Seq66 Basic Tutorial

Pattern Slots

 
The figure below shows the layout of patterns slots, and the right-click menu for a pattern slot.
 

The Slot. Pattern slots are the square buttons in the Live Grid. Note the following contents of a slot, if it is not an empty/blank slot:

  • Track Title. This holds a short title for the slot's track.
  • Measures. The number of measures of a pattern can be any value. Usually the patterns are short: 1, 2, 4, 8 ... measures. Whatever the song needs.
  • Status. Most often, a track is either "Muted" (silent) or "Armed". Other statuses are "Queued" and "One-shot", which are explained in the user's manual.
  • Progress Box. The rectangle in the center of the slot represents the "color" of the track (if any), the events in the track, and the progress bar (if armed).
  • Pattern Number. Each pattern is numbered from 0 to 31. Pattern numbers vary fastest by row; unusual, but can be changed. See the user's manual.
  • Port-Channel Numbers. Each pattern is assigned MIDI port and output channel numbers. Ports numbers start at 0; port names are shown in Edit / Preferences. Channels go from 1 to 16; "F" means there's no output channel.
  • Time Signature. The time signature of the pattern merely determines how the track looks in the pattern editor.
  • Right-click Menu. This menu provides for creating/editing a pattern (also doable by a double-click or a hot-key). Patterns can be copied, moved, merged, have a color shown, etc.

Seq66 pattern slots in the Live grid

Slots and Right-Click Menu

Patterns go by many names: tracks, loops, sequences (!), and slots.