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Re: [xl7] organising songs and patterns - how do you go about it?
2002-08-05 by erik_magrini@Baxter.com
Personally, I don't use Song Mode much, so I can't help you there. As for Pattern orginization, I tend to stick with a farily set formula, to help with knowing what's what in a live situation (all tracks correspond to the same numbered channel):
Track 1 - BD
Track 2 - Snare
Track 3 - Closed HH
Track 4 - Open HH
Track 5 - ghost snares or ethnic loops
Tracks 6-8 Misc percussion.
Track 9 - Bassline
Track 10 - SFX
Track 11 - Pads and Stringes
Track 12 - Leads
Tracks 13-16 - Whatever.
These aren't 100% hard and fast for me, but I tend to stick to this or similiar Pattern set ups. In a live situation, I don't want to accidentally unmute a track thinking it's one thing, and have it be something totally different. Although given my frustrations lately trying to use the XL-7 live, this isn't an issue as of late. :)
rEalm
triggering patterns? I hope this subject isn´t worn out, but I need your help:
Surely I´m writing a bit the old fashioned style (not so much muting, rather create new patterns)Maybe its all too complicated and I should go a simpler way with less flexibility - Whats your 2 cents? How do you go about this?