is not actually sets that is in the manual, I am kinda faking it with these two other method to make it more easy to change up. So make two separate pad assigns and this gives up to 64 x 2, and that is 128 patterns and getting to the limit.

You will get it, just try it and see if it works. yeah play around with it and report back so I know what works still.

this is great stuff!

shit like this makes jjos a marvel and well worth the time it takes to learn it. well worth the $99 or whatever, and makes it the standalone mpc os with the most groove management flexibility. no other standalone mpc os can touch it for unit size, arrangement capability, midi slingin dexterity, etc. i heartily approve and am glad theres someone out there bringing so much extra to a machine that would otherwise be left crippled in comparison. theres nothing else like it.

yep

I have a kinda complicated work-around idea that worked for some of my projects, but I need more information. how many variations will you need per track? and how many tracks will need variations? will quantized variation switches be a problem?

May I ask why you can't have the different "patterns" as two separate tracks and then just use the track mute screen to switch between them?

datahowler wrote:I am trying to find a way to switch patterns on one track of a sequence without changing the whole sequence. I would love to be able to do this, is this possible?

How about track mutes, aren't they just perfect and simple solution for this? Or am I missing something?

yep, this thread is getting informative, thanks everyone!

edit: oops, what Superpowerface just said.

very interesting thread, which jjos is best for these types of features?

have any links to videos of the pattern switching described in this thread?