Sonic Charge Microtonic - Manual (Page 21)

comes the last and so on. (This function only reverses material within the desig-
nated length of the pattern.)
‣ Alter Pattern / Pattern Channel
The Alter Pattern / Pattern Channel function is a handy little feature that shuffles
random parts of the pattern around. It may be used to create variations of a pat-
tern. The algorithm works solely on existing material, so altering an empty pattern
is meaningless.
(Also, this function alters only material within the designated pat-
tern length.) To test various alterations, use the Repeat Last Menu feature.
‣ Randomize Accents and Fills / Channel Accents and Fills
This menu item randomizes only the Accent and Fills of a pattern while not alter-
ing any of the triggers. It may be used to make minor variations of a pattern. To
test various random results, use the
Repeat Last Menu feature.
‣ Randomize Pattern / Pattern Channel
This menu item randomizes the pattern / pattern channel totally, wiping out any
already existing contents. Effort has been put into making the random function
create musically interesting results
(with an emphasis on the word “interesting”, as
in experimental, not necessarily musically pleasing) . To test various random re-
sults, use the Repeat Last Menu feature.
Copy Pattern / Pattern Channel Button
This button works as a shortcut to the Copy Pattern / Pattern Channel menu. It
copies the current pattern onto the clipboard or the currently selected pattern chan-
nel if you hold down the control key when clicking
(alt key on Mac) .
Paste Pattern / Pattern Channel Button
This button is a shortcut to the Paste Pattern / Pattern Channel menu. If a pattern
or pattern channel is available on the clipboard, it will be pasted, otherwise this but-
ton is disabled.
MIDI Drag
This icon offers an alternative to exporting the current pattern to a MIDI file from the
menu. By dragging this icon to your desktop or a folder, it automatically creates a
MIDI file
(file extension “.mid”) named after the current preset name. You can also
drag and drop this icon directly onto a track in a host that supports “drag and drop”
of MIDI files.
Chain From Previous Pattern / To Next Pattern
These buttons are used to create chains of patterns. When a pattern in a pattern
chain has finished playing, the next pattern in the chain will automatically follow.
The patterns in a chain are always played in alphabetical order.
(On the screen that
would be from left to right, top to bottom.) When the last pattern in a chain has fin-
ished playing, the first one will start again. The leftmost button chains the previous
pattern with the current and the rightmost chains the current with the next.
(Natu-
rally, the left button is disabled for pattern A and the right button is disabled for pat-
tern L.)
If you switch to a pattern that is part of a chain, Microtonic does not necessarily
start playing the first pattern in the chain depending on the song position in your
host sequencer. This is to ensure a consistent and predictable result regardless of
where you start the sequencer.
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