Previewing Pattern Banks

Pattern banks containing drum patterns can be created with the MIDI plug-in Beat Designer.



  1. Transport Controls

    Let you start and stop the preview.

  2. Preview Level Fader

    Lets you specify the preview level.

  3. Keyboard

    The keyboard allows you to preview the selected pattern bank. In the Previewer section, choose a subbank (the number at the top) and pattern (a key), and click Play.

    One pattern bank contains 4 subbanks which in turn contain 12 patterns each.

    Subbanks can contain empty patterns. Selecting an empty pattern in the Previewer section has no effect. Patterns containing data are indicated by a circle in the upper part of the key in the display.

  4. Auto Play New Results Selection

    If this option is activated, the selected file is automatically played back.

  5. Link Playback to Chord Track

    If this option is activated, the events of the MIDI loop are transposed to play back in context with the chord track. Note that you need a chord track with chord events for this.

    If this option is activated, and you insert a MIDI loop into the project, Follow Chord Track is automatically activated for the track.

Note

Detailed information on the Beat Designer and its functions can be found in the separate PDF document “Plug-in Reference” in the chapter “MIDI effects”.