Generate new patterns in Performance mode

ameliagagarin · February 20, 2023, 8:27am

Ability to create new patterns on the Tracker in Performance mode, mixing different tracks of different patterns

What is the problem?

Tracker’s Performance mode is very powerful and allows for spontaneous creativity. However, the tracks’ mix, the effects used, and the times of the performance cannot be recorded. At most, you are left with the audio.

What do you want to achieve?

Generate new patterns by mixing different tracks in Performance mode on the Tracker.

Are there any workarounds?

Write in a piece of paper the track number and the pattern number and copy/paste each track in a new empty pattern.

Any links to related discussions?

github.com/polyend/TrackerBetaTesting

Create new Pattern from Perform mode's Track-specific Pattern selections...

opened 03:53PM - 09 Jul 22 UTC

closed 10:15AM - 12 Jul 22 UTC

Monsieur36

enhancement

## Hi, we're excited to hear your idea! Before you start, did you check wheth…er your feature was already requested? Searching might save you quite a bit of time here. _I did and could not find this idea. I'm relatively new to Tracker, so please excuse me if this is already possible._ ### A new feature Please tell us about your feature in as much detail as you can provide. Vague ideas are less likely to be successful. Concrete requests are easier to estimate. _The feature to (re)mix and match track content from different Patterns in Perform mode is truly excellent. I basically want to be able to apply these combinations to a new Pattern. It's essentially a kind of "macro" for copy/pasting the content from the individual tracks (as selected in Perform mode) to a new Pattern (either user-defined or just the next empty slot)._ :)

Any references to other products?

icaria36 · February 21, 2023, 9:20am

Could this wish be a way to implement this other one: Applying the perform mode's effects permanently? Would it make sense to merge both?

ambivalence · February 21, 2023, 9:22am

indeed, seems like it was a part of that wish you’re referring to, but I made a separate one which could mean the same.

upd:
Applying the perform mode’s effects permanently is only about applying. I thought we need to divide complex wishes into simplier ones, not merge

ameliagagarin · February 21, 2023, 9:54am

That’s very interesting too… Thank you both

ambivalence · February 22, 2023, 10:44am

I just noticed the tracker tag for this wish. Are our links still relevant?

icaria36 · February 22, 2023, 12:39pm

Oh, sorry, indeed, I had missed that this wish is for the Tracker and not for the Play.

ameliagagarin · February 22, 2023, 10:23pm

I hope 1,6 won’t be the last update

Piotr · February 23, 2023, 6:07pm

It won’t.

icaria36 · February 23, 2023, 8:27pm

@ameliagagarin I have filled the problem statement section, which was empty. Feel free to edit that text if you wish. Other than this, I think this wish is ready for review.

ameliagagarin · February 23, 2023, 9:19pm

Thank you very much!! I appreciate it a lot

miropoly · February 27, 2023, 11:35am

@here thanks for your contribution! The wish in now open for voting

Mr36 · February 27, 2023, 3:34pm

I would LOVE to see this and feel it’s a real missed trick for Tracker.

I’d previously posted a similar request pre-Backstage:
Create new Pattern from Perform mode’s Track-specific Pattern selections… · Issue #1577 · polyend/TrackerBetaTesting (github.com)

env · January 17, 2024, 11:59am

If i understand correctly with your sentence of “… times of the performance” it not only copies the settings of used patterns and performance effects but also the switching of them in time during the pattern.
This is quite a difference and i could imagine it to be possible to copy static settings but might be difficult to “record” them.

Would be absolutely fantastic ofcourse if that might be possible to implement.
It would also mean that a mulitude of effected patternloops could be recorded/copied to a new pattern.