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< non-pattern-editor.png |
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Upon invocation, Non enters the pattern editor and loads Pattern |
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1. The pattern editor presents a grid interface--the heart a step |
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1. The pattern editor presents a grid interface--the heart of a step |
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sequencer. You can toggle a note on the grid by entering its |
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coordinates with the keyboard or clicking an intersection with the |
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mouse. The length of patterns is unlimited and no special action is |
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required lengthen them (simply adding notes beyond the "end" is |
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required to lengthen them (simply adding notes beyond the "end" is |
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enough.) Non can present grids in one of two modes, expanded and |
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compacted. In the compacted view, only named rows are displayed; |
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this means that only the notes the current instrument or scale will |
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consume vertical space--resulting in far more efficient use of |
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screen real-estate. Any notes are made invisible by the compacted |
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view will be silenced. |
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screen real-estate. Any notes that are made invisible by the |
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compacted view will be silenced. |
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You may add, remove, transpose, move, and edit notes, as well as |
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trigger/mute patterns, while the transport is running. |
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Percussion, or other sample-based patterns can be assigned an |
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/instrument/ mapping, which again limits the display to only those |
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notes for which names and volumes have been provided. The instrument |
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definition format is simple ASCII file containing one name, note and |
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volume percentage per line. |
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definition format is a simple ASCII file containing one name, note |
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and volume percentage per line. |
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Individual patterns may be soloed or muted right from the pattern |
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editor. |
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The type (duration) of note to be inserted can be adjusted in the |
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pattern editor (control+mouse-wheel). The velocity of individual |
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notes may be adjusted (mouse-wheel), and is the current value is |
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reflected in the color of the note. Ranages may also be /inserted/ |
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notes may be adjusted (mouse-wheel), and the current value is |
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reflected in the color of the note. Ranges may also be /inserted/ |
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and /deleted/, a commonly required operation during composition, but |
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one that is, sadly, missing from many sequencers. |
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= results in a jumble of notes that require much manual cleaning up. |
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= Overwrite (each pass [with input] replaces the previous contents of the pattern) |
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= This is like merge mode, except that the pattern is cleared before |
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= the recorded events are input. If note notes have been played during |
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= the recorded events are input. If no notes have been played during |
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= a loop, the pattern remains unchanged. This is a great way to just get |
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= a part down without having to remove your hands from the instrument. |
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= Layer (each pass [with input] goes into a new pattern) |
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