feature request: patterns cloning

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isay
Mon Jan 30, 2023 12:08 pm

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feature request: patterns cloning

this thing is really huge, i probably would write a lot on this but will save your time :).

solution: a VERY simple solution. let's have 2 clone buttons. the first clone button works the same it works now for users who used to it. a new one clones ALL the instruments used within the pattern and assigns all the instruments to a new mixer channels, cloning their effects as well (of course, if the instrument in the original track had a custom track assigned).

in that case when we clone a patter we won't have to care in the least about changing instrument or effects. extremely obvious, intuitive and easy to implement feature that will greatly improve the experience.



so, the problem:
VERY-VERY often we make a pattern, then we wish to make a new version of it. we clone it and work with the "clone". then we have both the original one and the clones created all over the playlist.

time passes. in a week (or in 30 minutes) you just forget that the patterns still SHARE the same instruments and same mixer channels. all you want now is to improve the sound on a certain part of your playlist where you have your clone.

and then you play with the synth settings for 1 hour, you play with the effects for one more hour and finally you are happy!

then you play the whole track and your hair starts moving, because all of a sudden everything else turns into cacophony!

yep, you forgot that your edited instrument instances are just as well used in other patterns, as well as the effects of your mixer tracks. and now you have to restore the sound. if you do not have a pre-saved backup copy - you can just as well start writing a new track promising never ever to do that again.. until 30 minutes passes it even works :).


side UI feature: when you choose a pattern on the patterns selector, change the instruments rack filter by showing only the instruments USED in that pattern. that will help tremendously. and of course add a "show all" button next to filter to reset it, just in case, to prevent confusion.

that will drastically change the work with patterns.
Last edited by isay on Mon Jan 30, 2023 1:49 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Hevy (IL)
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Mon Jan 30, 2023 1:19 pm

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Re: feature request: patterns cloning

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