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Patterns

The Patterns tab provides a visual representation of your sequencer data. It allows you to inspect every trigger, parameter lock, and trig condition in your project with a level of detail that is not possible on the hardware.

Patterns - Detailed view

Visualizing Triggers​

Each pattern is displayed as a grid of 16 steps (for patterns up to 16 steps, or scrollable for longer ones).

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

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

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

Advanced Sequencer Data​

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 Track Details​

For MIDI tracks, the app detects and displays:

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

Patterns - MIDI Tracks