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Patterns

The Patterns tab provides a visual representation of the sequencer data. It allows to inspect triggers, parameter locks, and trig conditions of every step in projects - all at a glance.

Patterns - Track Settings

Visualizing Triggers​

Each pattern is displayed as a grid of steps. It matches the global or per-track length defined in Scale Setup menu of the Octatrack.

Trig Types​

  • Trigger: Indicated by a solid circle. A traditional sequencer trigger.
  • Trigless: Indicated by an empty circle. A trigger that changes parameters but does not restart the sample envelope.
  • P-Lock: Indicated by the letter P. Shows that one or more parameter locks are present on that step.

Specialized Indicators​

  • 1: One-Shot trigger.
  • ~: Slide trigger.
  • R: Recorder trigger.
  • %: Trig Condition (e.g., Fill, 50%).
  • X: Trig Repeats.
  • µ: Micro-timing offset.
  • V: Velocity or Volume lock.
  • S: Sample slot lock.
  • Swing: A wave icon indicates that a swing trig is active on that step.

Detailed Step Inspection​

Click on any step in the grid to open the Parameter Details Panel. This panel shows you every single piece of data associated with that specific trigger.

  • Notes & Chords: For MIDI tracks, it shows the exact notes and even detects common chord types.
  • P-Lock Values: Lists every parameter lock and its exact value.
  • Micro-timing: Shows the precise offset (e.g., +1/32).

Patterns - Parameter Details

Patterns - Parameter Details

Patterns - Parameter Details

When viewing all patterns at once, each track's triggers are displayed across multiple rows with full indicator detail:

Patterns - All Patterns multi-track view

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Hide Empty: Toggle the Hide empty switch in the header to focus only on patterns that contain triggers.

Pattern Navigation​

  • Single Pattern: Select a specific pattern (1–16) from the selector.
  • All Patterns: View all sequences in a bank at once by selecting All from the pattern selector.

Track Settings​

Toggle Track settings in the header to see the configuration for each track within the bank.

This section shows:

  • Swing: The swing amount (%) for each track.
  • Trig Mode: The track's trig mode (e.g., Plays Free, One-Shot).
  • Quantization: The trig quantization settings.
  • Start Silent: Whether the track starts silently.

Patterns - Track Settings toggle

Advanced Pattern Data​

Patterns - Advanced info

Part Assignment​

Each pattern displays its assigned part as a "→ Part N" label. Hovering over this label shows a tooltip with the part's name, making it easy to identify parts at a glance.

Scale & Length​

The app displays the Length (in steps) and Master Scale (speed) for every pattern. If you are using Per Track scale mode, the individual track length and speed are shown instead.

Chain Behavior​

The Chain Mode indicator shows how the Octatrack will transition after this pattern finishes playing (e.g., chain after 16, 32, 64 steps).

MIDI Patterns​

For MIDI tracks, everything works the same - except triggers are replced by MIDI notes! The app detects and displays:

  • The default note for the track.
  • Chord information (major, minor, 7th, etc.) if multiple notes are triggered on a single step.

Patterns - MIDI Tracks

Patterns - MIDI Tracks detail