ConnorCarbon
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3 years ago Can confirm as a new PT user that I have tried to turn the jog wheel multiple times in song mode to select a different pattern utilized by a slot in song mode and had to pause to realize I have to press the << >> buttons
edit: clarifying that I meant scrolling without holding one of the buttons, but that might be used up by other functionality on that screen so if so, then yes, while holding works too.
But also agree with below comment that an actual cross-screen UI menu to allow storing and perhaps even coding/categorizing/sorting/naming them would be excellent. Reminds me of the Pokémon storage screens in Pokémon games, and how you configure it to your own sorting method within limits and access it all across the game. Tracker needs a UI like that for pattern organization that can be brought up while in pattern/song screens if possible
clickysteve
First off, I absolutely love the Tracker.
One thing I've noticed is that changing patterns in song mode could be sped up a bit. As it currently stands, the only way to select a pattern is to click the << or >> button at the bottom. If I've built a track from the ground up in order, it's fast because the next pattern is usually only one or two away from the current pattern, but it can take quite a while when I've made a lot of different sections and am building the song up from scratch. Changing the number from pattern 20 to pattern 1, for instance, takes 19 button presses, and that can add up a lot of extra time over the course of building a single song.
My proposal is to allow the jog wheel to scroll through pattern numbers in song mode when either the << or >> button is held. I feel like that would be intuitive and match the existing UI, and it would greatly speed up song creation.
Great work on this amazing instrument! I have a big eurorack setup and multiple other synths/drum machines (not to mention Ableton Live, etc.), but I've made probably 90% of my music on the Tracker since getting it in October. Lovely stuff.