Tracker OG - Song mode improvements

[mrgum6y]

Hi, now 1.8 for the OG Tracker is out, I was a little disappointed to see so little progress with the song mode.

Problem: Song mode is very linear.
We can Loop the current Pattern, or let playback move forward to next line.

Suggestion: Provide a function to cue ANY Pattern to be the next played Pattern.

Workarounds: You can move to any pattern in Pattern mode, so we know the Tracker can physically do this. (Its the UI in song mode is preventing this functionality.)

There has been 2 notable talking points on the forum about this function.
1: Moving to the next Pattern being controlled over midi.

MIDI control over patterns

What is the problem? MIDI control over patterns is very important in complex setups, when player is trying to automate things, making his/her devices “speak” with each other. It’s especially important for live performances when player often doesn’t even have a spare second or free hands while playing a keyboard, a guitar or whatnot. Still, there’s a need to switch from one musical part to another or introduce some movement in play’s arrangement, but the device isn’t capable of “listening” to ext…

2: Polyend Team mentioning about wanting to take Song mode in “another direction”.
Anything you can share about the Road Map?

Song Mode Roadmap

Hi @Polyend-Team ! With 1.7 out and quickly fixed, the general workflow has improved quite a lot, but I’m wondering what the future of the Tracker looks like from now. Especially regarding “SONG mode”, where I think the device needs the most improvement and new capabilities. A lot of whishes on the subject were posted here, some of them “declined”, and none of the remaining ones were implemented yet. About the declined ones, you said the team was going in another direction(s) with the SONG mode…

Thanks

[Dann]

Thanks for the wish @mrgum6y. Appreciate the links to the relevant topics.

[borsuk]

@here Thanks for your wish. It’s now ready for voting