To let machines play notes and change parameters while you
play the song - instructions are required. In this case you use
patterns to registrate those instructions.
Before you may create a pattern, you need to make sure you are currently
viewing the correct machine within the pattern Editor. Follow these steps
to ensure you are in the right place:
1.
Press F2
,
or click the
Pattern Editor icon
.
2.
Select the dropdown box labeled "Machine"
with either your mouse or Keyboard (
Alt-M
), to
ensure you are using the correct machine.
3.
Select the machine
you
are attempting to create a Pattern for.
Note:
For generators alone, automatically a blank
pattern is created when they are entered in the machine editor.
You may use this pattern (premarked "
00
")
as your first one. You may
rename
it at any time.
Patterns are created by using either the mouse or keyboard. With the mouse,
Patterns are created by
right-clicking anywhere
on the pattern editor, and selecting "New Pattern..."
from the pop-up menu. Creating a pattern with the keyboard is accomplished
by simply hitting
Ctrl-Enter
. Once you
have done either of these actions, you will be presented with the following
dialog box: